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- The Indianapolis Journal, Indiana, Thursday, 30 July 1903
The Rev. Britton Bassett
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
KOKOMO, Ind., July 29.-The Rev. Britton Bassett, colored, king of the Bassett settlement near here, died to-day of dropsy, aged sixty-eight. He was widely known in Indiana, Ohio and Illinois. Deceased and his father, the Rev. Richard Bass, have been the leaders of their race in this locality for seventy years. He left a large estate to a widow and three children. He was a brother or Richard Bassett, who represented Howard county in the Legislature Ten years ago.
Britton moved with his father to Indiana between 1847 and 1848.
Living next door to Britton and Lucinda in the 1900 census was
Britton, aged 22 years.
1870 Federal Census of Ervin Township, Howard County, Indiana (1 Aug 1870)
Britton Bassett 34 M North Carolina Farmer -- 250
Lucinda 30 F North Carolina Keeping House
Alexander 7 M Indiana
Rosella A. 5 F Indiana
Davie 3 M Indiana
----- 1/12 F Indiana
1900 Federal Census of Ervin Township, Howard County, Indiana (2 Jun 1900)
Britten Bassett B 64 M Feb 1836 NC NC NC Head Farmer
Lucinda B 61 F Mar 1839 NC NC NC Wife
(Married 38 years, 10 children, 5 living)
Britton and Lucinda had several additional children to those listed.
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Bassett Family Association Database
1836 - 1903 (67 years)