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George W. Bass

Male 1914 - 1968  (54 years)

Personal Information

  • Name George W. Bass 
    Birth 19 Apr 1914  Ridgeway, Fairfield County, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    _UID 99F16FC47AFD4749921B15A269BAB634350A 
    Death 27 Oct 1968 
    Burial Aimwell Cemetery, Ridgeway, Fairfield County, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • 1920 Federal Census of Ridgeway, Fairfield County, South Carolina (January 20, 1920)
      Allen Bask - 39 - Male - SC-SC-SC - Head - Farmer
      Cora - 35 - Female - SC-SC-SC - Wife
      Heyward - 16 - Male - SC-SC-SC - Son - Laborer at home farm
      Tallie - 13 - Male - SC-SC-SC - Son - Laborer at home farm
      J.W. - 9 - Male - SC-SC-SC - Son
      Ruth - 7 - Female - SC-SC-SC - Daughter
      George - 5 - Male - SC-SC-SC - Son
      Charlie - 3 - Male - SC-SC-SC - Son
      Sam - 1 - Male - SC-SC-SC - Son

      1930 Federal Census of Township #7, Fairfield County, South Carolina (April 10, 1930)
      Cora Bass (Widow?) - 45 - Female - SC-SC-GA - Head - Farmer
      George - 16 - Male - SC-SC-SC - Son - Laborer Farm
      Charlie - 13 - Male - SC-SC-SC - Son
      Sam - 11 - Male - SC-SC-SC - Son
      Rubie - 8 - Female - SC-SC-SC - Daughter
      Johnnie - 5 - Male - SC-SC-SC - Son

      State
      Columbia, South Carolina
      November 2, 1968
      G.W. Bass, Ridgeway, Found Dead
      The body of George W. Bass, 54, of Ridgeway, missing since Sunday, was found Friday off Highway 21 north of Ridgeway.
      Fairfield County Coroner Davis E. Boulware said death appeared to have been of natural causes and estimated that it occurred Sunday evening or night. No inquest is planned at present, pending further investigation.
      He was born at Ridgeway, the son of the late Allen Bass and the late Cora Dove Bass. He was employed at Craig Construction Company in Columbia.
      Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Jean B. Vaughn of Greenville and Mrs. Kay B. Black of Columbia; one sister, Mrs. Minnie Branham of Ridgeway, and five brothers, Tollie Bass, Samuel P. Bass, John E. Bass and Charlie Bass, all of Ridgeway, and Heyward Bass of Columbia.
      Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday in Aimwell Presbyterian Church, Ridgeway. Burial will follow in Aimwell Cemetery.
      Pope Funeral Home is in charge.

      Columbia Record
      South Carolina
      Saturday, November 2, 1968
      George W. Bass
      Funeral services for George W. Bass, 54, of Ridgeway will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at Aimwell Presbyterian Church in Ridgeway. Burial will follow in Aimwell Cemetery.
      Mr. Bass was found dead Friday off Highway 21 north of Ridgeway. He had been missing since Sunday. Davis E. Boulware, the Fairfield County coroner, said he apparently died of natural causes. Pending further investigaton, no inquest is planned.
      Born in Ridgeway, Mr. Bass was the son of Allen Bass and Cora Dove Bass. He worked for Craig Construction Company in Columbia.
      Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Jean B. Vaughn of Greenville and Mrs. Kay B. Black of Columbia; a sister, Mrs. Minnie Branham of Ridgeway; and five brothers, Tollie Bass, Samuel P. Bass, John E. Bass, and Heyward Bass, all of Columbia.
    Person ID I58  Bass63 Eli Bass of South Carolina
    Last Modified 19 Jul 2019 

    Father Allen Walter Benjamin Bass, Sr.,   b. 9 Jul 1880, Chesterfield County, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Sep 1978, Camden, Kershaw County, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 98 years) 
    Mother Cora Dove,   b. 11 Nov 1883, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 May 1958, Fairfield County, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years) 
    Family ID F15  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family   
    Children 
     1. Jean Bass
     2. Kay Bass
    Family ID F37  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 23 Jul 2019