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Photo: Judiepc at Find A Grave
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=33866255
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Middle initial stands for either Launier or Lawrence.
The above Find A Grave link shows John Launier Bass.
"Tyree and Waller Ancestors and Their Kin" (Rootsweb tree) shows John Lawrence Bass.
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=judybean&...
Can anyone document his middle name? Please contact the profile manager(s).
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1850 US Census, Lawrence county, Lawrence, Illinois, United States
John L Bass M 45 Tennessee farmer (FamilySearch shows his middle initial as "S," but see the image.)
Elizabeth Bass F 43 Virginia
Henry Bass M 19 Illinois
Rachel Bass F 16 Illinois
Burrell Bass M 14 Illinois
Ezekiel Bass M 11 Illinois
Elizabeth Bass F 8 Illinois
Mary Ann Bass F 6 Illinois
John Bass M 3 Illinois
Thomas Parham M 78 Virginia
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8R9-YZ2
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1860 US Census, Lukin Township, Lawrence, Illinois, United States
John L Bass M 56 Ten farmer
Elizabeth Bass F 49 Va
Ezekial Bass M 20 Ill farm labor
Elizabeth Bass F 17 Ill domestic
Mary Ann Bass F 15 Ill
John Bass M 13 Ill
Jacob Bass M 9 Ill
William Bass M 6 Ill
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX4P-WXK
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1870 US Census, Lukin Township, Lawrence, Illinois, United States
John Bass M 67 Tennessee farmer
Elizabeth Bass F 62 Virginia keeping house
William Bass M 17 Illinois works on farm
Mary Bass F 25 Illinois
1805 |
March 24, 1805
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Wilson County, Tennessee, United States
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1879 |
November 6, 1879
Age 74
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Lawrence County, Illinois, United States
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Bell Cemetery, Lawrence County, Illinois, United States
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