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Chronicles of Pitt County North Carolina, 1982
John William Bass
Mr. and Mrs. John William Bass moved to Farmville, North Carolina in August, 1926. John William was born October 19, 1881. He was the son of John Thomas Bass and Emma Smith Bass of Wilson County. On October 26, 1910, John William married Addie Lenora Owens, born November 12, 1884, daughter of Benjamin Owens and Cynthia Howard Owens of Wilson County.
John William died December 8, 1951; and Addie Owens Bass died September 30, 1961. Both are buried in Hollywood Cemetery in Farmville, North Carolina.
After moving to Farmville, John William ?Bill? continued to operate his farms in Wilson County.
The four children of John William and Addie Owens Bass are:
Edna Lurine Bassett, born September 10, 1911, married James Monroe Wheless, Jr., born August 31, 1908, in Farmville United Methodist Church December 31, 1937. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. James Monroe Wheless, Sr. of Farmville.
She graduated from Meredith College, and he graduated from U.N.C School of Pharmacy. She taught school in Edgecombe County and Farmville. He was owner and operator of City Drug Co. until his death April 2, 1976. He is buried in Hollywood Cemetery, Farmville, North Carolina. They have two daughters; Barbara Jean Wheless born March 23, 1943, and Susan Monroe Wheless born August 29, 1948.
William Leroy Bass, born February 22, 1913, married hazel Batrice Baker, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bunyan Jesse Baker of Greene County, June 13, 1950. Hazel was born December 19, 1917.
William Leroy graduated from Smithdeal Massey Business College in Richmond, Virginia. Hazel graduated from East Carolina University and taught in Trenton, Dunn, Wilson and Farmville, North Carolina, for 40 years.
The have one son, William Leroy Bass, Jr., born August 19, 1956. He graduated from U.N.C. School of Pharmacy in 1979.
William Leroy Bass engaged in operating the Bass Farms with his father, and continued overseeing the farms after his father?s death. He and his wife occupy the home shown in the picture, which was the home of Mr. and Mrs. John William Bass.
Lyman McCoy Bass, born June 19, 1919, married Martha Virginia Minges, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Miles Otto Minges of Greenville, North Carolina, March 6, 1943. Martha was born December 14, 1921.
She graduated from Mary Washington College, Fredericksburg, Virginia. Lyman graduated from Fork Union Military Academy and Smithdeal Massey Business College. He served in the army in the Pacific in World War II.
Lyman died September 2, 1962, and Martha died August 3, 1981. They are buried in the Hollywood Cemetery in Farmville, North Carolina.
Lyman and Martha have three children: Sandra Virginia Bass, born May 3, 1944; Judy Morrow Bass born July 16, 1946; and Martha Ann Bass born December 14, 1950.
Hazel Laurette Bass, born September 17, 1917, married Max Eldridge McLeod, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Allen McLeod of Dunn, North Carolin1, July 2, 1941. He was born December 29, 1917. Hazel graduated from Meredith College and taught school in Scotland Neck. Max graduated from Wake Forest University Law School. They live in Dunn where he practices law with his son, John Michael McLeod.
Max and Hazel have 2 daughters and one son: Maxine McLeod born July 27, 1942; John Michael McLeod born Jun 10, 1944; and Stephanie Rose McLeod born October 17, 1956. Written by Mr. and Mrs. William Leroy Bass.
News and Observer
Raleigh, North Carolina
Sunday, December 9, 1951
John (Bill) Bass
Farmville - John William (Bill) Bass, 70, died of a heart attack at his home Saturday at 4 p.m. Funeral services will be held from the home Sunday at 3:30 p.m. conducted by the Reverend H.L. Davis, Methodist minister, assisted by the Reverend S.B. Denny, Primitive Baptist minister. Interment will be in Hollywood Cemetery here. Mr. Bass had resided in Farmville for the past 25 years and retired several years ago as a farmer. He was a member of the Woodmen of the World. Surviving are his wife, the former Addie Owens; two daughters, Mrs. J.M. Wheless Jr., of Farmville and Mrs. Max E. McLeod of Dunn; two sons, Leroy and Lyman Bass of Farmville; seven grandchildren.
1900 Federal Census of Saratoga, Wilson County, North Carolina (June 22, 1900)
John Bass - 55 - Male - May 1844 - NC-NC-NC - Head - Farmer
Emma L. - 54 - Female - Apr 1845 - NC-NC-NC - Wife
John - 18 - Male - Oct 1881 - NC-NC-NC - Son
Sally Lindsy (Widow) - 60 - Female - May 1839 - NC-NC-NC - Aunt
(Married 24 years, 2 children, 2 living)
1920 Federal Census of Saratoga, Wilson County, North Carolina (March 26, 1920)
John W. Bass - 38 - Male - NC-NC-NC - Head - Farming General Farm
Addie - 35 - Female - NC-NC-NC - Wife
Edna - 8 - Female - NC-NC-NC - Daughter
Leroy - 7 - Male - NC-NC-NC - Son
Hazel - 2-3/12 - Female - NC-NC-NC - Daughter
Lyman - 9/12 - Male - NC-NC-NC - Son
John T. (Widower) - 74 - Male - NC-NC-NC - Father
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Bassett Family Association Database
1881 - 1951 (70 years)