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Samuel Staples Bassett

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Samuel Staples Bassett

Birth
Henry County, Virginia, USA
Death
16 Dec 1923 (aged 90)
Paris, Monroe County, Missouri, USA
Burial
Paris, Monroe County, Missouri, USA Add to Map
Plot
V-264
Memorial ID
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1860 Census, Jackson Township, Monroe County, MO
S. S. 26 b VA
Frances T. 22 b MO
George B. 3 b MO
T. G. 1 b MO
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1880 Census, Paris, Monroe County, MO
Samuel S. 46 b VA Dry Goods Merchant
Fannie F. 43 b MO
George B. 23 b MO Lumber Merchant
Tandy G. 21 b MO Deputy Circuit Clerk
William 16 b MO
Stella 12 b MO
Frank 10 b MO
Mary 4 b MO
Arthur 1 b MO
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THE HENRY BULLETIN, Martinsville, Va., Tue., Jan. 22, 1924, p. 7, cols. 5 & 6:
(edited)
Samuel Staples Bassett was born in Henry County, Va. Oct. 29, 1839. He died at his home in Paris, Monroe County, Missouri, December 16, 1923, at the age of 90 years.
He was married to Frances Giddings on July 24, 1856. To this union there were born ten children, of whom seven survive.
Mrs. Bassett passed away January 8, 1913.
The surviving children are: George Bassett, Tandy G. Bassett, William H. Bassett, Frank B. Bassett, and Arthur Bassett. The daughters are: Mrs. Stella Grimes and Mrs. Mary Dyson. There are also two surviving brothers and one sister who reside in Moberly, Missouri.
Mr. Bassett was a graduate of the State University of Missouri. He continued his education in Bethany College, West Virginia where he completed, with honors, the classical and theoretical courses. While at Bethany he sat as a student in the class of the great teacher and preacher, Alexander Campbell.
He was at the time of his death, the oldest resident member of the Paris Christian Church. He had served it in the office of elder for over a half century.
All his life he was an unusually active man.
His acquaintances reached around the world.
He was a man of unusual mental and physical alertness and these qualities characterized his life until the end. Besides his immediate family, he leaves a host of friends and relatives to mourn his departure.
- T. V. Wood, Pastor. - Christian Standard.
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Founders Cemetery:
Located at the north edge of downtown at Main St. and Smith St.. This is the first cemetery established in Paris, Missouri, just across the railroad tracks on Highway 24.
There are approximately 200 graves here that are still marked by stones. Many of the old pioneers have been moved to the new cemetery at Walnut Grove just a short distance north on Hwy. 24.
1860 Census, Jackson Township, Monroe County, MO
S. S. 26 b VA
Frances T. 22 b MO
George B. 3 b MO
T. G. 1 b MO
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1880 Census, Paris, Monroe County, MO
Samuel S. 46 b VA Dry Goods Merchant
Fannie F. 43 b MO
George B. 23 b MO Lumber Merchant
Tandy G. 21 b MO Deputy Circuit Clerk
William 16 b MO
Stella 12 b MO
Frank 10 b MO
Mary 4 b MO
Arthur 1 b MO
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THE HENRY BULLETIN, Martinsville, Va., Tue., Jan. 22, 1924, p. 7, cols. 5 & 6:
(edited)
Samuel Staples Bassett was born in Henry County, Va. Oct. 29, 1839. He died at his home in Paris, Monroe County, Missouri, December 16, 1923, at the age of 90 years.
He was married to Frances Giddings on July 24, 1856. To this union there were born ten children, of whom seven survive.
Mrs. Bassett passed away January 8, 1913.
The surviving children are: George Bassett, Tandy G. Bassett, William H. Bassett, Frank B. Bassett, and Arthur Bassett. The daughters are: Mrs. Stella Grimes and Mrs. Mary Dyson. There are also two surviving brothers and one sister who reside in Moberly, Missouri.
Mr. Bassett was a graduate of the State University of Missouri. He continued his education in Bethany College, West Virginia where he completed, with honors, the classical and theoretical courses. While at Bethany he sat as a student in the class of the great teacher and preacher, Alexander Campbell.
He was at the time of his death, the oldest resident member of the Paris Christian Church. He had served it in the office of elder for over a half century.
All his life he was an unusually active man.
His acquaintances reached around the world.
He was a man of unusual mental and physical alertness and these qualities characterized his life until the end. Besides his immediate family, he leaves a host of friends and relatives to mourn his departure.
- T. V. Wood, Pastor. - Christian Standard.
===
Founders Cemetery:
Located at the north edge of downtown at Main St. and Smith St.. This is the first cemetery established in Paris, Missouri, just across the railroad tracks on Highway 24.
There are approximately 200 graves here that are still marked by stones. Many of the old pioneers have been moved to the new cemetery at Walnut Grove just a short distance north on Hwy. 24.


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