The information contained in A Touch of Bass was gathered from a number of  sources including census reports, cemetery records, birth, marriage & death  records and most importantly, members of this family. I have spent years  compiling the information contained here. Many thanks to all those who have put  up with my endless questions over the years (I still have lots more!). I  present this in hopes that others who have information or wish to contribute  their own will do so. This is my gift to our family in hopes that generations  to come will know who they are and where they came from. If we don't gather the  leaves of our family to press in our "Family Bible" they will eventually wither  and turn to dust and be given to the whim of the winds, lost for always. By  preserving these "leaves" maybe other roots will grow and new saplings sprout  to shade generations to come in their love and knowledge of who they are and  where they came from. Our ancestors gave a lot of themselves so we could become  who we are. The same blood that ran through their veins and in some cases,  stained the ground, runs through ours. Robert E. Lee said, "Any person who does  not honor their ancestor does not deserve to be remembered by their  descendants."