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Thomas Bass

Thomas Bass

Male 1859 - 1934  (75 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Thomas BassThomas Bass was born 1859, Columbia, Boone, Missouri, USA (son of William Hayden Bass and Cornelia Grey); died 20 Nov 1934, Mexico, Audrain, Missouri, USA; was buried , Mexico, Audrain, Missouri, USA.

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    • Reference Number: 1336

    Notes:

    Born a slave in 1859 in Columbia, Missouri, he moved to Mexico Missouri after the Civil War, where he found work as a stable boy. Bass eventually became a trainer and established a reputation for training even the most wild, violent horses. Credited as a founder of the American Royal Horse Show. For a half century, Bass trained thousands of horses to prance, bow, curtsy, dance, do the cakewalk and dozens of other tricks. He invented (but refused to patent) a special bit that is still in use today to ease the pain that horse endured during training. Bass performed before U.S. Presidents Coolidge, Cleveland, McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt and Taft. He was also honored by Queen Marie of Rumania at the St. Louis Horse Show. During his career, he won competitions at every horse show in the country, earned more than 2,000 blue ribbons and won championships at two world's fairs. For many years, he was the only African- American to exhibit at the American Royal Horse Show, where audiences remembered him as the high-hatted rider of Belle Beach, his most famous mare. There is a museum for Tom Bass in Mexico Missouri, not far from the cemetery.

    Buried:
    Elmwood Cemetery

    Thomas married Angie Jewell 20 Sep 1882, Mexico, Audrain, Missouri, USA. Angie (daughter of Ellen Jewell) was born 4 Sep 1856; died 16 Oct 1941, Mexico, Audrain, Missouri, USA; was buried , Mexico, Audrain, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Inman Thomas Bass was born 10 Aug 1897; died 17 Mar 1932, Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA; was buried , Mexico, Audrain, Missouri, USA.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  William Hayden Bass was born 1 Jan 1836, Boone, Missouri, USA (son of Eli Everett Bass and Margaret McClanahan Johnston); died 30 Mar 1892, Columbia, Boone, Missouri, USA; was buried , Columbia, Boone, Missouri, USA.

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    • Find-A-Grave: 44281242
    • Reference Number: 1338

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    Buried:
    Columbia Cemetery

    William — Cornelia Grey. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Cornelia Grey

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    • Reference Number: 5503

    Children:
    1. 1. Thomas Bass was born 1859, Columbia, Boone, Missouri, USA; died 20 Nov 1934, Mexico, Audrain, Missouri, USA; was buried , Mexico, Audrain, Missouri, USA.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Eli Everett BassEli Everett Bass was born 11 Dec 1804, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA (son of Peter Bass and Anna Nancy Stone); died 23 Jul 1865, Forest Hill, Boone, Missouri, USA; was buried , Ashland, Boone, Missouri, USA.

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    • Find-A-Grave: 15319696
    • Reference Number: 1312

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    Buried:
    New Salem Baptist Church Cemetery

    Eli married Margaret McClanahan Johnston 26 Feb 1829, Boone, Missouri, USA. Margaret (daughter of William Henry Johnston and Rachel Spears) was born 26 Apr 1812, Bourbon, Kentucky, USA; died 15 Feb 1885, Boone, Missouri, USA; was buried , Ashland, Boone, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Margaret McClanahan Johnston was born 26 Apr 1812, Bourbon, Kentucky, USA (daughter of William Henry Johnston and Rachel Spears); died 15 Feb 1885, Boone, Missouri, USA; was buried , Ashland, Boone, Missouri, USA.

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    • Find-A-Grave: 118474065
    • Reference Number: 7886

    Notes:

    Buried:
    New Salem Baptist Church Cemetery

    Children:
    1. Everett Meredith Bass was born 22 Jan 1847, Boone, Missouri, USA; died 21 Jan 1905, Columbia, Boone, Missouri, USA; was buried , Ashland, Boone, Missouri, USA.
    2. Felix G Bass was born 10 Jan 1845, Missouri, USA; died 9 Mar 1863, Polk, Missouri, USA; was buried , Ashland, Boone, Missouri, USA.
    3. James S Bass was born 15 Sep 1843; died 2 Mar 1844, Boone, Missouri, USA; was buried , Ashland, Boone, Missouri, USA.
    4. John L Bass was born Abt 1838, Missouri, USA.
    5. Maggie Bass was born Abt 1852, Missouri, USA.
    6. Mary F Bass was born Abt 1833.
    7. Peter J Bass was born 13 Apr 1839; died 15 Feb 1840, Boone, Missouri, USA; was buried , Ashland, Boone, Missouri, USA.
    8. Robert Thomas Bass was born 4 Feb 1841, Missouri, USA; died Aft May 1921.
    9. Sarah R Bass was born Abt 1834.
    10. 2. William Hayden Bass was born 1 Jan 1836, Boone, Missouri, USA; died 30 Mar 1892, Columbia, Boone, Missouri, USA; was buried , Columbia, Boone, Missouri, USA.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Peter Bass was born 1769, Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA; died 18 May 1829, Smithland, Livingston, Kentucky, USA.

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    • Reference Number: 37492

    Peter married Anna Nancy Stone 30 Mar 1803, Nelson, Kentucky, USA. Anna was born 1779, Virginia, USA; died 19 May 1809, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Anna Nancy Stone was born 1779, Virginia, USA; died 19 May 1809, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA.

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    • Reference Number: 37493

    Children:
    1. 4. Eli Everett Bass was born 11 Dec 1804, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA; died 23 Jul 1865, Forest Hill, Boone, Missouri, USA; was buried , Ashland, Boone, Missouri, USA.

  3. 10.  William Henry JohnstonWilliam Henry Johnston was born 16 Apr 1776, Culpeper, Virginia, USA (son of Robert Bruce Johnston and Margaret McClanahan); died 12 Jan 1850, Columbia, Boone, Missouri, USA; was buried , Ashland, Boone, Missouri, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Find-A-Grave: 63717369
    • Reference Number: 7841

    Notes:

    Buried:
    New Salem Baptist Church Cemetery

    William married Rachel Spears 3 Sep 1801, Bourbon, Kentucky, USA. Rachel (daughter of Jacob Spears and Elizabeth Keller) was born 2 Apr 1787, Pennsylvania, USA; died 4 Nov 1850, Boone, Missouri, USA; was buried , Ashland, Boone, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Rachel SpearsRachel Spears was born 2 Apr 1787, Pennsylvania, USA (daughter of Jacob Spears and Elizabeth Keller); died 4 Nov 1850, Boone, Missouri, USA; was buried , Ashland, Boone, Missouri, USA.

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    • Find-A-Grave: 63717431
    • Reference Number: 13257
    • Residence: 1850, Boone, Missouri, USA

    Notes:

    Buried:
    New Salem Baptist Church Cemetery

    Children:
    1. Elizabeth Emily Johnston was born 21 Sep 1819, Kentucky, USA; died 1904, Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA; was buried , Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA.
    2. Elizabeth Keller Johnston was born 7 Nov 1802, Kentucky, USA; died 14 Jun 1827, Boone, Missouri, USA; was buried , Columbia, Boone, Missouri, USA.
    3. Elvira Johnston was born 19 Feb 1809, Bourbon, Kentucky, USA; died 6 Apr 1871, Jackson, Missouri, USA; was buried , Independence, Jackson, Missouri, USA.
    4. Jacob Spears Johnston was born 13 Jul 1815, Bourbon, Kentucky, USA; died 29 Mar 1892, Boone, Missouri, USA; was buried , Columbia, Boone, Missouri, USA.
    5. John Thomas Morris Johnston, Sr was born 4 Nov 1823, Bourbon, Kentucky, USA; died 4 Oct 1874, Boone, Missouri, USA; was buried , Ashland, Boone, Missouri, USA.
    6. 5. Margaret McClanahan Johnston was born 26 Apr 1812, Bourbon, Kentucky, USA; died 15 Feb 1885, Boone, Missouri, USA; was buried , Ashland, Boone, Missouri, USA.
    7. Mary Ellen Johnston was born 12 Mar 1826, Kentucky, USA; died 27 Sep 1829, Boone, Missouri, USA; was buried , Ashland, Boone, Missouri, USA.
    8. Nancy L Johnston was born 11 Apr 1811, Kentucky, USA; died 22 Jan 1871, Boone, Missouri, USA; was buried , Columbia, Boone, Missouri, USA.
    9. Noah S Johnston was born 22 Nov 1821, Kentucky, USA; died 13 Dec 1824, Boone, Missouri, USA; was buried , Ashland, Boone, Missouri, USA.
    10. Rebecca Sarah Johnston was born 31 Oct 1817, Kentucky, USA; died 21 Jun 1899, Boone, Missouri, USA; was buried , Ashland, Boone, Missouri, USA.
    11. Robert T Johnston was born 17 Nov 1804, Kentucky, USA; died 19 Dec 1832, Boone, Missouri, USA; was buried , Missouri, USA.
    12. William H Johnston was born 3 Apr 1807, Kentucky, USA; died 20 Oct 1830, Columbia, Boone, Missouri, USA; was buried , Ashland, Boone, Missouri, USA.