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Clement Newton Bassett, Jr.
January 7, 1842 - October 9, 1914
Born at Richmond, Fort Bend County, Texas on January 7, 1842.
Mustered in to Company H at Houston, TX on September 7, 1861. Age:20, Equipment
value: $55.00, traveled: 30 miles.
Listed as present on October 31, 1861 Muster Roll.
Listed as present on December 1861 Muster Roll.
Listed as present no Setember 1, 1862 Muste Roll (last paid by Maj. Payton
up to July 1, 1862).
Wounded in the left hand on April 2, 1863 at Eagleville, TN.
Listed as present on April 30, 1863 Muster Roll (last paid by Capt. Steele
up to Jan. 1 1863).
Macmurphy notes he returned from hospital on June 9, 1863.
Listed as present on Dec. 31, 1863 Muster Roll (last paid by Capt. Sharpe
up to June 30, 1863).
Listed as present on March 1, 1864 Muster Roll (last paid by Capt. Bartholomew
up to Nov. 1, 1863).
Wounded in the foot near Newnan, GA on July 30, 1864.
Led the charge at Sandersville, GA on November 22, 1864.
Letter to a Texas newspaper identified him as Lt. Bassett on November 25,
1864.
Wounded
in the head on Salkehatchie River near Aiken, SC on February 2, 1865.
Paroled at Demopolis, Ala., June 13, 1865.
Acted as Fort Bend Postmaster from March 1899 to October 1901.
Also served as county Tax Collector in 1904.
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| Morton Cemetery, Richmond, Fort Bend County, TX | ||
| 1850 Census - TX, Fort Bend County, Page 236B, Dwelling 199, Family 199, (20/20) t | |||||||||
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| Julia M. Bassett | 30 | F | VA | ||||||
| Washington Bassett | 10 | M | TX | Y | |||||
| Clemant Bassett | 8 | M | TX | Y | |||||
| Robert Bassett | 6 | M | TX | Y | |||||
| Edwin Bassett | 1 | M | TX | ||||||
| 1860 Census - TX, Fort Bend County, Page 373, Dwelling 271, Family 251, (35/53) | ||||||||||
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| Geo. H. Chambers | 27 | M | Stock Raiser | AL | ||||||
| Winnie E. Chambers | 20 | F | TX | |||||||
| Wm. Chambers | 3 | M | TX | |||||||
| Clements Bassett | 18 | M | TX | |||||||
| Ada Mitchell | 17 | F | KY | |||||||
| Jennie Mitchell | 4 | F | TX | |||||||
| Addlaide Montgomery | 13 | F | Unknown | |||||||
| 1870 Census - TX, Fort Bend County, Richmond, Page 571, Dwelling 4, Family 16, (3/21) | |||||||||||
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| Charles S. McClory | 43 | M | W | Merchant (?) | $750 | $350 | CT | ||||
| Elizabeth R. McClorey | 33 | F | W | Keeping House | TX | ||||||
| Clemmet Bassett | 28 | M | W | Merchant(?) | $750 | $350 | TX | ||||
| John H. Pickens | 30 | M | W | Clerk in Grocery | TX | ||||||
| Thomas H. Jones | 25 | M | W | Clerk in Grocery | TX | ||||||
| Priscilla Jones | 25 | F | B | Wash Woman | TX | No | |||||
| 1880 Census - TX, Fort Bend County, Precinct 1, Page 316A, Dwelling 260, (29/51) | ||||||||||||
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| 1900 Census - TX, Fort Bend County, Justice Precinct 6, Page 21B, Dwelling 468, Family 479, (42/42) | |||||||||||||||
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| Clem Bassett | Head | W | M | Jan 1842 | 58 | M15 | TX | VA | VA | Farmer | O | ||||
| Libby Bassett | Wife | W | F | Feb 1869 | 31 | M15 | 5/5 | TX | KY | TN | |||||
| Eleanor Bassett | Daughter | W | F | May 1886 | 14 | S | TX | TX | TX | ||||||
| Clem Bassett Jr. | Son | W | M | Apr 1890 | 10 | S | TX | TX | TX | ||||||
| Robert Bassett | Son | W | M | Aug 1892 | 7 | S | TX | TX | TX | ||||||
| Winston Bassett | Son | W | M | Sept 1897 | 2 | S | TX | TX | TX | ||||||
| Gerald Bassett | Son | W | M | Dec 1899 | [5]/12 | S | TX | TX | TX | ||||||
| J. J. Sass | Boarder | M | M | July 1854 | 45 | S | TX | Germany | Germany | ||||||
| Len R. McFarlane | Boarder | W | M | 1873 | 27 | S | TX | Jamaica [Wistand] | TX | ||||||
| Wash Williams | Servant | B | M | 1835 | 65 | Wd | MS | [illegible] | [illegible] | ||||||
| 1910 Census - TX, Fort Bend County, Justice Precinct 4, Page, Dwelling 568, Family 568, (74/75) | ||||||||||||||
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| Clem N Bassett Sr. | Head | W | M | 68 | M 25yrs | 7/5 living | TX | VA | VA | Planter | ||||
| Lillie A. Bassett | Wife | W | F | 49 | M 25yrs | 6/5 living | TX | KY | TX | Housewife | ||||
| Clem N. Bassett Jr. | Son | W | M | 20 | S | TX | TX | TX | Horse Raiser | |||||
| Winston S. Bassett | Son | W | M | 12 | S | TX | TX | TX | ||||||
| Gerald W. Bassett | Son | W | M | 10 | S | TX | TX | TX | ||||||
| Miles Walker | Hired Boy | B | M | 15 | S | TX | TX | TX | Servant | |||||
| Many Falls | Hired Man | B | M | 35 | S | 4/4 living | TX | TX | TX | Servant | ||||
| Maud L. Falls | Daughter | B | F | 6 | S | TX | TX | TX | ||||||
| Kate G. Falls | Daughter | B | F | 4 | S | TX | TX | TX | ||||||
| Ruth L. Falls | Daughter | B | F | 2 | S | TX | TX | TX | ||||||
| Pius Landers | Hired Man | B | M | 70 | W | 0 | TX | TX | TX | Servant | ||||
| Related Links: | ||
| GL Macmurphy's Diary:
June 9, 1863 "Letter from Wheeler's Command," Galveston Weekly News, December 28, 1864. Yeary's Reminiscences of the Boys in Gray: Clem Bassett (offsite) Access Genealogy: Calder, R. J. Capt. (offsite) Access Genealogy: Bassett, Clem N. (offsite) John Russell's Fortunatus Bassett m. Sybil Bacon 1800-1802 (see also Ancestry message board) (offsite) Fort Bend County, Morton Cemetery (offsite) Postmasters & Post Offices of Fort Bend County, TX (offsite) Fort Bend County Officials, 1904 (offsite) AWT: Sharon Pike's The Hughes Family of Kentucky (offsite) LDS Family Search Individual Record: Clement Newton Bassett (offsite) LDS Family Search Individual Record: Clement N. Bassett (offsite) LDS Family Search Individual Record: Clem Bassett (offsite) LDS Family Search Individual Record: Clem Bassett (offsite) Trophy Miniatures of Wales - "Red Star Ranger: Clem Bassett" |
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Claiborne, John M. Muster Roll of Terry's Texas Rangers; With Historical Remarks. Galveston: Self Published, 1882. Jones, Andrew M. Annotated Roster of Terry's Texas Rangers, the 8th Texas Cavalry. Unpublished Research. Scott, Paul R. Eighth Texas Cavalry, CSA. Arlington: The University of Texas at Arlington, July 1977. Unpublished MA Thesis. |
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AWT: Dick Myhre's Myhre-Bassett (offsite) AWT: William Robinson's Robinsons, Rankines & others (offsite) AWT: Susie Nason's Nason/Krohne/Robinson/Bolton (offsite) LDS Family Search Family Group Record: C. N. Bassett & Julia N. L. Beal (offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (surname: Bassett) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (surname: Bassett) (offsite) TXGenWeb Project (Fort Bend County, TX) (offsite) RootsWeb Message Board (Fort Bend County, TX) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Fort Bend County, TX) |
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