William L BassettAge: 52 years1868–1920
- Name
- William L Bassett
- Given names
- William L
- Surname
- Bassett
 Birth | 1868 23 19 |
 Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 12 months)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
 Census | June 1, 1870 (Age 2 years) |
 Death of a maternal grandmother | Martha Lucinda Gamble 1871 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a brother | John Thomas Bassett July 15, 1874 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a brother | James Franklin Bassett January 22, 1876 (Age 8 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 10 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Birth of a brother | Eugene Cade Bassett March 1879 (Age 11 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Richard Hudson Bassett August 31, 1879 (Age 11 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Roland Jackson Bassett August 31, 1879 (Age 11 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Luther Dave Bassett March 10, 1884 (Age 16 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Wyatt L Bassett December 18, 1887 (Age 19 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Arrie Lucindy Bassett March 3, 1889 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Bennie Newton Bassett October 26, 1891 (Age 23 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 30 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Lee Roy Jackson March 19, 1904 (Age 36 years) |
| Death of a brother | Eugene Cade Bassett before 1905 (Age 37 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 48 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 49 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 50 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
 Death | 1920 (Age 52 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Isaac Newton Bassett Birth: July 15, 1844 — Georgia, United States Death: January 21, 1921 — DeLeon, Comanche, Texas, United States |
| mother |
Mary Elizabeth Jackson Birth: January 18, 1848 21 19 Death: October 8, 1931 |
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Marriage: November 29, 1866 — |
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2 years himself |
William L Bassett Birth: 1868 23 19 Death: 1920 |
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7 years younger brother |
John Thomas Bassett Birth: July 15, 1874 30 26 Death: March 24, 1941 |
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18 months younger brother |
James Franklin Bassett Birth: January 22, 1876 31 28 Death: April 21, 1969 |
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3 years younger brother |
Eugene Cade Bassett Birth: March 1879 34 31 Death: before 1905 |
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6 months younger brother |
Richard Hudson Bassett Birth: August 31, 1879 35 31 Death: September 12, 1959 |
| younger brother |
Roland Jackson Bassett Birth: August 31, 1879 35 31 Death: |
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5 years younger brother |
Luther Dave Bassett Birth: March 10, 1884 39 36 Death: November 7, 1950 |
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4 years younger brother |
Wyatt L Bassett Birth: December 18, 1887 43 39 Death: |
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14 months younger sister |
Arrie Lucindy Bassett Birth: March 3, 1889 44 41 Death: April 15, 1960 |
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3 years younger brother |
Bennie Newton Bassett Birth: October 26, 1891 47 43 Death: July 28, 1976 |
William L Bassett has 7 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (7)
Parents Green White Jackson + Icie Dora Adams
| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Lee Roy Jackson - Household
Chambers, Alabama
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