05/09/1841 (or ~1837) - Born, Powhatan Co., VA [ Father: Thomas W. Bass (1794-1865); Mother: Mary G. Baker ( ~1800-)
08/13/1850 - Lived with parents, and possible sister, Martha, Upper District, Chesterfield Co., VA (indexed in the 1850 U. S. Census as Joseph Bass)
1858-1860 - Attended, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA
03/12/1860 - M.D. degree, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA (from: Genito, Powhatan Co., VA; preceptor: Dr. John Lewis Dorset; thesis: "Cephalalgia")
06/15/1860 - Practiced medicine with Dr. John Lewis Dorset, Chesterfield Co., VA (indexed in the 1860 U. S. Census as Joseph F. Bass)
~1861 - Married Sarah Elizabeth Branch (1839VA-1868)
05/24/1861 - Enlisted as Pvt., Co. K, 6th VA Infantry, Skinquarter, Chesterfield Co., VA (Occupation: physician)
06/30/1861 - Pvt., Co. K, 6th VA Infantry
08/31/1861 - Absent with leave to return September 6, 1861
09/01/1861 - Discharged on a Surgeon's Certificate of Disability
11/27/1861 - Daughter, Nesbit Algernon Bass, born in Chesterfield Co., VA
12/31/1862 - Acting Asst. Surgeon (contract physician), Confederate Army, Huguenot Springs Hospital, Chesterfield Co., VA
01/31/1863 - Acting Asst. Surgeon, Huguenot Springs Hospital, Chesterfield Co., VA
07/31/1863 - Acting Asst. Surgeon, Huguenot Springs Hospital, Chesterfield Co., VA
11/06/1863 - Removed from position as Acting Asst. Surgeon
11/21/1865 - Father, Thomas, died in Chesterfield Co., VA
01/18/1866 - Daughter, Montes, born (1866-1952), Chesterfield Co., VA
03/16/1868 - Wife, Sarah Elizabeth, died
~1869 - Married Catherine Bass (1846-1880)
09/17/1870 - Practiced medicine, First Revenue District, Chesterfield Co., VA (lived with wife, Catherine; indexed in the 1870 U. S. Census as Joseph F. Bass)
1876 - Operated a drug store at 224 Seventeenth St., Richmond, VA
03/16/1876 - Retired from the drug business and put the contents of his drug store up for auction
~1879 - Wife, Catherine, died
06/10/1880 - Practiced medicine, 322 Brooke Ave., Richmond, VA (lived alone; indexed
in the 1880 U. S. Census as J. F. Bass)
1886 - Practiced medicine, 1102 W. Main, Richmond, VA
06/01/1886 - Daughter, Josephine, born in Virginia
07/28/1886 - Married, Lula R. Cross (1853VA-1895)
1888 - Practiced medicine, 1011 W. Carey, Richmond, VA
03/09/1888 - As Acting Coroner, Henrico Co., VA, called to determine the cause of death of a one year old baby. [The Daily Times, Richmond, VA, Mar. 10, 1888, p. 1. c. 2.]
1889,1890 - Practiced medicine, 1009 W. Carey, Richmond, VA
1891 - Practiced medicine, 6 S. Pine, Richmond, VA (office hours: 8 to 9:30 a.m.; 2 to 3 p.m.; 8-10 p.m.)
10/11/1893 - Presided over the Richmond Populist's Convention, Richmond, VA
1894 - Practiced medicine, 8 S. 1st, Richmond, VA
04/00/1895 - Wife, L. R., died (buried: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, VA; FindAGrave #92829269)
1895-1896 - Practiced medicine, 6 S. 1st, Richmond, VA
1897-1902 - Practiced medicine, 8 S. 1st, Richmond, VA
06/05/1900 - Practiced medicine and widower, Richmond, VA (lived with daughter, "Josephene" indexed in the 1900 U. S. Census as "Joseph F. Ball")
12/09/1900 - Slowly convalescing after being very ill for 10 weeks
- Member, Knights of Labor
12/06/1904 - Died at his home, 306 S. Pine St., Richmond, VA, after a long illness (buried: Riverview Cemetery, Richmond, VA; FindAGrave #178677543) [Source: Richmond Times Dispatch, Dec. 7, 1904, p. 2, c. 6.]
04/28/1909 - Daughter, Josephine (1886-1910), married Walter D. Dickman, Richmond, VA
04/20/1910 - Daughter, Josephine, lived with her husband, Walter, a baker, in Richmond, VA
12/25/1910 - Daughter, Josephine Dickman, died at her home, 1111 N. 26th St., Richmond, VA (buried: Riverview Cemetery, Richmond, VA; FindAGrave #178677499)
[Source: Richmond Times Dispatch, Richmond, VA, 12/27/1910, p. 2, c. 6.)
12/25/1911 - Tribute to Josephine "Josie" Bass Dickman by her husband:
"O think how she suffered and moaned with pain
The long night hours as we soothed her in vain
Till God in His mercy sent down from above
An angel whispered a message of love
BY HER HUSBAND AND CHILD"
[Source: Richmond Times Dispatch, Richmond, VA, 12/25/1911, p. 2, c. 4.]

Michael Angelo, Vanessa Crews, and Ron Stewart, the creator of this memorial, provided input to this biography.

This biographical sketch is from:
Hambrecht, F. T. & Koste, J. L., Biographical
register of physicians who served the
Confederacy in a medical capacity.
02/17/2022. Unpublished database.