Individual Details

Willis Bass Jr

(9 Dec 1793 - 1796 - 18 Jun 1877)

Events

Birth9 Dec 1793 - 1796Norfolk, Virginia
Taxes1817a free Negro tithable [PPTL, 1813-24, frame 242]. - Norfolk, Virginia
Admixture-Ethnicityfree Negro
Marriage-shared9 Sep 1820(William Trumbell and Lucinda Bass) Norfolk, Virginia
Marriage7 Dec 1820Norfolk, Virginia - Sally Burnham
Legal18 Aug 18231823 the Norfolk Co. court certified that Willis Bass, Jr., & Wright Perkins were of Good character & Granted them permission to keep A firelock [Minutes 18:177].
Marriage1 Feb 1825Wilson, Tennessee - Elizabeth McLemore
Legal-shared21 Oct 1828(Willis Bass Sr) Administration on his estate was Granted to Levi Bass with Willis & Nelson Bass As his securities on $1,000 bond [Minutes 18: 165; 19:291; 20:207, 217; 21:29].
Description1 Oct 1831age 35, 5'9-1/4", mulatto, born free - Registration, Norfolk, Virginia
Legal17 Oct 1831He registered in Norfolk Co. Age 35, 5 ft 9-1/4, A mulatto, Born free
Legal15 Jul 1833Registered, after the "not Negro" law was passed.
Description15 Jul 183337 years, 5'8-1/2", Indian complexion, man of Indian descent [Register of Free Negroes & Mulattoes, 1809-1852, nos. 777, 895]. - Registration, Norfolk, Virginia
Death18 Jun 1877Dallas, Arkansas

Families

SpouseElizabeth McLemore (1808 - 1886)
SpouseSally Burnham (1800 - )
ChildCaroline Bass (1820 - 1845)
FatherWillis Bass Sr (1763 - 1834)
MotherJemina Nickens (1769 - 1835)
SiblingLovey Leviney "Viney" Bass (1788 - 1828)
SiblingWilson Bass (1789 - 1830)
SiblingLemuel Bass (1798 - 1817)
SiblingLevi Bass (1799 - 1833)
SiblingAndrew Bass (1799 - )
SiblingIrstellor Bass (1800 - )
SiblingLucinda Bass (1801 - )
SiblingJoshua Bass (1804 - 1833)
SiblingWilliam E Bass (1807 - )
SiblingJemima Bass (1808 - )
SiblingNelson Bass (1809 - )