| Notes |
- History and Families, McCracken County, Kentucky, 1824 ? 1989
Dr. William Bass
Dr. William Bass, son of Archibald Washington Jr. and Elizabeth Houser, was born Sept. 1 1868 in McCracken County. He attended school at Farmington and graduated the University of Louisville School of in 1892. He seved his at y Clink Hospital in New York City and his practice in his practice in Paducah about 1894, continuously until October, 1950. About he became City Physician and served in position for the next quarter of a , part of the time serving also as Coroner.
By his first wife, Dora, he had three children: Lola, who married Luther F. Caron, Nell married Walter C. Howerton and Ellis married J. Paul Thomas. Etta married to Dr. Ralph H. and Elizabeth Dean married to Douglas were by a later marriage to Charlotte Cecila Dean from Henderson, KY.
?Doctor? as he so was called was a familiar figure in alo of Paducah at the peak of his career. He to the sick and injured in all kind sections, all kind of homes, and, like most in the old days, he often without charge. Submitted by Bettie Bass Ewdards.
The Paducah Evening Sun, Kentucky, Tuesday, October 17, 1995
Dr. William Johnston Bass
Dr. William Johnston Bass city physician and Mrs. Annie Allcock, of Lone Oak, will be married at 8 o'clock. The ceremony will be performed at the residence of the bride at Lone Oak by Rev. T.B. Rouse, of the Lone Oak Baptist church.
The groom is one of the best known and most popular young physicians in the city, coming to Paducah from Florence Station several years ago and building up an excellent practice, in addition to being elected to a responsible public office.
The bride is a belle in the Lone Oak section, and is very popular. She belongs to a prominent family of the county.
The couple will come to Paducah after the ceremony and will go to St. Louis, Chicago, Milwaukee and other northern cities, returning in ten days or two weeks. After their return to Paducah they will be at home to their friends after the first of next month at Dr. Bass' new residence, at 21st and Broadway.
The wedding will be a quiet affair, only a few of the couple's most intimate friends and relatives being invited to attend.
|
Bassett Family Association Database
1868 - 1958 (89 years)