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James Edward, Jr., "Edd" Basden 1881 – 1969 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 05 Apr 1881

Birth Location: Geeville, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 31 May 1969

Death Location: Ellistown Cemetery, Union County, Mississippi, USA

Father: James Basden

Mother: Mary Williams

Spouse(s): Alice Purvis

Children(s): Edna Basden, James Basden, William Basden, Milton Basden

James Edward Jr. "Edd" Basden was born in 1881 in Geeville, Mississippi, USA, the child of James Edward Basden and Mary Louise Williams. James Edward Jr. "Edd" Basden later married Alice Myrtle Purvis, and together they raised children including Edna Louise Basden, James Edward Basden, William Purvis Basden and Milton Ray Basden. In 1969, James Edward Jr. "Edd" Basden passed away in Ellistown Cemetery, Union County, Mississippi, USA.

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Parents

James Basden
1837 – 1917
Birth Location: Russellville, Franklin, Alabama, United States
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Mary Williams
1846 – 1931
Birth Location: Ripley, Tippah, Mississippi, United States
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Spouses(s)

Alice Purvis
1888 – 1955
Birth Location: Union County, Mississippi, USA
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Children(s)

Edna Basden
1915 – 2005
Birth Location: Union, Mississippi
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James Basden
1918 – 2001
Birth Location: Blue Springs, Mississippi
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William Basden
1922 – 1995
Birth Location: Union County, Mississippi, USA
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Milton Basden
1925 – 2012
Birth Location: Blue Springs, Union Co., MS
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 05 Apr 1881
    Event Place: Geeville, Mississippi, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 31 May 1969
    Event Place: Ellistown Cemetery, Union County, Mississippi, USA
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