Bassett Family Association Database
Mabel Iva Chillson
1880 - 1944 (64 years)-
Name Mabel Iva Chillson Birth 22 Jun 1880 Plymouth, Michigan 
Gender Female _UID 4672252030113042BA03663F12502CBC5CB1 Death 5 Sep 1944 Livonia, Michigan Notes - In addition to the children listed below, there was a male and female, both born in Livonia Township, Wayne County, Michigan. They both died at birth. According to family records "The mother of these children was petite. Upon carrying this child full term the doctor had to crush the skull for birth thus killing the baby. The second one had the same fate as her brother".
Floyd was the owner of Nankin Mills. He sold it to Henry Ford in 1918.
1900 Federal Census of Livonia Township, Wayne County, Michigan (29 Jun 1900)
Floyd Bassett 20 M Mar 1880 MI IN OH Head Farmer
Mabel 20 F Jun 1880 MI MI MI Wife
Clark 12 M Jun 1888 MI IN OH Brother
1910 Federal Census of Livonia Township, Wayne County, Michigan (21 Apr 1910)
George Chilson 75 M MI MA NY Head Farmer General Farm
Margaret M. 66 F MI NY NY Wife
Leon C. 27 M MI MI MI Son Laborer Home Farm
Iva M. Bassett 29 F MI MI MI Daughter
Floyd B. 30 M MI IN OH SonL Laborer General Farm
Ina R. 4 F MI MI MI Granddau
Ora C. 2 M MI MI MI Grandson
(Married 49 years, 6 children, 3 living)
(Married 10 years, 4 children, 2 living)
1920 Federal Census of Nankin, Livonia Twp., Wayne County, MI (12 Feb 1920)
Floyd Bassett 39 M MI IN OH Head Valve Dept. Ford Tractor
Mabel 39 F MI MI MI Wife
Iva 14 F MI MI MI Daughter
Ora 12 M MI MI MI Son
Margaret 9 F MI MI MI Daughter
Ethel 7 F MI MI MI Daughter
Vera 5 F MI MI MI Daughter
Person ID I21 165B George C. Bassett of Gratiot County, Michigan Last Modified 18 Sep 2013
Father George Chillson Mother Margaret M. (Bentley) Chillson Family ID F26 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Floyd Beamer Bassett, b. 11 Mar 1880, Gratiot County, Michigan d. 17 Jul 1964, LaPorte, Indiana (Age 84 years) Marriage 15 Mar 1900 Plymouth, Michigan Children + 1. Iva Ruth Bassett, b. 8 Aug 1905, Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan d. 17 Sep 1994, LaPorte, Indiana (Age 89 years)+ 2. Ora Clark Bassett, b. 9 Sep 1907, Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan d. 1 Oct 1970, Ann Arbor, Michigan (Age 63 years)+ 3. Margaret Sylvia Bassett, b. 13 Nov 1910, Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan d. 5 Jun 2011, Evansville, Vanderburgh Co., Indiana (Age 100 years)+ 4. Ethel May Bassett, b. 1 Oct 1912, Livonia, Michigan d. 23 Oct 1983, Madison Co., Indiana (Age 71 years)5. Baby Bassett, b. 1 Oct 1912, Livonia, Michigan d. 1 Oct 1912 (Age 0 years)+ 6. Vera Lucille Bassett, b. 1 Aug 1914, Livonia, Michigan d. 23 Nov 2006, Weeki Wachee, Hernando County, Florida (Age 92 years)7. Baby Bassett, b. 1918 d. 1918 (Age 0 years) + 8. Sybil Helen Bassett, b. 21 Jan 1924, Nankin Mills, Michigan d. 22 Feb 2017, Kaleva, Manistee County, Michigan (Age 93 years)+ 9. Shirley Lee Bassett, b. 2 Sep 1925, Nankin Mills, Wayne Co., Michigan d. 24 May 2014, Warwick Living Center, Alma, Michigan (Age 88 years)Family ID F9 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- In addition to the children listed below, there was a male and female, both born in Livonia Township, Wayne County, Michigan. They both died at birth. According to family records "The mother of these children was petite. Upon carrying this child full term the doctor had to crush the skull for birth thus killing the baby. The second one had the same fate as her brother".