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Ruby Lee Bassett 1894–1969 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Aug 1894

Birth Location: Blakes, Mathews, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 18 Nov 1969

Death Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA

Father: Edward Bassett

Mother: Carrie Raines

Spouse(s): Gilbert Diggs

Children(s): Hazel Diggs, Helen Diggs

Ruby Lee Bassett was born in 1894 in Blakes, Mathews, Virginia, USA, the child of Edward Martin Bassett And Carrie Virginia Raines. In 1900, Ruby Lee Bassett resided in Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia. In 1910, Ruby Lee Bassett resided in Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia. Ruby Lee Bassett married Gilbert Lee Diggs, and had children including Hazel Lewis Diggs, Helen Randolph Diggs. Ruby Lee Bassett passed away in 1969 in Mathews, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Ruby Lee Bassett was born in 1894 in Blakes, Mathews, Virginia, USA, the child of Edward Martin Bassett And Carrie Virginia Raines.
  • In 1900, Ruby Lee Bassett resided in Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia.
  • In 1910, Ruby Lee Bassett resided in Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia.
  • Ruby Lee Bassett married Gilbert Lee Diggs, and had children including Hazel Lewis Diggs, Helen Randolph Diggs.
  • Ruby Lee Bassett passed away in 1969 in Mathews, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edward Bassett
1863–1913
Birth Location: Norfolk, Virginia, USA
EB
Carrie Raines
1872–1960
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
CR

Spouses(s)

Gilbert Diggs
1894–1950
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
GD

Children(s)

Hazel Diggs
1917–1990
Birth Location: Bohannon, Mathews, Virginia, USA
HD
Helen Diggs
1922–1994
Birth Location: Bohannon, Mathews, Virginia, USA
HD

Ruby Bassett's Ancestors

Self
Ruby Bassett
1894–1969
Birth Place: Blakes, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Parents
Edward Martin Bassett
1863–1913
Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Carrie (Virginia) Raines
1872–1960
Mathews, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Sarah Bassett
1830–1882
Mathews, Virginia, USA
Paulina ("Lina") Davis
1840–1883
Mathews, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ruby Bassett's Descendants

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Ruby (Lee) Bassett (15 Aug 1894–18 Nov 1969) m. Gilbert (Lee) Diggs (21 Mar 1894–02 Dec 1950)
  1. 1. Hazel (Lewis) Diggs 1917–1990 m. Woodford (Alexander) Jordan 1910–1981
  2. 2. Helen (Randolph) Diggs 1922–1994 m. Wilson Watkins 1920–1969 m. George (Freeman) Sadler 1922–2008
    1. 1. Nanette (Lee) Watkins 1942–2003 m. Melvin (Lee) Callis 1945–2022

Ruby Bassett's Timeline

10 Records

1894
15 Aug 1894
Birth of Ruby Lee Bassett in Blakes, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Blakes, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1900
1900
Age 6
Ruby Lee Bassett resided here in Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 16
Ruby Lee Bassett resided here in Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 26
Ruby Lee Bassett resided here in Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 36
Ruby Lee Bassett resided here in Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 41
Ruby Lee Bassett resided here in Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1940
1940
Age 46
Ruby Lee Bassett resided here in Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 56
Ruby Lee Bassett resided here in Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1969
16 Nov 1969
Age 75
Death of Ruby Lee Bassett in Bavon, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Bavon, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1969
18 Nov 1969
Age 75
Burial of Ruby Lee Bassett in Mathews, Virginia, USA
Mathews, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Aug 1894
    Event Place: Blakes, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chesapeake, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04275; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 58-1
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Chesapeake, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: T625_1897; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 73
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Chesapeake, Mathews, Virginia; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0002; FHL microfilm: 2342184
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Piankatank, Mathews, Virginia; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0050; FHL microfilm: 1241717
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Westville, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: T624_1634; Page: 3 12B; Enumeration District: 0066; FHL microfilm: 1375647
    [7] Virginia, Death Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014
    [8] Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940
    [9] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [10] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [11] Virginia, U.S., Birth Registers, Library of Virginia; Richmond, VA; Virginia Births, 1853-1911
    [12] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Chesapeake, Mathews

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Piankatank, Mathews, Virginia; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0050; FHL microfilm: 1241717

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Westville, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: T624_1634; Page: 3 12B; Enumeration District: 0066; FHL microfilm: 1375647

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Chesapeake, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: T625_1897; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 73

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Chesapeake, Mathews, Virginia; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0002; FHL microfilm: 2342184

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chesapeake, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04275; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 58-1

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chesapeake, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04275; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 58-1

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Chesapeake, Mathews

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Nov 1969
    Event Place: Bavon, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
    [2] Virginia, Death Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 18 Nov 1969
    Event Place: Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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