History of Kentucky, five volumes, edited by Judge Charles Kerr, American Historical Society, New York & Chicago, 1922, Vol. IV, p. 253 Fayette Co. H. EDWARD BASSETT, JR., a son of J. Edward Bassett, Sr., president of the Fayette National Bank of Lexington, was a pilot and instructor in the air service during the World war, and is now associated with Brownell Berryman as proprietors of the Union Motor Company of 253 East Main Street, Lexington. Mr. Bassett was born at Lexington, July 10, 1896, spent his early life in the home of his parents at Lexington, attending local schools, and prepared for college in Philip Exeter Academy at Exeter, New Hampshire. While a student in Princeton University he volunteered in April, 1917, for the aviation service, and after training was commissioned a pilot and subsequently assigned duty as instructor at Caruthers Field at Benbrook, Texas, was also on duty at Post Field at Fort Sill, where he was stationed when the armistice was signed. He was granted his discharge in December, 1918. Mr. Bassett after the war became identified with the bond department of the National City Bank of New York at Chicago. On March 20, 1920, having returned to Lexington, he became associated with Brownell Berryman in the Union Motor Company. This is one of the largest and most successful sales agencies in the state, handling the Packard, Hudson and Essex cars and the Packard trucks. The company has about thirty employes.[sic] Mr. Bassett is a member of the Lexington Club, Country Club and the Board of Commerce. In 1919 he married Miss Jane Brooker, a native of Florida and daughter of H.S. Brooker, a retired resident of Lexington. Bassett Brooker Berryman = FL Cook-IL http://www.rootsweb.com/~kygenweb/kybiog/fayette/bassett.he.txt