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 1770 - 1854 (84 years)
Generation: 1
| 1. | Elijah Bass was born 1770, Anson, North Carolina, USA; died Jun 1854, Kershaw, South Carolina, USA. Other Events:
Notes:
Elijah2 Bass (Frederick1, William3, John2, William1, John1), born say 1775, was head of an Anson County household of 3 "other free" in 1800 [NC:204]. He may have been the Elijah Bass who was counted in Robeson County that same year, head of a household of 5 "other free" in 1800 [NC:362] and 6 in Robeson County in 1810 [NC:237]. He was granted administration on the Robeson County estate of (his brother?) Frederick Bass on 200 pounds security on 9 April 1801 [Minutes 1797-1806, 149]. He was one of the freeholders of Robeson County ordered to work on a road with Breton Barnes on the first Monday in July 1807 [Minutes 1806-13, 38] but was not mentioned again in Robeson County records. He may have been the same Elijah Bass who was head of a Kershaw District, South Carolina household of 6 "other free" and 2 slaves in 1810 [SC:433]. He wrote a 28 December 1839 Kershaw County will, recorded on 16 June 1854, describing himself as a "freeman of Color." He mentioned but did not name his children and lent his wife Milbury Eliza 500 acres "on waters of Beaver Dam and Bell Branch, waters of Twenty Five mile Creek of the Wateree river in Kershaw" which was conveyed to him on 10 February 1809. And he suggested that "my wife may desire to return to North Carolina. Elijah Bass" (signing) [WB A:231]. In August 1846 a grandchild of Elijah Bass named Mrs. White sued a South Carolina tax collector for attempting to collect from her the "free Negro" capitation tax. She testified that her grandmother was a "mulatto," her grandfather a Revolutionary soldier, her father Elijah Bass a "dark quadroon if he was one," and her brother an "ordinary white sandhill boy" [Catterall, Judicial Cases Concerning American Slavery, II:400-1]. Elijah may have been the father off
i. Frederick3, born say 1795, purchased 103 acres in Robeson County on the east side of Bay Branch on 6 May 1820 [DB S:275].
ii. Joseph4, born after 1776, head of a Robeson County household of 7 "free colored" in 1820 [NC:300].
Elijah married Eliza Matilda Milbury. Eliza was born 1775, North Carolina, USA; died 1802, Marion, Marion, South Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 2. Benjamin Elijah Bass
 was born 1809, Robeson, North Carolina, USA; died Aft 1880, Vernon, Wisconsin, USA.
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Elijah married Elizabeth Timmons. Elizabeth was born 1778, North Carolina, USA; died 1802, Marion, Marion, South Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet]
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Generation: 2
| 2. | Benjamin Elijah Bass (1.Elijah1) was born 1809, Robeson, North Carolina, USA; died Aft 1880, Vernon, Wisconsin, USA. Other Events:
- Race: Mulatto
- Reference Number: 1896
- Residence: 1850, Marion, Owen, Indiana, USA; Age: 47
- Residence: 1870, South Bend, St Joseph, Indiana, USA; Post Office: South Bend; Age: 66
Notes:
BASS Moses Bass had a mill described as "old" on Raft Swamp before 12
Nov. 1766 (Bladen County Deed Book, 1738-1779, 348-349). This name
was not found in tax lists of Bladen 1775-1789. In the 1850 census of
Robeson, some Bass families reported being born in Anson County before
1790 and others in Robeson after 1815. Some Bass families were listed as
White before 1800 and appear to have been Lumbee. The families of Elijah
and Joseph Bass appear as "mulatoe" in the 1830 census of Robeson. The
Bass surname appears as Indian in the Shoe Heel [Maxton] township in the
1870 census of Robeson. The name Bass (sometimes Boss) is found among
the Nansemond Indians of Norfolk Co., Va., as free persons of color in
Granville and Halifax counties, North Carolina and as free persons of color
among the Red Bones of Louisiana (DeMaree, 1992). White (1988) feels
they possibly descend from Saponi Indians located next to the William
Eaton plantation in Granville County, North Carolina in the 1750s. DeMaree
(1992) traces the Bass family to Norfolk County, Virginia.
Benjamin married Delilah Roberts 7 Jan 1830, Owen, Indiana, USA. Delilah was born 1800, North Carolina, USA; died 1870, Owen, Indiana, USA. [Group Sheet]
Benjamin married Delilah Harris 4 Jan 1823, North Carolina, USA. Delilah was born Abt 1809; died 1870. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 6. Rebecca Maria Bass was born 10 Feb 1824, North Carolina, USA; died 10 Feb 1895, South Bend, St Joseph, Indiana, USA.
- 7. Angeline Bass was born Mar 1826, North Carolina, USA; died 14 Jul 1910, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
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Generation: 3
| 3. | Eliza J. Bass (2.Benjamin2, 1.Elijah1) was born 1830, Indiana, USA. Other Events:
- Race: Mulatto
- Reference Number: 2687
- Residence: 1850, Marion, Owen, Indiana, USA; Age: 20
Eliza married Hardy A. Manuel 9 Jan 1858, Vigo, Indiana, USA. Hardy (son of Christopher Manuel and Matilda E Mitchell) was born May 1830, North Carolina, USA; died 3 Mar 1924, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA. [Group Sheet]
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| 4. | Jennette Bass (2.Benjamin2, 1.Elijah1) was born Abt 1827, Indiana, USA. Other Events:
- Race: Mulatto
- Reference Number: 2963
- Residence: 1850, Marion, Owen, Indiana, USA; Age: 23
- Residence: 1870, Union City, St Joseph, Indiana, USA
Jennette married Hardy A. Manuel 27 May 1866, St Joseph, Indiana, USA. Hardy (son of Christopher Manuel and Matilda E Mitchell) was born May 1830, North Carolina, USA; died 3 Mar 1924, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 8. Robert Manuel was born 1864, Indiana, USA; died 6 Aug 1905, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
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| 5. | Amanda Sophia Bass (2.Benjamin2, 1.Elijah1) was born 1834, Indiana, USA. Other Events:
- Race: Mulatto
- Reference Number: 6903
- Residence: 1850, Marion, Owen, Indiana, USA; Age: 15
- Residence: 1860, Otter Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA; Age: 26
Amanda married Noah Boone 17 Jun 1858, Vigo, Indiana, USA. Noah (son of John Boone and Leanna Walden) was born Abt 1836, Owen, Indiana, USA; died 4 Jun 1901, South Bend, St Joseph, Indiana, USA. [Group Sheet]
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| 6. | Rebecca Maria Bass (2.Benjamin2, 1.Elijah1) was born 10 Feb 1824, North Carolina, USA; died 10 Feb 1895, South Bend, St Joseph, Indiana, USA. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 2692
- Residence: 1880, South Bend, St Joseph, Indiana, USA
Rebecca married Farrow Pharoah Powell 17 Sep 1844, Owen, Indiana, USA. Farrow (son of Elijah Powell and Patsey Scott) was born 1809, Fayetteville, Cumberland, North Carolina, USA; died 27 Aug 1887, South Bend, St Joseph, Indiana, USA. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 14. Squire Powell was born 1846, Indiana, USA.
- 15. Lucinda Powell was born 1848, Indiana, USA.
- 16. Benjamin Powell was born 1849, Indiana, USA.
- 17. John Powell was born 1852, Indiana, USA.
- 18. Harrison Powell was born 1854, Indiana, USA.
- 19. Nancy Powell was born 10 Mar 1858, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died 15 Sep 1922, Portage, St Joseph, Indiana, USA.
- 20. Eli Powell was born 1859, Indiana, USA.
- 21. Pharoah T. Powell was born Abt 1867, Indiana, USA.
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| 7. | Angeline Bass (2.Benjamin2, 1.Elijah1) was born Mar 1826, North Carolina, USA; died 14 Jul 1910, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA. Other Events:
- Race: Colored
- Reference Number: 1892
- Residence: 1850, Marion, Owen, Indiana, USA
- Residence: 1880, Otter Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA
- Residence: 1900, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA
- Residence: 21 Apr 1910, Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA
Angeline married Wiley Batton 9 Jan 1883, Vigo, Indiana, USA. Wiley was born 1 Apr 1812, North Carolina, USA; died 2 Feb 1909, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried , Roberts Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA. [Group Sheet]
Angeline married Eaton Powell 17 Sep 1844, Owen, Indiana, USA. Eaton (son of Elijah Powell and Patsey Scott) was born Abt 1812, Chatham, North Carolina, USA; died 19 Mar 1892, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried Mar 1892, Stewart Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA. [Group Sheet]
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Generation: 4
| 8. | Robert Manuel (4.Jennette3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Elijah1) was born 1864, Indiana, USA; died 6 Aug 1905, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA. Other Events:
- Race: Colored
- Reference Number: 2962
- Residence: 1880, Union City, St Joseph, Indiana, USA
- Residence: 1900, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; Age: 39; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
Notes:
Died:
Age: 43 Yr
Robert married Ella Robertson 3 Sep 1895, Vigo, Indiana, USA. Ella was born Abt 1877, Indiana, USA. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 24. Essa F Manuel was born 7 Jun 1896, Indiana, USA; died 8 Oct 1976, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried , Grandview Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
- 25. Catherine Manuel was born Abt 1898, Indiana, USA.
- 26. Ester Jane Manuel was born Abt 1900, Indiana, USA.
- 27. Rex N Manuel was born Abt 1902, Indiana, USA.
- 28. George K Manuel was born Abt 1904, Indiana, USA.
- 29. Theodore V Manuel was born Abt 1906, Indiana, USA.
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| 19. | Nancy Powell (6.Rebecca3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Elijah1) was born 10 Mar 1858, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died 15 Sep 1922, Portage, St Joseph, Indiana, USA. Other Events:
- Race: Colored
- Reference Number: 2694
Notes:
Died:
Age: 64
Nancy married W. Henderson. [Group Sheet]
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| 21. | Pharoah T. Powell (6.Rebecca3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Elijah1) was born Abt 1867, Indiana, USA. Other Events:
- Race: Black
- Reference Number: 6397
- Residence: 1880, South Bend, St Joseph, Indiana, USA; Age: 13; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
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| 22. | Jennette Powell (7.Angeline3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Elijah1) was born 1862, Indiana, USA. Other Events:
- Race: Black
- Name: Jenetta Powell
- Reference Number: 1894
- Residence: 1880, Otter Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA
- Residence: 1900, Otter Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA; Age: 36; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife
Jennette married John Wesley Batton 14 Oct 1886, Vigo, Indiana, USA. John (son of Wiley Batton and Nancy Calloway) was born 21 Aug 1866, Vigo, Indiana, USA; died 16 Mar 1946, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried 19 Mar 1946, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA. [Group Sheet]
Jennette married Pleasant Lindley 20 Oct 1892, Vigo, Indiana, USA. Pleasant (son of Elias Lindley and Margaret Roper) was born Oct 1861, Indiana, USA. [Group Sheet]
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| 23. | Delila Powell (7.Angeline3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Elijah1) was born Abt 1849, Indiana, USA. Other Events:
- Race: Black
- Reference Number: 6046
- Residence: 1850, Marion, Owen, Indiana, USA; Age: 1
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