Willis Bass (abt. 1808 - aft. 1860)

Born about 1808 in Sampson, North Carolina, United States

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Descendants

Died after 1860 after about age 52 in Houston, Alabama, United States

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Biography

Willis was born about 1808 in Sampson, North Carolina. He is the son of Andrew Bass and Rebecca Pate. He passed away after 1860 in Barbour County, Alabama. He is last found in records on the 1860 census in Barbour County. ^[1]

Willis married Eliza Jane Tew about 1834, probably in North Carolina. However, a marriage record has not been found, and their oldest child Allen Bass was born about 1835 in Alabama.^[2] They had children, all born in Alabama:

1. Allen, Bass, 1835
2. John Bass, 1837
3. Louisa Bass, 1839
4. William Bass, 1841
5. Lucinda Bass, 1842
6. Willis Bass, 1845
7. Wiley Bass, 1849
8. James C Bass, 1852; married in 1871 ^[3]
9. Milbry J Bass, 1855

Name: Willis /Bass/^[4][5]

Birth: Date: 1808

Place: North Carolina^[6][7]

Residence:

Date: 1850

Place: Division 23, Barbour, Alabama^[8][9]

Residence:

Date: 1860

Place: Beat 12, Barbour, Alabama, United States; Roll: M653_1; Household: 1135; Page: 167; Family History Library Film: 803001^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ FamilySearch Person: LWFH-9Y4
2. ↑ 1850 census
3. ↑ "North Carolina Marriages, 1759-1979", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8K9-27P : 14 February 2020), Willie Bass in entry for James Bass, 1871.
4. ↑ Source: #S-2114506794 Page: Year: 1850; Census Place: Division 23, Barbour, Alabama; Roll: M432_1; Page: 154; Image: 415. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1850usfedcenancestry&h=19103256&ti=0&indiv=try Note: Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1808 Birth place: North Carolina Residence date: 1850 Residence place: Division 23, Barbour, Alabama APID: 1,8054::19103256
5. ↑ Source: #S-2114506703 Page: Year: 1870; Census Place: Subdivision 145, Walker, Georgia; Roll: M593_180; Page: 311A; Image: 260; Family History Library Film: 545679 APID: 1,7163::1690083
6. ↑ Source: #S-2114506794 Page: Year: 1850; Census Place: Division 23, Barbour, Alabama; Roll: M432_1; Page: 154; Image: 415. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1850usfedcenancestry&h=19103256&ti=0&indiv=try Note: Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1808 Birth place: North Carolina Residence date: 1850 Residence place: Division 23, Barbour, Alabama APID: 1,8054::19103256
7. ↑ Source: #S-2114506703 Page: Year: 1870; Census Place: Subdivision 145, Walker, Georgia; Roll: M593_180; Page: 311A; Image: 260; Family History Library Film: 545679 APID: 1,7163::1690083
8. ↑ Source: #S-2114506794 Page: Year: 1850; Census Place: Division 23, Barbour, Alabama; Roll: M432_1; Page: 154; Image: 415. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1850usfedcenancestry&h=19103256&ti=0&indiv=try Note: Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1808 Birth place: North Carolina Residence date: 1850 Residence place: Division 23, Barbour, Alabama APID: 1,8054::19103256
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHP5-ZYH : 26 December 2019), Willis Gass, Barbour county, Barbour, Alabama, United States; citing family 691, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHDC-61L : 13 December 2017), Willis Bass, 1860.

• Source: S-2114506703 Repository: #R-2145093391 Title: 1870 United States Federal Census Author: Ancestry.com Publication: - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2003. - 1870. United States. Ninth Census of the United States, 1870. Washington, D.C. National Archives and Records Administration. M593, RG29, 1,761 rolls. Minnesota. Minnesota Census Schedules for 1870. Note: APID: 1,7163::0

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• Source: S-2114506794 Repository: #R-2145093391 Title: 1850 United States Federal Census Author: Ancestry.com Publication: - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Seventh Census of the United States, 1850. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1850. M432, 1,009 rolls.: United States of Note: APID: 1,8054::0

• Source: S-2125913075 Repository: #R-2145093391 Title: Public Member Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006.Original data - Family trees submitted by Ancestry members.Original data: Family trees submitted by Ancestry members. Note: This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created. Page: Ancestry Family Trees Note: Data: Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=1387159&pid=113

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Jennifer Tuggle for creating WikiTree profile Bass-1752 through the import of Tuggle Family Tree.ged on Dec 29, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Jennifer and others.