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Robert Lee Basden 1889 – 1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 October 1889

Birth Location: Jones County, NC

Death Date: 25 Sep 1940

Death Location: Durham, North Carolina

Father: James Basden

Mother: Mary Gurganus

Spouse(s): Clyde Phillips

Children(s): Margaret Basden, James Basden, Vivian Basden, Mary Basden, Hiram Basden, Clyde Basden, Geraldine Basden, Robert Basden, Wallace Basden, Guy Basden, Bruce Basden

Robert Lee Basden was born in 1889 in Jones County, NC, the child of James Daniel Basden and Mary Ann Gurganus. Robert Lee Basden married Clyde Phillips, and had children including Margaret Louise Basden, James Daniel Basden, Vivian Basden, Mary A Basden, Hiram Cabot Basden, Clyde Phillip Basden, Geraldine Basden, Robert Boyd Basden, Wallace Wilbert Basden, Guy Hampton Basden, Bruce O Basden. Robert Lee Basden passed away in 1940 in Durham, North Carolina.

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Biography

  • Robert Lee Basden was born in 1889 in Jones County, NC, the child of James Daniel Basden and Mary Ann Gurganus.
  • Robert Lee Basden married Clyde Phillips, and had children including Margaret Louise Basden, James Daniel Basden, Vivian Basden, Mary A Basden, Hiram Cabot Basden, Clyde Phillip Basden, Geraldine Basden, Robert Boyd Basden, Wallace Wilbert Basden, Guy Hampton Basden, Bruce O Basden.
  • Robert Lee Basden passed away in 1940 in Durham, North Carolina.

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Robert Basden's Ancestors

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Robert Basden
1889 – 1940
Birth Place: Jones County, NC
Parents
James Daniel Basden
1840 – 1896
Onslow County, North Carolina
Mary (Ann) Gurganus
1849 – 1926
Onslow County, North Carolina
Grandparents
Richard Basden
1793 – 1853
Onslow County, North Carolina, USA
Arilla (Rilly) Yates
1807 – 1863
Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
James Basden
1775 – 1835
Sara Fawcett
1772 – 1824
Daniel (Yeates)
1776 – 1815
Phebe Morton
1766 – 1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Basden's Descendants

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Robert (Lee) Basden (20 October 1889 – 25 Sep 1940) m. Clyde Phillips (1 Jul 1891 – 12 Sep 1969)
  1. 1. Margaret (Louise) Basden (25 Sep 1911 – 12 Aug 1964)
  2. 2. James (Daniel) Basden (15 Oct 1913 – 21 Jan 1958)
  3. 3. Vivian Basden (23 Nov 1915 – 5 Apr 1981)
  4. 4. Mary (A) Basden (abt 1920 – 27 November 1994)
  5. 5. Hiram (Cabot) Basden (27 March 1921 – 4 Dec 1981)
  6. 6. Clyde (Phillip) Basden (28 Aug 1922 – 7 Apr 1994)
  7. 7. Geraldine Basden (24 Feb 1925 – 24 Nov 1969)
  8. 8. Robert (Boyd) Basden (24 May 1926 – 28 Oct 1939)
  9. 9. Wallace (Wilbert) Basden (23 Jun 1928 – 18 Mar 1944)
  10. 10. Guy (Hampton) Basden (19 May 1931 – 13 November 1981)
  11. 11. Bruce (O) Basden (25 July 1936 – 12 July 1990)

Robert Basden's Timeline

2 Records

1889
20 October 1889
Birth of Robert Lee Basden in Jones County, NC
Jones County, NC
1940
25 Sep 1940
Age 51
Death of Robert Lee Basden in Durham, North Carolina
Durham, North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 October 1889
    Event Place: Jones County, NC

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Sep 1940
    Event Place: Durham, North Carolina

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