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- Past and Present of Bureau County, Illinois
Oscar S. Bass
Oscar S. Bass, who is engaged in general farming in Berlin township, was born in Malden, Bureau county, May 19, 1854, and is descended from New England ancestry. His father, Edwin Bass, was born in Connecticut, January 28, 1816, and was married in 1842 to Emeline J. Stannard, whose birth occurred in the state of new York May 3, 1924, They became early resident of Bureau county, settling within its borders during the pioneer epoch in its history. In their family were the following named: Caroline, deceased; Lucian; Luther G.; Sidney and Charlotte, both deceased; Oscar S.; Edwin, who is mentioned elsewhere in this volume; Heber and Howard, twins, also deceased; Wallace, and Alonzo C.
Oscar S. Bass was reared on the old homestead farm and enjoyed excellent educational privileges. After attending the public schools he became a student in Chicago University, where he completed his course in 1880. The occupation to which he was reared he has made his life work, and is a prosperous and enterprising farmer of Berlin township, having two hundred acres of land which he has brought under a high state of cultivation. The fields are will tilled and there are good buildings and modern improvements on the place, which presents a neat and attractive appearance, indicative of the care and labor which Mr. Bass bestows upon his farm and also of his good business ability.
Oscar Bass was united in marriage to Miss Cora M. Cottrell, who was born in Bureau county, August 27, 1861, her parents being Nicholas and Mary (Cole) Cottrell, both of whom were natives of Worthington, Massachusetts, where the father was born December 8, 1928, and the mother on the 7th of May, 1813. Mrs. Bass is a lady of superior culture, refinement and education, who completed her studies in Smith College, in Massachusetts. By her marriage she was become the mother of three children: Mary, born June 7, 1886; Gerald, January 4, 1889, and Helen, March 20, 1893. The eldest daughter will complete her education in Kalamazoo College, in Michigan, where she is pursuing a classical course. It is the intention of Mr. and Mrs. Bass to supply their other children with good education privileges. Theirs is a pleasant and attractive home, standing in the midst of a fine farm of two hundred acres, and they are cordially received in the best homes where culture and intelligence are accepted as the passports to good society.
Mr. Bass exercises his right of franchise in support of the men and measures of the republican party, and has been called by his fellow-townsmen to fill a number of public offices. He served as justice of the peace for two terms, has been township assessor for three terms and is the present incumbent, and is also acting as a member of the school board at this writing. He and his family are all members of the Baptist church with the exception of their son, who is a Presbyterian n religious faith. In a review of the life record of Mr. Bass it is evident that his success has come through frugality, business enterprise and irreproachable integrity, for these have been the salient features in his career, having been manifest throughout his entire business life, resulting in the prosperity which he is now enjoying.
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Bassett Family Association Database
1854 - 1919 (64 years)