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James Wesley Bass 1850–1921 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 04 Aug 1850

Birth Location: Mason County, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 16 Aug 1921

Death Location: United States

Father: Jonathan Bass

Mother: Marinda Farley

Spouse(s): Mary Post, Nancy Butcher, Eliza Russell

Children(s): Rusha Bass, William Bass, Mary Bass, Lena Bass, James Bass, Etta Post, Eva Bass, Seensha Bass, Cora Bass

In 1850, James Wesley Bass entered the world in Mason County, West Virginia, USA, born to Jonathan C Bass And Marinda Farley. James Wesley Bass married Eliza Ellen Russell, Mary M Post, Nancy Jane Butcher, and had children including Cora Bell Bass, Etta C Post, Eva Melivine Bass, James R Bass, Lena Belle Bass, Mary M Bass, Rusha J Bass, Seensha Bass, William E Bass. James Wesley Bass passed away in 1921 in United States.

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Biography

  • In 1850, James Wesley Bass entered the world in Mason County, West Virginia, USA, born to Jonathan C Bass And Marinda Farley.
  • James Wesley Bass married Eliza Ellen Russell, Mary M Post, Nancy Jane Butcher, and had children including Cora Bell Bass, Etta C Post, Eva Melivine Bass, James R Bass, Lena Belle Bass, Mary M Bass, Rusha J Bass, Seensha Bass, William E Bass.
  • James Wesley Bass passed away in 1921 in United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Bass's Ancestors

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James Bass
1850–1921
Birth Place: Mason County, West Virginia, USA
Parents
Jonathan C Bass
1799–1877
South Carolina, United States
Marinda Farley
1828–1896
Mason, Mason, West Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Frederick (Nathan) Bass
1775–1825
South Carolina, United States
Martha (J) Bass
1773–1827
South Carolina, United States
Thomas Farley
1787–1870
Virginia, United States
Jane Pack
1788–1865
Giles, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Bass
1748–1802
Olive Bass
1758–1777
Samuel Bass
1741–
Matthew Farley
1759–1837
Esther McMullen
1764–1838
George Pack
1757–1825
Mary Brown
1757–1797
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Bass
1707–1780
Elizabeth Smith
1722–1795
John Bass
1706–1777
Elizabeth Winborne
1705–1745
Francis Farley
1703–1791
Elizabeth Crostic
1718–1797
Edward McMullen
1735–1788
Sarah Robinson
1740–1788
Samuel Pack
1720–1833
Sabina Keck
1722–
William Brown
1747–1831
Mary Coverly
1736–1825

James Bass's Descendants

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James (Wesley) Bass (04 Aug 1850–16 Aug 1921) m. Mary (M) Post (May 1855–) m. Nancy (Jane) Butcher (Mar 1836–30 Nov 1884) m. Eliza (Ellen) Russell (1855–)
  1. 1. Rusha (J) Bass 1876–1932 m. Benjamin (Franklin) Stanley 1875–1947
    1. 1. Walter (Wallace) Stanley 1897–1949 m. Bertha (Josephine) Whippo 1900–1984
      1. 1. Edith (Eileen) Stanley 1923–2003 m. Robert (Dale) Morgan 1922–1989
      2. 2. David (Keith) Smith 1927–2007 m. Virginia (Louise) Kaleja 1929–2012
      3. 3. Clara (Mae) Stanley 1926–2021 m. Dale (Scott) George 1927–2010
      4. 4. Eleanor (Alice) Stanley 1924–2011 m. Robert (Elwood) Riel 1926–2017
      5. 5. Wallace (Howard "Gris") Stanley 1928–2007 m. Phyllis (Eileen) Fuller 1927–2019
    2. 2. Agnes (Irene) Stanley 1905–1932 m. David (Edward) Porter 1899–1969
    3. 3. Dana (Merell) Stanley 1900–1943 m. Lillian (Anna) McKay 1900–1985
      1. 1. Betty (Jane) Porter 1929–2018 m. Charles (Frederick "Jack") Seibel 1928–2014
      2. 2. Robert (Edward) Stanley 1925–2003 m. Sarah (Arlene) Kirkpatrick 1929–1997
      3. 3. Benjamin (Leslie) Stanley 1923–2002 m. Dorothy (Rae) Dove 1923–2006
        1. 1. Raymond (Dana) Stanley 1949–2017
      4. 4. Doris (Lillian) Crawford 1927–2001 m. John (Edward) Sisley 1925–2012 m. Charles (Edward) Eddy 1925–1992
  2. 2. William (E.) Bass 1876–
  3. 3. Mary (M.) Bass 1879–
  4. 4. Lena (Belle) Bass 1881–1947 m. Michael Bentz 1872–1906 m. Charles (W) Lee 1881– m. John Donnally 1870–1935
    1. 1. Barbara (Ellen) Bentz 1900–1974 m. Amos (Houston) Lowe 1897–1959
      1. 1. Amos (Houston) Lowe 1919–1940
      2. 2. Barbara (Helen) Lowe 1926–1956
      3. 3. Beatrice (Irene) Lowe 1921–1976 m. Robert (Lee) Thompson 1920–
        1. 1. Robert (Lee (stillborn)) Thompson 1943–1943
      4. 4. Marjorie (Leona) Lowe 1923–2007 m. Charles (Withers Robert) Hereford 1923–1991
        1. 1. Eugene (Charles) Hereford 1951–2005
        2. 2. Carl (Eddie) Hereford 1947–2013
    2. 2. Michael (Andrew) Bentz 1904–1957 m. Myrtle (Lenore) Pearson 1907–1973
      1. 1. Michael (Andrew) Bentz 1923–1990
      2. 2. Shirley (Mae) Bentz 1934–2001
      3. 3. Judith (Ann) Bentz 1943–2018
    3. 3. Maude (Elizabeth) Bentz 1901–1973 m. Silas (Vincent) Lowe 1895–1950
      1. 1. Peggy (Joyce) Lowe 1928–1999 m. Lynn (T) Goble 1925–
  5. 5. James (R) Bass 1898–
  6. 6. Etta (C) Post 1892–
  7. 7. Eva (Melivine) Bass 1883–1939
  8. 8. Seensha Bass 1875–
  9. 9. Cora (Bell) Bass 1873–1873

James Bass's Timeline

2 Records

1850
04 Aug 1850
Birth of James Wesley Bass in Mason County, West Virginia, USA
Mason County, West Virginia, USA
1921
16 Aug 1921
Age 71
Death of James Wesley Bass in New Haven, Mason, West Virginia, USA
New Haven, Mason, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 04 Aug 1850
    Event Place: Mason County, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] West Virginia, Deaths Index
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Sutton, Meigs, Ohio; Roll: 1048; Family History Film: 1255048; Page: 273B; Enumeration District: 119; Image: 0257.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Aug 1921
    Event Place: New Haven, Mason, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: West Virginia, Deaths Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: United States
    Record Source: West Virginia, Deaths Index

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