John S. & Mary R. Briggs Baskin
Family Page
I hope to eventually set up individual pages for each of the children of John and Mary Baskin. This page is the starting point. Any family member with stories and/or photos is invited to participate!
The Children:
John "Jack" Sewanee Baskin, Jr.
Jack Baskin, the first child of John and Mary Briggs Baskin, was born in Summerton, Clarendon County, South Carolina, on 6 August 1913.
Jack enlisted in the United States Navy on 6 August 1931. The 1942 Army
Register lists his ranks as apprentice seamen, seamen second class, seamen
first class, QM [Quartermaster] 3rd class and QM 2nd class, with a final
date of service of 3 August 1935.
According to the 1940 census (see below), Jack was living in rural
Clarendon County on 1 April 1935. Presumably he would enter Clemson
College in the fall of 1935. He graduated from Clemson in the class of
1939, and accept his commission as a second lieutenant in U.S. Army
(Infantry Branch) on September 1, 1939. Shortly afterwards, on 11 December 1939, he married Frances Hart (1917-1957) in Columbia,
South Carolina.
1940 census. Fort Screven (Tybee
Island), Chatham County, GA; page 61A
From this census enumeration we can see that 26-year-old Jack and 22-year-old Francis are living on 1 Officers Row at Fort Screven. The two "NO" answers are to the questions, 1) were they living on a farm?, and 2) were either of them in school or college on 1 March 1940?
1948 Army Register |
1966 Army Register |
After Fort Screven, Jack was assigned to Fort Gordon, Georgia. He then completed Infantry School at Fort Benning and was assigned to Camp Robinson in Arkansas.
His date of rank to 1st Lieutenant was Oct 1940; Captain, Feb 1942; Major 11 Jan 1943. This information remains the same until the 1946 Register, where "BSM" [Bronze Star Medal] is added. Date of Rank to LTC 8 Jan 1946. Subsequent Registers show that Jack was awarded his second Bronze Star (OLC: oak leaf cluster awarded for each subsequent award) and two Army Commendation Ribbons (CR). The varying dates of rank reflect demobilization after WWII and Korea and transfer between reserve and active Army components. More research will be needed to explain the two dates of rank to Colonel (1/31/1961 and 9/1/1964) my "guess" would be temporary and permanent ranks.
The family lived in Germany for a while after the war.
He retired at the rank of Colonel in September of 1969.
He and Frances had the following children:
On 17 October 1958, he married Jewel Breeland Senn (1913-1999).
1939 Clemson | 1939 Clemson | |
Wedding Photo C. 1940 |
Frances Hart |
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Jack in Battle of the Bulge Presentation from 2016 Reunion |
Edward "Bubba" Briggs Baskin, Sr.
Edward Briggs Baskin was born on 23 May, 1915 in Summerton, Clarendon
County, South Carolina.
He married Claribel Nance Gee (1919-2013) about 1941. They had the following
children:
Maryanne Sinkler Baskin
Edward Briggs "Nick" Baskin, Jr.
Gist Gee Baskin (1947-1953)
On 4 February 1967, he married Kathleen Lazar DeBerry.
1958 Swearing In Ceremony |
Mary Anne &
Nick |
Uncle Bubba & Miss Kat |
Thomas Croswell Baskin, Sr.
Thomas Croswell Baskin was born on 26 November 1916, in Bishopville, Lee
County South Carolina. The family had moved from Summerton to a farm outside
of Bishopville shortly before his birth.
In about 1948, Thomas married Elizabeth Buford DuBose. They had the
following children:
C 1958? |
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Family Portrait 1958 |
Richard Richardson "Dick" Baskin
Richard Richardson Baskin was born 17 August 1920 in Bishopville, Lee County, South Carolina.
Leaves Clemson and enlists in US Army Air Corps 6 April 1942.
On March 23, 1949, he married Carrie Lee Hancock at the Bethlehem Methodist
Church in Bishopville.
They had the following children:
Freshman Year Clemson 1939 |
Clemson 1940 Yearbook | |
Newspaper Clipping |
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Uncle Dick's B-17 Crew (bottom right)
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Wedding |
50th Wedding Anniversary
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March 14, 1945 Letter to Norvelle Click headline for PDF of article Click here for transcription |
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Time sheet showing Dick's deployment back to the States
after the war Click for details. |
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Obit |
Anne Sinkler "Mitt" Baskin
Anne Sinkler Baskin was born on 12 January 1922 in Bishopville, Lee
County, South Carolina.
On 16 November 1943, she married Albert "Marshall" LaBree, Jr. Tragically,
Marshall would die in a military training plane crash in Baldwin County,
Alabama, a month later, on 18 December 1943.
In about 1947, she married George Gregg Cooper, Sr. (1913-1957). They had
the following children:
She married Archibald James Beattie, Jr. (1913-2005).
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With Marshall Labree May 1943 |
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Norvelle "Noby" Baskin
Norvelle Baskin was born on 2 July, 1927, in Bishopville, Lee County,
South Carolina.
On 15 December 1951, she married James Foster Cathcart. They had the
following children:
C 1928 | Circa 1931 | Norvelle and Bill Christian | |
Jack Baskin holding Norvelle and Bill Christian |
Senior Yearbook 1944 |
Engagement | Wedding |
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