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Generation: 1
| 1. | Maggie A. Hill was born 1876, Indiana, USA (daughter of William Hill and Mary Bass). Other Events:
- Race: Mulatto
- Reference Number: 10738
- Residence: 1880, Brazil, Clay, Indiana, USA; Age: 4; EnumerationDistrict: 229; MaritalStatus: Single; RelationToHead: Daughter
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Generation: 2
| 2. | William Hill was born 1836, Indiana, USA; died , USA. Other Events:
- Race: Mulatto
- Reference Number: 8343
- Residence: 1880, Brazil, Clay, Indiana, USA; Age: 44; Occupation: Barber; CannotRead: Yes; CannotWrite: Yes; EnumerationDistrict: 229; MaritalStatus: Married; RelationToHead: Self
William married Mary Bass 26 Nov 1868, Vigo, Indiana, USA. Mary (daughter of George Washington Bass and Faitha Russell) was born 14 Apr 1850, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died 25 Apr 1935, Anderson, Madison, Indiana, USA. [Group Sheet]
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| 3. | Mary Bass was born 14 Apr 1850, Vigo, Indiana, USA (daughter of George Washington Bass and Faitha Russell); died 25 Apr 1935, Anderson, Madison, Indiana, USA. Other Events:
- Race: Mulatto
- Reference Number: 7821
- Residence: 1850, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; Age: 0
- Residence: 1860, Honey Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA; Age: 10
- Residence: 1880, Brazil, Clay, Indiana, USA; Age: 30; Occupation: Keeping House; CannotRead: Yes; CannotWrite: Yes; EnumerationDistrict: 229; MaritalStatus: Married; RelationToHead: Wife
- Residence: 1900, Urbana, Champaign, Illinois, USA; StreetAddress: Maple St; Age: 51; AbleToSpeakEnglish: Yes; CanRead: Yes; CanWrite: Yes; EnumerationDistrict: 0033; NumberOfChildrenBorn: 5; NumberOfChildrenLiving: 3; YearsMarried: 33; MaritalStatus: Married; RelationToHead: Wife
Notes:
Died:
Age: 85
Children:
- Anna D. Hill was born 1870, Indiana, USA.
- Georgia M. Hill was born 1872, Indiana, USA.
- 1. Maggie A. Hill was born 1876, Indiana, USA.
- Hettie B. Hill was born 1878, Indiana, USA.
- William A. Hill was born Jan 1880, Indiana, USA.
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Generation: 3
| 6. | George Washington Bass was born Abt 1809, North Carolina, USA (son of Jethro Bass and Polly Mitchell); died , USA. Other Events:
- Race: Mulatto
- Reference Number: 7816
- Residence: 1850, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; Age: 40
- Residence: 1860, Honey Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA; Age: 53
- Residence: 1870, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; Age: 66; Census Post Office: Terre Haute
George married Faitha Russell 14 Nov 1845, Vigo, Indiana, USA. Faitha (daughter of John Richard Russell and Lucy Richardson) was born 1826, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet]
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| 7. | Faitha Russell was born 1826, North Carolina, USA (daughter of John Richard Russell and Lucy Richardson). Other Events:
- Race: Mulatto
- Reference Number: 2738
- Residence: 1850, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; Age: 24
- Residence: 1870, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; Age: 45; Census Post Office: Terre Haute
- Residence: 1880, Brazil, Clay, Indiana, USA; Age: 48Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Self
- Residence: 1900, Anderson, Madison, Indiana, USA
Children:
- Martha Bass was born Abt 1849, Indiana, USA.
- 3. Mary Bass was born 14 Apr 1850, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died 25 Apr 1935, Anderson, Madison, Indiana, USA.
- Jethro Bass was born Abt 1852, Indiana, USA.
- Sarah Bass was born Abt 1854, Indiana, USA.
- Henrietta Bass was born Abt 1853, Indiana, USA.
- Harry Bass was born Abt 1859, Indiana, USA.
- Alphus Bass was born 1845, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
- Missouri Bass was born 30 Jan 1860, Indiana, USA; died 24 Feb 1903, Anderson, Madison, Indiana, USA.
- Minnie Bass was born Abt 1867, Indiana, USA.
- Julia Bass was born 12 Aug 1860, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
- Fred Dougles Bass was born 15 Sep 1870, Brazil, Clay, Indiana, USA; died 11 Jun 1937, Muncie, Delaware, Indiana, USA.
- Harvey Bass was born Abt 1860, Indiana, USA; died , USA.
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Generation: 4
| 12. |  Jethro Bass was born Apr 1787, Granville, North Carolina, USA (son of Jesse Day and Prudence Bass); died 1865, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA. Other Events:
- Race: Mulatto
- Reference Number: 767
- Bondsman: 30 Oct 1828, Mercer, Kentucky, USA; Posted marriage bond for his daughter, Emeline Bass
- Residence: 1830, Vigo, Indiana, USA
- Residence: 1840, Vigo, Indiana, USA
- Residence: 1850, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; Age: 70
- Residence: 1860, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; Age: 80
Notes:
Free People of Color Register of (NC-born) Negroes & Mulattoes: Vigo County, Indiana.
by Lisa Y. Henderson
Jethro Bass registered 2 July 1853. Age 70. Mulatto. Born Granville County NC. Resided Lost Creek township.
Jethro Bass and Polly Mitchell married in Granville County NC on 3 Apr 1809. In 1830, Jethro Bass headed a household of 13 free people of color in Vigo County, Indiana. In the 1850 census of Harrison township, Vigo County, Indiana: Jathro Bass, 70, wife Polly, 60, Emily, 17, and Alfred Bass, 6.
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Lost Creek AME Church was founded in 1839 by Jethro Bass and others.
Died:
Estate Records
Jethro married Polly Mitchell 3 Apr 1809, Granville, North Carolina, USA. Polly (daughter of Thomas Mitchell and Rebecca Stewart) was born 1788, Sussex, Virginia, USA; died 1865, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA. [Group Sheet]
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| 13. | Polly Mitchell was born 1788, Sussex, Virginia, USA (daughter of Thomas Mitchell and Rebecca Stewart); died 1865, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA. Other Events:
- Race: Mulatto
- Reference Number: 974
- Residence: 1850, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; Age: 60
Children:
- Nelson Bass was born 1814, North Carolina, USA; died 4 May 1877, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried 6 May 1877, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
- Rebecca Bass was born 1820, North Carolina, USA; died Between 1870 and 1880, Indiana, USA.
- Michael Bass was born 10 Mar 1818, North Carolina, USA; died 15 Jan 1875, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried , Roberts Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
- Duphena Emily Bass was born 1834, Indiana, USA; died 1870, Coles, Illinois, USA.
- Emeline Bass was born Abt 1811, North Carolina, USA; died , Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried , Vigo, Indiana, USA.
- 6. George Washington Bass was born Abt 1809, North Carolina, USA; died , USA.
- Eliza Bass was born Abt 1833, Indiana, USA.
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| 14. | John Richard Russell was born 1795, Richmond, North Carolina, USA; died 1847, Stewart, Georgia, USA. Other Events:
John married Lucy Richardson 1826, North Carolina, USA. Lucy was born 1800, Anson, North Carolina, USA; died 1855, Georgia, USA. [Group Sheet]
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| 15. | Lucy Richardson was born 1800, Anson, North Carolina, USA; died 1855, Georgia, USA. Other Events:
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