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Bassett family of Hopkinsville, Kentucky

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  Frank Houston Bassett (1873-1950) — of Hopkinsville, Christian County, Ky. Born in Stephensport, Breckinridge County, Ky., November 1, 1873. Democrat. Played and umpired professional baseball in the Cotton and Southern leagues; dry goods merchant; hardware business; physician; mayor of Hopkinsville, Ky., 1918-21; Christian County Court Clerk, 1922-34; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1928. Presbyterian. Welsh ancestry. Member, American Medical Association; Elks. Died in Hopkinsville, Christian County, Ky., August 5, 1950 (age 76 years, 277 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Hopkinsville, Ky.
  Relatives: Son of James Hervey Bassett and Georgia (Houston) Bassett; married, February 23, 1898, to Mamie Elizabeth Thompson; father of Frank Houston Bassett Jr..
  Political family: Bassett family of Hopkinsville, Kentucky.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Sara Belle Bassett (1906-2001) — also known as Sara Belle McPherson; Mrs. Frank H. Bassett, Jr. — of Ancon, Canal Zone (now Panama); Hopkinsville, Christian County, Ky. Born in Hopkinsville, Christian County, Ky., July 4, 1906. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Canal Zone, 1940. Female. Died in Hopkinsville, Christian County, Ky., March 24, 2001 (age 94 years, 263 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Hopkinsville, Ky.
  Relatives: Daughter of Herbert L. McPherson; married, December 2, 1928, to Frank Houston Bassett Jr..
  Political family: Bassett family of Hopkinsville, Kentucky.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Frank Houston Bassett Jr. (1906-1986) — also known as Frank H. Bassett, Jr. — of Hopkinsville, Christian County, Ky. Born in Pembroke, Christian County, Ky., August 15, 1906. Democrat. Accountant; member of Kentucky state house of representatives 9th District, 1944-47; member of Kentucky state senate 6th District, 1958-61. Died in Hopkinsville, Christian County, Ky., March 15, 1986 (age 79 years, 212 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Hopkinsville, Ky.
  Relatives: Son of Mamie Elizabeth (Thompson) Bassett and Frank Houston Bassett; married, December 2, 1928, to Sara Belle McPherson.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
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