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Wilmer Wilson BASSETT

M, b. 11 February 1885, d. February 1969
Wilmer W. & Ruby Burt Bassett, about 1946
     Wilmer Wilson BASSETT was born on 11 February 1885.
     Wilmer married Ruby Henry BURT, daughter of Henry McKenzie BURT and Margaret Mims CURRY, on 14 April 1914 in Talladega County, Alabama. Ruby met the handsome Yankee by tossing her program onto his bald head from the balcony of the Monticello Opera House. This was on a dare from two of her boyfriends, who had to pay her a gold piece for the deed.1,2
     Wilmer Wilson BASSETT died in February 1969 in Monticello, Jefferson County, Florida.

Last Edited=15 Oct 2009

Children of Wilmer Wilson BASSETT and Ruby Henry BURT

Citations

  1. [S128] Hooper Alexander, Miller/Burt 1992 Family Reunion Book.
  2. [S618] Hooper Alexander, 2002 Miller-Burt Reunion.
  3. [S771] Ann Marie Bassett Fraser, "Bassett Family," e-mail to John K. Brown, 13 Oct 2009.

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