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Catherine Mae Minerd (Bassin)[1, 2]

Female 1927 - 1979  (52 years)


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  • Name Catherine Mae Minerd (Bassin)  [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11] 
    Residence 1925  Uniontown, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Born 5 Jun 1927  Warren, Trumbull, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10] 
    Gender Female 
    Death Uniontown, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Name Katherine Mae Bassin 
    Name Katherine Minerd 
    Residence 1930  Warren, Trumbull, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Marital Status: SingleRelation to Head: Granddaughter 
    Residence 1935  North Union, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Residence 1940  North Union, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Marital Status: Single 
    Residence 1944  Uniontown, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Residence 1 May 1945  Republic, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Died Oct 1979  Uniontown, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 7, 10] 
    Buried Oliver, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Person ID P313  Montgomery Family Tree
    Last Modified 19 Mar 2020 

    Father John "Jack" Minerd,   b. 29 Oct 1904, Nicholson, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jan 1972, Warren, Trumbull, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years) 
    Mother Mary Margaret Mason (Minerd),   b. 26 May 1907, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Oct 1947, Franklin, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 40 years) 
    Family ID F148  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Forrest Glenwood Bassin,   b. 21 May 1926, Chesapeake, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jun 1981, Uniontown, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years) 
    Children 
     1. Elsie Bassin,   b. Uniontown, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [unknown]
     2. Patty Bassin,   b. Uniontown, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [unknown]
     3. Charles Bassin,   b. Uniontown, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [unknown]
     4. John Bassin,   b. Uniontown, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [unknown]
    +5. Richard Lee Bassin, Sr
     6. James Bassin
    Last Modified 14 Mar 2020 
    Family ID F83  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Daughter Katherine "Kitty" Minerd (1928-1979) was born on June 5, 1928 in Warren. She wed Forrest "Bud" Bassin (1926-1981). They had six known children -- Charles Bassin, John William "J.B." Bassin (nicknamed "Worm"), Patricia Sible, James Bassin, Richard Lee Bassin and Elsie Dvorchak. They resided in Waltersburg near Uniontown, Fayette County. At the age of 26, Forrest was badly burned in a freak accident in June 1952. Reported the Uniontown Evening Standard, he "was rushed to Uniontown hospital last night with second degree burns of the lower legs and right hand after a carburetor exploded in his car. Bassin reportedly was working on his car when the explosion occurred and his clothing caught fire from the gasoline flames. His wife heard his screams and called for help." Sadly, Kitty died in or around Uniontown in October 1979 at the age of 51. Her remains were placed into eternal repose in Sylvan Heights Cemetery. Now widowed, Forest apparently relocated to Texas. He passed away in Dickinson, Galveston County, TX in June 1981.

      · Grandson John William "J.B." Bassin (nicknamed "Worm") (1954-2012) was born on June 13, 1954. He married Margaret McQuade in about 1991 and had three daughters -- Toni Eddings, Tana Hice and Missy Hair. With an associate degree in business from West Virginia University and an associate degree in accounting from Penn State University, J.B. built a career of three decades in restaurant management. He also was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps. They resided in Waltersburg, near Uniontown. J.B. passed away at the age of 57 on Jan. 6, 2012, with interment in Sylvan Heights Cemetery.
      · Grandson Richard Lee Bassin ( ? - ? ) was born in (?). Upon graduation from Uniontown Area Senior High School in 1965, he spent four years with the U.S. Marine Corps, including a tour of duty of 19 months in Vietnam, followed by a posting at Camp LeJeune, NC. In June 1969, he was wedded to Eileen Virginia Mitchell ( ? - ? ), daughter of Louis P. Mitchell of Uniontown. The ceremony took place in Jacksonville, NC. In announcing the wedding, Eileen was pictured in the Uniontown Evening Standard. The couple established their new home in Ohio.
      · Grandson James Bassin ( ? - ? ) married Diane ( ? - ? ).
      · Granddaughter Patricia Bassin ( ? - ? ) was united in wedlock with Sible ( ? - ? )..
      · Granddaughter Elsie Bassin ( ? - ? ) was wedded to Dvorchak ( ? - ? ). In 2004, she is believed to have served as Fayette County Deputy Coroner and in 2012 served as chief administrative assistant for Fayette County Coroner Phillip Reilly.

  • Sources 
    1. [S968756726] Ancestry Family Trees, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), Ancestry Family Tree.
      http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=119395099&pid=313

    2. [S968491678] Ancestry Family Trees, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), Ancestry Family Tree.
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    3. [S968756874] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-1990, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; Year: 1944.

    4. [S968756636] Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Marriages, 1936-2014; Roll: 101141768.

    5. [S968756935] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Number: 163-22-5327; Issue State: Pennsylvania; Issue Date: Before 1951.

    6. [S968756946] 1940 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Year: 1940; Census Place: North Union, Fayette, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03506; Page: 22B; Enumeration District: 26-71.

    7. [S968756906] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    8. [S970109179] U.S., Appointments of U. S. Postmasters, 1832-1971, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    9. [S968756854] 1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Year: 1930; Census Place: Warren, Trumbull, Ohio; Page: 33A; Enumeration District: 0025.

    10. [S968756830] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    11. [S970030042] U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).


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