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John Bass

Birth
Giles County, Tennessee, USA
Death
19 Apr 1860 (aged 50)
Giles County, Tennessee, USA
Burial
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When John was a young man, he fell out of a wild cherry tree and broke his back. Supposedly, the cherries intoxicated him. He lived for 40 years in bed and made baskets. He never married.
Source: W. Thomas Carden, "History of Pisgah" published in the "Pulaski Record" (1904) page 22

Minute book of Giles County, Tennessee 1834-1835
The Court makes appropriation of twenty-five dollars to Nathan Bass for the benefit of John Bass a crippled Pauper of this County.
When John was a young man, he fell out of a wild cherry tree and broke his back. Supposedly, the cherries intoxicated him. He lived for 40 years in bed and made baskets. He never married.
Source: W. Thomas Carden, "History of Pisgah" published in the "Pulaski Record" (1904) page 22

Minute book of Giles County, Tennessee 1834-1835
The Court makes appropriation of twenty-five dollars to Nathan Bass for the benefit of John Bass a crippled Pauper of this County.


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