Lemuel Gustin Bassore  was born December 15, 1815 in Carlisle, Cumberland CO., PA, and died April 1880 in Medoc, MO. He married (1) Martha Henrietta Pleasants Abt. 1841 in Fayetteville, Washington CO., AR, daughter of Robert Pleasants and Damaris Pleasants. She was born 1824 in Goochland VA, and died Unknown. He married (2) Susan Caynor January 15, 1866 in Green/Webster Co, MO. She died Unknown.

More About Lemuel Gustin Bassore:
Census 1: 1850, Washington Co., AR. (owned 1 10 yr old slave girl)
Census 2: 1860, Hogeye, Washington Co., AR
Census 3: 1870, Medoc, Jasper Co., MO
Interesting Tidbit: October 20, 1845, Served on Grand Jury
Occupation 1: 1858, Postmaster and JP, Hogeye, Washington Co., AR
Occupation 2: 1850, Tailor
Occupation 3: March 14, 1870, Postmaster, Medoc, Jasper Co., MO
Residence: Lived in Indiana, Ohio, Arkansas and Missouri
More About Lemuel Bassore and Martha Pleasants:
Marriage: Abt. 1841, Fayetteville, Washington CO., AR
More About Lemuel Bassore and Susan Caynor:
Marriage: January 15, 1866, Green/Webster Co, MO

Children of Lemuel Bassore and Martha Pleasants are:
   

    Henrietta "Clay" Bassore  was born May 25, 1844 in AR, and died October 17, 1919. She married (1) Joseph L Hall September 04, 1860 in Benton Co., AR. He died Bet. 1860 - 1867. She married (2) James Harvey Gideon October 26, 1867, son of William Gideon and Matilda Woods. He was born December 24, 1813 in Wilkes Co, NC, and died October 03, 1881 in Brownwood, Brown Co, TX. She married (3) Unknown Baker Aft. 1882. He died Unknown.
Notes for Henrietta "Clay" Bassore:
Clay Gideon inherited her husband James Gideon's estate in Brownwood, Texas in 1881. Where she
went and what she did is a mystery after that point. Family history says she was a madam in a brothel
when her two daughters were young. This is un-proven. Her name is listed as H C Baker in her
daughter Mollie's bible.
   

    Margaret Bassore, born Bef. October 1846; died Unknown.
   

    George R Bassore, born Bef. October 1847 in Washington Co., AR; died Bef. 1885.
   

    William Joseph Bassore, born September 27, 1848 in Fayetteville, Washington Co., AR; died May 03,
1909.
  

    Damaris Eva Bassore, born November 20, 1852 in Fayetteville, AR; died March 06, 1926 in Carl
Junction, MO.
   

    Susan Bassore, born Abt. 1853; died Bef. 1883 in Washington Co., AR.

We are unsure at this time exactly who Lemuel's parents are or where he came from but research is ongoing.

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Above are three of the children of Lemuel Bassore and Martha Pleasants.  Left to Right are Demaris, Henrietta Clay and William.

I was fortunate to find (or be found by) one of William's descendents.  Bobbie Bassore and we met in Missouri a couple of years ago.  We visited with Judy Hudson  (who is my mother's first cousin).

Shortly after that, I was contacted by descendents of Susan Dora Gideon Vann and they identified the above photo of Henrietta Clay.  I had the photo from my grandmother but didn't know who it was since it wasn't marked.  Here's the Vann girls and my lovely Aunt Dot (photo on the right)