Morris Basey (1840 - 1878)

Born 25 Jan 1840 in Kentucky, United States [uncertain]

Husband of Mary Jane (Martin) Basye — married 4 Jun 1863 in Clark, Ohio, United States

Descendants

Died 29 Mar 1878 at age 38 in Springfield, Clark, Ohio, United States

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Biography

Morris Basey is a part of US Black heritage.

Private Morris Basey served in the United States Civil War.
Side: USA
Regiment(s): 17th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry

Morris was born in 1839. He served as a private in the 17th Regiment, US Colored Troops.

In the 1860 census Morris (age 20) was in Bonhomme, St. Louis, Missouri.^[1]

He married Mary Jane Martin in 1863.^[2]

In 1864,he was in the Military. ^[3][4]

Morris died 29 Mar 1878.^[5][6]

Sources

1. ↑ 1860 Census: "1860 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1860; Census Place: Bonhomme, St. Louis, Missouri; Roll: M653_656; Page: 478; Family History Library Film: 803656
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7667 #40890052 (accessed 21 June 2022)
   Morris Basye (20) in Bonhomme, St. Louis, Missouri. Born in Kentucky.

   Name	Sex	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
   Early Basye	M	67	Farmer	Kentucky
   Betsy Basye	F	44		Kentucky
   William Basye	M	25	Asst	Kentucky
   Sarah A Basye	F	22		Kentucky
   Morris Basye	M	20		Kentucky
   Adonijah Basye	M	17		Kentucky
   Elisabeth Basye	F			Kentucky
   Jane Basye	F	12		Kentucky

2. ↑ Ohio, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1774-1993: Ancestry.com. Ohio, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1774-1993 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. Original data: Marriage Records. Ohio Marriages. Various Ohio County Courthouses. Ancestry Record 61378 #2571829 Marriage:

   Name:	Morris Basye
   Gender:	Male
   Marriage Date:	4 Jun 1863
   Marriage Place:	Clark, Ohio, USA
   Spouse:	Mary J. Martin

3. ↑ U.S., Colored Troops Military Service Records, 1863-1865: The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Compiled Military Service Secords of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served with the United States Colored Troops, Infantry Organizations; Microfilm Serial: M1822; Microfilm Roll: 49 Ancestry Record 1107 #80029 U.S., Colored Troops Military Service Records, 1863-1865:

   Name:	Morris Bassey
   Age:	23
   Estimated Birth Year:	abt 1841
   Birth Location:	Benston Co, Kentucky
   Enlistment Date:	29 Aug 1864
   Military Date:	29 Aug 1864
   Unit:	17th U.S. Colored Infantry
   Branch of Service:	Infantry

4. ↑ U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934: The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; NAI Title: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Number: T288; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007; Record Group Number: 15; Series Title: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; Series Number: T288; Roll: 24 Ancestry Record 4654 #1477647 U.S., Civil War Pension Index:

   Name:	Morris Basey
   Gender:	Male
   Unit:	A. 17 U.S.C. Inf
   Place Filed:	Ohio, USA
   Relation to Head:	Soldier
   Spouse:	Mary J Basey

5. ↑ U.S., Headstones Provided for Deceased Union Civil War Veterans, 1861-1904: The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General; Record Group Number: 92; Series Number: M1845 Ancestry Record 1195 #166979 U.S., Headstones Provided for Deceased Union Civil War Veterans, 1861-1904:

   Name:	Morris Basey
   Date of Death:	29 Mar 1878
   Burial Place:	Springfield, Ohio, USA
   Rank:	Pvt
   Regiment:	17th
   Company:	A
   Unit:	U. S. C. T

6. ↑ 1890 Veterans Schedules of the U.S. Federal Census: The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Special Schedules of the Eleventh Census (1890) Enumerating Union Veterans and Widows of Union Veterans of the Civil War; Series Number: M123; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs; Record Group Number: 15; Census Year: 1890 Ancestry Record 8667 #920472 Death:

   Name:	Morris Bassey
   Gender:	Male
   Rank:	Private
   Role:	Veteran
   Enlistment Date:	29 Apr 1864
   Discharge Date:	6 Sep 1866
   Death Date:	Bef 1890
   Regiment or Vessel:	17 Cold U S C I
   Company:	A.
   Length of service:	1 Yrs 0 Mos 7 Days
   Household:	NameMorris Bassey, Mary J Basey
   Name:	Morris Bassey, Mary J Basey
   Name:	Morris Bassey
   Name:	Mary J Basey

   Household Members
   Name
   Morris Bassey
   Mary J Basey

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 21 June 2022, 14:11), entry for Morris Basey (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LR28-Q3S ); contributed by various users.
• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 17 January 2022, 03:13), entry for Morris Basey (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LR28-Q3S ); contributed by various users.