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Willis Leland Bass 1812–1884 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 April 1812

Birth Location: Sumner, Wilson Co., Tennessee USA

Death Date: 11 July 1884

Death Location: Larissa, Cherokee County, Texas, USA

Father: Jordan Bass

Mother: Bathenia Gay

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Harden

Children(s): Tillman Bass

The story of Willis Leland Bass began in 1812 in Sumner, Wilson Co., Tennessee USA. Willis Leland Bass married Elizabeth Lillian Harden, and had children including Tillman M Bass. Willis Leland Bass passed away in 1884 in Larissa, Cherokee County, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Willis Leland Bass began in 1812 in Sumner, Wilson Co., Tennessee USA.
  • Willis Leland Bass married Elizabeth Lillian Harden, and had children including Tillman M Bass.
  • Willis Leland Bass passed away in 1884 in Larissa, Cherokee County, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jordan Bass
1760–1841
Birth Location: Northampton now, Franklin, North Carolina, USA
JB
Bathenia Gay
1760–1856
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Harden
1812–1864
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
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Children(s)

Tillman Bass
1831–1913
Birth Location: Talledega, , Alabama, USA
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Willis Bass's Ancestors

Self
Willis Bass
1812–1884
Birth Place: Sumner, Wilson Co., Tennessee USA
Parents
Jordan Bass
1760–1841
Northampton now, Franklin, North Carolina, USA
Bathenia ("Bethena") Gay
1760–1856
Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Jacob (Oren Bass) Sr
1725–
Bertie (Northhampton) or Perquimins County, North Carolina, USA
Tabitha (Ann) Fuller
1733–1791
Isle of Wight, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Jr.
1706–1777
Elizabeth Winbourne
1705–1791
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Willis Bass's Descendants

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Willis (Leland) Bass (20 April 1812–11 July 1884) m. Elizabeth (Lillian) Harden (Abt 1812–13 Oct 1864)
  1. 1. Tillman (M.) Bass 1831–1913 m. Nancy (Ann) Pickens 1833–1886
    1. 1. Laura (Elizabeth) Bass 1861–1907 m. John (Francis) Siebenthalle 1856–1921
      1. 1. Lula (Maude) Siebenthall 1890–1974 m. Walter (George) Gorden 1880–1928
        1. 1. Margie (Jean) Gorden 1927–2014 m. Fulton (Coolidge) Baker 1924–1973

Willis Bass's Timeline

2 Records

1812
20 April 1812
Birth of Willis Leland Bass in Sumner, Wilson Co., Tennessee USA
Sumner, Wilson Co., Tennessee USA
1884
11 July 1884
Age 72
Death of Willis Leland Bass in Larissa, Cherokee County, Texas, USA
Larissa, Cherokee County, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 April 1812
    Event Place: Sumner, Wilson Co., Tennessee USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 July 1884
    Event Place: Larissa, Cherokee County, Texas, USA
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