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Re: Wayne County NC Bass family
Posted by: Pauline Reynolds (ID *****7126) Date: February 19, 2009 at 19:32:43
In Reply to: Re: Wayne County NC Bass family by joan dupre of 5626

Joan....These census records are from HeritageQuest unless otherwise indicated.

This 1930 census was a lookup by a volunteer, as I don't have access to that census year.

1930 NC Wayne Eureka Dist 31 image 12

Walter Bass head, 30, mar#1 at age 17, b. NC, Farmer
Alice Bass, wife, 28, mar#1 at age 15, b, NC
Irwin Bass, son, 12, b. NC
Beulah M. Bass, daughter, 9, b. NC
Suda Bass, daughter, 7, b. NC
Elva Bass, daughter, 2, b. NC
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1920 Nahunta Township, Eureka Voting Precinct, Wayne County, NC Census - ED 120, Page 195A - Enumerated 7 Feb:

Eureka Road....

All household members born in NC, as well as their parents.

Walter Bass, head, renting, 22, farmer
Alice Bass, wife, 19
Irvin Bass, son, 1

2 households away from Walter/Alice is who I BELIEVE to be Walter's father and his 3rd wife, who would be Walter's stepmother. But, it would be good to have some real proof before taking this as fact.

Thomas Bass, head, renting, 63, married, farmer, b. NC
Susan Bass, wife, 45, married, b. NC (my note: Thomas' 3rd wife)
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1910 Nahunta Township, Wayne County, NC Census - ED 112, Page 180B - Enumerated 23 April:

All household members born in NC, as well as their parents.

Tom J. Bass, head, 54, married 3 times, this marriage/3 years, farmer

Susie Bass, wife, 35, married 1 time/3 years, has had no children (my note: Thomas John Bass' 3rd wife)

Walter R. Bass, son, 14
Tom J. Bass, Jr, son, 10
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1900 Nahunta Township, Wayne County NC Census - ED 107, Page 229A - Enumerated 30 June:

All household members born in NC, as well as their parents.

John T. Bass, head, born: Mar 1856, 44, married 5 years, farmer

Alice Bass, wife, born: July 1877, 22, married 5 years, has had 1 child/1 living (my note: Walter's birth mother)

John Bass, son, born: Oct 1879, 20, farm laborer
Evy E. Bass, daughter, born: Apr 1882, 18, farm laborer
Bettie Bass, daughter, born: July 1887, 12, farm laborer
Joshua Bass, son, born: Dec 1890, 9
Walter Bass, son, born: Aug 1896, 3
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This 1880 census is from www.familysearch.org:

Household:

Name Marital Status Gender Age Birthplace Occupation

Thomas BASS M Male 24 NC Farmer

Zilpha E. BASS M Female 20 NC Keeping House (my note: Thomas John or John Thomas Bass' 1st wife)

John R. BASS S Male 7M NC

Source Information:
Census Place Nahunta, Wayne, North Carolina
Family History Library Film 1254986
Page Number 662D

(my note: I looked at the actual 1880 census image and it says John R. Bass was born in Oct of 1879, which matches his birth info on the 1900 census. Also, parents of all 3 household members were born in NC.)
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1870 Nahunta Post Office, Nahunta Township, Wayne County, NC Census - Page 162 - Enumerated 10 September:

All household members born in NC....

Elizer Bass, 45, f, keeping house, value of real estate/600, value of personal estate/250,

Caroline Bass, 19, f, at home
Sallie Bass, 17, f, at home
John T. Bass, 15, m, farm laborer
Frances Bass, 13, f, at home
Elizabeth Bass, 11, f, at home
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1860 Nahunta Post Office, Nahunta District, Wayne County, NC Census - Page 417 - Enumerated 1 June:

All household members born in NC....

John Bass, 31, m, farmer, value of real estate/3000, value of personal estate/400

Elizabeth Bass, 37, f

Ervin Bass, 10, m
Caroline Bass, 8, f
Sally Ann Bass, 6, f
John T. Bass, 4, m
Francis Bass, 1, f
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This 1850 census is online. Below the transcription, I have added the link to the census page, in case you would like to look at it.

1850 North side of Neuse - Wayne County, NC Census - Page 190A - Enumerated 6 Sept:

Jno Bass, 21, farmer, value of real estate/725, b. NC
Elizabeth Bass, 27, b. NC
Irwin Bass, 1, b. NC

Several households above the Jno Bass household is the following. Julia possible mother to John Bass?

Julia Bass, 60
Lany Bass, 22
Nancy Bass, 18
Patience Bass, 15
Joseph Bass, 12

Link to this census (click on census page to enlarge):

http://www.usgwarchives.org/nc/wayne/census/1850/0190a.gif
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Just looked and found this on Rootsweb's WorldConnect. The research was posted this month, so perhaps you can get in touch with the submitted by e-mail. Appears the info is from a book. If you haven't used the site before, click on the highlighted names for additional information:

http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=clucas&id=I00864
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It appears the Bass family of North Carolina was very well known. Here are a couple of links with information:

http://www.usgwarchives.org/nc/wayne/wayneheritage.htm

Use the "Search this site" option for BASS.

http://www.ncgenweb.us/wayne/
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I you can find the date when Sudie's father Walter Bass died and where he died, let me know and I will try to help you locate an obituary for him. Enjoy the info....Pauline








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