Napolean Bonaparte Mason

1839 - 1917

• Name	Napolean Bonaparte Mason  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Birth	Feb 1839	Sabine County, Texas   [1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Death	Between Oct and Nov 1917	San Augustine County, Texas   [1, 2, 3, 6]
  Burial	Mason Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas   [3, 6]
  Notes	"He was the son of William and Judith Mason. Was a member of Hood's Brigade in the Civil War and was Sheriff of Sabine County for several years." (White and Toole, p 36). His application for a confederate pension shows that he "was made a prisoner at Chr. Dec 3, 1863, discharged 1865." He further stated that he was born in Sabine County, and had been a resident for all of his life, "except for the war." He showed his P.O. as in Milam, and indicated he was a farmer. He served from 1861-1865 in Company I, 1rst Texas Regiment, Infantry as a private. He made his application on July 9, 1909 before County Judge J. H. McGown and witnesses W R Davidson and T B Davidson. They both testified that they served in the same company. Billy Fussell and Bobby Wood, great-grandsons write that "N. B. and his brother Marquis De Lafayette Mason both served in Hood's Brigade, enlisting on April 1, 1862, in San Augustine. L.M. (that's the way he is listed in his war records) died from wounds received at the battle of Chickamauga Sept 19-21. N.B. was captured and taken as prisoner of war to Camp Douglas a notorious Prison Camp near Chicago, Illinois. He remained there until the end of the war and was exchanged at New Orleans on May 23,1865. He came home and married his brother's widow, Mary Terry Mason, and together they had 13 children." (Research): Census Listings: 1880 Census Texas, Sabine County, Fifth Precinct Enumerated 3 and 5 July 1880 Page 26B SD 1 ED 86 225-225 Mason, Napoleon W M 42 Farmer, Sheriff Tx SC SC Mason, William W M 13 Son Works on Farm Tx Tx Ala Mason, Mary W F 22 Wf Keeps House Ala Ala Ala Mason, Lafayette W M 12 Son Works on Farm Tx Tx Ala Mason, John T. W M 11 Son Works on Farm Tx Tx Ala Mason, Dora W F 10 Dtr At School Tx Tx Ala Mason, Sarah W F 7 Dtr Tx Tx Ala Mason, Pattie W F 5 Dtr Tx Tx Ala Mason, Tilden W M 4 Son Tx Tx Ala Mason, Pearl W F 4/12 Feb Dtr Tx Tx Ala Grice, Elbert B W 25 Servant Works on Farm Tx Tx Tx Thomas, Henry B M 18 Servant Works on Farm Tx Tx Tx 1900 Census Texas, Sabine County, JP 7 Enumerated 13 Jun 1900 SD 8 ED 69 Sheet 8B 129-129 Mason, N B Head m M Feb 1839 61 M 35 Tx Sc Ala Farmer Mason, Mary B Wf W F Jun 1847 52 M 35 13/12 Ga Ga Ark Mason, James P Son W M Oct 1882 17 S Tx Tx Ga Farm Laborer Mason, Robt L Son W M May 1888 12 S Tx Tx Ga Farm Laborer Mason, Mellie Dtr W F Jan 1880 10 S Tx Tx Ga Farm Laborer Mason, Napolean B Son W M Nov 1893 6 S Tx Tx Ga Hines, Spence Servant B M may 1836 Wd La La La Farm Laborer 1910 Census Texas, Sabine County, JP 4 Enumerated 30 Apr 1910 SD 2 ED 134 Sheet 9A 124-128 Mason, Napolean b Head M W 71 m1 44 Tx Sc Ala Farmer Mason, Mary B Wf F W 63 m2 44 13/12 Ga G a Ga Mason, Napolean B SOn M W 17 S Tx Tx Ga Farm Laborer
  Person ID	I7186	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	14 Nov 2015

  
  

  Father	William Mason,   b. 16 May 1806, Laurens District, South Carolina d. Abt 1864, Milam, Sabine County, Texas (Age 57 years)
  Mother	Judith Rouitt Blackerby,   b. 6 Jun 1810, Laurens District, South Carolina d. 3 Dec 1888, Sabine County, Texas (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	Dale Rubel shows they had several additional children, as do some other researchers.
  Family ID	F3498	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Bethany "Susan" Terry,   b. Jun 1848, Georgia d. Abt 1923, San Augustine County, Texas (Age ~ 74 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1865  [1]
  Children	1. William Crockett Mason,   b. 15 Sep 1866, Sabine County, Texas d. 1 Dec 1937, San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas (Age 71 years)   2. Marcus Lafayette "Shad" Mason,   b. 13 Apr 1868, Sabine County, Texas d. 8 Nov 1952, Bon Ami, Jasper County, Texas (Age 84 years)   3. John T. Mason,   b. Abt 1869, Texas d. Abt 1890, Texas (Age ~ 21 years)   4. Dora Mason,   b. Abt 1870, Sabine County, Texas d. Yes, date unknown   5. Sarah Elizabeth "Sallie" Mason,   b. 7 May 1872, Sabine County, Texas d. 31 Jan 1955, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas (Age 82 years)   6. Pattie Fleta Mason,   b. 22 Mar 1874, Texas d. 11 Sep 1947, San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas (Age 73 years)   7. Samuel "Sam" Tilden Mason,   b. 2 Nov 1876, Texas d. 18 Dec 1963, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas (Age 87 years)   8. Mary Pearl Mason,   b. 2 Jan 1878, Sabine County, Texas d. 21 May 1977, Dallas County, Texas (Age 99 years)   9. James Polly Mason,   b. 16 Oct 1882, Texas d. 29 Jul 1928, Crockett, Houston County, Texas (Age 45 years)   10. Nancy "Nannie" Lorena Mason,   b. 19 Feb 1884, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas d. 27 Jul 1959, Cleburne, Johnson County, Texas (Age 75 years)   11. Robert "Bob" Lee Mason,   b. 8 May 1887, Texas d. 23 Nov 1967, Hereford, Deaf Smith County, Texas (Age 80 years)   12. Mellie Mae Mason,   b. 12 Jan 1889, Texas d. 10 Dec 1963 (Age 74 years)   13. Napoleon Bonaparte "Pole" Mason, Jr.,   b. 25 Nov 1892, Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas d. 3 Apr 1959, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas (Age 66 years)
  Family ID	F443	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	11 Jan 2007

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Feb 1839 - Sabine County, Texas Death - Between Oct and Nov 1917 - San Augustine County, Texas Burial - - Mason Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

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