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Below is a family biography included in The History of Dent County, Missouri published by Goodspeed Publishing Company in 1889. These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary. Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more. There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.
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John F. Bass, a prosperous farmer, residing about eleven miles south of Salem, Mo., was born in the “Old Dominion” in 1832, and is a son of Robert and Jane (Nasry) Bass, who were also born in Virginia, in 1788 and 1800, respectively. The father was of Irish lineage, and in 1851 immigrated with his family to Tennessee, where he continued to make his home until 1856, when he took up his abode in Dent County, Mo., and there resided until his death in 1862. His wife’s death occurred in 1870, also in Dent County. Four of their nine children are living, John F. Bass being the fourth member of the family. He made his home with his parents, and received his education in Virginia. In 1879 he was united in marriage to Miss May Shelton, who was born in Tennessee in 1853, and is the mother of five children: Lee, Jackson, Benjamin, Sarah and Minnie. Soon after his marriage he located on the farm of 301 acres where he now lives; 120 acres are under cultivation, and well improved, with good buildings, fences and orchard. Mr. Bass has always been a Democrat in politics, and in 1861 enlisted in Company E, First Regiment Missouri Infantry, and served until the close of the war, being a participant in the battles of Oak Hill, Lexington, Dry Wood, Hartville and numerous skirmishes. At the latter engagement he received a wound in the hand, which left it badly crippled. He is one of the pioneers of Dent County, and one of its substantial and honorable citizens. Mrs. Bass is a daughter of Berrymond and Sarah Shelton, both of whom are living.
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