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William Clair Bass 1912–1998 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 01-17-1912

Birth Location: Jackson County, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 01-16-1998

Death Location: Delaware, Delaware, Ohio, USA

Father: Jesse Bass

Mother: Amy Waugh

Spouse(s): Effie Spurlock

Children(s): William Jr

William Clair Bass was born in 1912 in Jackson County, West Virginia, USA, the child of Jesse Marcellus Bass And Amy Ethel Waugh. William Clair Bass married Effie Grace Spurlock, and had children including Bass, Mary Elizabeth Bass, Patricia Ann Bass, William Clair Bass Jr. William Clair Bass passed away in 1998 in Delaware, Delaware, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • William Clair Bass was born in 1912 in Jackson County, West Virginia, USA, the child of Jesse Marcellus Bass And Amy Ethel Waugh.
  • William Clair Bass married Effie Grace Spurlock, and had children including Bass, Mary Elizabeth Bass, Patricia Ann Bass, William Clair Bass Jr.
  • William Clair Bass passed away in 1998 in Delaware, Delaware, Ohio, USA.

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William Bass's Ancestors

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William Bass
1912–1998
Birth Place: Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
Parents
Jesse Marcellus Bass
1888–1960
Jackson Co, West Virginia
Amy (Ethel) Waugh
1882–1972
West Virginia
Grandparents
William (H) Bass
1869–1947
Mason, Mason, West Virginia, United States
Mary (Jane) Hess
1870–1947
Harrison County, West Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Bass
1799–1877
Marinda Farley
1828–1896
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Frederick Bass
1775–1825
Martha Bass
1773–1827
Thomas Farley
1787–1870
Jane Pack
1788–1865

William Bass's Descendants

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William (Clair) Bass (01-17-1912–01-16-1998) m. Effie (Grace) Spurlock (04-01-1920–09-20-1999)
  1. 1. William (Clair Bass) Jr 1938–2009

William Bass's Timeline

2 Records

1912
01-17-1912
Birth of William Clair Bass in Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
1998
01-16-1998
Age 86
Death of William Clair Bass in Delaware, Delaware, Ohio, USA
Delaware, Delaware, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 01-17-1912
    Event Place: Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Radnor, Delaware, Ohio; Roll: T627_3062; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 21-26

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 01-16-1998
    Event Place: Delaware, Delaware, Ohio, USA

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