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Napoleon Bonaparte "Pole" Mason, Jr.

Male 1892 - 1959  (66 years)


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  • Name Napoleon Bonaparte "Pole" Mason  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
    Suffix Jr. 
    Nickname Pole 
    Birth 25 Nov 1892  Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
    Gender Male 
    Death 3 Apr 1959  Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 7, 8
    Burial Milam Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 7, 8
    Notes 
    • When he registered for the draft during the First World War, he was working as a farmer in Milam, Texas, and supporting his wife and three children. He was described as being of medium heighth and slender, with blue eyes and red hair. He also reported that he had kidney, bladder and stomach problems that might impair his ability to serve in the armed services.

      Name Napoleon B Mason
      Event Type Death
      Event Date 03 Apr 1959
      Event Place Hemphill, Sabine, Texas, United States
      Gender Male
      Marital Status Married
      Birth Date 25 Nov 1892
      Birthplace , Texas
      Father's Name Napoleon B Mason
      Mother's Name:
      Certificate Number 23117
      GS Film number 2115910
      Digital Folder Number 005145463
      Image Number 02998

      Citing this Record:
      "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K34Z-HSF : accessed 23 Nov 2013), Napoleon B Mason, 03 Apr 1959; citing certificate number 23117, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2115910.
    • (Research):

      Census Listings:

      1920 Census
      Texas, Sabine County, JP 4
      Enumerated 17 and 19 Jan 1920, By Napolean B. Mason
      SD 326 ED 171 Sheet 11B
      Milam Road
      119-121
      Mason, Napolean B Head M W 27 M Tx Tx Tx
      Mason, Dra A Wf F W 26 M Tx Tx Tx
      Mason, Cleon N Son M W 7 S Tx Tx Tx
      Mason, Charles C Son M W 5 S Tx Tx Tx
      Mason, Dollye L Dtr F W 2 11/12 S Tx Tx Tx
      Mason, Thelma O Dtr F W 1 1/12 S Tx Tx Tx

      1930 Census
      Texas, Sabine County, JP 4
      Enumerated April 19, 1930
      ED 202-6 SD 19 Sheet 6B
      124-139
      Mason, Napolean B Head M W 37 M 20 Tx Tx Tx Farmer
      Mason, Era A Wf F W 36 M 19 Tx Tx Tx
      Mason, Cleon Son M W 17 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Laborer
      Mason, Conrad Son M W 15 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Laborer
      Mason, Louise Dtr F W 13 S Tx Tx Tx
      Mason, Thelma Dtr F W 11 S Tx Tx Tx
      Mason, Roy Son M W 3 S Tx Tx Tx
      Dennis, Knox Laborer M Neg 22 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Laborer
    Person ID I13777  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father Napolean Bonaparte Mason,   b. Feb 1839, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between Oct and Nov 1917, San Augustine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Mary Bethany "Susan" Terry,   b. Jun 1848, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1923, San Augustine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 74 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1865  [10
    Family ID F443  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Era Amanda Nethery,   b. 22 Jun 1893, Milam, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Oct 1974, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years) 
    Marriage Bef 1913  [3, 7, 11
    Children 
     1. Cleon N. Mason,   b. 10 Dec 1912, Milam, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Apr 2003, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years)
     2. Conrad Charles Mason,   b. 6 Nov 1914, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Jul 1945, Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 30 years)
     3. Dollye Louise Mason,   b. Abt 1917, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     4. Thelma O. Mason,   b. Abt 1919, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     5. Living
    Family ID F11396  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 23 Nov 2013 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 25 Nov 1892 - Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 3 Apr 1959 - Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Sources 
    1. [S198] McDaniel, Robert Cecil THE 1900 POPULATION CENSUS OF SABINE COUNTY, TX.

    2. [S384] 1900 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. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1900 United States Federal Census, the Twelfth Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, address, relationship to the head of household, color or race, sex, month and year of birth, age at last birthday, marital status, number of years married, the total number of children born of the mother, the number of those children living, birthplace, birthplace of father and mother, if the individual was foreign born, the year of immigration and the number of years in the United States, the citizenship status of foreign-born individuals over age twenty-one, occupation, and more. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1900 Federal Census.), Texas, Sabine County, JP 7 Enumerated 13 Jun 1900 SD 8 ED 69 Sheet 8B 129-129 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.), # 54477121 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S483] 1920 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005, (For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the NARA web page. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1920 United States Federal Census, the Fourteenth Census of the United States. It includes all states and territories, as well as Military and Naval Forces, the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, and the Panama Canal Zone. The census provides many details about individuals and families including: name, gender, age, birthplace, year of immigration, mother tongue, and parents? birthplaces. In addition, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1920 Federal Census.), Texas, Sabine County, JP 4 Enumerated 17 and 19 Jan 1920, By Napolean B. Mason SD 326 ED 171 Sheet 11B Milam Road 119-121 (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S564] 1930 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002., (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls. Containing records for approximately 123 million Americans, the 1930 United States Federal Census is the largest census released to date and is the most recent census available for public access. The census gives us a glimpse into the lives of Americans in 1930, and contains information about a household?s family members and occupants including: birthplaces, occupations, immigration, citizenship, and military service. The names of those listed in the census are linked to actual images of the 1930 Census.), Texas, Sabine County, JP 4 Enumerated April 19, 1930 ED 202-6 SD 19 Sheet 6B 124-139 (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S487] Ancestry.com - U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.

    7. [S33] FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, (http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/).

    8. [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.

    9. [S384] 1900 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. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1900 United States Federal Census, the Twelfth Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, address, relationship to the head of household, color or race, sex, month and year of birth, age at last birthday, marital status, number of years married, the total number of children born of the mother, the number of those children living, birthplace, birthplace of father and mother, if the individual was foreign born, the year of immigration and the number of years in the United States, the citizenship status of foreign-born individuals over age twenty-one, occupation, and more. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1900 Federal Census.), Texas, Sabine County, JP 7 Enumerated 13 Jun 1900 SD 8 ED 69 Sheet 8B 129-129 Nov 1893 (Reliability: 3).

    10. [S461] White & Toole, "Sabine County Historical Sketches and Genealogical Records" c. 1972.

    11. [S327] Dore, Barbara Yancey (RootsLady@rootslady.com) "Southeast Texas Regional Gedcom Project" http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=bydore_1, (Dore, Barbara Yancey "Southeast Texas Regional Gedcom Project"; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=bydore_1 ; Updated Tue Feb 24 22:17:40 2004 This Gedcom contains many regionally located but sometimes unconnected Southeast Texas persons. Some of the information has been collected during Barbara's past 35 years of family research. Many undocumented families in the area are included. ALWAYS verify!!).