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Thomas Baskin & Hattie Crosswell
(Parents of John Sewanee Baskin)

Thomas Baskin
(1822-1900)

Parents: James Baskin & Elizabeth Wells


Harriet Crosswell
(c1858-1898)
(with her son John Sewanee Baskin)

Parents: John J. Crosswell & Martha Jane Mixon

 

Their Child:

  • John Stuckey Bradley Baskin 1884-1935
    (later changed to John "Sewanee" Baskin)

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John S. Baskin
(1884-1935)

Note: Uncle Dick Baskin remembers that this picture of his father was taken outside the South Carolina state penitentiary circa 1932.  He also says that he was originally in the picture (to the right) and that he's been cut out of the picture!

Harriet Crosswell was Thomas Baskin's second wife.  He first married Maria F. Peebles in 1842.  They had two children:

  • William Peebles Baskin, Sr. 1843-1866
    married Sarah Anne Stuckey

  • Joseph E. Baskin 1845-1888
    married Angeline Patience Stuckey

Thomas Baskin's third wife was Fanny S. Burns (perhaps also known as Belle Blyther Bethune), whom he married very shortly after the death of Harriet "Hattie" Crosswell Baskin in 1897.  I have yet to find any evidence of this marriage... but I'm still looking!

 

John Sewanee Baskin & Mary Richardson Briggs


John and Mary "Courtin'!"
Then they're married on October 14, 1912

Their Children:

 

They partied and played music quite a bit in Summerton.  The following newspaper clip is from the Watchman and Southron, October 11, 1913.



Baskin Family ~1932, (Bubba's HS graduation?)

Back row, left to right: Ed, Mary, John.
Second row: Mitt, Dick, Tom.
Third row: Norvelle


Baskin and Rickenbaker (first cousins) kids (L-R): Buck R., Jack, Dick, Bubba, Tourie R (in Bubba's arms, killed WW2), Tom, Henry "Hink", Dibble R. (killed WW2)

   


~ 1975
Jack, Ed, Dick, Tom
Norvelle, Mary, Mitt


Summer 1942
L to R: Bubba, Tom, Norvelle, Dick, Mary (holding Frances), Mitt, Jack
 

 

      
1920 & 1930 Census Enumerations
Bishopville, Lee County, South Carolina
John S. Baskin and his family at 35 and 45 years old.

 


~ 1935
Dick
Rufus Briggs, Norvelle, Bebe Briggs
Jimmy Briggs

(Rufus, Bebe, and Jimmy are children of James R. "Tourie" Briggs & Ruth Spann Briggs)


Misc articles about the Baskin family. Just click for a larger image.

 


Baskin Beauties
Mitt, Mary, Norvelle

   
   
   
   

 

John "Jack" Sewanee Baskin, Jr.

Edward "Bubba" Briggs Baskin, Sr.

 

 

Mary Anne & Nick
C. 1946

Uncle Bubba & Miss Kat
Nov. 29, 2001


 

Thomas Croswell Baskin, Sr.

Richard "Dick" Baskin

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Uncle Dick's B-17 Crew (bottom right)

 

Wedding

50th Wedding Anniversary
(Photo and article)

Ann "Mitt" Sinkler Baskin

   

With Marshall Labree May 1943

 

 

Norvelle "Noby" Baskin

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Not sure how old.

Engagement

Wedding

  More photos

 

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