Erastus L. Basham 
Erastus L. was born about October 1869 in Mercer Co., West Virginia.1 Erastus L.'s father was John Henry Basham and his mother was Martha Goodall. His paternal grandparents were Meador Basham and Polly (Mary) Hans. He had five brothers and four sisters, named Henry Wesley, Anderson, John A., Eliza A., Ivan McKinley, Elizabeth C., Sarah Ellen, Arminta and Rose A.. He was the fifth youngest of the ten children. He had a half-brother named James Alexander. He died after 1920.1 General Notes
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1870 Census Mercer County W Virginia Page 540 Family 163
1880 Census Mercer County W Virginia E D 82 Sheet 9
1900 Census Mercer County W Virginia E D 83/8
1910 Census Mercer County W Virginia E D 533/123
1920 Census Mercer Count W Virginia; E D 90, Sheet 4
Family Group Sheet From Jim Richardson
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.< 1755 in Prob Cumberland Co Virginia d.12 Jul 1826 in Franklin Co., Virginia
- b.~ 1773 in Franklin Co., Virginia d.> 1860
- b.< 1755 d.~ 1839 in Franklin Co., Virginia
- b.~ 1804 in Franklin Co., Virginia d.> 1850
- b.~ 1725 in Cumberland Co., Virginia d.~ 1798 in Franklin Co., Virginia
- b.~ 1750 in Cumberland Co., Virginia d.~ 1818 in Franklin Co., Virginia
- b.< 1735 d.~Feb 1818 in Franklin Co., Virginia
- b.< 1775 d.< 1850
- b.07 Mar 1766 d.28 Sep 1823
- b.18 Jul 1831 in Mercer Co., Virginia d.> 1880
- b.~ 1807 in Virginia d.> 1853
- b.~Oct 1869 in Mercer Co., West Virginia d.> 1920
- b.~Jun 1832 in Mercer Co., Virginia d.> 1910
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Erastus L. and Avis A. were married in a religious ceremony on April 10th, 1888 in Mercer Co., West Virginia.1 They had eight sons and a daughter, named James A., Stacy E., Lacy, Gracie S., Willie P., Daisy A., Verne, Clacy and Bonnie.
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Children
James A. Basham
James A. was born about June 1890 in Mercer Co., West Virginia.1 He died after 1910.1
Stacy E. Basham
Stacy E. was born about March 1893 in Mercer Co., West Virginia.1 He died after 1910.1
Gracie S. Basham
Gracie S. was born about November 1898 in Mercer Co., West Virginia.1 He died after 1910.1
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