Marty and Karla Grant

!CENSUS:1860 Marion Dist, SC # 213
Jos D. BASS, 46 SC
Amelia, 40
A. M. (f) 16
R. (f) 14
A. (m) 10
Thomas, 8;

!CENSUS:1870 Marion Co, SC Moody # 195
Amelia BASS, 54 SC
Addison, 21
Thomas, 19;

!MARRIAGE:From the Marion Star - "Genealogical Abstracts from Marion, South Carolina Newspapers 1858-1886" Abstracted by Gloria Calhoun, Pee Dee Chapter SCGS, Marion, SC 1999;

!CENSUS:1880 Marion Co, SC Moody # 27 Thomas J. BASS, 29 (1850/51) born SC/SC/SC;

!REFERENCE: A History of Marion County, South Carolina From Its Earliest Times to the Present, 1901, by W. W. Sellers, Esq., of the Marion Bar. 1902. pp. 199-206
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Hortensia Watson married Thomas J. Bass, who was killed some years ago by the falling of a tree, leaning over the path which he was traveling ; he left four sons, all young men, now among us ; their mother resides at Latta. ;

!CENSUS:1860 Marion Dist., SC Marion, Marion CH PO # 291/290
Matthew Watson 47 Farmer $10,000/9000 SC
Celia 43
M. E. 21 f
D. E. 19 m
L. J. 14 f
J. E. 12 m
M. C. 12 f
S. M. 10 m
A. 8 f <---
E. C. 6 m
C. M. 4 f
W. R. A. 2 m;

!CENSUS:1870 Marion Co., SC Moody's, Marion PO # 150/152
Matthew Watson 58 Farmer $8000/1500 SC
Celia 53
Isham 23 Farm Laborer
Silas 20 " "
Enos 17 " "
Hortensia 14
Robert 12;

!MARRIAGE:From the Marion Star - "Genealogical Abstracts from Marion, South Carolina Newspapers 1858-1886" Abstracted by Gloria Calhoun, Pee Dee Chapter SCGS, Marion, SC 1999;

!CENSUS:1880 Marion Co, SC Moody # 27 Hortense L. BASS, 24 (1855/56) born SC/SC/SC;

!REFERENCE: A History of Marion County, South Carolina From Its Earliest Times to the Present, 1901, by W. W. Sellers, Esq., of the Marion Bar. 1902. pp. 199-206
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Matthew Watson married Miss Celia Easterling, in 1839; and raised a large family of sons and daughters; the sons are David E-. Isham E., Silas, Enos and Robert; and daughters, Martha, Lavina, Kate and Hortensia.
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Hortensia Watson married Thomas J. Bass, who was killed some years ago by the falling of a tree, leaning over the path which he was traveling ; he left four sons, all young men, now among us ; their mother resides at Latta. ;

!CENSUS:1880 Marion Co, SC Moody # 27 Carl BASS, 2 (1877/78) born SC/SC/SC;

!CENSUS:1880 Marion Co, SC Moody # 27 Tracy BASS, 1 (1878/79) born SC/SC/SC;