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1882 - 1938 (55 years)
Generation: 1
1. | Gertrude Mae Simpson was born 30 May 1882, Vigo, Indiana, USA (daughter of John Westley Simpson and Amanda J. Stewart); died 4 Mar 1938, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried , Underwood Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA. Other Events:
- Race: Colored
- Reference Number: 505
- Residence: 1930, Linton, Vigo, Indiana, USA
Notes:
Died:
Age: 55
Gertrude married Richard J Underwood 14 Nov 1906, Vigo, Indiana, USA. Richard (son of Armstead Underwood and Elizabeth Stewart) was born 22 Feb 1872, Indiana, USA; died 23 May 1955, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried , Underwood Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- Sterling Underwood was born 25 Sep 1907, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died 30 Aug 1980, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried , Stewart Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
- Pearl Underwood was born 27 May 1909, Pimento, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died 26 Jun 1975, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried 26 Jun 1975, Stewart Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
- Ruth Mae Underwood was born 18 Sep 1913, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died 15 Jun 2000, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried , Underwood Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
- Meridith John Underwood was born 29 Dec 1921, Indiana, USA; died 12 Mar 1969, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried , Underwood Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
- Richard D. Underwood was born 19 Feb 1919, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died 13 Apr 1920, Linton, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
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Generation: 2
2. | John Westley Simpson was born Abt 1855, Indiana, USA (son of Stephen Simpson and Violet Roper). Other Events:
- Race: Mulatto
- Reference Number: 4151
- Residence: 1860, Howard, Washington, Indiana, USA; Age: 5
- Residence: 1880, Otter Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA; Age: 24; Marital status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Self
John married Amanda J. Stewart 6 Dec 1877, Vigo, Indiana, USA. Amanda (daughter of Matthew Stewart and Eliza Bass) was born 17 Nov 1855, Indiana, USA; died 6 Jan 1926, Gary, Lake, Indiana, USA. [Group Sheet]
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3. | Amanda J. Stewart was born 17 Nov 1855, Indiana, USA (daughter of Matthew Stewart and Eliza Bass); died 6 Jan 1926, Gary, Lake, Indiana, USA. Other Events:
- Race: Mulatto
- Reference Number: 6261
- Residence: 1860, Otter Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA; Age: 5
Notes:
Died:
Age: 70
Children:
- 1. Gertrude Mae Simpson was born 30 May 1882, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died 4 Mar 1938, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried , Underwood Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
- Dovine Simpson was born Abt 1880, Indiana, USA.
- Pearl Simpson was born 17 Mar 1885, Indiana, USA; died 12 Mar 1910, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried , Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
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Generation: 3
4. | Stephen Simpson was born Abt 1810, Kentucky, USA. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 3684
- Residence: 1850, Pulaski, Kentucky, USA
- Residence: 1860, Howard, Washington, Indiana, USA
- Residence: 1870, Nevins, Vigo, Indiana, USA
Stephen married Violet Roper. Violet (daughter of Hector Roper and Lucy A. Roper) was born Abt 1833, Kentucky, USA; died , USA. [Group Sheet]
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5. | Violet Roper was born Abt 1833, Kentucky, USA (daughter of Hector Roper and Lucy A. Roper); died , USA. Other Events:
Children:
- Mary M. Simpson was born 6 Apr 1851; died 2 Dec 1874, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried Dec 1874, Roberts Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
- Green Simpson was born Abt 1853, Indiana, USA.
- 2. John Westley Simpson was born Abt 1855, Indiana, USA.
- James Simpson was born 1862, Kentucky, USA.
- Charles S. Simpson was born 22 Mar 1853, Indiana, USA.
- America Malinda Simpson was born Abt 1852, Indiana, USA; died 26 Feb 1906, Dubois, Indiana, USA.
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6. | Matthew Stewart was born Abt 1816, North Carolina, USA (son of Matthew Stuart). Other Events:
- Race: Mulatto
- Reference Number: 6255
- Civil1: 1 Feb 1839, Vigo, Indiana, USA; 40 acres
- Residence: 1850, Otter Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA; Age: 34
- Residence: 1860, Otter Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA; Age: 45
Matthew married Eliza Bass 25 Mar 1847, Vigo, Indiana, USA. Eliza (daughter of Jethro Bass and Polly Mitchell) was born Abt 1833, Indiana, USA. [Group Sheet]
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7. | Eliza Bass was born Abt 1833, Indiana, USA (daughter of Jethro Bass and Polly Mitchell). Other Events:
- Race: Mulatto
- Reference Number: 6256
- Residence: 1850, Otter Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA; Age: 29
- Residence: 1860, Otter Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA
- Residence: 1870, Otter Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA; Post Office: Terre Haute
- Residence: 1880, Otter Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA; Age: 40; Marital status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Self
Children:
- Jordan Bradford Stewart was born Abt 1850, Otter Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
- George W. Stewart was born 4 Jul 1854, Indiana, USA; died 7 Jul 1929, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
- Mary E. Stewart was born 9 Jul 1853, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died 13 Feb 1938, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
- 3. Amanda J. Stewart was born 17 Nov 1855, Indiana, USA; died 6 Jan 1926, Gary, Lake, Indiana, USA.
- Charles Stewart was born Abt 1858, Indiana, USA.
- Martha Stewart was born 7 Nov 1868, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died 29 Feb 1920, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
- James M. Stewart was born Abt 1871, Indiana, USA.
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Generation: 4
12. | Matthew Stuart was born 1784; died May 1845, Vigo, Indiana, USA. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 8825
- Residence: 1820, Granville, North Carolina, USA
- Residence: 1830, Vigo, Indiana, USA
Children:
- 6. Matthew Stewart was born Abt 1816, North Carolina, USA.
- Ephraim Stuart was born 1828, Tennessee, USA; died 3 Jun 1898, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
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14. | Jethro Bass was born Apr 1787, Granville, North Carolina, USA (son of Jesse Day and Prudence Bass); died 1865, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA. Other Events:
- Race: Mulatto
- Reference Number: 767
- Bondsman: 30 Oct 1828, Mercer, Kentucky, USA; Posted marriage bond for his daughter, Emeline Bass
- Residence: 1830, Vigo, Indiana, USA
- Residence: 1840, Vigo, Indiana, USA
- Residence: 1850, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; Age: 70
- Residence: 1860, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; Age: 80
Notes:
Free People of Color Register of (NC-born) Negroes & Mulattoes: Vigo County, Indiana.
by Lisa Y. Henderson
Jethro Bass registered 2 July 1853. Age 70. Mulatto. Born Granville County NC. Resided Lost Creek township.
Jethro Bass and Polly Mitchell married in Granville County NC on 3 Apr 1809. In 1830, Jethro Bass headed a household of 13 free people of color in Vigo County, Indiana. In the 1850 census of Harrison township, Vigo County, Indiana: Jathro Bass, 70, wife Polly, 60, Emily, 17, and Alfred Bass, 6.
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Lost Creek AME Church was founded in 1839 by Jethro Bass and others.
Died:
Estate Records
Jethro married Polly Mitchell 3 Apr 1809, Granville, North Carolina, USA. Polly (daughter of Thomas Mitchell and Rebecca Stewart) was born 1788, Sussex, Virginia, USA; died 1865, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA. [Group Sheet]
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15. | Polly Mitchell was born 1788, Sussex, Virginia, USA (daughter of Thomas Mitchell and Rebecca Stewart); died 1865, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA. Other Events:
- Race: Mulatto
- Reference Number: 974
- Residence: 1850, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; Age: 60
Children:
- Nelson Bass was born 1814, North Carolina, USA; died 4 May 1877, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried 6 May 1877, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
- Rebecca Bass was born 1820, North Carolina, USA; died Between 1870 and 1880, Indiana, USA.
- Michael Bass was born 10 Mar 1818, North Carolina, USA; died 15 Jan 1875, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried , Roberts Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
- Duphena Emily Bass was born 1834, Indiana, USA; died 1870, Coles, Illinois, USA.
- Emeline Bass was born Abt 1811, North Carolina, USA; died , Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried , Vigo, Indiana, USA.
- George Washington Bass was born Abt 1809, North Carolina, USA; died , USA.
- 7. Eliza Bass was born Abt 1833, Indiana, USA.
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