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Robert Lee Basden 1889 – 1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Oct 1889

Birth Location: Jones County, North Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 25 Sep 1940

Death Location: Durham, Durham County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: James Basden

Mother: Mary Mills

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, North Carolina, United States of America, the child of James Daniel Basden and Mary Ellen Mills. 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, Durham County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Robert Lee Basden was born in 1889 in Jones County, North Carolina, United States of America, the child of James Daniel Basden and Mary Ellen Mills.
  • 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, Durham County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Robert Basden's Ancestors

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Robert Basden
1889 – 1940
Birth Place: Jones County, North Carolina, United States of America
Parents
James Daniel Basden
1840 – 1896
Onslow County, North Carolina
Mary (Ellen) Mills
1858 – 1937
city, Onslow, North Carolina, United States
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 Oct 1889 – 25 Sep 1940) m. Clyde PHILLIPS (1 Jul 1891 – 12 September 1969)
  1. 1. Margaret (Louise) Basden (25 Sep 1911 – 12 Aug 1964) m. Willie (Caviness) Whitaker (7 August 1894 – 24 May 1973)
    1. 1. Betty (Jane) Whitaker (16 Apr 1934 – 29 Apr 2003)
    2. 2. Willie (Caviness) Whitaker (22 Feb 1936 – 28 Aug 2012)
  2. 2. James (Daniel) Basden (15 October 1913 – 21 January 1958)
  3. 3. Vivian Basden (23 Nov 1915 – 5 Apr 1981)
  4. 4. Mary (A.) Basden (31 May 1919 – 27 November 1994) m. Roy (Brooks) Cheek (15 Sep 1908 – 27 Sep 1992)
    1. 1. Richard (Brooks) Cheek (16 Oct 1941 – 19 Sep 2008)
  5. 5. Hiram (Cabot) Basden (27 March 1921 – 4 December 1981) m. Maggie (Mae) Cowan (12 Dec 1920 – 20 Nov 1998)
    1. 1. Wendy (Gail) Basden (27 Mar 1954 – 02 Dec 2014)
  6. 6. Clyde (Phillip) Basden (28 Aug 1922 – 7 Apr 1994)
  7. 7. Geraldine Basden (24 February 1925 – 24 November 1969)
  8. 8. Robert (Boyd) Basden (24 May 1926 – 28 October 1939)
  9. 9. Wallace (Wilbert) Basden (23 Jun 1928 – 18 March 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 Oct 1889
Birth of Robert Lee Basden in Jones County, North Carolina, United States of America
Jones County, North Carolina, United States of America
1940
25 Sep 1940
Age 51
Death of Robert Lee Basden in Durham, Durham County, North Carolina, United States of America
Durham, Durham County, North Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Oct 1889
    Event Place: Jones County, North Carolina, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Sep 1940
    Event Place: Durham, Durham County, North Carolina, United States of America

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