Widowed at time of his death, George married Margaretta Sahr (1858-1935) 30 September 1879. They were married for 56 years at the time of her death in 1935. She was the daughter of John Sahr and Anna Fuchs. Margaret and George were parents of eight children: Frederick (1880-1880); Hilda (1881-);Estella (1883-1972); Agnes E (1889-); Otto(1891-); George Henry (1893-1958); Oscar W (1894-)and Lota Sophia Bassman(1897-).
A retired farmer, George and his wife Margaretta raised their children in Cole County, Missouri from the early nineteen hundreds.
He died when he was 96 years, 2 months and 6 days old at the home of his daughter, Agnes E Jones who lived at 802 Jefferson Street, Jefferson City, Missouri. The cause of his death was Pneumonia (Hypostatic), with Senility and Generalized Arteriosclerosis as contributing factors
He was buried at Riverview Cemetery on July 20, 1953.
His daughter Mrs. Agnes E. Jones contributed the information for the death certificate.
Additional biography information from Cole County History and Nancy A Thompson researcher par excellance:
George Casper Bassman was born on a farm in St. Louis Co., Missouri on May 21, 1857. His parents, George Casper and Eva B. Ott, removed to Cole Co. when George was six months old, settling on a farm ten miles south of Jefferson City, where he received his education in the public schools of the area.
He followed farming until March, 1890 when he moved to Jefferson City. A year later he began his own business, leasing the Farmer?s Home of which he continued for three years. He then engaged successfully in farming for the next three years when he then formed a partnership with John M. Sommerer, purchasing the grocery business from Lawrence Wagner, now called Sommerer & Bassman. Mr. Bassman married Margaretta Sahr on September 30, 1879. To this union eight children were born: Frederick, the eldest, died in infancy; Hilda, Estella, Agnes, Otto, twins George and Oscar, and Sophia. The family made their home at 802 Jefferson Street, Jefferson City.
Widowed at time of his death, George married Margaretta Sahr (1858-1935) 30 September 1879. They were married for 56 years at the time of her death in 1935. She was the daughter of John Sahr and Anna Fuchs. Margaret and George were parents of eight children: Frederick (1880-1880); Hilda (1881-);Estella (1883-1972); Agnes E (1889-); Otto(1891-); George Henry (1893-1958); Oscar W (1894-)and Lota Sophia Bassman(1897-).
A retired farmer, George and his wife Margaretta raised their children in Cole County, Missouri from the early nineteen hundreds.
He died when he was 96 years, 2 months and 6 days old at the home of his daughter, Agnes E Jones who lived at 802 Jefferson Street, Jefferson City, Missouri. The cause of his death was Pneumonia (Hypostatic), with Senility and Generalized Arteriosclerosis as contributing factors
He was buried at Riverview Cemetery on July 20, 1953.
His daughter Mrs. Agnes E. Jones contributed the information for the death certificate.
Additional biography information from Cole County History and Nancy A Thompson researcher par excellance:
George Casper Bassman was born on a farm in St. Louis Co., Missouri on May 21, 1857. His parents, George Casper and Eva B. Ott, removed to Cole Co. when George was six months old, settling on a farm ten miles south of Jefferson City, where he received his education in the public schools of the area.
He followed farming until March, 1890 when he moved to Jefferson City. A year later he began his own business, leasing the Farmer?s Home of which he continued for three years. He then engaged successfully in farming for the next three years when he then formed a partnership with John M. Sommerer, purchasing the grocery business from Lawrence Wagner, now called Sommerer & Bassman. Mr. Bassman married Margaretta Sahr on September 30, 1879. To this union eight children were born: Frederick, the eldest, died in infancy; Hilda, Estella, Agnes, Otto, twins George and Oscar, and Sophia. The family made their home at 802 Jefferson Street, Jefferson City.
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