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- 1910 Federal Census of Ashlum, Turner County, Georgia (April 15, 1910)
Aurelius E. Bass - 52 - Male - GA-GA-NC - Head - District Manager Loan Trust Company
Eliza - 39 - Female - GA-GA-GA - Wife
Emory P. - 18 - Male - GA-GA-GA - Son
Janie R. - 17 - Female - GA-GA-GA - Daughter
Aurelia L. - 16 - Female - GA-GA-GA - Daughter
Hollis C. - 12 - Male - GA-GA-GA - Son
Aubrey J. - 8 - Male - GA-GA-GA - Son
1930 Federal Census of Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia (April 9, 1930)
Emory P. Bass - 38 - Male - GA-GA-GA - Head - Division Agent Railroad
Estelle - 37 - Female - GA-GA-GA - Wife
Emory P. Jr. - 4-7/12 - GA-GA-GA - Son
(Married at 27 and 26)
1940 Federal Census of Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia (April 5, 1940)
Emory Bass - 45 - Male - GA-GA-GA - Head - Division Freight Agent Steam Railroad
Estelle - 47 - Female - GA-GA-GA - Wife
Emory - 14 - Male - GA-GA-GA - Son
and 1 Lodger
Lowndes County Historical Society
Emory P. Bass
Valdosta Mayor 1956-1958
(Includes Picture)
Emory Pate Bass, born on December 27, 1891, in Sumner, Georgia, became known as “the man who kept the fire alive in Washington” until Moody Air Force Base (closed from 1946-51) was reopened as a permanent base. He served in World War I as an officer and with Patten’s Third Army in Europe in World War II. Taking an active part in the American Legion, he served as State Commander in addition to serving as president of the local Rotary Club and as a two-term president of the Valdosta-Lowndes County Chamber of Commerce. He also headed the Emory Bass Company, a realty-mortgage loan business. His only son is Emory P. Bass, Jr. On May 4, 1971, he passed away in Valdosta.
Valdosta State University
Emory Bass Collection
Call Number: MS-2 Name: An Inventory of the Papers of Emory Pate Bass (1892?-1971) held in the Valdosta State University Archives Dates: 1940-1970 Size: 3 boxes; 2100 items
Biography:
Emory Pate Bass (1892? - May 4, 1971) was born in Worth County, Georgia; attended Ashburn High School. Graduate of Emory University. Served with U.S. Army in World War I and World War II. Attained rank of second lieutenant in World War I; served as major with Patton's Third Army in Europe during World War II. Member of the committee which organized Company G, Infantry National Guard in Valdosta, Georgia. Worked with railroad for thirty years, held position of General Traffic Manager for the Georgia and Florida Railroad. Realtor, headed his own firm. Chairman of the Board of Valdosta Savings and Loan Association. City councilman, served as mayor of Valdosta from 1956-1958. Candidate for mayor of Valdosta in the 1964 and 1966 elections. Candidate for Georgia State Senator from the Sixth Senatorial District in the 1962 election. He was president of the Chamber of Commerce and the Rotary Club. He was State Commander of the American Legion and organizing chairman of the Junior Chamber of Commerce. Member of the Elks and the Masons, Member First Methodist Church. He was highly instrumental in establishing Moody Field in 1941 and in reactivating it in 1951.
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Bassett Family Association Database
1891 - 1971 (79 years)