City: Nashville
BASKETTE, Gideon H., editor; born in Rutherford County, Tenn., March 11, 1845; son of William T. and Melissa Ann (Ellis) BASKETTE; father’s occupation, physician; educated at Murfreesboro, Tenn.; married Anna E. MCFADDEN September 24, 1867; entered the C. S. A. in 1861 and served through the civil war; editor of Murfreesboro (Tenn.) News, 1874-82; Nashville American, 1882; Chattanooga Democrat, 1883; on staff of Cincinnati News, 1883; editor of People’s Paper of Chattanooga, Tenn., 1883-4; managing editor, 1884-5; editor-in-chief Nashville Banner since 1885; President of Nashville Banner Publishing Company, 1885-90; contributor of poems and short stories to various periodicals; President of Carnegie Public Library since 1886.
