George BASON was the son of George Griffith BASON (ca. 1805, England - 1854, IL) and Sarah (BURTON) BASON (1807 - 1851) who immigranted to America in July of 1831. George was born in Pennsylvania on November 23, 1844. By the time George was six-years-old, the family had moved to Peoria, Illinois. During the Civil War, George enlisted as a Private on February 28, 1864, and was assigned to Company H of the 116th Illinois Infantry. He transferred to Company F of the 55th Illinois Infantry on June 7, 1865, and was mustered out of service at Little Rock, Arkansas, on August 14th of 1865.

George moved to Iowa, residing in Athens Township of Ringgold County, Iowa, in 1870 where he worked as a farm laborer for Miles Green. In 1874, George married Mary Jane NIECE. Mary Jane, the daughter of George Harrison NIECE (1814, PA - 1896, IA) and Verlinda (BATES) NIECE (1829, VA - 1901, IA), was born in February of 1854, Henry County, Iowa. George died December 3, 1913, Kellerton, Ringgold County, Iowa. He was interred at Maple Row Cemetery, Kellerton.

George and Mary Jane were the parents of eight children:

1) Mattie A. BASON
    Born: circa 1874, Decatur Co. IA
    married Kite WOOLLUMS
    parents of two children:
      1) Fern WOOLLUMS
      2) Flossie WOOLLUMS

2) Lucy BASON
    Born: 27 May 1876, IA  Died: 07 Jul 1968, ID
    married Charles L. BUTTS, Born: circa 1874 OH
    parents of two children:
      1) Lawrence "Larry" BUTTS, Born: circa 1897, IA
      2) Mola Rae (BUTTS) LEWIS, Born: 08 Oct 1899, KS&nsp; Died: Jun 1981, ID

3) Luther L. BASON
    Born: 27 Jun 1876, Decatur Co. IA  Died: May 1952, Ringgold Co. IA
    Interment: Maple Row Cemetery, Kellerton, Ringgold Co. IA
    married Nellie Lucinda ASHBURN 17 Oct 1906, Mount Ayr, Ringgold Co. IA
        Born: 28 Sep 1884, Decatur Co. IA  Died: 02 Mar 1957, Santa Clara CA
        Interment: Rose Hill Cemetery, Lamoni, Decatur Co. IA
        daughter of James Monroe (1842-1918) & Ruth Elizabeth (MERCER) ASHBURN (1847-1922)
    parents of three children:
      1) Neva (BASON) PARKER, Born: 22 Nov 1907, Davis City IA  Died: Jan 1987, Farmington PA
      2) George Monroe BASON, Born: 19 Dec 1911, Davis City IA  Died: 05 Feb 1999, Hutchison KS
      4) Roberta P. (BASON) STOWE, Born: 14 Oct 1914, IA  Died: 26 Feb 2007, Fort Madison IA

4) Aletha BASON
    Born: 27 Oct 1879, Tuskeego near Kellerton, IA  Died: 10 Nov 1972, Colorado Springs CO
    married Frank Arthur HAMILTON in 1905, Denver, Denver Co. CO
    Aletha and Frank interred at Colorado Springs, El Paso Co. CO
    parents of Gertrude (HAMILTON) CUNNINGHAM
                    Born: 29 Jun 1906, Colorado Springs CO
                    Died: 14 Oct 1997, Colorado Springs CO

5) Lenna BASON
    Born: Mar 1881, Decatur Co. IA  married Carie ANDREW
    Residence: Grand River, Decatur Co. IA

6) Olive Margaret BASON
    Born: 31 Mar 1884, Decatur Co. IA  :Died: 02 Jul 1954, Grand River, Decatur Co. IA
    married Lewis Marion ANDREW (1881 - 1964)
    parents of John B. "Johnie" ANDREW, Born: circa 1915, Garden Grove, Decatur Co. IA
    Olive and Lewis were interred at Grand River Cemetery, Decatur Co. IA

7) Aurelia P. "Rilla" BASON
    Born: Aug 1889, Decatur Co. IA  married Mr. ROBERTSON
    Residence: Athens Twp., Ringgold Co. IA, 1930 Federal Census

8) John Ernest BASON
    Born: 03 Apr 1893, Decatur Co. IA  Died Jan 1978, Kellerton IA
    Interment: Maple Row Cemetery, Kellerton IA

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