James Harvey Bass

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Children:
Katherine Sutherland, 1869– 1965
Sallie Keen, 1871– 1969
Mary Ellen Grinstead, 1876– 1912
Bessie B. Rex, 1878– 1964

James Harvey Bass, stock dealer and proprietor of the Bass House, was born in Howard County, Missouri, in June 1834. His father, George P. Bass, who was born in Nashville, Tennessee, died in Howard County in 1863. He came to Boone County as an early pioneer and established a tannery, which he carried on for many years. The mother of James, formerly Susanna M. Wiseman, and a native of Kentucky, is now living in Boone County.

The subject of this sketch was raised on a farm and received a common school education, and learned the plastering trade. He worked some on the farm and at plastering in the fall seasons, and in 1861 he became a member of the Home Guards.

Coming to Henry County in 1867, he settled twelve miles west of Windsor on a farm, working the farm and also doing plastering for the country around about.

He married Mrs. Elizabeth (Woolfolk) Wall December 16, 1868. She had two sons by her first husband, Eugene E. Wall and Julius F. Wall. Julius F. married Miss Katie Burress, of Windsor, July 8, 1882.

Mrs. Bass's first husband, Julius F. Wall, was killed at the Battle of Lone Jack on August 16, 1862. He was with Colonel Cockrell's regiment. [Vard Cockrell was a Confederate colonel. At least 55 Confederates were killed at this battle.]

Her father, Charles T. Woolfolk, was born in Virginia, but was raised in Kentucky. His father was John Woolfolk, a Virginian by birth and of English descent and a soldier in the Revolution. Her mother was originally Polly A. Payne, of Kentucky.

Mr. and Mrs. Bass have four daughters: Katie Woolfolk, Sallie P., Mary Ella, and Bessie Lewis. They are members of the Baptist Church, and he belongs to the Masonic fraternity.

In 1869 Mr. Bass commenced the stock business and has made it his principal occupation since then. In 1876 he went to Texas with his family and started a sheep ranch in Comanche County with his brother, Lawrence. They continued it for four years. Selling out, he returned to his farm near Windsor, but soon disposed of this and moved into town. As the stock business was his favorite calling, he immediately commenced operations in company with Jacob Strauss, and since that time they have been the leading buyers in town.

Mr. Bass has been a very fortunate businessman and accumulated a large property. He is liberal in the support of schools, churches, and the different enterprises of the city. Mrs. Bass has charge of the hotel and is proving herself to be a most capable and energetic woman.

(Source - 1883 History of Henry County Missouri, National Historical Co., pg. 556)

Notes:

George Patton Bass and Susanna Wiseman were married at her parents' home in Boone co, Mo. in a double ceremony with her twin sister SallyAnn Wiseman and Charles J. Drury.
They lived in Howard co, Mo. where George P. was a farmer. After the death of her husband, Susanna lived with her married children in Howard and Boone counties.
Lawrence was the only child b. Boone Co. All others b. Howard co, Mo

CENSUS:
1830 Cedar, Boone, Missouri.
1840 Mountain, Howard co, Mo
1860 Moniteau, Howard, Missouri

1850 Howard co, MoG. P. Bass 2 m under 5 George P. Bass 44 m B.Tenn 1 m 5-10 Susan 41 f Ky 1 m 15-20 Ed 18 m Mo 1 m 30-40 Jas H15 m " 1 f under 5 Sarah A 13 f " 1f 20-30 Geo T 11 m " Jno P 9m " Mary F 7 f " A. 5 m "A. J. 3 m "
1860 Howard co, Mo: House #591House #576-563 George P. Bass 54 m b.Tenn Jacob (illegible) Susan 50 f "Andrew Bass 13 m b. Mo Lawrence 30 m MoJames 29 m " Mary 17 f "
1860 Howard co, Mo House 66/60 Augustus 15 m "C. M. Major saddler, b. Ky Alice Dorsey? 14 f "G. T. Bass 21 m Mo John P. Bass 19 m " both Bassboys listed as saddlers. Andrew J. Bass lived in household of Edwin Bass, Henry co, Mo
1870 see #2-11parents of Susanna; James & Mary Carr (Tuttle) Wiseman.

Index to Boone co wills gives; #43 Bilson Tuttle; Adm. Jane Tuttle, granted23 Dec 1824. Heirs; Thos Tuttle of Boone co, Mo; John Tuttle of Ky.James Wiseman and Polly his wife, late Polly Tuttle; Gilpin Tuttle of Boone co.

George Patton Bass died 22 Mar 1863, and with the children who died infancy is buried in the family graveyard on the Bass farm in Howard Co., Mo.
Susanna Wiseman Bass died 13 Aug 1894 at the home of her son Lawrence in Boone Co., Mo. and is buried in the Salem Cemetery, BooneCo., Mo.
Augustus Bass, a Confederate soldier, taken prisoner, died 24Jan 1863 in the Alton, Ill. Federal Prison and is buried there. Boone co. Cem. record)

James Wiseman d. Dec 9, 1869 age 86 yr 9 m.
Mary Carr (Tuttle) Wiseman d. 15 Aug 1863

Boone Co. MO microfilm Columbia Statesman April 3, 1863 page 2 column 5 Fayette Advertizer: An old citizen dead. Mr. George P. Bass died at his residence, about 8 miles southwest of Fayette, on the 22nd last of influenza. He was about 60 years of age and had been a resident of Howard county about 30 years. He was highly esteemed by all who knew him.

George married Susanna M. Wiseman on 29 Jan 1829 in Boone, Missouri, USA. Susanna (daughter of James Wiseman and Mary Carr Tuttle) was born on 15 Dec 1809 in Madison County, Kentucky, USA; died on 13 Aug 1894 in Boone, Missouri, USA; was buried in Salem Cemetery, Boone, Missouri. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Parents: Peter Bass of Maryland and Sarah M. Jackson of KY.

Brothers Peter (b 1771) and Lawrence (b 1780) BASS moved from Bardstown KY to Davidson county, Tennessee about 1803. Peter had just married Anna Stone and Lawrence married Nancy Patton on Oct 15, 1803 (in Nashville?). Peters wife died in childbirth May 14, 1809 in Nashville where she is buried. Lawrence and Nancy had may have had son George in Nashville. Both families left shortly after 1810.

Notes in Bass Family Bible state that Peter Bass (abt 1769-18. May 1829 Smithland, Livingston, KY) came to Baltimore from Holland, was originally surnamed BEST, and was 99 years old when he died in 1829.

Home in 1840: Cedar, Boone, Missouri, 7 free white persons, 12 slaves.
1850: District 8, Boone County

Lawrence said to have had 13 children.
He was one of the "Commissioners" to locate a "Seat of Justice" in Boone County, Missouri. A town company was formed and called the "Smithton Company" which bought a tract of land, surveyed and laid out the town of Columbia.

Will, December 18th, 1852: "To My beloved wife Nancy Bass in lieu of her driver, the plantation on which we now recide, being the West half of section No one of Range No 12 and the west half of the North West quarter of section No eight all in township No Forty Six of Range No Eleven, containing in all about four hundred acres, during her lifetime of widowhood, together with all my slaves and their increase, during her lifetime or widowhood, should my wife Nancy Bass wish at any time to give or distribute any of our slaves to any of our children herinafter named she can do so by having them carefully appraised and the child or heir receiving the slave or slave shall receipt to my executor for the valuation of the said slave or slaves who shall charge the same to said child or heir, which amount shall stand agains said child or heir and be deducted out of his or her par of my estate on a final settlement, toghether with all my horses, cows, oxen, mules, sheep and hogs or stock of all kid which may be in possession of at the time of my death, also all the household and kitchen furniture, farming utensils of all kinds together with all other atricles not otherwise disposed of in this will during her lifetime in widowhood and at the death or marriage of my said wife all the property hereby divised or bequeathed to her as aforesaid, on so much or may remain undisposed of whall be sold or divided by my executor so as to make an equal division of all my estate amongst all of our children : Sarah Jackson, George P. Bass, Augustus Bass, John S. Bass, Peter Bass, Edwin Bass, Eli M. Bass, Parilee Duncan, Julyanne Stone and the heirs of Theophilus Bass and Thomas Bass, to their heirs and assigns forever.
Peter Bass and Edwin Bass, executors."
Probate June 20-23rd, 1856, Boone county, Missouri.

Lawrence married Nancy Patton on 15 Oct 1803 in Davidson Co., TN, USA. Nancy was born in 1786 in North Carolina, USA; died in 1874 in Henry, Missouri, USA; was buried in New Salem Baptist Church Cemetery, Ashland, Boone County, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Thirteen children.

James married Mary Carr Tuttle on 14 May 1807 in Winchester, Clark, Kentucky, USA. Mary was born in 1786 in Virginia, USA; died on 15 Aug 1863 in Ashland, Boone, Missouri, USA; was buried in Ashland, Boone, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Parents: William Simpson Tuttle and Jane Stapleton.

Peter married Sarah M. Jackson. Sarah was born in in Kentucky; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Joseph married Susannah Manly in 1782 in Berks Co., PA, USA. Susannah was born in 1763 in Berks Co., PA, USA; died in 1784 in Berks Co., PA, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]