of Webster County, Iowa · documented from the public record
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Edward Bass
Edward Bass⚭ Mary Saffley
childrenJames Bass
Source: History of Fort Dodge and Webster County, Iowa
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Married Mary Saffley.
Father of James Bass.
Removed with family to Indiana in 1835 and engaged in farming.
Twenty years later (c.1855) came to Iowa, purchasing 240 acres in Boone County plus additional timber land.
His own father was a Revolutionary War veteran who fought at Bunker Hill.
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