Bennie Newton BassettAge: 84 years1891–1976
- Name
- Bennie Newton Bassett
- Given names
- Bennie Newton
- Surname
- Bassett
 Birth | October 26, 1891 47 43 |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 6 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 12 years) |
| Death of a brother | Eugene Cade Bassett before 1905 (Age 13 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 24 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 25 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 26 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 of a brother | William L Bassett 1920 (Age 28 years) |
| Death of a father | Isaac Newton Bassett January 21, 1921 (Age 29 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 37 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Death of a mother | Mary Elizabeth Jackson October 8, 1931 (Age 39 years) |
| Death of a brother | John Thomas Bassett March 24, 1941 (Age 49 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 50 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Death of a brother | Luther Dave Bassett November 7, 1950 (Age 59 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 58 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Death of a brother | Richard Hudson Bassett September 12, 1959 (Age 67 years) |
| Death of a sister | Arrie Lucindy Bassett April 15, 1960 (Age 68 years) |
| Death of a brother | James Franklin Bassett April 21, 1969 (Age 77 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 54 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | July 28, 1976 (Age 84 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 elder brother |
William L Bassett Birth: 1868 23 19 Death: 1920 |
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7 years elder brother |
John Thomas Bassett Birth: July 15, 1874 30 26 Death: March 24, 1941 |
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18 months elder brother |
James Franklin Bassett Birth: January 22, 1876 31 28 Death: April 21, 1969 |
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3 years elder brother |
Eugene Cade Bassett Birth: March 1879 34 31 Death: before 1905 |
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6 months elder brother |
Richard Hudson Bassett Birth: August 31, 1879 35 31 Death: September 12, 1959 |
| elder brother |
Roland Jackson Bassett Birth: August 31, 1879 35 31 Death: |
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5 years elder brother |
Luther Dave Bassett Birth: March 10, 1884 39 36 Death: November 7, 1950 |
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4 years elder brother |
Wyatt L Bassett Birth: December 18, 1887 43 39 Death: |
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14 months elder sister |
Arrie Lucindy Bassett Birth: March 3, 1889 44 41 Death: April 15, 1960 |
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3 years himself |
Bennie Newton Bassett Birth: October 26, 1891 47 43 Death: July 28, 1976 |