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Thomas Jefferson Bass 1858–1936 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 04 Mar 1858

Birth Location: Dodge, Boone, Iowa, USA

Death Date: 13 Nov 1936

Death Location: Ridgeport, Boone County, Iowa, United States of America

Father: Jesse Bass

Mother: Mary Landreth

Spouse(s): Mary Ward

Children(s): Nova Bass, Vallie Bass, Ira Bass, Archie Bass, Pearl Bass, Hazel Bass, Frances Bass, Flossie Burke, Bessie Bass

In 1858, Thomas Jefferson Bass entered the world in Dodge, Boone, Iowa, USA, born to Jesse Franklin Bass And Mary Landreth. In 1860, Thomas Jefferson Bass resided in Dodge, Boone, Iowa, USA. In 1870, Thomas Jefferson Bass resided in Dodge, Boone, Iowa, USA. Thomas Jefferson Bass married Mary Jane Ward, and had children including Archie Orville Bass, Bessie Bass, Flossie Elenore Burke, Frances Lola Bass, Hazel Ethel Bass, Ira Thomas Bass, Nova Merritt Bass, Pearl May Bass, Vallie Leroy Bass. Thomas Jefferson Bass passed away in 1936 in Ridgeport, Boone County, Iowa, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1858, Thomas Jefferson Bass entered the world in Dodge, Boone, Iowa, USA, born to Jesse Franklin Bass And Mary Landreth.
  • In 1860, Thomas Jefferson Bass resided in Dodge, Boone, Iowa, USA.
  • In 1870, Thomas Jefferson Bass resided in Dodge, Boone, Iowa, USA.
  • Thomas Jefferson Bass married Mary Jane Ward, and had children including Archie Orville Bass, Bessie Bass, Flossie Elenore Burke, Frances Lola Bass, Hazel Ethel Bass, Ira Thomas Bass, Nova Merritt Bass, Pearl May Bass, Vallie Leroy Bass.
  • Thomas Jefferson Bass passed away in 1936 in Ridgeport, Boone County, Iowa, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jesse Bass
1820–1885
Birth Location: Surry County, North Carolina, USA
JB
Mary Landreth
1822–1886
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
ML

Spouses(s)

Mary Ward
1859–1935
Birth Location: Clay County, Illinois, United States of America
MW

Children(s)

Nova Bass
1885–1949
Birth Location: Nebraska, USA
NB
Vallie Bass
1900–1980
Birth Location: Dodge, Boone, Iowa, USA
VB
Ira Bass
1882–1916
Birth Location: Nebraska, USA
IB
Archie Bass
1887–1968
Birth Location: Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska, USA
AB
Pearl Bass
1881–1907
Birth Location: Iowa City, Wright, Iowa, USA
PB
Hazel Bass
1893–1968
Birth Location: Nebraska, USA
HB
Frances Bass
1898–1967
Birth Location: Dodge, Boone, Iowa, USA
FB
Flossie Burke
1896–1968
Birth Location: Iowa City, Wright, Iowa, USA
FB
Bessie Bass
1889–1895
Birth Location: Nebraska, USA
BB

Thomas Bass's Ancestors

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Thomas Bass
1858–1936
Birth Place: Dodge, Boone, Iowa, USA
Parents
Jesse Franklin Bass
1820–1885
Surry County, North Carolina, USA
Mary Landreth
1822–1886
North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Thomas (Edward Bass) 💙
1788–1882
Surry, North Carolina, USA
Mary (Polly Saffley) 💙
1799–1885
Surry County, North Carolina, United States of America
Solomon (Landreth) 💙
1782–1852
Wythe, Virginia, USA
Mary (Long) 💙
1792–1876
Randolph County, North Carolina, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Edward 💙
1760–1847
Hannah 💙
1760–1840
Nathaniel 💙
1760–1833
Mary 💙
1752–1838
John Long
1755–1836
Susannah 💙
1754–1816
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Aaron 💙
1710–1781
Nancy 💙
1720–1760
James 💙
1724–1798
Ann 💙
1732–1798
Thomas 💙
1710–1800
Martha 💙
1712–1800

Thomas Bass's Descendants

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Thomas (Jefferson) Bass (04 Mar 1858–13 Nov 1936) m. Mary (Jane) Ward (11 December 1859–01 Dec 1935)
  1. 1. Nova (Merritt) Bass 1885–1949 m. Ethel (Mae) Becker 1893–1979 m. Iva (Maude) Robinson 1892–1911
    1. 1. Alberta (Mae) Bass 1921–2013 m. Arthur (Edward) Post 1919–1992 m. Chantz (Arlow) Davidson 1912–1986
      1. 1. Arlow (Dawayne) Davidson 1942–2003
      2. 2. Barbara (Joyce) Davidson 1941–1983 m. James (Dale) Dawdy 1938–2005
      3. 3. Ronald (Dean) Davidson 1938–1988
      4. 4. Sheryl (Evonne) Davidson 1943–2015
      5. 5. Eloise (Ardel) Davidson 1945–1945
    2. 2. Ella (Loisa Ardail) Bass 1923–2002 m. John (Joseph Pysz) Sr 1929–1980
    3. 3. Lester (Merritt) Bass 1916–1995 m. Phyllis (Maxine) Troutwine 1922–1988
    4. 4. Marvin (Donald) Bass 1918–1985 m. Eula (May) Lee 1919–1984
    5. 5. Orville Bass 1919–
    6. 6. Dale (Wesley) Bass 1925–1995
    7. 7. Nova (L) Bass 1927–1947
    8. 8. Infant Bass 1911–1911
  2. 2. Vallie (Leroy) Bass 1900–1980 m. Frances (Joyce) Anderson 1901–1973
    1. 1. Robert (Leroy) Bass 1921–1945
    2. 2. Reva (Elaine) Bass 1924–1991
    3. 3. Ardis (Jeanne) Bass 1927–2001
  3. 3. Ira (Thomas) Bass 1882–1916 m. Belle Mayfield 1879–
    1. 1. Vain Bass 1906–
  4. 4. Archie (Orville) Bass 1887–1968 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Herrick 1895–1978
    1. 1. Adeline (Eleanora) Bass 1927–2009 m. Edward (Franklin) Countryman 1927–1992
    2. 2. Genevieve (V) Bass 1915–1989 m. Charles (Manford) Ellsberry 1899–1983
      1. 1. Charles (L) Ellsberry 1934–2010
    3. 3. Lola (Elvera) Bass 1925–1991 m. Henry (Edward) Tilley 1918–1990
      1. 1. Edward (Dewayne) Tilley 1944–1945
    4. 4. Mary (Evonne) Bass 1922–2001 m. John (William) West 1914–2000
    5. 5. Edla (Loraine) Bass 1911–1963 m. Duby (Leroy) Phipps 1909–1971
      1. 1. Phyllis (Elaine) Phipps 1935–1997
      2. 2. Lorraine (Elizabeth Ann) Phipps 1938–1963
      3. 3. Bertha (Marie) Phipps 1934–2016 m. Donald (Leroy) Woodruff 1925–1997
      4. 4. Beverly (Joyce) Phipps 1935–1993 m. Randall (Keith) Curtis 1906–1978
    6. 6. Ina (Mae) Bass 1933–2005 m. Walter (John) Lass 1928–1992
    7. 7. Karen (Lea) Bass 1940–1998
    8. 8. William (Harley) Bass 1931–1998 m. Ruby (Mae) Thacker 1936–2008 m. Isabell (F) Miller 1937–2010
    9. 9. Gerald (Dewayne) Bass 1919–1986 m. Margaret (Katherine) Sellars 1917–2003
      1. 1. Janice (Lee) Bass 1941–2009 m. Edward (John) Glaser 1935–2013
    10. 10. Eathel (Marie) Bass 1913–1985 m. Forrest (Carl) Blomgren 1905–
    11. 11. Norma (J) Bass 1929–1987 m. Alvin (Leland) Lane 1925–1976
      1. 1. Vickey (Jean) Lane 1950–1950
    12. 12. Loren (O) Bass 1917–1922
  5. 5. Pearl (May) Bass 1881–1907 m. Daniel Fyock 1873–1952
    1. 1. Mary (Edith) Fyock 1902–1968 m. Leonard (Westly) Burton 1893–1980 m. Clarence (Edgar) Scott 1898–1982
      1. 1. Donald (Edgar) Scott 1918–2007 m. Mildred (Elma) Will 1918–2013
      2. 2. Marjorie (Jean) Burton 1927–2002 m. Paul (Patrick) Pepper 1919–2007
      3. 3. Wanda (Elaine) Burton 1930–2001 m. Herman (Henry "Sonny") Kading 1931–2004
      4. 4. Melissa (Maxine Ann) Burton 1924–1964 m. Marvin (Wayne) McBride 1921–
        1. 1. Shirley (Joan) McBride 1945–2008 m. Edwin (Russell) Smith 1930–2010
      5. 5. Fern (Alice) Burton 1922–1947 m. George (Melville) Stevens 1917–1990
        1. 1. Edward (Joseph) Stevens 1946–1997
      6. 6. Helen (Louise) Scott 1917–1928
      7. 7. Eugene (Leonard) Burton 1934–2008 m. Betty (Ann) Clawson 1937–2001
      8. 8. Marlowe (De Wayne) Burton 1940–2022 m. Gracia Burton 1942–2023
    2. 2. Belvia Fyock 1900–1905
    3. 3. Vina (Agnes) Fyock 1901–1928
  6. 6. Hazel (Ethel) Bass 1893–1968 m. John (Henry) Walker 1887–1963
    1. 1. Audrey (Nadine) Walker 1919–1990 m. Floyd (Wayne) Disbrowe 1912–1970
      1. 1. Michael (Wayne) Disbrowe 1942–1989 m. Hazel (Darlene) Rogers 1944–2022
      2. 2. Linda (Kay) Disbrowe 1945–2001
    2. 2. Doris (Fay) Walker 1927–2000 m. Harry (R Ribinson) Jr 1927–1996 m. Robert (Dewaine) Tilley 1928–1998 m. Raymond (Earl) Tilley 1926–
      1. 1. Steven (Ray) Tilley 1948–2013
    3. 3. Belva (Ethel) Walker 1911–1979 m. Juluis (William) Ulrick 1909–1989
      1. 1. Joyce (E) Ulrick 1935–2010 m. Henry (Eugene) Hayes 1933–2014
      2. 2. Julius (Basil) Ulrick 1932–2006
      3. 3. Arnold (Dean) Ulrick 1934–2004
      4. 4. Gary (Lee) Ulrick 1939–1986 m. Carolyn (Kay) Ulrick 1941–2016
      5. 5. Cleo (Gene) Ulrick 1929–2006 m. Charlene (Mae) Shafer 1930–2018
    4. 4. Charles (Thomas) Walker 1931–2010
    5. 5. Donald (Wayne) Walker 1921–1975 m. Georgenia (Mae) Stratzer 1927–2004
    6. 6. Tyman (Harold) Walker 1912–1963
  7. 7. Frances (Lola) Bass 1898–1967 m. Rov (P) Cartwright 1881–1915
  8. 8. Flossie (Elenore) Burke 1896–1968 m. Columbus (Julius) Rose 1892–1952 m. Manes (Francis) Burke 1890–1971
  9. 9. Bessie Bass 1889–1895

Thomas Bass's Timeline

19 Records

1858
04 Mar 1858
Birth of Thomas Jefferson Bass in Dodge, Boone, Iowa, USA
Dodge, Boone, Iowa, USA
1860
1860
Age 2
Thomas Jefferson Bass resided here in Dodge, Boone, Iowa, USA
Dodge, Boone, Iowa, USA
1870
1870
Age 12
Thomas Jefferson Bass resided here in Dodge, Boone, Iowa, USA
Dodge, Boone, Iowa, USA
1898
abt 1898
Age 40
Thomas Jefferson Bass resided here
None
1900
1900
Age 42
Thomas Jefferson Bass resided here in Dodge Township, Boone, Iowa, USA
Dodge Township, Boone, Iowa, USA
1900
1900
Age 42
Thomas Jefferson Bass resided here in Dodge, Boone, Iowa, USA
Dodge, Boone, Iowa, USA
1900
1900
Age 42
Thomas Jefferson Bass resided here in Dodge, Boone, Iowa, USA
Dodge, Boone, Iowa, USA
1905
1905
Age 47
Thomas Jefferson Bass resided here in Boone, Iowa, United States
Boone, Iowa, United States
1910
1910
Age 52
Thomas Jefferson Bass resided here in Pilot Mound, Boone, Iowa, USA
Pilot Mound, Boone, Iowa, USA
1910
1910
Age 52
Thomas Jefferson Bass resided here in Pilot Mound, Boone, Iowa, USA
Pilot Mound, Boone, Iowa, USA
1915
1915
Age 57
Thomas Jefferson Bass resided here in Hamilton, Iowa, USA
Hamilton, Iowa, USA
1920
1920
Age 62
Thomas Jefferson Bass resided here in Dayton, Webster, Iowa, USA
Dayton, Webster, Iowa, USA
1920
1920
Age 62
Thomas Jefferson Bass resided here in Dayton, Webster, Iowa, USA
Dayton, Webster, Iowa, USA
1925
01 Jan 1925
Age 67
Thomas Jefferson Bass resided here in Dayton
Dayton
1925
01 Jan 1925
Age 67
Thomas Jefferson Bass resided here in Dayton, Iowa
Dayton, Iowa
1925
1 Jan 1925
Age 67
Thomas Jefferson Bass resided here in Dayton, Webster, Iowa, USA
Dayton, Webster, Iowa, USA
1930
1930
Age 72
Thomas Jefferson Bass resided here in Dodge, Boone, Iowa, USA
Dodge, Boone, Iowa, USA
1930
1930
Age 72
Thomas Jefferson Bass resided here in Dodge, Boone, Iowa, USA
Dodge, Boone, Iowa, USA
1936
13 Nov 1936
Age 78
Death of Thomas Jefferson Bass in Boone, Boone, Iowa, USA
Boone, Boone, Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 04 Mar 1858
    Event Place: Dodge, Boone, Iowa, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Iowa State Census Collection
    [2] Iowa, Births and Christenings Index, 1857-1947
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Dayton, Webster, Iowa; Roll: T625_517; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 223
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Dodge, Boone, Iowa; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0018; FHL microfilm: 2340378
    [5] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Dodge, Boone, Iowa; Roll: M593_378; Page: 83; Image: 166.
    [6] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Dodge, Boone, Iowa; Roll: 418; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0012; FHL microfilm: 1240418
    [7] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Dodge, Boone, Iowa; Roll: M653_312; Page: 45; Image: 279.
    [8] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Pilot Mound, Boone, Iowa; Roll: T624_393; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0020; FHL microfilm: 1374406
    [9] Iowa, Select Deaths and Burials
    [10] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [11] Iowa State Census
    [12] Nebraska, U.S., Select County Marriage Records, 1855-1908, State Library and Archives, Nebraska State Historical Society; Lincoln, Nebraska; Nebraska, Marriage Records
    [13] Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Title: Iowa Birth Records, 1888-1904
    [14] Iowa, Death Records, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Iowa Death Records, 1888-1904
    [15] Iowa, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Dodge, Boone, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Dodge, Boone, Iowa; Roll: M653_312; Page: 45; Image: 279.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Dodge, Boone, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Dodge, Boone, Iowa; Roll: M593_378; Page: 83; Image: 166.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: abt 1898
    Record Source: Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Title: Iowa Birth Records, 1888-1904

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Dodge Township, Boone, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Dodge, Boone, Iowa; Roll: 418; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0012; FHL microfilm: 1240418

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Dodge, Boone, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Dodge, Boone, Iowa; Roll: 418; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0012; FHL microfilm: 1240418

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Dodge, Boone, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Dodge, Boone, Iowa; Roll: 418; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0012; FHL microfilm: 1240418

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1905
    Event Place: Boone, Iowa, United States
    Record Source: Iowa State Census

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Pilot Mound, Boone, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Pilot Mound, Boone, Iowa; Roll: T624_393; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0020; FHL microfilm: 1374406

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Pilot Mound, Boone, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Pilot Mound, Boone, Iowa; Roll: T624_393; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0020; FHL microfilm: 1374406

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1915
    Event Place: Hamilton, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Iowa State Census Collection

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Dayton, Webster, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Dayton, Webster, Iowa; Roll: T625_517; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 223

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Dayton, Webster, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Dayton, Webster, Iowa; Roll: T625_517; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 223

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 01 Jan 1925
    Event Place: Dayton
    Record Source: Iowa State Census Collection

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 01 Jan 1925
    Event Place: Dayton, Iowa
    Record Source: Iowa State Census Collection

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1925
    Event Place: Dayton, Webster, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Iowa State Census Collection

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Dodge, Boone, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Dodge, Boone, Iowa; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0018; FHL microfilm: 2340378

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Dodge, Boone, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Dodge, Boone, Iowa; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0018; FHL microfilm: 2340378

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Nov 1936
    Event Place: Boone, Boone, Iowa, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Iowa, Death Records, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Iowa Death Records, 1888-1904
    [3] Iowa, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ridgeport, Boone County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Iowa, Find a Grave Index
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