Samuel Bass

1 May 1782–1881 (Age 98)
Halifax, North Carolina, United States

The Life Summary of Samuel

Samuel Bass was born on 1 May 1782, in Halifax, North Carolina, United States. He married Gemima Nickens in 1805, in North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in Itawamba, Mississippi, United States in 1850. He registered for military service in 1789. He died in 1881, in North Carolina, United States, at the age of 99.

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Family Time Line

Samuel Bass
1782–1881
Mary Ann Stockton
1794–1881
Marriage: 1822
Mary Bass
1815–
Julius A. Bass
1828–
Christopher Bass
1830–
William Hayward Bass
1817–1865
Hiliad Bass
1817–
John W Bass
1820–1860
William H. Bass
1823–
Marcus Lafayette Bass
1825–1874
Green F. Bass
1827–1910
James Martin Bass
1827–1910
Thomas Coke Bass
1830–1878
Rebecca Bass
1832–
Susannah Jane Bass
1834–1880
Martha Jane Bass
1836–1900

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    1822North Carolina, United States
    • Children

    (14)

    +9 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1783 · A Free America
    Age 1
    The Revolutionary War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris which gave the new nation boundries on which they could expand and trade with other countries without any problems.
    1789 · Becomes 12th State
    Age 7
    On November 21, 1789, North Carolina became the 12th state in the Union.
    1808
    Age 26
    Atlantic slave trade abolished.

    Name Meaning

    English: from Middle English bas(e), bass, Old French bas(se) ‘low, short’ (from Latin bassus ‘thickset’, i.e. wide as opposed to tall), either a descriptive nickname for a short person or a status name meaning ‘of humble origin’, not necessarily with derogatory connotations.English: from the Middle English personal name Bas(s)e. This could be an Old French form of ancient Germanic Baso (perhaps meaning ‘purple’) or more commonly a pet form of Middle English and Old French Basile or Basily, used of men and women alike. Compare Basley and Basil .English: in some instances, from Middle English bærs, bas ‘freshwater perch, bass or any of various related or similar fish, such as the sea bass’, hence a nickname for a person supposedly resembling this fish, or a metonymic occupational name for a fish seller or fisherman.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Basley
    Baskin
    Baskett
    Bayes
    Base

    Story Highlight

    Samuel Bass Background.

    Samuel Bass BIRTH1784 Halifax County, North Carolina, USA DEATH1870 (aged 85–86) Texas, USA MEMORIAL Samuel Bass was not a man who was ever really on paper. Even the census records are inconsist …

    Sources (3)

    • Samuel Bass, "United States Census, 1850"
    • 1860 United States Federal Census for Samul Bass
    • Samuel Bass, "North Carolina Revolutionary Pay Vouchers, 1779-1782"

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