Bastress, William H

1845 - 1901  (56 years)

• Name	Bastress, William H
  Born	1 Apr 1845	York County, PA
  Gender	Male
  Died	5 Jul 1901	York County, PA
  Buried	8 Jul 1901	Prospect Hill, Manchester Twp., York County, PA
  Notes	According to his obituary, Mr. Bastress was a veteran of the Civil war, having enlisted three times, one of the terms of service being in the Third United States cavalry, in which he attained the rank of sergeant. In the History of Pennsylvania Volunteers (Bates, 1871), he is listed as a member of Company H of ?Independent Organitions.? According to the History of York County Pennsylvania, (Prowell, 1907) at Gettysburg he was a member of the Twenty-Sixth Emergency Regiment, Company I. His obituary mentions that he was ?wounded in the limb and captured at Gettysburg.? He was married three times, to Mary J. Bently, of Oxford; the second time to Lucy Wilson, of Waynesboro, by whom he had three children; Andrew, Guy and Annie, all of whom are living. His present wife was Elizabeth Witman, of York. He was in the employ of the Farmers Fire Insurance company for twenty-four years. He was a member of Post 37, G.A.R.; Keystone conclave No. 12, Independent Order of Heptasophs; Harmonia lodge, No. 853, I.O.O.F.; and the Rex Hook and Ladder company. 1900 US FEDERAL CENSUS York Ward 2, York, Pennsylvania 238 East Philadelphia Street enumeration date 5 June 1900 ALL b. Pennsylvania, all parents b. Pennsylvania EXCEPT Lizzie wife W H Bastress 55 head M W April 1845 married book keeper; owns house free of mtg Lizzie Bastress 44 wife F W Aug 1855 married had 3 chidlren 3 living b. Pennsylvania, father b. Germany, mother b. Pennsyvlaia Wilson Bastress 23 son M W April 1877 married 2 yrs machinist Mary Bastress 23 daughter in law F W Nov 1876 married 2 yrs had 1 child, 1 child living Annie G Bastress 4/12 granddaughter F W Feb 1900 Guy Bastress 20 son M W Aug 1889 single clerk Annie L Bastress 17 daughter F W Sept 1883 single Joseph Bearenon 25 step son M W May 1875 single organ maker Hettie Bearenon 22 step daughter F W April 1877 single sales lady David Bearenon 20 step son M W Aug 1879 single soldier (cavelryman) http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=1900usfedcen&h=42880607&tid=&pid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=dOC6&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&rhSource=6742
  Person ID	I527	Philip Basters (Bastress) Family Tree - b. 1735
  Last Modified	6 Sep 2017

  
  

  Mother	Bastress/????, Mary,   b. 1812, PA ,   d. 15 Jun 1886, York, York County, PA  (Age 74 years)
  Family ID	F170	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Bentley, Mary J,   b. 4 Jun 1845,   d. 13 Sep 1875  (Age 30 years)
  Last Modified	1 Sep 2017
  Family ID	F266	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Wilson, Louisa A.,   b. 26 Jun 1847,   d. 6 Jan 1890  (Age 42 years)
  Children	+ 1. Bastress, Andrew Wilson,   b. 18 Apr 1877, York County, PA ,   d. 28 Oct 1918, Frederick, MD  (Age 41 years) + 2. Bastress, Elwood Guy,   b. 14 Aug 1880, York County, PA ,   d. 2 Sep 1933, Memorial Hospital, Albany, NY  (Age 53 years)   3. Bastress, Annie Lisle,   b. 10 Sep 1882, York County, PA ,   d. 15 Dec 1918, York County, PA  (Age 36 years)
  Last Modified	2 Sep 2017
  Family ID	F175	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	Witman, Elizabeth,   b. 1855
  Married	23 Mar 1893
  Notes	1900 US FEDERAL CENSUS York Ward 2, York, Pennsylvania 238 East Philadelphia Street enumeration date 5 June 1900 ALL b. Pennsylvania, all parents b. Pennsylvania EXCEPT Lizzie wife W H Bastress 55 head M W April 1845 married book keeper; owns house free of mtg Lizzie Bastress 44 wife F W Aug 1855 married had 3 chidlren 3 living b. Pennsylvania, father b. Germany, mother b. Pennsyvlaia Wilson Bastress 23 son M W April 1877 married 2 yrs machinist Mary Bastress 23 daughter in law F W Nov 1876 married 2 yrs had 1 child, 1 child living Annie G Bastress 4/12 granddaughter F W Feb 1900 Guy Bastress 20 son M W Aug 1889 single clerk Annie L Bastress 17 daughter F W Sept 1883 single Joseph Bearenon 25 step son M W May 1875 single organ maker Hettie Bearenon 22 step daughter F W April 1877 single sales lady David Bearenon 20 step son M W Aug 1879 single soldier (cavelryman) http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=1900usfedcen&h=42880607&tid=&pid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=dOC6&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&rhSource=6742
  Children	1. Beaverson, Joseph,   b. May 1875  [Stepchild]  [Birth]   2. Beaverson, Hettie,   b. Apr 1877  [Stepchild]  [Birth]   3. Beaverson, David,   b. Aug 1879  [Stepchild]  [Birth]
  Last Modified	6 Sep 2017
  Family ID	F176	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1 Apr 1845 - York County, PA Died - 5 Jul 1901 - York County, PA Buried - 8 Jul 1901 - Prospect Hill, Manchester Twp., York County, PA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos		William H Bastress William H Bastress
  		The Log Cabin photograph of the "Republican Plumed Knights Headquarters, York, PA.", dated 1888

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		1901 Funeral William H Bastress 1901 Funeral William H Bastress
  		1901 Had Proud Record As A Soldier PHOTO 1901 Had Proud Record As A Soldier PHOTO
  		1898_William_H_Bastress_injured_in_fall 1898_William_H_Bastress_injured_in_fall

  
  

  Headstones

  William H Bastress Tombstone William H Bastress Tombstone