Fifth Generation (Continued)
Fifth Generation (Continued)
Family of John Waters BASFORD (32) & Christina Catherine DRONEBURG
119. Thomas BASFORD (John Waters4, Thomas3, Thomas2, Thomas1). Born on 19 Aug 1821 in Urbana, Frederick Co., MD. [172] Thomas was baptized in Urbana, Frederick Co., MD, on 4 May 1822. [12] Thomas died in Bellaire, Belmont Co., OH, on 21 May 1912. [173], [174]
1850 federal census for Buckeystown Dist., Frederick Co., MD, p. 223 [71]
Thomas Basford, male, age 28, b. MD, laborer
(living with family of Elisabeth Schaeffer)
He is named in his father’s will of 18 Jul 1854, although he did not receive an inheritance “in consideration for the monies paid” at some earlier time. [92]
He worked “gandydance” with the railroad, and is supposed to have followed it west to Marietta, OH. [12]
There was a T. Basford on the payroll of the B&O Railroad in Feb 1855. [12]
He is probably the Thomas Bassford listed in the1860 federal census for Bellaire, Belmont Co., OH, p. 55 [98]
Thomas Bashford, male, age 39, b. MD, laborer, personal estate $40
Mahala, female, age 24, b. OH
1870 federal census for Bellaire, Belmont Co., OH [99]
Thomas Basford, male, age 49, b. MD, laborer
Mahaly, female, age 35, b. OH, keeps house
Catharine J., female, age 7, b. OH
Mary E., female, age 4, b. OH
Annie, female, age 2, b. OH
1880 census for Bellaire, Belmont Co., OH, p. 295A [107]
Thos. Bassford, male, head, age 59, b. MD, father b. ___, mother b. ___, laborer
Mahala, female, wife, age 45, b. OH, father b. OH, mother b. OH, keeps house
Catherine J., female, daughter, age 17, b. OH, father b. MD, mother b. OH, at home
Mary, female, daughter, age 15, b. OH, father b. MD, mother b. OH, at home
Annie, female, daughter, age 12, b. OH, father b. MD, mother b. OH, at home
Assuming this is the correct Thomas, then he would be the one who married Mahala Crego on 24 Apr 1860, Guernsey Co., OH. [35]
1900 census for Bellaire, 5 Ward, Belmont Co., OH, 4421 Franklin St., 9 Jun 1900, p. 99B [175]
Thomas Basford, male, head, age 75, b. Aug 1824, MD, father b. MD, mother b. MD,
married 40 years
Mahala, female, wife, age 64, b. Sep 1835, OH, father b. OH, mother b. MD,
married 40 years, 5 children, 3 living
Death record for Thomas Basford of Bellaire, Belmont Co., OH gives birth as 25 Aug 1825, Baltimore, MD and gives father’s name as Geo. Basford, b. Germany. [174] This casts some doubt on the assumption that Thomas, the husband of Mahala, was the one born 19 Aug 1821, the son of John Waters Basford. However, the age given for Thomas in many of the census entries is more consistent with an 1821 birth year rather than 1825. This leaves open the possibility that the death record is incorrect.
[35], [99], [107], [8], [71], [175], [12], [92], [98], [173], [174]
1850 federal census for Buckeystown Dist., Frederick Co., MD, p. 223 [71]
Thomas Basford, male, age 28, b. MD, laborer
(living with family of Elisabeth Schaeffer)
He is named in his father’s will of 18 Jul 1854, although he did not receive an inheritance “in consideration for the monies paid” at some earlier time. [92]
He worked “gandydance” with the railroad, and is supposed to have followed it west to Marietta, OH. [12]
There was a T. Basford on the payroll of the B&O Railroad in Feb 1855. [12]
He is probably the Thomas Bassford listed in the1860 federal census for Bellaire, Belmont Co., OH, p. 55 [98]
Thomas Bashford, male, age 39, b. MD, laborer, personal estate $40
Mahala, female, age 24, b. OH
1870 federal census for Bellaire, Belmont Co., OH [99]
Thomas Basford, male, age 49, b. MD, laborer
Mahaly, female, age 35, b. OH, keeps house
Catharine J., female, age 7, b. OH
Mary E., female, age 4, b. OH
Annie, female, age 2, b. OH
1880 census for Bellaire, Belmont Co., OH, p. 295A [107]
Thos. Bassford, male, head, age 59, b. MD, father b. ___, mother b. ___, laborer
Mahala, female, wife, age 45, b. OH, father b. OH, mother b. OH, keeps house
Catherine J., female, daughter, age 17, b. OH, father b. MD, mother b. OH, at home
Mary, female, daughter, age 15, b. OH, father b. MD, mother b. OH, at home
Annie, female, daughter, age 12, b. OH, father b. MD, mother b. OH, at home
Assuming this is the correct Thomas, then he would be the one who married Mahala Crego on 24 Apr 1860, Guernsey Co., OH. [35]
1900 census for Bellaire, 5 Ward, Belmont Co., OH, 4421 Franklin St., 9 Jun 1900, p. 99B [175]
Thomas Basford, male, head, age 75, b. Aug 1824, MD, father b. MD, mother b. MD,
married 40 years
Mahala, female, wife, age 64, b. Sep 1835, OH, father b. OH, mother b. MD,
married 40 years, 5 children, 3 living
Death record for Thomas Basford of Bellaire, Belmont Co., OH gives birth as 25 Aug 1825, Baltimore, MD and gives father’s name as Geo. Basford, b. Germany. [174] This casts some doubt on the assumption that Thomas, the husband of Mahala, was the one born 19 Aug 1821, the son of John Waters Basford. However, the age given for Thomas in many of the census entries is more consistent with an 1821 birth year rather than 1825. This leaves open the possibility that the death record is incorrect.
[35], [99], [107], [8], [71], [175], [12], [92], [98], [173], [174]
He married Mahala CREGO, daughter of Charles CREGO & Eliza A. CLARK, on 24 Apr 1860 in Guernsey Co., OH. [35] Born on 6 Sep 1834 in Cambridge, Guernsey Co., OH. [173], [176] Mahala died in Bellaire Co., OH, on 9 Oct 1916. [106], [177], [173], [176]
She died at the home of her daughter Mrs. William (Mary) Dunaway. [177]
[35], [99], [107], [175], [106], [98], [177], [173], [176]
She died at the home of her daughter Mrs. William (Mary) Dunaway. [177]
[35], [99], [107], [175], [106], [98], [177], [173], [176]
They had the following children:
233i.
Catherine J. (~1863-?)
234ii.
Mary E. (~1864-?)
235iii.
Annie (~1868-?)