Descendants of Thomas Basford

Sixth Generation (Continued)

Family of James Compton BASFORD (152) & Kate OSBORNE

335. Homer S. BASSFORD (James Compton BASFORD⁵, Benjamin⁴, Benjamin³, Thomas², Thomas¹). Born on 20 Jul 1869 in Mexico, Audrain Co., MO. [400], [401] Homer S. died in St. Louis, MO, on 10 Jan 1938. [402]

1900 federal census for Saint Louis, 23 Ward, Saint Louis Co., MO, 1615 Pennsylvania Ave., 5 Jun 1900, p. 289A [200]
Homer Bassford, male, head, age 30, b. Jul 1869, MO, father b. VA, mother b. OH,
editor-Republic, married 9 years
Etta, female, wife, age 28, b. Sep 1871, IA, father b. MA, mother b. OH, married 9 years,
3 children, 3 living
James, male, son, age 6, b. Aug 1893, IA, father b. MO, mother b. IA, at school, single
Florence, female, daughter, age 5, b. Oct 1894, IA, father b. MO, mother b. IA, single
Wallace, male, son, age 4/12, b. Jan 1900, IA, father b. MO, mother b. IA, single
Rose Banks, female, servant, age 28, b. Aug 1871, MO, father b. Germany, mother b. MO,
house servant, single
Etta and the children were also listed with Etta’s parents, and James was also listed with Homer’s father. [200], [403]

He was esitor of the St. Louis Evening Times in 1907. [240]

1910 federal census for St. Louis, 13th Ward, St. Louis Co., MO, ED 218, 6 Shaw Place, p. 20B [206]
Homer Bassford, male head, age 40, b. MO, father b. VA, mother b. OH,
journalist-journaler, first marriage, married 18 years
Etta C., female, wife, age 38, b. IA, father b. NH, mother b. OH,
first marriage, married 18 years, 3 children, 3 living
James C., male, son, age 17, b. MO, father b. MO, mother b. IA, single
Florence I., female, daughter, age 15, b. MO, father b. MO, mother b. IA, single
Wallace D., male, son, age 10, b. MO, father b. MO, mother b. IA, single

1920 federal census for St. Louis, ED 273, St. Louis Co., MO, 5 Short Place, p. 22B [201]
Homer Bassford, male, head, age 49, b. MO, father b. VA, mother b. OH, manager-newspaper,
married
Etta, female, wife, age 46, b. IA, father b. MA, mother b. OH, married
James? L.?, male, son, age 27, b. IA, father b. MO, mother b. IA,
manager-clothing co., single
Walton? _. , male, son, age 20?, b. IA, father b. MO, mother b. IA Iowa Missouri Iowa S

On 18 Sep 1925, Homer Bassford, age 56, b. 20 Jul 1869, Mexico, MO entered the U.S. from Quebec, Canada, together with Etta C., age 55, b. 25 Sep 1869, Cedar Falls, IA, and Wallace, age 25, b. 1 Feb 1900, St. Louis, MO. [401]

1930 census for St. Louis, ED 27, St. Louis Co., MO, 6 Shaw Place, 19 Apr 1930, p. 8A [207]
Homer Bassford, male, head, age 59, b. MI, father b. VA, mother b. OH,
journalist-newspaper, married, age 21 at first marriage
Etta, female, wife, age 58, b. IA, father b. NH, mother b. OH, married,
age 20 at first marriage
Wallace D., male, son, age 30, b. MO, father b. MO, mother b. IA, artist-studio, married,
age 29 at first marriage
Helen E., female, daughter-in-law, age 28, b. OH, father b. OH, mother b. OH, married,
age 27 at first marriage

He is probably the Homer Bassford of St. Louis, MO whose correspondance is archived at the Missouri Hisotrical Society. [404]

[240], [404], [200], [201], [11], [207], [241], [202], [206], [235], [248], [402], [238], [250], [245], [309], [400], [401]

He married Etta C. CHASE, daughter of Joseph CHASE & Sarah (CHASE), abt 1891 in Black Hawk Co., IA. [200], [405], [403] married 9 years in 1900 census. Born on 25 Sep 1869 in Cedar Falls, IA. [401] Etta C. died in Sacramento, CA, on 24 Aug 1938. [406], [407] aka: Zella. [11]

Etta and the children were listed with both Homer as well as with Etta’s parents in the 1900 census. [200], [403]

1900 federal census for Cedar Falls, 2nd Ward, Black Hawk Co., IA, 124 West 6th St., 9 Jun 1900, p. 92A [403]
Joseph Chase, male, head, age 67, b. Dec 1832, MA, father b. MA, mother b. NH,
milk? Dealer?, married 40 years
Sarah, female, wife, age 59, b. Apr 1841, OH, father b. OH, mother b. PA,
married 40 years, 6 children, 5 living
Mina R., female, daughter, age 20, b. May 1880, IA, father b. MA, mother b. OH,
s___ store, single
Bessie J., female, daughter, age 16, b. Apr 1884, IA, father b. MA, mother b. OH, single
Lena Kingman, female, daughter, age 35, b. May 1865, IA, father b. MA, mother b. OH,
widow, 1 child, 1 living
John C., male, grandson, age 11/12, b. Jul 1899, IA, father b. NH, mother b. IA, single
Etta C. Bassford, female, daughter, age 30, b. Sep 1869, IA, father b. MA, mother b. OH,
married 9 years, 3 children, 3 living
James C., male, grandson, age 7, b. Aug 1892, IA, father b. MO, mother b. IA, single
Florence O., female, granddaughter, age 5, b. Oct 1894, MO, father b. MO, mother b. IA,
single
Wallace O., male, grandson, age 4/12, b. Jan 1900, MO, father b. MO, mother b. IA, single

Her obituary indicates that she was “the former Etta Overman-Chase of St. Louis.” [406] It is not clear whether Overman might have been the name of a first husband?

She had been visiting in California for 3 months at the time of her death. [407]

[200], [201], [11], [207], [206], [403], [406], [407], [408], [401]

They had the following children:

549	i.	James Chase (1892-1968)
550	ii.	Florence O. (1894-1917)
551	iii.	Wallace O’Neil (1900-1998)

336. Wallace D. BASSFORD (James Compton BASFORD⁵, Benjamin⁴, Benjamin³, Thomas², Thomas¹). Born on 9 Jul 1871 in Missouri. [409] Wallace D. died in Alexandria, VA, on 26 Jul 1963. [410], [409] Fort Wart Home of Convalescents. Buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA. [410] Occupation: Private secretary to Congressman Champ Clark. [240]

He was a private secretary to Congressman Champ Clark (who served in the U. S. House of Representatives from 1891-1921). He did a lot of research on the Basford family of Maryland. [240] He entered politics to earn money to start a medical career but he never went back. He became secretary to Champ Clark in 1897, and in 1912 managed Clark’s unsuccessful bid for the Democratic presidential nomination against Woodrow Wilson. During te 1920s, Wallace worked for te Democratic Party, serving as publicity director for the National Committee for four years. He served as special assistant to the COmmissioner of Immigration in the labor Department from 1930 to 1933. Before working for Rep. Clark, he had been a newspaper reprter (for the Kansas City Star, the St. Louis Times and the Mexico Ledger) and a medical student, receiving a medical degree from the University of Missouri. [411]

He was a widower, and was living with his father at the time of the 1900 census. [200]

1910 federal census for Mexico, 2nd Ward, Audrain Co., MO, ED 14, p. 167A [206]
Wallace Bassford, male, head, age 38, b. MO, father b. VA, mothe b. OH,
seccretarial-govt. employee, second marriage, married 6 years
Anna G., female, wife, age 32, b. NY, father b. NY, mother b. IA,
first marriage, married 6 years, 1 child, 1 living
Homer S., male, son, age 4, b. MO, father b. MO, mother b. NY, single

1920 federal census for Washington, ED 120, Dist. of Columbia, 8 120? St. SE, p. 8B-9A [274]
Wallace D. Bassford, male, head, age 48, b. MO, father b. VA, mother b. OH,
works for Missouri-House of Representatives
Anna D., female, wife, age 42, b. NY, father b. Ireland, mother b. IA
Homer C., male, son, age 14, b. MO, father b. MO, mother b. NY
Wallace D., male, son, age 8?, b. District of Columbia, father b. MO, mother b. NY
Philip J., male, son, age 2, b. District of Columbia, father b. MO, mother b. NY

1930 federal census for Washington, D.C., ED 307, 2065 Peck Rd. NW, p. 19B [275]
Wallace D. Bassford, male, head, age 58, b. MO, father b. OH, mother b. OH,
married, age 23 at first marriage
Anna A., female, wife,a ge 52, b. NY, father b. Ireland, mother b. IA,
married, age 27 at first marriage
Homer C., male, son, age 24, b. MO, father b. MO, mother b. NY,
married, age 18 at first marriage, salesman-brokerage
Edith T., female, daughter-in-law, age 24, b. Washington, D.C., father b. VA,
mother b. VA, married, age 18 at first marriage, clerk-government
Wallace D., male, son, age 18, b. Washington, D.C., father b. MO, mother b. NY, single,
brokerage stock
Philip J., male, son, age 12, b. Washington, D.C., father b. MO, mother b. NY, single,
page-government
Dan C., male, son, age 10, b. Washington, D.C., father b. MO, mother b. NY, single
Maryon E. Windham, female, niece, age 23, b. NY, father b. NY, mother b. NY, single,
clerk-government

In 1958 he was living at 2065 Park Rd., Washington, D. C., when he was interviewed by a sister-in-law of Alta Siegert. [8]

[240], [412], [200], [275], [11], [202], [206], [413], [235], [410], [411], [248], [238], [250], [245], [409], [414]

He first married Charlene Herbert GIBSON, daughter of Charles A. GIBSON, on 31 May 1895 in Washington, D. C. [415] Born on 16 Mar 1879 in Portsmouth, VA. [415] Charlene Herbert died in Mexico, Audrain Co., MO, on 20 Jul 1896. [415], [416], [408] Buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Mexico, MO. [416] Death Cause: Childbirth. [415] aka: Charlene Virginia. [416]

She met and married Wallace Bassford while he was in Washington, D. C. serving as private secretary to Rep. Champ Clark. [415]

Through her mother she was a seventh generation descendant of Benjamin Franklin. [415]

She died a few hours after giving birth to a baby boy who died shortly after he was born. [415]

Gravestone, Mexico, MO [416]
Charlene Virginia/Wife of/Wallace Bassford/
Born in Portsmouth, VA./By Her Side Lies Their Little Son/
July 20, 1896

[417], [418], [415], [416], [408]

They had one child:

552

(son) (Died as Child) (1896-1896)

He second married Anna A. GALLAGER abt 1905. [275] Anna age 27 at marriage. Born abt 1878 in New York. [274], [275] age 42 in 1920 census, age 52 in 1930 census. Anna A. died in Washington, D. C., on 6 Jul 1950. [409], [414] Buried on 10 Jul 1950 in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA. [409]

[274], [275], [11], [206], [413], [410], [419], [409], [414]

They had the following children:

553	i.	Homer Clark (1905-1982)
554	ii.	Wallace Osborn (1911-1980)
555	iii.	Philip James (1917-2001)
556	iv.	Donald Compton (1920-2003)

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