William (later known as Smith Bass) Smith

1862 - 1949  (86 years)

• Name	William (later known as Smith Bass) Smith
  Birth	23 Sep 1862	Catahoula Parish, Louisiana
  Gender	Male
  _UID	D5B864702416CA468806FA6250645DB25844
  Death	12 May 1949	Sour Lake, Hardin County, Texas
  Notes	Oil City Visitor, Sour Lake, Texas, 20 May 1949 Smith Bass Funeral services for Smith Bass, 87, farmer and Sour Lake resident for 37 years, who died in the home of a daughter, Mrs. S.E. Bandy, Thursday afternoon, were held at 10 o?clock Saturday morning, in the Sahara cemetery at Devers, with E.J. Heirholzer, Pentecostal minister, officiating. Burial was under direction of the Roberts funeral home. Pallbearers selected were Olan Delaney, Barney bandy, Dempsey Bandy, and Gerald McCullough, all of Sour lake, and G.D. Freeman of Devers and Robert Bandy of El Campo. Surviving besides Mrs. Bandy are two other daughters, Mrs. Bertha Delaney and Mrs. Lillie Delaney, both of Sour Lake, and a son, Dewey Bass, of Cleveland. 1880 Federal Census of Third Ward, Catahoula Parish, Louisiana (June 11, 1880) William Bass - 39 - Male - LA-MS-MS - Head - Farmer Elizabeth - 44 - Female - MS-KY-MS - Wife - Keeping House William W. - 13 - Male - LA-LA-MS - Son Eliza Jane - 10 - Female - LA-LA-MS - Daughter Ephraim E. - 8 - Male - LA-LA-MS - Son Smith - 18 - Male - LA-LA-MS - Stepson 1900 Federal Census of Precinct 7, Liberty County, Texas (27 Jun 1900) Smith Bass 41 M Sep 1858 LA MS ?- Head Farmer Martha 35 F Sep 1864 LA LA MS Wife Oliver 13 M Mar 1887 TX LA LA Son Farm laborer Levi 11 M Jul 1888 TX LA LA Son Farm laborer Bertha 9 F Jan 1891 TX LA LA Daughter Hannah 8 F Feb 1892 TX LA LA Daughter Lillie 3 F Mar 1897 TX LA LA Daughter Dewey 4/12 M Feb 1900 TX LA LA Son Jane Freeman (Wd) 72 F Oct 1827 MS MS MS MotherL (Married 13 years, 7 children, 6 living) (Jane, 11 children, 5 living)
  Person ID	I4	Bass48 William Bass of Louisiana
  Last Modified	19 Oct 2023

  
  

  Father	Peter Smith
  Mother	Elizabeth Ann Dunn,   b. Jul 1835, Mississippi d. 13 Aug 1922, Caldwell Parish, Louisiana (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	14 Mar 1853	Ouchita Parish, Louisiana
  Family ID	F2	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Martha
  Children	1. Oliver Bass,   b. Mar 1887, Texas d. 1919 (Age 31 years)   2. Levi Bass,   b. Jul 1888, Texas d. 1902 (Age 13 years)   3. Bertha Bass,   b. Jan 1891, Texas d. 1954 (Age 62 years)   4. Hannah Bass,   b. Feb 1892, Texas d. 1953 (Age 60 years)   5. Lillie Bass,   b. Mar 1897, Texas d. 1974 (Age 76 years)   6. Dewey Bass,   b. 4 Feb 1900, Texas d. 11 Jan 1956, Houston, Harris County, Texas (Age 55 years)
  Family ID	F43	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Oct 2023