Descendants of William Bassford

Fifth Generation (Continued)

Family of Ethan Frost BASSFORD (63) & Kate Livonia HOBBY

139. Helen Elizabeth BASSFORD (Ethan Frost⁴, Stephen Allen³, Thomas², William¹). Born on 25 Jun 1885 in New York, NY.^17,224 Helen Elizabeth died ? .

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She married Frank William THOBER ? . Born abt 1886 in New York.¹⁹⁰ age 34 in 1920 census. Frank William died ? . aka: F. WIlliam.¹⁹⁰

1920 federal census for East Orange, ED 46, Essex Co., NJ, 117 North 15th St., p. 11A¹⁹⁰
Frank W. Thober, male, head, age 34, b. NY, father b. West Prussia, mother b. West Prussia,
distributor?-cutting mfg., married
Helen B., female, wife, age 34, b. NY, father b. OH, mother b. NY, married
Frank W., male, son, age 8, b. NJ, father b. NJ, mother b. NY, single
Helen B., female, daughter, age 5-9/12, b. NJ, father b. NJ, mother b. NY, single
Zenia Bassford, female, sister-in-law, age 24, b. NJ, father b. OH, mother b. NY,
typist-insurance company, single

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They had the following children:

		i.	Frank William (1911-1994)
		ii.	Helen B. (1914-)
		iii.	Virginia Kate (1921-?)

140. Charles Hobby BASSFORD (Ethan Frost⁴, Stephen Allen³, Thomas², William¹). Born on 16 Jul 1888 in Nutley, NJ.^2,22 Charles Hobby died in Nutley, NJ, on 19 Dec 1930.³⁰⁴ at Erie Railroad Station en route to New York City. Death Cause: Heart Disease.³⁰⁴ Occupation: Attorney.³⁰⁴

Attended Trinity College in Hartford, CT.¹⁷

1920 federal census for East Orange, ED 38, Essex Co., NJ, 42 Irving St., p. 8A¹⁹⁰
Charles H. Bassford, male, head, age 31, b. NJ, father b. OH, mother b. NY,
lawyer, married
Amy O., female, wife, age 23, b. NY, father b. NY, mother b. NY, married
Ethan F.?, male, son, age 2-9/12, b. NJ, father b. NJ, mother b. NY, single
Amy, female, daughter, age 1-9/12, b. NJ, father b. NJ, mother b. NY, single

1930 federal census for Nutley, ED 567, Essex Co., NJ, 1 Irving Ave., 26 Apr 1930, p. 4B ²⁰³
Charles Bassford, male, head, age 41, b. NJ, father b. OH, mother b. NY, lawyer,
age 26 at first marriage
Amy, female, wife, age 38, b. NY, father b. NY, mother b. NY, age 23 at first marriage
Ethan, male, son, age 13, b. NJ, father b. NJ, mother b. NY, single
Amy, female, daughter, age 11, b. NJ, father b. NJ, mother b. NY, single

At the time of his death e was national vice president of the Alpha Chi Rho fraternity, and a member of the executive committee of the Inter-Fraternity Conference.³⁰⁴

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He married Amy Conklin OSBORN on 28 Jan 1915 in New York City, NY.²² Born on 28 Jan 1892 in New York.²⁴⁸ Amy Conklin died in Wainscott, NY, in Jul 1977.²⁴⁸

Herlast residence was Wainscott, NY.²⁴⁸

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They had the following children:

		i.	Amy Osborn (Died as Child) (1915-1916)
		ii.	Ethan Frost (1917-2006)
		iii.	Amy (1918-)

141. Horace Richardson BASSFORD (Ethan Frost⁴, Stephen Allen³, Thomas², William¹). Born on 17 Dec 1889 in Nutley, NJ.^2,237,297 Horace Richardson died in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, on 12 Mar 1952.²²³ while on vacation. Occupation: Metropolitan Insurance Co.¹⁶ aka: Hod, Jerry.^16,305

Horace attended Trinity College in Hartford, CT, graduating in 1910. He studied electrical engineering at Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute for four years, In 1915, he decided to enter actuarial work, when he joined the Metropolotin Life Insurance Company. He reached to position of Vice-President and Chief Actuary in 1944.³⁰⁵

He served in the armed forces during WWI.³⁰⁵

1920 federal census for East Orange, ED 51, Essex Co., NJ, 459 N. Grove St., p. 18A¹⁹⁰
Horace R. Bassford, male, head, age 30, b. NJ, father b. OH, mother b. NY,
actuary-insurance, married
Madeline, female, wife, age 23, b. NJ, father b. NJ, mother b. NJ, married

1930 federal census for Glen Ridge, ED 429, Essex Cp., NJ, 7 Apr 1930, p. 1A²⁰³
Horrace R. Bassford, male, head, age 40, b. NJ, father b. OH, mother b. NY,
actuary-insurance, age 28 at first marriage
Madeline, female, wife, age 33, b. NJ, father b. NJ, mother b. NJ, age 20 at first marriage

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He married Madeline VEYER abt 1917.²⁰³ Horace age 28 at first marriage. Born abt 1897 in New Jersey.^190,203 age 23 in 1920 census, age 33 in 1930 census. Madeline died ? .

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They had no children.

142. Ethan Frost BASSFORD jr. (Ethan Frost⁴, Stephen Allen³, Thomas², William¹). Born on 18 Apr 1892 in New Jersey.^2,237 Ethan Frost died in 1940.¹⁰

1920 federal census for 10 Harrison Ave., Fair Haven, Monmouth, NJ, ED 99, p. 1A¹⁹⁰
E. Frost Bassford, male, head, age 30, b. NJ, father b. OH, mother b. OH, bookeeper
Margaret, female, wife, age 24, b. MA, father b. MA, mother b. Canada

Lived on the Jersey Shore in the 1920s.¹⁰

1930 census for Nutley, ED 566, Essex Co., NJ, 80 Chestnut St., 17 Apr 1930, p. 9B²⁰³
Ethan F. Bassford, male, head, age 37, b. NJ, father b. OH, mother b. NY, paper manufacturer,
married, age 24 at first marriage
Marguerite, female, wife, age 34, b. MA, father b. MA, mother b. Canada, married,
age 20 at first marriage
Theodore, male, son, age 9, b. NY, father b. PA, mother b. PA, single
Edith, female, daughter, age 5, b. NY, father b. England, mother b. England, single
Elizabeth Timiny?, female, servant, age 51, b. VA, mother b. VA, father b. VA, housemaid,
widow

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He married A. Marguerite FULLER ? . Born abt 1896 in Massachusetts.^190,203 age 24 in 1920 census, age 34 in 1930 census. A. Marguerite died ? . aka: Marguerite.²⁰³

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They had the following children:

		i.	Theodore Abbot (Adopted) (~1921-)
		ii.	Edith (Adopted) (~1925-)

143. Xenia BASSFORD (Ethan Frost⁴, Stephen Allen³, Thomas², William¹). Born on 20 Jan 1895 in New Jersey.² Xenia died ? .

She was living with her sister Helen’s family at the time of the 1920 census.¹⁹⁰

She is probably the Xenia B. Rickey, age 32, b. NJ, father b. OH, mother b. NY, wife of Fred Rickey, listed in the 1930 census for Newark, Essex Co., NJ.²⁰³

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