The following information found on Mrs. Bassett comes from the "History of Clayton County, Iowa" 1882 p. 968
She was born on Nov. 10,1828. On June 17, 1857 she married James Fordham Bassett. She was the daughter of Jedediah Conklin, of Long Island. Mr. and Mrs. Bassett were the parents of three living children -- Kate, Bertha and Georgia. Mr. Bassett was a member of the Masonic Fraternity, Bezer Lodge, No. 135, and was a member of the convention that nominated James A. Garfield. The Bassset's Clayton County, Iowa in 1857. James was a grain buyer and commission merchant. They also lived in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He was a republican. They kept a summer home in the Hamptons. Here is further information from the 1870 Federal Census of McGregor, Mendon Twp., Clayton County, IA (8 Sep 1870):
James Basset 45 M New York Produce Dealer 10,500 21,000
Dorliska 41 F New York Keeping House
Frank 12 M New York
Kittie 9 F Iowa
Bertha 3 F Iowa
& 2 servants
Mr. Bassett was part of Bassett & Hunting, an extensive wheat buying firm along the line of the railroad, they both living in McGregor, IA. The tiny town of Bassett, IA was named after James Fordham Bassett. He was a descendant of William Bassett of Plymouth. They are both buried in Oakland Cemetery, Sag Harbor, Suffolk County, New York.
She was born on Nov. 10,1828. On June 17, 1857 she married James Fordham Bassett. She was the daughter of Jedediah Conklin, of Long Island. Mr. and Mrs. Bassett were the parents of three living children -- Kate, Bertha and Georgia. Mr. Bassett was a member of the Masonic Fraternity, Bezer Lodge, No. 135, and was a member of the convention that nominated James A. Garfield. The Bassset's Clayton County, Iowa in 1857. James was a grain buyer and commission merchant. They also lived in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He was a republican. They kept a summer home in the Hamptons. Here is further information from the 1870 Federal Census of McGregor, Mendon Twp., Clayton County, IA (8 Sep 1870):
James Basset 45 M New York Produce Dealer 10,500 21,000
Dorliska 41 F New York Keeping House
Frank 12 M New York
Kittie 9 F Iowa
Bertha 3 F Iowa
& 2 servants
Mr. Bassett was part of Bassett & Hunting, an extensive wheat buying firm along the line of the railroad, they both living in McGregor, IA. The tiny town of Bassett, IA was named after James Fordham Bassett. He was a descendant of William Bassett of Plymouth. They are both buried in Oakland Cemetery, Sag Harbor, Suffolk County, New York.
The following information found on Mrs. Bassett comes from the "History of Clayton County, Iowa" 1882 p. 968
She was born on Nov. 10,1828. On June 17, 1857 she married James Fordham Bassett. She was the daughter of Jedediah Conklin, of Long Island. Mr. and Mrs. Bassett were the parents of three living children -- Kate, Bertha and Georgia. Mr. Bassett was a member of the Masonic Fraternity, Bezer Lodge, No. 135, and was a member of the convention that nominated James A. Garfield. The Bassset's Clayton County, Iowa in 1857. James was a grain buyer and commission merchant. They also lived in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He was a republican. They kept a summer home in the Hamptons. Here is further information from the 1870 Federal Census of McGregor, Mendon Twp., Clayton County, IA (8 Sep 1870):
James Basset 45 M New York Produce Dealer 10,500 21,000
Dorliska 41 F New York Keeping House
Frank 12 M New York
Kittie 9 F Iowa
Bertha 3 F Iowa
& 2 servants
Mr. Bassett was part of Bassett & Hunting, an extensive wheat buying firm along the line of the railroad, they both living in McGregor, IA. The tiny town of Bassett, IA was named after James Fordham Bassett. He was a descendant of William Bassett of Plymouth. They are both buried in Oakland Cemetery, Sag Harbor, Suffolk County, New York.
She was born on Nov. 10,1828. On June 17, 1857 she married James Fordham Bassett. She was the daughter of Jedediah Conklin, of Long Island. Mr. and Mrs. Bassett were the parents of three living children -- Kate, Bertha and Georgia. Mr. Bassett was a member of the Masonic Fraternity, Bezer Lodge, No. 135, and was a member of the convention that nominated James A. Garfield. The Bassset's Clayton County, Iowa in 1857. James was a grain buyer and commission merchant. They also lived in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He was a republican. They kept a summer home in the Hamptons. Here is further information from the 1870 Federal Census of McGregor, Mendon Twp., Clayton County, IA (8 Sep 1870):
James Basset 45 M New York Produce Dealer 10,500 21,000
Dorliska 41 F New York Keeping House
Frank 12 M New York
Kittie 9 F Iowa
Bertha 3 F Iowa
& 2 servants
Mr. Bassett was part of Bassett & Hunting, an extensive wheat buying firm along the line of the railroad, they both living in McGregor, IA. The tiny town of Bassett, IA was named after James Fordham Bassett. He was a descendant of William Bassett of Plymouth. They are both buried in Oakland Cemetery, Sag Harbor, Suffolk County, New York.
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