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Mary Ann Bassett Wesley

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Birth	:	20 Apr 1863 Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Death	:	8 Sep 1930 Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Bougainvillea Cemetery, Avon Park, Highlands County, USA
Coordinate	:	27.6016998, -81.5152969
Plot	:	Sec. C lot 61
Description	:	Mary Ann's parents and elder siblings left Liverpool, England on April 19, 1856, and arrived in Boston, Massachusetts on 23 May 1856. The ship they shared with the rest of their Welsh, immigrating, Latter Day Saint brothers and sisters was the Samuel Curling. Her family joined 353 individuals and 59 wagons in the James S. Brown Handcart Company when it began its journey from the outfitting post at Florence, Nebraska (now Omaha). They pulled a handcart filled with their earthly possessions and goods needed to survive the trek to Zion. The vision for the move from Wales... Read More	Mary Ann's parents and elder siblings left Liverpool, England on April 19, 1856, and arrived in Boston, Massachusetts on 23 May 1856. The ship they shared with the rest of their Welsh, immigrating, Latter Day Saint brothers and sisters was the Samuel Curling. Her family joined 353 individuals and 59 wagons in the James S. Brown Handcart Company when it began its journey from the outfitting post at Florence, Nebraska (now Omaha). They pulled a handcart filled with their earthly possessions and goods needed to survive the trek to Zion. The vision for the move from Wales was to join the kingdom of God found in Salt Lake City, Utah. It was in this territory that Mary Ann was born. Whatever it was that dimmed that passion, the family left both the church and Utah and return to Council Bluffs, Iowa. There they joined a Mormon group who rejected the leadership of Brigham Young--the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (today called the Community of Christ). Mary Ann must have been a tough little child to endure the hardships present in her family's re-crossing of the American West. In 1918, the telephone directory lists Mary Ann's husband, James, as a foreman on the railroad and their son, Scott, as a brakeman. Mary's death certificate states she died from cancer of the head, pancreas, and liver. MOTHER: Mary Elizabeth Jones FATHER: John Charles Bassett HUSBAND: James Lee Wesley m. 13 May 1884 - Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa Witnesses: Fred Eastland & A.K. Bates CHILDREN: (None of them had children.) 1. Rachel Mary Wesley m. Joseph Claude Hardesty 2. Lee Clair Wesley infant death 3. Scott Bassett Wesley unmarried, Purple Heart Veteran FURTHER INFORMATION: 1. Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-1940 Name: Mary A. Bassett Gender: Female Race: White Age: 23 Birth Year: abt 1861 Birth Place: Salt Lake Marriage Date: 13 May 1884 Marriage Place: Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA Father: Jno. C. Bassett Mother: M Jones Spouse: Jas L. Wesley Source Citation: Iowa Department of Public Health; Des Moines, Iowa; Series Title: Iowa Marriage Records, 1880–1922; Record Type: Textual Records 2. U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 Name: James L Wesley Gender: Male Residence Year: 1918 Street Address: 138 Graham av Residence Place: Council Bluffs, Iowa Occupation: Foreman Spouse: Mary Wesley Publication Title: Council Bluffs, Iowa, City Directory, 1918 Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. 3. 1870 Iowa Census: J. C. Bassett (47 England) Laborer living in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie Co. with wife, Mary (47 Egl) and 5 children: John W. (23 Eng), Elisabeth (21 Eng), Daniel (10 Utah), Mary A. (7 Utah) and Celia (5 Utah). 4. 1880 Iowa Census: John Bassett (55 SW) Laborer living in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie Co. with wife, Mary (57 SW) and 4 children: John W. (31 SW), Daniel (20 Utah), Mary Ann (15 Utah) and Celia (14 Utah). 5. 1900 Iowa Census: James S. Wesley (Oct 1858 IL) Railroad Clerk in Kane, Pottawattamie Co. with wife, Mary A. (Apr 1863 UT) and 2 children: Rachel (Apr 1885 IA) and Scott B. (Apr 1888 IA) and brother-in-law, John W. Bassett (Oct 1847 Wales).

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Mary Ann Bassett Wesley's memorial is located at: Bougainvillea Cemetery, Avon Park, Highlands County, USA.
When did Mary Ann Bassett Wesley death?
Mary Ann Bassett Wesley death on 8 Sep 1930 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 27.6016998
Longitude: -81.5152969

Family Members:

Parent

John Charles Bassett

(1825 - 1899)

Mary Elizabeth Jones Bassett

(1823 - 1882)

Spouse

James Lee Wesley

(1858 - 1923)

Siblings

John Wesley Bassett

(1847 - 1904)

Elizabeth Bassett Hansen

(1850 - 1883)

Children

Rachel Mary Wesley Hardesty

(1885 - 1965)

Lee Clair Wesley

(1886 - 1887)

Pvt Scott Bassett Wesley

(1888 - 1953)

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