John Robert Bass

1847 - 1916  (68 years)

• Name	John Robert Bass
  Birth	30 Jul 1847	Kentucky
  Gender	Male
  Death	8 Mar 1916	St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri
  Notes	Find-a-Grave Obituary John Robert Bass, Pioneer, Is Dead Had Been Resident of County Forty-Eight Years John Robert Bass, 69 years old, forty-eight years a resident of Buchanan county, died yesterday of pneumonia and heart trouble at the family home, 121 Ohio avenue. Bass was born in Greenville, Green county, Ky., and moved to Missouri when 21 years old. He lived on a farm near Hallock for twenty years and then moved to Lake Station where he lived until six years ago when he moved to St. Joseph. he was a member of the King Hill Baptist church. A short time after coming to Buchanan county he was married to Miss Mary Harper, daughter of the late H.W. Harper, who was a pioneer resident. Surviving, aside from the widow, are four sons, James M., William B., and Charles W., of St. Joseph, and Archie L., of East St. Louis, and three daughters, Mrs. Anna Edwards and Miss Josephine Bass of St. Joseph, and Mrs. Florence Cross of Bendena, Kas. William B. Bass of McAllan, Texas, is a brother. Mrs. Getty Cawley of Faucett, Mo., and Mrs. Mollie Payne of Horton, Kas., are sisters.
  Person ID	I3	Bass545 William W., Bass of Green County, Kentucky
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	William W. Bass,   b. 1814, Green County, Kentucky d. After 1860 (Age 47 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Walker,   b. 5 Apr 1827, Green County, Kentucky d. 18 Jan 1908, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri (Age 80 years)
  Family ID	F1	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Ann Harper,   b. 14 Feb 1853, Princeton, Mercer County, Missouri d. 1 Dec 1930, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri (Age 77 years)
  Children	1. Florence Belle Bass,   b. 1874   d. 1963 (Age 89 years) + 2. James H. Bass,   b. 25 Nov 1876, Buchanan County, Missouri d. 27 May 1949, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri (Age 72 years)   3. William Butler Bass,   b. 16 Sep 1879, Halleck, Buchanan County, Missouri d. 27 Apr 1926, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri (Age 46 years)   4. Charles Willis Bass,   b. 28 Oct 1881, Missouri d. 4 Jul 1935 (Age 53 years) + 5. Archibald Lee Bass,   b. 7 Dec 1883, Buchanan County, Missouri d. 13 Sep 1952 (Age 68 years)   6. Anna Mae Bass,   b. 1891   d. 1966 (Age 75 years)   7. Josephine Frances Bass,   b. 1894   d. 1951 (Age 57 years)
  Family ID	F2	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2025