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 1833 - 1911 (~ 77 years)
Generation: 1
| 1. | Margaret Jane Riley was born Oct 1833, Indiana, USA (daughter of Adam Riley and Emeline Bass); died 16 Jul 1911, Burnett, Vigo, Indiana, USA. Other Events:
- Race: Colored
- Reference Number: 1405
- Residence: 1870, Otter Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA
- Residence: 1900, Nevins, Vigo, Indiana, USA; Age: 63; Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Head
Notes:
Died:
Age: 74
Margaret married Zemorah Norton Mar 1846, Vigo, Indiana, USA. Zemorah (son of Chesley Norton and Elizabeth 'Betsy' Walden) was born 1820, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- Emaline Norton was born 1848, Indiana, USA.
- George W. Norton was born Oct 1851, Indiana, USA; died 19 Feb 1915, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried Feb 1915, Roberts Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
- Mary Norton was born 1851, Indiana, USA.
- Sarah Norton was born 1853, Indiana, USA.
- Caroline Norton was born 1861, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
- Cordelia Norton was born 4 Jun 1864, Indiana, USA; died 23 Feb 1917, Rockville, Parke, Indiana, USA; was buried , Rockville, Parke, Indiana, USA.
- Almeda Norton was born 1865, Indiana, USA; died 6 Nov 1882, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried Nov 1882, Roberts Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
- Evalina Norton was born Jan 1867, Indiana, USA.
- Charles Adam Norton was born 1 May 1862, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died 3 Jan 1933, Otter Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried 6 Jan 1933, Russell Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
- William Duncan Norton was born Dec 1854, Indiana, USA.
- Wilson Norton was born 3 Dec 1844, Indiana, USA; died 3 Feb 1908, Otter Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
Margaret married John Anderson 14 Mar 1882, Vigo, Indiana, USA. John (son of George Anderson and Morning Taborn) was born 1815, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet]
Margaret married John S Beaty 7 Nov 1872, Vigo, Indiana, USA. John (son of Henry Beaty and Sarah Beaty) was born Abt 1838, Indiana, USA; was buried , Roberts Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- Elizabeth Beaty was born Abt 1874, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died 16 Apr 1874, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried Apr 1874, Roberts Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
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Generation: 2
| 2. | Adam Riley was born Abt 1805, North Carolina, USA (son of Jonathan Adam Riley and Lucy Ball); died Abt 1875, Indiana, USA; was buried unknown. Other Events:
- Race: Mulatto
- Reference Number: 1406
- Residence: 1830, Vigo, Indiana, USA
- Residence: 1840, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA
- Residence: 1850, Parke, Indiana, USA; Age: 45
- Mortgage: 12 Feb 1858, Vigo, Indiana, USA; Mortgage of personal property for $85 from Adam Riley to Jethro Bass
- Residence: 1860, Honey Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA; Age: 51
- Residence: 1870, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA; Post Office: Indianapolis; Age: 65
Adam married Emeline Bass 30 Oct 1828, Mercer, Kentucky, USA. Emeline (daughter of Jethro Bass and Polly Mitchell) was born Abt 1811, North Carolina, USA; died , Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried , Vigo, Indiana, USA. [Group Sheet]
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| 3. | Emeline Bass was born Abt 1811, North Carolina, USA (daughter of Jethro Bass and Polly Mitchell); died , Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried , Vigo, Indiana, USA. Other Events:
- Also Known As: Avaline Bass
- Race: Mulatto
- Reference Number: 975
- Residence: 1850, Parke, Indiana, USA; Age: 39
- Residence: 1860, Honey Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA; Age: 49
Children:
- 1. Margaret Jane Riley was born Oct 1833, Indiana, USA; died 16 Jul 1911, Burnett, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
- George Washington Riley was born Abt 1836, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died 17 Jul 1899, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried 19 Jul 1899, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
- Charles Riley was born 1837, Indiana, USA; died 18 Aug 1865; was buried 18 Aug 1865, Pineville, Rapides, Louisiana, USA.
- Sarah Ann Riley was born 16 Jun 1844, Indiana, USA; died 13 Dec 1907, Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, USA; was buried , Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, USA.
- Mary "Polly" Riley was born 1841, Indiana, USA.
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Generation: 3
| 5. | Lucy Ball was born 12 Apr 1778; died Abt 1837. Other Events:
Children:
- 2. Adam Riley was born Abt 1805, North Carolina, USA; died Abt 1875, Indiana, USA; was buried unknown.
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| 6. |  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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| 7. | 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.
- 3. Emeline Bass was born Abt 1811, North Carolina, USA; died , Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried , Vigo, Indiana, USA.
- George Washington Bass was born Abt 1809, North Carolina, USA; died , USA.
- Eliza Bass was born Abt 1833, Indiana, USA.
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Generation: 4
| 12. | Jesse Day was born 1761, Northumberland, Virginia, USA. Other Events:
Jesse married Prudence Bass 6 Nov 1782, Granville, North Carolina, USA. Prudence (daughter of Edward Bass, II and Tamor Anderson) was born Abt 1768, Granville, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet]
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| 13. | Prudence Bass was born Abt 1768, Granville, North Carolina, USA (daughter of Edward Bass, II and Tamor Anderson). Other Events:
Notes:
Prudence Bass (Edward3, Edward1, John1), born say 1768, posted her own Granville County bastardy bond in April 1791, and in January 1794 Edward Bass and Jacob Anderson paid the bond for a child she had by Jesse Day [Camin, N.C. Bastardy Bonds, 87]. She bound her children Jethro and Cullen to her brother Jason in 1801 [Bell, Bass Families of the South, 159]. Her children were
i. Jethro4, born April 1787, married Polly Mitchell, 3 April 1809 Granville County bond, Henry Anderson bondsman. Jethro and Polly were living in household #874 of Harrison Township, Vigo County, Indiana in 1850.
ii. Cullen, born May 1795.
Children:
- 6. Jethro Bass was born Apr 1787, Granville, North Carolina, USA; died 1865, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
- Cullen Bass was born May 1795, Granville, North Carolina, USA; died 1889, Chipley, Harris, Georgia, USA.
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| 14. | Thomas Mitchell was born 25 Feb 1763, Albemarle, Virginia, USA (son of Henry Mitchell, IV and Prissilla Jones); died Nov 1811, Wilson, Tennessee, USA. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 978
- Residence: 1810, Sussex, Virginia, USA
Thomas married Rebecca Stewart 22 Feb 1785, Virginia, USA. Rebecca (daughter of William Stewart and Mary Shands) was born 7 Mar 1762, Henrico, Virginia, USA; died 1810. [Group Sheet]
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| 15. | Rebecca Stewart was born 7 Mar 1762, Henrico, Virginia, USA (daughter of William Stewart and Mary Shands); died 1810. Other Events:
Children:
- 7. Polly Mitchell was born 1788, Sussex, Virginia, USA; died 1865, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
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