Kentucky: A History of the State, Battle, Perrin, & Kniffin, 2nd ed., 1885, Butler Co. THOMAS VASS, Jr., Butler County, was born October 2, 1841, in Granville County, N. C., and is a son of Thomas Vass, Sr., and Elizabeth Vass, nee Badgett; the former a native of North Carolina, was born May 6, 1805, and is still living; he is a son of Thomas Vass, also of North Carolina, who died about 1856, over seventy years of age. Thomas Vass, Sr., the father of subject, was twice married, first to Parthena Howard, who bore him four children: Robert A., James W., Ruben and Frances E. (Neel). His second marriage was to Elizabeth, daughter of William and Elizabeth (Howard) Badgett, of Caswell County, N. C., born June 9, 1802, now living. To them were born Mary T. (Ragland) and Thomas Vass, Jr. Mrs. Elizabeth Vass' father was a Revolutionary soldier, and was in the battle of Guilford Court House. Thomas, Jr., received a good English education. He is a surveyor, and does considerable work in that line in Logan, Warren and Butler Counties. He was married, October 25, 1866, to Josephine, daughter of George W. and Sallie (Harland) Sweatt, of this county, born October, 22, 1848. They have four children: James W., George E., Myrtle T. and Mary T. Mr. Vass is a practical farmer, and owns 240 acres of land, well improved. The house in which he lives was built in 1800 for Nicholas Gautier, the Frenchman. In politics Mr. Vass affiliates with the Democrats. He is a member of the Masonic order. Vass Badgett Howard Neel Ragland Sweatt Harland Gautier = Granville-NC Caswell-NC http://www.rootsweb.com/~kygenweb/kybiog/butler/vass.t.txt