William Calvin "Will" Bass

  General Notes:

When Will was courting Lizzie both families lived in Abesville, Missouri. The Bass family lived up "Bass Hollow" southeast of Abesville. The Simmons familie lived northeast of Abesville near the Christian-Stone county line. Will rode a horse or walked across the fields to go see Lizzie. They were married in the home of her parents; both fathers were witnesses to the ceremony. They lived in Stone county most of their married life and were parents of nine children.

William and Elizabeth (Lizzie) move to North Hayes, Reno County, Kansas by 1930. Lived in Garber, Missouri in 1942.

Farmer, died age 69 years 11 months 9 days, died of Apoplexy. Death Certificate # 10802, informant: Mrs. Lizzie Bass, Garber, Taney Co., MO.

Will married Nancy Elizabeth Simmons, daughter of Francis Marion Simmons and Malinda Cordelia Hagewood, on 20 Jan 1895 in Ponce de Leon, Stone, Missouri. (Nancy Elizabeth Simmons was born on 28 Jul 1877 in Hickory County, Missouri, USA, died on 2 Feb 1960 in Branson, Taney Co. MO, USA and was buried on 20 Feb 1960 in Ponce de Leon, Stone, Missouri.)