Theophilus Edwin Bass

Other Events:

• Name: Audie
• Name: Ed
• Name: Ottie
• Name: Tom

Notes:

1880 • Flat Creek, Stone, Missouri, USA
1900 • Ponce de Leon township, Stone, Missouri, USA
Bought land in Clearwater, Idaho in 1907.
1910 • a railroad laboerer in in Spokane.
1920 • Justice Precinct 1 (Stanton), Martin, Texas, USA, laborer in garage, widower, with Shannon and John

Mentioned in his fathers obit as Ottie in California in 1936, and as in Tulare, California when his brother Will died in 1945. When sister Gertie dies in Aug 1946, he is T.E. Bass of Tulare, California. 1950 • census for Tulare has him as Audie T. Bass.

From 1928 to 1932 in Imperial, California, later in Tulare. In the 30s he is registered as a mechanic, in the 40s as farmer.

Theophilus married Annie Cleo Harris on 13 Mar 1907 in Clarkston, Asotin, Washington, USA. Annie was born on 4 Feb 1890 in Mill Creek, Washington, Kansas; died on 6 Sep 1913 in Sacred Heart Hospital, Spokane, Washington, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Name: Ed

Notes:

In 1930 he was working at the El Solyo Ranch in Patterson, Stanislaus, CA.
First married to Lora Bell Rogers (1910-), children Shannon Dale and Gale Lorabell.
Second to Mary Sophia Knowles (1915-2002).

Shannon married Lorabelle Rogers on 5 Nov 1932 in Pierce, Washington, USA. Lorabelle was born on 9 Jan 1910 in Spokane, Spokane, Washington, USA; died on 16 Aug 1977 in Tacoma, Pierce, Washington. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Mary Sophia Knowles. Mary was born on 13 Jul 1915 in Chadron, Dawes, Nebraska, USA; died on 27 Nov 2002 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

1934 he was a farm hand on a ranch in Thornton, San Joaquin, California.

Was sentenced to 0-10 years months in San Joaquin County jail, and tried to escape. "only six bricks and a few laths separated the group og dangerous young despeardoes from freedom, when they were discovered by jail attendants. A long blanket was in readiness to be used to slide down to the street and socks stuffed with tinfoil had been prepared as weapons in event of detection", the Stockton Idependent reported on May 12, 1936. He was moved to California State prison at San Quentin and served untill 1939.

1944, stationed as private first class at the Marine Air Depot Squadron One, Marine Aircraft Wings, Pacific C/O Fleet Post Office, San Francisco, California

Bass, John M. 9 Aug 1910 - 28 Jan 1945 Christian County Republican 22 Mar 1945 p1
[Son of Theopolis Edwin "Ottie" & Cleo (Harris) Bass]
Mrs. J.H. Wade received word Wednesday that her nephew, John M. Bass, with a combat Engineering Division in Belgium, had been killed in action Jan. 28. Mrs. Wade's brother, T.E. Bass of Tulare, Calif., had received a letter from the chaplain of John's division that he had been killed and that burial was made in the American cemetery in Belgium.

Family/Spouse: Donald Boothe Spencer. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Edwin V. Larson, Jr. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]