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- 3B3254352. Oscar Leroy Bassett, son of Harlow Gillette and Mary Catherine (Werts) Bassett, was born 19 Jul 1865 in Fosterburg, Madison County, Illinois. He died 28 Jun 1943 in Hiawatha, Brown County, Kansas. He married Rose Isabella Huber on 6 Oct 1898 in Kansas City, Clay County, Missouri. She was born 17 Feb 1879 in Baker, Kansas. She died 11 Jul 1975 in Claremore, Rogers County, Oklahoma.
BIRTH: The civil war pension file of Harlow Gillette Bassett, application #1000034 & certificate #953337 has Oscar's birth listed as 19 July 1865.
In about 1912, he was of Auburn, Nebraska.
Kansas City, Mo, 1898
Arthur H. Bassett, Esq.
Dear Sir, I recieved your letter of Dec. 31, 97. In regards to my ancestry, I can not give you much advise My father's name is Harlow Bassett. He was a brother by the name of James Bassett, But to the best of my knowledge he is dead for some yaers. I lived in Atchison 1880 until 1892 and I did not know any one by the name of James Bassett. I have not seen my father for some years but I am sure his bros is dead. Our folks is from New York State, my Grandfather name was Andrew Bassett. I will tell you where there is a James Bassett. His address if Hiawatha Bornw Co. Kan.
I worked at his service for a living and ran from K. City Mo to Hiawatha their is a lot of Bassetts at Afton Wyoming I worked in that county once but don't know to hear they or from if you learn any information from this letter that will cause you to want to know more write me at 418 State Ave.
Kan City, Kansas. I remain as every Very Respectfully, Oscar L. Bassett
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