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Generation: 1
| 1. | Floyd Bass was born Abt 1906, Illinois, USA (son of Michael Bass and Laura E. Tilly). Other Events:
- Race: Black
- Reference Number: 4809
- Residence: 1910, Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, USA; Age: 4; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
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Generation: 2
| 2. | Michael Bass was born 1860, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA (son of Michael Bass and Catharine Foster); died 15 Nov 1941, Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois, USA; was buried 19 Nov 1941, Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois, USA. Other Events:
- Maternal DNA: U5a1b1: found in most of Europe and in Kyrgyzstan
- Race: American
- Occupation: Barber
- Reference Number: 969
- Residence: 1870, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA
- Residence: 1900, Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, USA; Age: 41; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
- Residence: 1910, Kankakee, Kankakee, Illinois, USA; Kankakee State Hospital for the Insane
- Residence: 1922, Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
- Residence: 1930, Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois, USA; Illinois Central Hospital for the Insane
Notes:
Buried:
Illinois Central Hospital for the Insane
Died:
Illinois Central Hospital for the Insane
Michael married Laura E. Tilly 1887. Laura was born 10 Oct 1871, Kentucky, USA; died 6 Jan 1946, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; was buried 9 Jan 1946, Cook, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet]
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| 3. | Laura E. Tilly was born 10 Oct 1871, Kentucky, USA; died 6 Jan 1946, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; was buried 9 Jan 1946, Cook, Illinois, USA. Other Events:
- Race: American
- Occupation: Housework
- Reference Number: 4803
- Residence: 1900, Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, USA; Age: 39; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife
- Residence: 1910, Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, USA; Age: 36; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
- Residence: 1922, Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
- Residence: 1935, Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
- Residence: 1 Apr 1940, Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, USA; Age: 68; Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Head
Notes:
Buried:
111th & California, Age: 74
Died:
Age: 74
Children:
- Clarence Bass was born May 1888, Illinois, USA.
- Hazel Bass was born 1894, Illinois, USA.
- Goldie Bass was born Mar 1900, Illinois, USA.
- Gladys M Bass was born 30 Sep 1901, Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, USA.
- Foster Bass was born Abt 1903, Illinois, USA.
- 1. Floyd Bass was born Abt 1906, Illinois, USA.
- Chester Bass was born 21 Aug 1908, Illinois, USA; died 3 May 1910, Illinois, USA; was buried May 1910, Roberts Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
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Generation: 3
| 4. | Michael Bass was born 10 Mar 1818, North Carolina, USA (son of Jethro Bass and Polly Mitchell); died 15 Jan 1875, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried , Roberts Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA. Other Events:
- Race: Mulatto
- Reference Number: 713
- Residence: 1850, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA; Age: 36
- Residence: 1870, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA; Post Office: Terre Haute; Age: 53
Michael married Catharine Foster 28 Aug 1840, Vigo, Indiana, USA. Catharine (daughter of George Washington Foster and Mary Summers) was born Abt 1821, Ohio, USA. [Group Sheet]
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| 5. | Catharine Foster was born Abt 1821, Ohio, USA (daughter of George Washington Foster and Mary Summers). Other Events:
- Maternal DNA: U5a1b1: found in most of Europe and in Kyrgyzstan
- Race: Mulatto
- Reference Number: 712
- Residence: 1830, Hardy, Holmes, Ohio, USA
- Residence: 1850, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA; Age: 32
- Residence: 1870, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA; Post Office: Terre Haute; Age: 49
- Residence: 1880, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA; Age: 59Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Self
Children:
- Robert Bass was born 1843, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
- George H. Bass was born 1844, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
- Alonzo Bass was born 1847, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died Jul 1876, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried , Roberts Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
- Andrew Bass was born 1848, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
- Malissa Bass was born 1850, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
- Catherine Bass was born 12 Jan 1853, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died 6 Feb 1902, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried Feb 1902, Roberts Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
- Elizabeth Bass was born 17 Mar 1855, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died 29 Jan 1929, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried , Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
- 2. Michael Bass was born 1860, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died 15 Nov 1941, Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois, USA; was buried 19 Nov 1941, Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois, USA.
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Generation: 4
| 8. |  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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| 9. | 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.
- 4. 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.
- George Washington Bass was born Abt 1809, North Carolina, USA; died , USA.
- Eliza Bass was born Abt 1833, Indiana, USA.
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| 10. | George Washington Foster was born Abt 1796, Pennsylvania, USA (son of Robert Foster and Rebecca Bremyer); died 10 Sep 1867, Morris, Grundy, Illinois, USA; was buried Sep 1867, Morris, Grundy, Illinois, USA. Other Events:
- Race: Mulatto
- Reference Number: 982
- Residence: 1830, Hardy, Holmes, Ohio, USA
- Residence: 1850, Otter Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA; Age: 54
- Residence: 1860, Morris, Grundy, Illinois, USA; Age: 64
Notes:
Buried:
Evergreen Cemetery, Potter's Field
George married Mary Summers. Mary was born Abt 1793, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet]
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| 11. | Mary Summers was born Abt 1793, Pennsylvania, USA. Other Events:
- Maternal DNA: U5a1b1: found in most of Europe and in Kyrgyzstan
- Race: White
- Reference Number: 981
- Residence: 1830, Hardy, Holmes, Ohio, USA
- Residence: 1850, Otter Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA; Age: 57
- Residence: 1860, Morris, Grundy, Illinois, USA; Age: 68
Children:
- 5. Catharine Foster was born Abt 1821, Ohio, USA.
- Washington Foster was born Abt 1828, Ohio, USA.
- Mary J. Foster was born Abt 1831, Ohio, USA; died 24 Apr 1891, Morris, Grundy, Illinois, USA.
- Levi Foster was born Abt 1832, Ohio, USA.
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