When Emmett C. Bass was born on 19 January 1914, in Brookneal, Campbell, Virginia, United States, his father, Edward Bascomb Bass, was 61 and his mother, Lela Helen Connally, was 36. He married Lucille Josephine Walton on 3 September 1938, in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in United States in 1949 and Namozine District, Dinwiddie, Virginia, United States in 1950. He died on 1 October 1979, in Richmond, Virginia, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Stockton Creek Cemetery, Albemarle, Virginia, United States.
Do you know Emmett C.? Do you have a story about him that you would like to share? Sign In or Create a FREE Account
Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.
Camp Lee was the sight of where Europeans first came face to face with the Powhatan Confederation. Than during the Civil War the Union forces used it as a surprise attack and blocked Lee’s army from the supply base. When World War II started Fort Lee became Camp Lee and was used as a training facility.
Amelia Earhart completes first solo nonstop transatlantic flight by a woman.
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 NamesAs a nonprofit, we offer free help to those looking to learn the details of their family story.