Semira LaCelestine Rosalin Bassett

F, #12370, b. 4 June 1838, d. 1 February 1905
Pedigree
Father*Oliver Harmon Bassett b. 1809, d. 1853
Mother*Lucy Celesta Stanton aka Laah Ciel Manatoi b. 8 Dec 1816, d. 4 Mar 1878
ChartsBassett (paternal side) - William Bassett (1)(Immigrant 1621)
ReferenceB64.51
AFN* Her Ancestral File Number is 1J7S-66. 
Birth*4 June 1838 Semira LaCelestine Rosalin Bassett was born on 4 June 1838 at in a covered wagon, Camp of Isreal, Clay Co., Missouri, There is a Patriarchal Blessing that is the source of "Camp of Israel" people use for her birth. The index to it is on film 392695 and refers to the Blessings vol 42 pg 15. The blessing was given 26 Jan 1857 with no place listed. Index shows her name as Semirah La Celestine Wood b.4 Jun 1838 Camp of Israle, [sic], Davis Co.* Mo., Father Oliver Harmon, mother Lucy Bassett. Patriarch John Smith. I ordered a copy of it and there is no more genealogical info in it. I've also been told that Camp of Israel was a moving encampment, and that it was organized in 1846, so the formal use of that name can't be right. Film for that organization is 0001922 #3. No Bassett references in it, that I could find, though some of the pages are waterstained. However, in 1834 when the Zion's March left Kirtland, and they got to Bucyrus (in Crawford Co. OH), a comment was made - "it looks like the camp of Israel" so it is likely that the people on the Zion's March called their moving group Camp of Israel even before the actual 1846 organizaion.
     * Davis County would be Daviess, as there is no Davis. But it is more likely that it was Clay County. 
MovedTo*1846 She moved to Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie Co., Iowa, in 1846 I was 8 years old when I moved with my grandparents to Council Bluffs.1 
(InHomeOf) Census18501850 She appeared on the 1850 census in the household of Ann C Seraphine Bassett, pg 135b #1129-1129, District 21, Pottawattamie Co., Iowa. Her info on the census included - Bassit, Lacestenia 12 b.MO - these two are sisters, Ann is not LaCelestine's grandmother Anna Harmon Bassett because Anna died in 1849. Why these two young girls were living on their own is unknown. They also show up in the household of their mother and stepfather. 
(InHomeOf) Census18501850 Semira LaCelestine Rosalin Bassett appeared on the 1850 census in the household of Warner "William" McCary (aka Okah Tubbee), pg 579 #833-833, Blue Twnshp, Jackson Co., Missouri. Her info on the census included - Tubee, Celestine 12 b.MO. 
(InHomeOf) Census1851 Semira LaCelestine Rosalin Bassett appeared on the 1851 census in the household of Daniel Stanton, Pottawattamie Co., Iowa. Her info on the census included - Bassett, Constanza (sic LaCelestine) 13; Stanton, Daniel 56. 
MovedTo1 June 1852 Semira LaCelestine Rosalin Bassett and Oliver Harmon Bassett moved to Utah on 1 June 1852 Semira said: We moved to Utah, my father mother and brother all going back into the eastern States we arrived in Salt Lake City Sept 28 after a long and tedious journey.1 
Event-Misc*1 June 1852  On 1 June 1852 at Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., Utah, Semira LaCelestine Rosalin Bassett had the following misc event: My sister Ann and myself remained in Salt Lake while my grandparents moved to Springville where we now reside. My sister Ann lived with Zina D Young, I lived with Bishop Whitney's first wife Anna for 7 months and she's like a mother to me.1 
Marriage*27 August 1854 She married Lyman Stephen Wood on 27 August 1854 at Utah "to their union ten children were born" There are photos of them in "A Brief History of Springville UT" SLC 979.224/S2 H2h.1 
Ordinance*21 November 1855 Semira LaCelestine Rosalin Bassett and Lyman Stephen Wood partipicated in an ordinance on 21 November 1855; Semira and Stephen were sealed on this date. An early LDS church records index on film # 1750659, card #301a gives the following:
Bassett, Lemira Lacelstine sealing 21 Nov 1855. special Collections Film 183374. Bk A pg 45. Someone with a Temple Recommend has to view this film, which was done for me by a friend, who confirmed the following:
Born 4 June 1838 in Clay Co. MO (does NOT say Camp of Israel or any city name). Married Lyman Stephen Wood who was born 11 Apr 1832 in Florence, Huron Co., OH and that the marriage was solemnized by B. Young, President's Office (that would be Bringham Young himself). 
(InHomeOf) Census18601860 Semira LaCelestine Rosalin Bassett appeared on the 1860 census in the household of Lyman Stephen Wood, #2616-2053, Springville, Utah Co., Utah. Her info on the census included - Wood, Semira 22 b.MO. 
Event-Misc10 August 1869  On 10 August 1869 at Utah Semira LaCelestine Rosalin Bassett had the following misc event: August 10, 1869 my mother came to Utah who I had not met for 19 years my joy was not full for I had a brother and sister still gone my brother I had not heard from for 6 years.1 
(InHomeOf) Census18701870 She appeared on the 1870 census in the household of Lyman Stephen Wood, pg 324 #9-8, Springville, Utah Co., Utah. Her info on the census included - Wood, Semira 31 b.MO. 
Event-Misc*May 1870  In May 1870 Semira LaCelestine Rosalin Bassett had the following misc event: In May 1870 my brother came, pen could not describe my joy.1 
Event-Misc*May 1872  In May 1872 Semira LaCelestine Rosalin Bassett had the following misc event: May 1872 I visited my people in Panaca [That's Lincoln Co NV, and "her people" are the Stanton relatives].1 
Biography*24 March 1881 She had a biography:      Springville, March 24th 1881
An abridged Sketch of the Life of Semira La Celestine Rosalin Bassett second daughter of Oliver Harman Bassett and Lucy Celeste Stanton who was born June 4th 1838 in Clay County Missouri can be seen in it's entirety here: http://www.bassett.net/genealogy/Bassett/SketchSemiraLaCelestineRosalinBassett.shtml on 24 March 1881 at Springville, Utah Co., Utah.1 
Death*1 February 1905 She died on 1 February 1905 at Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., Utah, at age 66. 
Burial* She was buried at Springville Cemetery, Springville, Utah Co., Utah. 
Relationships1st cousin 4 times removed of David Lee Bassett
1st cousin 2 times removed of Charles Henry "Charlie" Bassett

Family

Lyman Stephen Wood b. 11 Apr 1832, d. 18 Aug 1904
Marriage*27 August 1854 She married Lyman Stephen Wood on 27 August 1854 at Utah "to their union ten children were born" There are photos of them in "A Brief History of Springville UT" SLC 979.224/S2 H2h.1 
Children
Last Edited17 Nov 2011

Citations

  1. [S1604] Lyman Stephen Wood Journal (also with sketch by his wife Semira Bassett) - 45meg pdf available at http://www.bassett.net/genealogy/Bassett/LymanStephenWoodBio.pdf, Lyman Stephen Wood.