Texas Aggie Class of 1919
Private, U.S. Marine Corps, Cuba, World War I
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Herald Coaster 11 August 1985
"Richmond Funeral Held for Last Son of Clem Bassett"
Sid Winston Bassett, the last member of a large native Richmond family died July 29, 1985. Winston Bassett was the last son of the late Clem Bassett who was the first male white child born in the city of Richmond, according to information in "A History of Texas and Texans" by Frank W. Johnson, a leader in the Texas Revolution. Clem Bassett, a true hero in the Confederate Army, entered the Confederate Army at age 17 and served four years, engaging in every major battle from Shiloh through Atlanta. He was wounded a number of times and was promoted as aide-de-camp to General Joe Wheeler on the battlefield. After the war, Clem Bassett erturned to Richmond and became a prominent plantation owner and cotton planter.
Winston Bassett was a veterans of World War I. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge No. 72 at Richmond for over 50 yeras. Winston was one of the few real surviving sons of a Confederate Soldier, a member of the Albert Sidney Johnston Camp No. 67, Sons of the Confederate Veterans. Many dear friends followed this fine old southern gentleman to Morton Cemetery, the place of interment. Kirk Lyons, in full Confederate Uniform, fired a three-gun salute as a final tribute to a member of one of the oldest Richmond families.
Winston Bassett is survived by a nephew, Clem Bassett, Jr. of Yoakum and two nieces, Liz Williams of Richmond and Mrs. Geraldine Coats of Houston.
-- Herald Coaster August 11 1985
Private, U.S. Marine Corps, Cuba, World War I
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Herald Coaster 11 August 1985
"Richmond Funeral Held for Last Son of Clem Bassett"
Sid Winston Bassett, the last member of a large native Richmond family died July 29, 1985. Winston Bassett was the last son of the late Clem Bassett who was the first male white child born in the city of Richmond, according to information in "A History of Texas and Texans" by Frank W. Johnson, a leader in the Texas Revolution. Clem Bassett, a true hero in the Confederate Army, entered the Confederate Army at age 17 and served four years, engaging in every major battle from Shiloh through Atlanta. He was wounded a number of times and was promoted as aide-de-camp to General Joe Wheeler on the battlefield. After the war, Clem Bassett erturned to Richmond and became a prominent plantation owner and cotton planter.
Winston Bassett was a veterans of World War I. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge No. 72 at Richmond for over 50 yeras. Winston was one of the few real surviving sons of a Confederate Soldier, a member of the Albert Sidney Johnston Camp No. 67, Sons of the Confederate Veterans. Many dear friends followed this fine old southern gentleman to Morton Cemetery, the place of interment. Kirk Lyons, in full Confederate Uniform, fired a three-gun salute as a final tribute to a member of one of the oldest Richmond families.
Winston Bassett is survived by a nephew, Clem Bassett, Jr. of Yoakum and two nieces, Liz Williams of Richmond and Mrs. Geraldine Coats of Houston.
-- Herald Coaster August 11 1985
Texas Aggie Class of 1919
Private, U.S. Marine Corps, Cuba, World War I
***
Herald Coaster 11 August 1985
"Richmond Funeral Held for Last Son of Clem Bassett"
Sid Winston Bassett, the last member of a large native Richmond family died July 29, 1985. Winston Bassett was the last son of the late Clem Bassett who was the first male white child born in the city of Richmond, according to information in "A History of Texas and Texans" by Frank W. Johnson, a leader in the Texas Revolution. Clem Bassett, a true hero in the Confederate Army, entered the Confederate Army at age 17 and served four years, engaging in every major battle from Shiloh through Atlanta. He was wounded a number of times and was promoted as aide-de-camp to General Joe Wheeler on the battlefield. After the war, Clem Bassett erturned to Richmond and became a prominent plantation owner and cotton planter.
Winston Bassett was a veterans of World War I. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge No. 72 at Richmond for over 50 yeras. Winston was one of the few real surviving sons of a Confederate Soldier, a member of the Albert Sidney Johnston Camp No. 67, Sons of the Confederate Veterans. Many dear friends followed this fine old southern gentleman to Morton Cemetery, the place of interment. Kirk Lyons, in full Confederate Uniform, fired a three-gun salute as a final tribute to a member of one of the oldest Richmond families.
Winston Bassett is survived by a nephew, Clem Bassett, Jr. of Yoakum and two nieces, Liz Williams of Richmond and Mrs. Geraldine Coats of Houston.
-- Herald Coaster August 11 1985
Private, U.S. Marine Corps, Cuba, World War I
***
Herald Coaster 11 August 1985
"Richmond Funeral Held for Last Son of Clem Bassett"
Sid Winston Bassett, the last member of a large native Richmond family died July 29, 1985. Winston Bassett was the last son of the late Clem Bassett who was the first male white child born in the city of Richmond, according to information in "A History of Texas and Texans" by Frank W. Johnson, a leader in the Texas Revolution. Clem Bassett, a true hero in the Confederate Army, entered the Confederate Army at age 17 and served four years, engaging in every major battle from Shiloh through Atlanta. He was wounded a number of times and was promoted as aide-de-camp to General Joe Wheeler on the battlefield. After the war, Clem Bassett erturned to Richmond and became a prominent plantation owner and cotton planter.
Winston Bassett was a veterans of World War I. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge No. 72 at Richmond for over 50 yeras. Winston was one of the few real surviving sons of a Confederate Soldier, a member of the Albert Sidney Johnston Camp No. 67, Sons of the Confederate Veterans. Many dear friends followed this fine old southern gentleman to Morton Cemetery, the place of interment. Kirk Lyons, in full Confederate Uniform, fired a three-gun salute as a final tribute to a member of one of the oldest Richmond families.
Winston Bassett is survived by a nephew, Clem Bassett, Jr. of Yoakum and two nieces, Liz Williams of Richmond and Mrs. Geraldine Coats of Houston.
-- Herald Coaster August 11 1985
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