Mary Lee Bassett

Female21 May 1934–3 February 2015

Brief Life History of Mary Lee

When Mary Lee Bassett was born on 21 May 1934, in Gorman, Eastland, Texas, United States, her father, Carlton Vice Bassett, was 27 and her mother, Doris Catherine Hamrick, was 22. She married Billy Jack Cottrell on 31 August 1951. She died on 3 February 2015, in Harris, Texas, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Downing Cemetery, Downing, Comanche, Texas, United States.

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Billy Jack Cottrell
1928–2011
Mary Lee Bassett
1934–2015
Marriage: 31 August 1951

Sources (9)

  • Mary Lee Bassett, "Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935"
  • Mary L Bassett, "Texas Marriages, 1966-2010"
  • Mary Lee Bassett Cottrell, "Find A Grave Index"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    31 August 1951
  • Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (3)

    World Events (8)

    1935 · The FBI is Established

    Age 1

    The Bureau of Investigation's name was changed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to help citizens know that the Government is helping protect from threats both domestically and abroad.

    1949 · 1950s Texas Drought

    Age 15

    One of most intense, costly, and devastating droughts ever recorded in the state of Texas. The entire state was in a state of drought by the summer of 1951. Less than 30-50% of the normal rainfall was received during this period. The state was plagued with dust storms similar to those from the infamous Dust Bowl. The drought ended in a destructive manner throughout 1957; storms, hail, tornadoes, and deadly floods.

    1956 · The Federal Aid Highway Act

    Age 22

    With the construction of 41,000 miles of the Interstate Highway System, the Federal Aid Highway Act made way for the largest public works project in American history at that time. One of the purposes was to provide military access to places in case of an attack.

    Name Meaning

    English (of Norman origin): from Old French basset ‘of low stature’, a diminutive of basse ‘low, short’, either a nickname for a short person or a status name for someone of humble origins.

    Altered form of French Bessette 1 or Besset (see Bessette 2).

    History: William Bassett (c. 1598–1667) came to Plymouth, MA, from Kent, England, in the 1620s; c. 1650 he moved to Duxbury and subesequently to Bridgewater. He had many prominent descendants, among them one of the earliest families on Martha's Vineyard. — The surname Bassett of French origin (see 2 above) is listed in the register of Huguenot ancestors recognized by the Huguenot Society of America.

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

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