Brief Life History of Harriett N 'Hattie'
When Harriett N 'Hattie' Bass was born on 28 September 1837, in Tennessee, United States, her father, Major John Bedell Bass, was 42 and her mother, Temperance Ann Sumner, was 25. She had at least 2 sons and 2 daughters with Edward Henry Napier. She lived in Justice Precinct 2, Coleman, Texas, United States in 1880 and Justice Precinct 1, Coleman, Texas, United States in 1900. She died on 18 May 1904, in Coleman, Coleman, Texas, United States, at the age of 66.
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- Hattie Kapier in household of Edward H Kapier, "United States Census, 1880"
- Legacy NFS Source: HARRIET N. (Hattie) BASS - Government record: birth-name: HARRIET N. (Hattie) BASS
- Hattie Bass Napier, "Find A Grave Index"
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1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1846
Tennessee was known as the Volunteer State because during the Mexican War the government asked Tennessee for 3,000 volunteer soldiers and 30,000 joined.
1858
Historical Boundaries: 1858: Coleman, Texas, United States
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.
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