Colonel James Albert Bassett

1914 - 1954  (39 years)

• Name	James Albert Bassett
  Prefix	Colonel
  Birth	23 Dec 1914	Texas
  Gender	Male
  _UID	F7CCAAD5298B594B87E1D8A527E5CEA902BB
  Death	19 Nov 1954	Carthage, North Carolina
  Burial	Arlington National Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Notes	The Dallas Morning News, 21 Nov 1954 Col. Bassett Funeral Set Funeral services will be held in Washington Tuesday for Col. James Albert Bassett, 39,, son of Mr. and Mrs. H.E. Bassett of 6975 Bob-o-link Drive, who was killed Friday in a helicopter accident at Carthage, N.C. Burial is expected to be in Arlington National Cemetery for Colonel Bassett, a graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School and of West Point Military Academy, his father said Saturday. Bassett was born and reared in Dallas. He attended Rice Institute one year and was graduated from West Point in 1938. He was assigned to the Army's airborne command. Besides his parents, Colonel Bassett is survived by his wife and two sons. Steven Cook Bassett and David Hays Bassett, all of Fort Bragg, N.C.; three sisters, Mrs. H. Fred Martin Jr., Bethesda, Md., Mrs. B.E. Glawe, Maxwell Air Force Base, Montgomery, Ala., and Mrs. Jack G. Merrell, Arlington, Va. 1920 Federal Census of Dallas, Dallas County, Texas Hayes E. Bassett - 30 - M - TX-KY-AL - Head - Mgr. Transit Opt(?) Dulcie - 28 - F - IN-IN-IN - Wife James G. - 5 - M - TX-TX-IN - Son Adeline E. - 3-6/12 - F - TX-TX-IN - Daughter Mary S. - 1-5/12 - F - TX-TX-IN - Daughter Martha J. - 1-5/12 - F - TX-TX-IN - Daughter 1930 Federal Census of Dallas, Dallas County, Texas (2 Apr 1930) Hays E. Bassett - 40 - M - TX-KY-MS - Head - Assistant Cashier Bank Dulcie O. - 28 - F - IN-IL-IN - Wife James A. - 15 - M - TX-TX-IN - Son Adeline E. - 13 - F - TX-TX-IN - Daughter Martha J. - 11 - F - TX-TX-IN - Daughter Mary S. - 11 - F - TX-TX-IN - Daughter James E. -- 67 - M - KY-KY-KY - Father (Wd) 1 Lodger & 1 servant (Living at 1522 N. Carroll St.) (Married at 23 & 22)
  Person ID	I1651	8B John Bassett of Hunterdon County, New Jersey
  Last Modified	11 Jun 2012

  
  

  Father	Hays E. Bassett,   b. 6 Jan 1889, Dallas, Texas d. 22 Sep 1958, Dallas, Texas (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Dulcie Othelia Tucker,   b. 1891, Evansville, Indiana d. Sep 1971, Rockville, Maryland (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	14 Dec 1913
  Family ID	F457	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth (Cookie) Cook,   b. 19 Feb 1919, Ohio d. 15 Feb 2011, Bradenton, Florida (Age 91 years)
  Marriage	Dec 1940
  Children	+ 1. Steven Cook Bassett,   b. 7 Jan 1943   d. 26 Jul 2026 (Age 83 years) + 2. David Hays Bassett
  Family ID	F599	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart