Eva May Allen's name was changed to Eva M. Bass on May 9, 1871 in Franklin County. Her residence was listed as Warwick. Eva was born July 14, 1845 in West Boylston, the daughter of Horace and Mary Allen. Mary died at 25 and Horace subsequently (18 months later) married Mary Blodgett.
Under the heading of Cornelius Allen , Susan who was born April 4, 1861 and died on March 1, 1869 was married to William H Bass (Warwick).
Last will and testament of Hannah W. Moore. She names William H. Bass, executor of this will. Signed and witnessed May 23, 1865. Witnessed by Harriet E. Hunt, Jane E. Bass and William H. Bass
A sum of $25 was paid to William Bass by Reuben Phinney for 10 acres of land. This is registered in book 92, p. 118 , Franklin County courthouse
Witnessed by Joseph Stevens
Quit-claim deed from Daniel Mayo to Calvin Mayo Jr, both of Orange, for the consideration of Seventy-five dollars fifty acres. June 22, 1844
Included in folded deed was a poem Sorrow For The Dead found in the writings of Miss Lucretia A. Warner, daughter of Mr. Solomon Warner, who died at age 20 on May 19, year unknown.
This deed is recorded in book #119, page 260 and shows that 10 acres of land were transferred to William Bass for a sum of $40.
Eva Hubbard, in consideration of three hundred and fifty dollars paid by Jacob Mantel deeds him a certain tract of land in Warwick MA, Nov 1, 1888.
This is the same premises that was conveyed to Ivers and Mary Pollard in 1876 and recorded to Franklin Co Registry of Deeds Book 327, page 260.
Delia Bass, widow of Obediah Bass, requests a pension increase from four and a half dollars a month to eight dollars a month under the Act of Congress of Dec 1866. Delia is 81 yrs of age. "She has not in any measure been engaged in or aided or abetted the Rebellion of the United States."
The doctor states he was well acquainted with Obadiah Bass and attended him in the last years of his life. He "died of a disease contracted while in service ...constantly and continually suffering from a rupture giving him great pain and distress."
One side of the paper from Aaron Bass, the brother of Obediah Bass. "He volunteered into the service a sound robust and able bodied man, after his discharge from the army his capacity for labor was greatly diminished and his constitution broken down and he continued to sink gradually until entirely disabled."
The reverse side from S. Jennings, a neighbor to Obediah states " he froze his feet by being exposed to the wet and cold weather....his constant suffering and the fact that he never could wear a common sized shoe but only moccasins and cloth on socks..."
Written Dec. 1853-
