Seventh Generation (Continued)
Seventh Generation (Continued)
Family of Hiel BASSFORD (247) & Harriet Leah Laura Emma BRINKERHOFF
592. Beverly Elmer BASSFORD (Hiel6, Henry Harris5, Joseph BASFORD4, Joseph3, James2, Jacob1). Born in Oct 1867 in New York, NY. [961] Beverly Elmer died in Los Angeles Co., CA, on 7 Jan 1929. [1315] Buried in Forest Lawn Memoria Park, Glendale, Los Angeles Co., CA. [293] aka: B. Elmer. [1600]

He is probably the “Emma” Bassford, age 3, listed in the 1870 census. [599] His age is given as 26 at his marriage in 1893 which would be consistent with the age in that census entry. [1601]

He was living at the same address as his father in the 1890 New York City Directory. [969]

1900 census for Brooklyn Borough, 23 Ward, Kings Co., NY, 383? Macon St., 9 Jun 1900, p. 196B [961]
B. E. Basford, male, boarder, b. Oct 1867, unknown, father b. unknown,
mother b. unknown, married 7 years
Lucy, female, boarder, age 30, b. Dec 1869, NY, father b. unknown, mother b. unknown,
married 7 years, no children
(boarding with family of ___ ___)

1910 federal census for San Francisco, San Francisco Co., CA, ED 212, 101 Cherry St., p. 76A [1169]
Beverly C. Bassford, male, head, age 43, b. NY, father b. (blank), mother b. IL,
first marriage, married 17 years
Lucy J., female, wife, age 41, b. NY, father b. NY, mother b. NY,
first marriage, married 17 years, no children

1920 federal census for Los Angeles, ED 213, Los Angeles Co., CA, p. 15A [1393]
Beverly E. Bassford, male, head, age 53, b. NY, father b. NY, mother b. IL,
secretary, married
Lucy J., female, wife, age 51, b. NY, father b. NY, mother b. NY, married

Gravestone, Forest Lawn Memoria Park, Glendale, Los Angeles Co., CA [293]
Beverly E. Bassford/1866-1929

[19], [599], [961], [969], [1601], [1600], [683], [1393], [1169], [1602], [1315], [1603], [293]

He married Lucy J. JENKINS, daughter of John G. JENKINS (~1838-1908) & Mary BROWN (?-?), on 5 Apr 1893 in New York, NY. [1601], [1600], [1602] Grace Avenue Baptist Church. Born on 11 Oct 1868 in Brooklyn, NY. [1392] Lucy J. died in Los Angeles Co., CA, on 13 Mar 1953. [1392], [1604] Buried in Forest Lawn Memoria Park, Glendale, Los Angeles Co., CA. [293]

1930 federal census for Los Angeles, ED 201, Los Angeles Co., CA, 9 Apr 1930, p. 6A [1394]
Lucy J. Bassford, female, head, age 50, b. NY, father b. NY, mother b. NJ, worker-church,
widow, age 23? at first marriage

1940 federal census for Los Angeles, ED 60-287, Los Angeles Co., CA, 4077 W 3rd St., 8 Apr 1940, p. 81A [1397]
Lucy J. Bassford, female, guest, age 71, b. NY, widow, church visitor-church
(living at Kipling Hotel)

1950 federal census for Los Angeles, ED 66-1884, Los Angeles Co., CA, El Serrano Lodge Sanitarium & Rest Home, 4 Apr 1950, p. 4 [1605]
Lucy Bassford, female, patient, age 82, b. NY, widow

(patient in rest home)

Gravestone, Forest Lawn Memoria Park, Glendale, Los Angeles Co., CA [293]
Lucy J. Bassford/1868-1953

[961], [1392], [1601], [1393], [1394], [1169], [1602], [1603], [1606], [293], [1397], [1605]


The best man at their marriage was H. M. Brinckerhoff. [1600] He was probably a relative on the groom’s mother’s side. ( [1602] gives the name of the best man as Henry M. Bassford.)
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