George Jasper Basham 
George Jasper was born on September 14th, 1850 in Morgan Co., Alabama.1 George Jasper's father was James Hogan Basham and his mother was Lucillian 'Lucsey' Unknown. His paternal grandparents were Jonathan Basham and Elizabeth Hogan. He had six brothers and five sisters, named Jonathan J. (Jack), Jacob W., Claborn C. J., Aron King, David M., James William Ellen, Beulah Elizabeth, Mary J., Francis Emily, Martha A. and Lucy Palistine. He was the sixth oldest of the twelve children. He had a half-brother named James Alexander. He died at the age of 61 on July 31st, 1912 in Whitney, Hill Co., Texas.1 General Notes
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1850 Census Morgan County Alabama Page 204 Family 125
1860 Census Morgan County Alabama Page 398 Family 196
1870 Census Hill County Texas Page 23 Family 160
1880 Census Hill County Texas E D 73 Sheet 39
1910 Census Hill County Texas E D 164 Sheet 521
Family Group Sheet In Fred T Basham Correspondence
IN MEMORY OF GEORGE JASPER BASHAM The death of GEORGE J. BASHAM which oc
cu rred Wednesday night, July 31, has cast a gloom over the entire Bethl
eh em Community, where he had lived for so many years. Mr. Basham had be
en sl ightly indisposed for several days before he was taken ill, but thou
ght no thing of it. On Friday before his death he was taken sick with stom
ach tro uble and soon his bowels became paralyzed and nothing that medic
al skill c ould do would relieve him. Mr. Basham was born in Morgan Count
y, Alabam a, 14 September 1850 and would therefore have been 62 years of a
ge next mo nth. The deceased parents died when he was only a small boy a
nd when he w as in his teens he came to Texas to make his home with his un
cle, PRESL EY WEBB SR., who at that time lived near Peoria. Here he contin
ued to ma ke his home until he was married to Miss Vanwinkle, a sist
er of Tom and Je sse Vanwinkle about forty years ago. To this union was bo
rn two childre n; James D. who became a lawyer and lived at Hillsboro unt
il his death so me four years ago, and the other child Mrs. Annie Dyer, wh
ose residen ce is in Dallas. Mr. Basham's second marriage was to Miss Bel
le Wats on of the Bethlehem Community in 1881 and to this union was born t
welve ch ildren, nine of whom survive. They are Misses Rosa and Pearl w
ho live at t he old homestead; Mrs. Lottie Henderson of Childress Count
y; Mrs. Della Co ok of near Huron, and the following children who still li
ve at home; Mitti e, George, Hazel, Ruby, and Finis. The deceased has be
en a member of the C umberland Presbyterian Church for about 40 years a
nd had by his honest, up right life convinced everyone who knew him th
at he was a true Christia n. He lived his religion every day and had the f
riendship of everyone w ho chanced to know him. Mr. Basham had lived on t
he same farm where he di ed for about forty years, and had accumulated con
siderable property, n ot by unfair methods but by honest hard work. Howeve
r, the best legacy th at he has left to his children is the life he has li
ved. His noble deed s, his life of sobriety and honesty will be worth mo
re to his lived ones t han gold or silver. This good man was taken befo
re he had lived the usu al three score and ten, but the all-wise Creator k
new best and has call ed him to his reward. The funeral services were cond
ucted Thursday afterno on by Rev. B. F. Moon after which the remains we
re followed to Bethlehem C emetery where they were interred until resurrec
tion morn. To the bereav ed loved ones the Messenger extends deepest sympa
thy.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.~ 1791 in Tennessee d.27 Feb 1837 in Morgan Co., Alabama
- b.1815 in Tennessee d.20 Mar 1865 in Morgan Co., Alabama
- b.~ 1791 in Tennessee d.> 1850 in Itawamba Co, Mississippi
- b.14 Sep 1850 in Morgan Co., Alabama d.31 Jul 1912 in Whitney, Hill Co., Texas
- b.~ 1817 in Alabama d.> 1860
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George Jasper and Margaret Anne were married in a religious ceremony on November 4th, 1874 in Peoria, Hill Co., Texas.1 They had a son and a daughter, named James David and Teresa Ann.
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Children
James David Basham
James David was born on March 3rd, 1877 in Hill Co., Texas.1 He died at the age of 30 on February 21st, 1908 in Whitney, Hill Co., Texas.1
George Jasper and Emily Belle were married in a religious ceremony about 1881.1 They had four sons and nine daughters, named George Knox (Bud), Finis Ewing, Raymond, Audra, Rosa, Pearl, Lottie Belle, Della Lucy, Mittie May, Hazel, Ruby, Thelma and Jewell.
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Children
Rosa Basham
Rosa was born on October 23rd, 1881 in Hill Co., Texas.1 She died at the age of 84 on February 17th, 1966 in Whitney, Hill Co., Texas.1
Pearl Basham
Pearl was born about January 1884 in Hill Co., Texas.1 She died about 1973 in Whitney, Hill Co., Texas.1
Della Lucy Basham
Della Lucy was born on April 10th, 1891 in Hill Co., Texas.1 She died about 1977.1
Mittie May Basham
Mittie May was born on November 4th, 1894 in Hill Co., Texas.1 She died at the age of 83 on April 2nd, 1978 in Whitney, Hill Co., Texas.1
George Knox (Bud) Basham
George Knox (Bud) was born on October 20th, 1897 in Hill Co., Texas.1 He died at the age of 88 on August 2nd, 1986 in Whitney, Hill Co., Texas.1
Hazel Basham
Hazel was born on March 14th, 1900 in Hill Co., Texas.1 She died at the age of 82 on September 7th, 1982 in Whitney, Hill Co., Texas.1
Ruby Basham
Ruby was born on March 10th, 1902 in Hill Co., Texas.1 She died at the age of 77 on June 12th, 1979 in Whitney, Hill Co., Texas.1
Finis Ewing Basham
Finis Ewing was born on June 10th, 1905 in Hill Co., Texas.1 He died at the age of 73 on February 23rd, 1979 in Whitney, Hill Co., Texas.1
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