William Calvin "Will" Bass

1875 - 1945  (69 years)

• Name	William Calvin "Will" Bass
  Nickname	Will
  Born	9 Mar 1875	Garber, Taney, Missouri, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	18 Feb 1945	Branson township, Garber, Taney, Missouri, USA
  	Cause: Apoplexy, paralysis right side
  Buried	23 Feb 1945	Ponce de Leon, Stone, Missouri
  Person ID	I20744	Tofterå Slettemoen
  Last Modified	20 Jan 2024

  
  

  Father	John Shannon Bass,   b. 26 May 1847, Taney County, Missouri, USA ,   d. 2 May 1936, Reed Springs, Stone, Missouri  (Age 88 years)
  Mother	Clarinda Clementine "Clarie" Massey,   b. 4 Jan 1852, Campell Twp, Greene, Missouri, USA ,   d. 27 Jul 1950, Lowry City, St. Clair County, Missouri  (Age 98 years)
  Married	2 Mar 1870	Crane, Stone, Missouri, USA
  Family ID	F6723	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Nancy Elizabeth Simmons,   b. 28 Jul 1877, Hickory County, Missouri, USA ,   d. 2 Feb 1960, Branson, Taney, Missouri  (Age 82 years)
  Married	20 Jan 1895	Ponce de Leon, Stone, Missouri
  Children	1. Charles Leroy "Roy" Bass,   b. 22 Jun 1896, Galena, Stone, Missouri, USA ,   d. 1 Jun 1958, Kern County, CA, USA  (Age 61 years)   2. Clarinda Gertrude "Clara" Bass,   b. 14 Jul 1899, Galena, Stone, Missouri, USA ,   d. 19 Aug 1901, Ponce de Leon, Stone, Missouri  (Age 2 years)   3. Cordelia Merle Bass,   b. 12 Aug 1901, Oto, Stone, MO ,   d. 1 Jan 1979, Spokane, Christian, Missouri, USA  (Age 77 years)   4. Mildred Bass,   b. 12 Nov 1903, Abesville, Stone, Missouri, USA ,   d. 28 Nov 1991, Wayne, Wayne, Michigan  (Age 88 years)   5. Fannie Bass,   b. 19 Nov 1905, Christian, Missouri, USA ,   d. 10 Oct 1960, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA  (Age 54 years)   6. William Oscar Bass,   b. 14 Dec 1907, Crane, Stone, Missouri, USA ,   d. 22 May 1922, Ozark, Christian, MO  (Age 14 years)   7. Nannie Bass,   b. 24 Mar 1910, Grant, Stone, Missouri ,   d. 8 Jul 1995, Spokane, Christian, Missouri, USA  (Age 85 years)   8. James Shannon Bass,   b. 1 Apr 1913, Stone, Missouri, USA ,   d. 3 Jun 1998, Reeds Spring, Stone, Missouri  (Age 85 years)
  Last Modified	16 Mar 2013
  Family ID	F6713	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  John Shannon Bass and Clarie (Massey) Bass Gertrude (Bass) Wade (from left), Charles Otis Bass, John Shannon Bass, Clarinda Clementine (Massey) Bass and William Calvin Bass. Photo taken sometime before 1935.

  
  

• Notes

  When Will was courting Lizzie both families lived in Abesville, Missouri. The Bass family lived up "Bass Hollow" southeast of Abesville. The Simmons familie lived northeast of Abesville near the Christian-Stone county line. Will rode a horse or walked across the fields to go see Lizzie. They were married in the home of her parents; both fathers were witnesses to the ceremony. They lived in Stone county most of their married life and were parents of nine children. William and Elizabeth (Lizzie) moved to North Hayes, Reno County, Kansas by 1930 with son James, where they farmed a rented farm. They were back on the family farm in Reeds Spring by 1935. Lived in Garber, Missouri in 1942. Farmer, died age 69 years 11 months 9 days. Death Certificate # 10802, informant: Mrs. Lizzie Bass, Garber, Taney Co., MO.