Seventh Generation (Continued)
Seventh Generation (Continued)
Family of Oliver Cecil BASFORD (241) & Bertha BLOOM
471. Catherine Theresa BASFORD (Oliver Cecil6, Alfred5, John Waters4, Thomas3, Thomas2, Thomas1). Born abt 24 Oct 1896 in Frederick Co., MD. [122] age 8 months 14 days at death. Catherine Theresa died in Frederick Co., MD, on 7 Jul 1897. [179], [122] Buried in Saint Matthews Cemetery, Church Hill, Frederick Co., MD. [179], [94]

Gravestone, Saint Matthews Cemetery, Church Hill, Frederick Co., MD [94]
Catherine Theresa/(illegible)

[179], [101], [94]

472. Robert Conley BASFORD (Oliver Cecil6, Alfred5, John Waters4, Thomas3, Thomas2, Thomas1). Born on 23 Sep 1903 in Frederick Co., MD. [101] baptism. Robert Conley was baptized in Frederick Co., MD, on 24 Sep 1903. [101] Robert Conley died in Mayo, MD, on 18 Jul 1989. [533]

1940 federal census for Hyattsville, ED 17-50, Prince George's Co., MD, 27 Tonnor Ave., 21 Apr 1940, p. 17A [279]
Robert Basford, male, head, age 37, b. MD, married,
fireman-local fire department
Ruth, female, wife, age 35, b. DC, married
(lived in Washington, D.C. in 1935)

[305], [306], [181], [101], [533], [534], [359], [279]

473. Lt. Col. Alvin Thomas BASFORD (Oliver Cecil6, Alfred5, John Waters4, Thomas3, Thomas2, Thomas1). Born on 23 Sep 1903 in Frederick Co., MD. [460] Alvin Thomas was baptized in Frederick Co., MD, on 24 Sep 1903. [101] Alvin Thomas died in Maryland on 23 May 1996. [460] Buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA. [460]

Alvin and Elsie were living in Washington, D.C. with Alvin’s parents at the time of the 1940 census. [357]

1950 federal census for ED 1-424, Washington. D.C., 1310 Roxanna Rd., 4 Apr 1950, p. 9 [360]
Alvin T. Basford, male, head, age 46, b. MD, married, traffic engineer-district government department of traffic

Elsie R., female, wife, age 41, b. MD, married

Mary I., female, daughter, age 14, b. DC, single

Priscilla M., female, daughter, age 7, b. DC, single

He graduated from West Point. He served in the U.S. Army in World War II, and retired as a Lt. Colonel. He then worked for the District of Columbia Traffic Division, and retired from there. [101]

[305], [306], [181], [101], [460], [535], [533], [359], [357], [360]

He married Elsie May RUPP, daughter of Edward J. RUPP & Florence M. WHEELER, on 14 Dec 1933. [101] Born on 3 Sep 1903 in Maryland. [392], [460], [159] Elsie May died in Silver Spring, MD, on 12 Oct 1998. [392], [159] Buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA.

[460] gives death as 13 Oct 1998.

[392], [101], [460], [535], [357], [159], [360]

They had the following children:
756i.
Mary Frances (1935-)
757ii.
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