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Marcus Lafayette "Shad" Mason

Male 1868 - 1952  (84 years)


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  • Name Marcus Lafayette "Shad" Mason  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Nickname Shad 
    Birth 13 Apr 1868  Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Gender Male 
    Death 8 Nov 1952  Bon Ami, Jasper County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4, 5
    Burial Friendship Cemetery, Roganville, Jasper County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5
    Notes 
    • Name: Markus Lafayette Mason
      Death Date: 08 Nov 1952
      Death Place: Bon Ami, Jasper, Texas
      Gender: Male
      Race: White
      Death Age: 84 years
      Estimated Birth Date:
      Birth Date: 13 Apr 1868
      Birthplace: Texas
      Marital Status: Married
      Spouse's Name:
      Father's Name: Napalion B. Mason
      Father's Birthplace:
      Mother's Name: Mary Bethany Tarrey
      Mother's Birthplace:
      Occupation: Ret. Farmer
      Place of Residence: Bon Ami, Jasper, Texas
      Cemetery: Friendship Cemetery
      Burial Place: Roganville, Tex.
      Burial Date: 09 Nov 1952
      Additional Relatives:
      Film Number: 2113701
      Digital Film Number: 4167259
      Image Number: 2781
      Reference Number: cn 55246
      Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976

      Obituary, from FindAGrave


      Markus Lafayette " Shad " Mason, 84, died in the home of a daughter, Mrs T M Thompson in Kirbyville, about 10:00 Saturday morning, November 8, 1952.
      He had been an invalid for many years. A native of Sabine County, he lived in Kirbyville for 38 years. He was a member of the North Bon Ami Baptist Church.

      Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Sunday in the Thompson Home with Rev Roy Harrell and Rev Herschel Humphrey, Baptist ministers, officiating. Burial will be in the Friendship Cemetery near Roganville under the direction of E E Stringer Funeral Home of Kirbyville. M

      Surviving, beside his daughter, are his wife and a son, N J Mason, both of Kirbyville; three brothers, Robert of Clarendon, Poll of Milam and Sam of Yellowpine; four sisters, Mrs Molly Self and Mrs Sally Smith, both of Milam, Mrs Pearl Hulbert of Dallas, Mrs Nannie Smith of Clarendon; 13 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren
    • (Research):
      Census Listings:

      1910 Census
      Texas, Sabine County, Pr 7
      Enumerated 28 Apr 1910
      SD 2 ED 132 Sheet 8B
      137-137
      Mason, Shad Head M W 42 M1 22 Tx Tx Tx Farmer
      Mason, Jennie Wf F W 36 m1 22 5/4 Tx Tx La
      Mason, Ike Son M W 19 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Laborer
      Mason, Napolean Son M W 17 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Laborer
      Mason, Essie Dtr F W 13 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Laborer
      Mason, Lela Dtr F W 9 S Tx Tx Tx
      Mason, Shadie Son M W 6 S Tx Tx Tx Tx
      138-138
      Mason, Sam Head M W 33 m1 15 Tx Tx Tx Farmer
      Mason, Dora Wf F W 22 m1 16 5/4 Tx Tx La
      Mason, Volney Son M W 14 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Laborer
      Mason, Hermon Son M W 7 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Laborer
      Mason, Rufus Son M W5 S Tx Tx Tx
      Mason, Arlos Son M W 1 2/12 S Tx Tx Tx
      McDonald, James HiredMan M W 22 S La Ala Ala Farm Laborer
    Person ID I35666  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  [6
    Family ID F443  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Emma Jane "Jennie" Low,   b. 28 Apr 1874, Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Feb 1962, Bon Ami, Jasper County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years) 
    Marriage 15 Oct 1889  Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
     1. Ike Mason,   b. Abt 1891, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     2. Napolean Jackson "Dick" Mason,   b. 21 Nov 1892, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Aug 1953, Bon Ami, Jasper County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years)
     3. Essie Mason,   b. Abt 1897, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     4. Lela Mason,   b. Abt 1901, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     5. Shadie Mason,   b. Abt 1904, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F11143  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 9 Jun 2010 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 13 Apr 1868 - Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 15 Oct 1889 - Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 8 Nov 1952 - Bon Ami, Jasper County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Friendship Cemetery, Roganville, Jasper 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. [S33] FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, (http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/).

    3. [S481] 1910 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006, (For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1910. T624, 1,178 rolls. This database is an index to the head of households enumerated in the 1910 United States Federal Census, the Thirteenth Census of the United States. In addition, each indexed name is linked to actual images of the 1910 Federal Census. The information recorded in the census includes: name, relationship to head of family, age at last birthday, sex, color or race, whether single, married, widowed, or divorced, birthplace, birthplace of father and mother, and more.), Texas, Sabine County, Pr 7 Enumerated 28 Apr 1910 SD 2 ED 132 Sheet 8B 137-137 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [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.), # 18543112 (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S1705] US GenWeb Archives, Texas, Jasper County, Friendship Cemetery [database online], (http://files.usgwarchives.net/tx/jasper/cemetery/friendship.txt).

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