Death certificate states birth date as 1845 and headstone as 1846.
Laura was the daughter of John Richard Pettus and his wife, Elizabeth Tarver.
She married Charles Christopher Bass on 20 March 1866 in Fort Bend County, Texas. They had one son, Charles Thornton Bass.
Laura's son, The Honorable Charles Thornton Bass, served as a member of The Texas House of Representatives of the 35th, 36th, and 37th Legislature (from 1917 to 1921).
Laura's nephew, her sister Eudora's son, William Pettus Hobby, became the Governor of Texas from 1917 to 1921.
Death certificate states birth date as 1845 and headstone as 1846.
Laura was the daughter of John Richard Pettus and his wife, Elizabeth Tarver.
She married Charles Christopher Bass on 20 March 1866 in Fort Bend County, Texas. They had one son, Charles Thornton Bass.
Laura's son, The Honorable Charles Thornton Bass, served as a member of The Texas House of Representatives of the 35th, 36th, and 37th Legislature (from 1917 to 1921).
Laura's nephew, her sister Eudora's son, William Pettus Hobby, became the Governor of Texas from 1917 to 1921.
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