Person:Andrew Bassel (1)

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WORLD WAR I REGISTRATION CARD No 178 No. 88 Stamped 42-1-6-A Andrew Jackson Bassel Age in Years: 25 Home address: North Beal, Belton, Texas Date of Birth: Sept 27, 1891 natural Born Place of Birth: Penetton?, Texas, U.S.A. U.S. Citizen Present Occupation: Banker for Fonnier State Bank triple? Single, caucasian No dependents or prior military experience Signed: Andrew Jackson Bassel REGISTRAR'S REPORT Applicant is tall and slender, with gray eyes and brown hair Signed: Jos. A. Ferguson Precinct 2, Belton City, Texas June 5, 1917

INFORMATION TAKEN FROM THE TEXAS DEATH CERTIFICATE Andrew Jackson Bassel, age 82, died at Rolling Brooke Hospital in Lampsas, Lampasas County, Texas, on June 10, 1974 from cerebral hemorrhage. He had lived in Lampasas for 50 years. He and his wife were residing at 501 N. Broad Street at the time of his death. He had worked in the food processing industry for Lampasas Locker Co. He had served his country during World War I. SSN 467-48-1665. Andrew was born September 27, 1891 in Bell County, Texas, to Jane Messer and John Bassel. Briggs-Gakel Funeral Home, Inc. handled the funeral. Burial was June 12, 1974, in Oak Hill Cemetery in Lampasas. Paul Lang provided the information.

Name: Andew Jackson Bassel Death date: 10 Jun 1974 Death place: Lampasas, Texas Gender: Male Race or color (on document): Age at death: 82 years Estimated birth year: Birth date: 27 Sep 1891 Birth place: Bell County, Texas Marital status: Spouse name: Father name: John Bassel Father birth place: Mother name: Jane Messer Mother birth place: Occupation: Residence: Cemetery name: Oak Hill Burial place: Lampasas, Texas Burial date: 12 Jun 1974 Additional relatives: Film number: 2243248 Digital GS number: 4170159 Image number: 2365 Reference number: 51991 Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976

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