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William Mason

Male 1806 - Abt 1864  (57 years)


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  • Name William Mason  [1, 2
    Born 16 May 1806  Laurens District, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Died Abt 1864  Milam, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 
    • Dale Rubel shows him as the son of Job Mason and Anna Cole. A Job Mason was living next to James Mason (possible brother of William) at the time of the 1850 Sabine County, Texas census.

      http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=susanrubel&id=I8735

      Judith Denman instead shows him as a son of David Mason and Isabella Teague, and brother of John and James.

      INFO: Came to Texas through Alabama with brothers John & James. Received land grant of one league and one labor and served as Sheriff & Tax Assessor of Sabine County, TX.

      MARRIAGE: "Alabama Marriages Early to 1825" by Jordon R. Dodd & Norman L. Moyes. Wife's name listed as Juda instead of Judith.

      MILITARY: Bnty Wnt 476 Pat 888 Vol 5 Abst 517 GLO File Travis Bnty 218 & Bount

      http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:2527534&id=I528030667


    • (Research):

      Census Listings:

      1860 Census
      Texas, Sabine County, Patroon Beat No. 5, Post Office Milam
      Enumerated 1 July 1860
      Page 26
      187-187
      Wm. Mason 54 M Farmer 4000 2737 SC
      Judy Mason 44 F SC
      Lafayette Mason 15 M Tx
      Matilda Mason 11 F Tx
      Martha Mason 9 F Tx
      Harriet Mason 8 F Tx
      Mason 4 M Tx
      Hepalian Mason 21 M Farmer $--- $250 Tx
      Daniel McLane 22 m Blacksmith $--- $100 Tx
      188-188
      Jane Neal and children
      189-189
      John and Amanda McGuffin and family
      190-190
      S H Mason 23 M Farmer 300 325 Tx
      Sarah Mason 22 f Miss
      Elizabeth Mason 5 F Tx
      James Mason 3 Tx
      Francis M Mason 1 M Tx
      191-191
      Thomas T Neal 33 M Farmer 1200 200 La
      Elizabeth Neal 30 F Ala
      Joseph Neal 9 M Tx
      Sam H Neal 7 M Tx
      Sarah L Neal 5 F Tx
      192-192
      James G Mason 21 M Farmer $2000 $620 Tx
      James Mason 56 M Farmer 800 100 SC
      193-193
      Harris and Sarah Vickers


    Person ID I16515  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Family Judith Rouitt Blackerby,   b. 6 Jun 1810, Laurens District, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Dec 1888, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Married
    • Dale Rubel shows they had several additional children, as do some other researchers.
    Children 
     1. Napolean Bonaparte Mason,   b. Feb 1839, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Between Oct and Nov 1917, San Augustine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Permelia Jane Mason,   b. Abt 1840, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1880  (Age ~ 41 years)
     3. Marquis de Lafayette "M. L." Mason,   b. Abt 1845, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Sep 1863, Battle of Chickamauga, Catoosa County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 18 years)
     4. Mary Ann Matilda Mason,   b. Abt 1849, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Martha Mason,   b. Abt 1851, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Harriett Mason,   b. Abt 1852, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 30 Nov 2013 
    Family ID F3498  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 16 May 1806 - Laurens District, South Carolina Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Abt 1864 - Milam, Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S739] Rubel, Dale (dalerubel@msn.com)"Charles Earl CHANCE Ancestors" Updated 2008-01-19 ; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=susanrubel.

    2. [S98] 1860 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004., (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Eighth Census of the United States, 1860. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1860. M653, 1,438 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1860 United States Federal Census, the Eighth Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, age as of the census day, sex, color; birthplace, occupation of males over age fifteen, and more. No relationships were shown between members of a household. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1860 Federal Census.), Texas, Sabine County, Patroon Beat No. 5, Post Office Milam Enumerated 1 July 1860 Page 26 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S845] Genealogy.com, Surnames, Blackerby Family Genealogy Forum, (http://genforum.genealogy.com/blackerby/messages/20.html).