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- Bureau County Tribune, Illinois, Princeton, Illinois, 29 February 1924
Edwin Bass
The funeral of Edwin Bass was held here Thursday. He went to Sandwich, Ill., late in the fall to be with his three daughters and their families. Mrs. Bass passed away last August. He was also preceded in death by two daughters, Nellie May and Carrie Ruttan.
He leaves three daughters, Mrs. Emma Ebinger, Mrs. Sarah Fritsch and Mrs. Pearl Fritsch, all of Sandwich, Ill., and one son George, of Montana.
Past and Present Of Bureau County, Illinois
Edwin Bass
Edwin Bass, who owns and occupies a good farm of two hundred and fifty acres in Berlin, his native township, was born April 23, 1856, and is a representative of one of the pioneer families of Bureau county. His father, Edwin Bass, Sr., was born in Connecticut, January 28, 1816, and having arrived at years of maturity was married in 1842 to Emeline J. Stannard, who was born in the state of New York, May 3, 1824. In their family were the following named: Caroline, deceased; Lucian; Luther G.; Sidney and Charlotte both deceased; Oscar S.; Edwin; Heber and Howard, twins, also deceased; Wallace, and Alonzo C.
Edwin Bass of this review spent the days of his boyhood and youth upon his father?s farm, where he was early trained to the work of the fields. He was also afforded good educational privileges and after attending the public schools of Dover became a student in the academy there, completing his course at the age of twenty-two years. Farming has been his life work from choice and his labors have been attended with a measure of success that makes him one of the prosperous agriculturists of the community. Since 1882 he has lived upon his present farm, having now two hundred and fifty acres of land, which is now valued at one hundred and fifty dollars per acre, owing to the natural rise in land values consequent upon the rapid settlement of the county and also owing to the many substantial improvements which he has put upon his place. He raises Poland China pigs and Durham cattle and his well tilled fields produce good crops of corn, oats and hay.
On the 23rd of February, 1882, at Malden, Mr. Bass was married to Miss Lydia A. Steele, who was born in Berlin township, Bureau county, April 22, 1860, and acquired a public school education in Malden. Her parents were Robert and Mary (Black) Steele, both natives of Ireland, the former born July 12, 1826, and the latter in 1824. Mr. Steele came to Illinois in 1854 and his family numbers four sons and four daughters, namely; Margaret, Mary A., Robert B., Lydia A., Sanford F., Eliza J., Enos S. and William. The last named is now deceased. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Bass have been born in six children: Emma L., born January 9, 1883; George S., April 6, 1884, Nellie May, who was born September 18, 1885, and died September 5, 1900; Pearl I., born July 14, 1887; Sarah A., October 22, 1890; and Carrie, February 5, 1895.
The political support of Mr. Bass is given to the republican party and he has been called to local office, serving now for the third year as road commissioner of this township, while for six years he has been a school director. His membership with the Baptist church covers thirty-four years and the family are also communicants thereof. His entire life, covering a half century, has been passed in Berlin township and in the years of his manhood he has so directed his business affairs that success has resulted and his record proves the value of integrity, enterprise and perseverance as factors in prosperity.
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Bassett Family Association Database
1856 - 1924 (67 years)