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George Jefferson "Tad" Mason, Jr.

Male 1915 - 2012  (96 years)


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  • Name George Jefferson "Tad" Mason  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Suffix Jr. 
    Nickname Tad 
    Birth 3 Dec 1915  Vernon, Wilbarger County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Death 1 Jan 2012  Tyler, Smith County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Burial Restland Memorial Park, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Notes 
    • Obituary, From FindAGrave

      George was born December 3, 1915 in Vernon, Texas to Mr. and Mrs. George J Mason and passed away on Sunday, January 1, 2012, at age 96 in Tyler. George attended Baylor University, graduating in 1937 with a BBA degree. He began a career in oil and gas accounting, first working with Standard Oil in Houston, TX. George commuted from Houston to Waco to date his intended bride, and in 1941 married Bobbie McKneely.

      George and Bobbie soon moved to Boston, MA where he attended Harvard University and achieved his MBA degree. George was commissioned a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army, and after the attack on Pearl Harbor entered his military career in World War II. George spent nearly three years in the South Pacific, island hopping with Gen. Douglas MacArthur's forces, spending time in New Guinea, the Philippines, and Tokyo, Japan at the end of the war.

      George was a long time member of First Baptist Church of Dallas, Texas. Affectionately known as "Tad," George was preceded in death by his wife Bobbie of 61 years and is survived by his daughter Jo Carol Mason Camponeschi and husband, George of Dallas, TX and Racine WI; his son George J Mason III of Dallas and Tyler TX; his son Steven MacArthur Mason and wife Margaret of Tyler; 7 grandchildren, Jeb, Jarrod, Meredith, Carrie, Rachel, Michael and Andrew; 6 great-grandchildren, Luke, Samuel, Audrey, Benjamin, Norah and Neely; and 4 more great-grandchildren to be born this spring. Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00pm, Thursday, January 5th at Restland Funeral Home. Services will be at 12:30pm, Friday, January 6th at Restland Wildwood Chapel. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to the Multiple Sclerosis Society or First Baptist Church Dallas.

      Published in Dallas Morning News on January 5, 2012
    Person ID I44130  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 3 Sep 2014 

    Father George Jefferson Mason, Sr.,   b. 29 May 1881, Isla, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Mar 1963, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years) 
    Mother Janie Bodine,   b. 31 May 1883, San Augustine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Nov 1979, Dallas County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 96 years) 
    Family ID F13104  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Fannie Bob "Bobbie" "Dandy" McKneely,   b. 6 Mar 1917, Cherokee, San Saba County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Mar 2002, Tyler, Smith County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1941  [5
    Children 
     1. Living
     2. Living
     3. Living
    Family ID F13105  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 11 Aug 2014 

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  • Sources 
    1. [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, Wilbarger County, Vernon City Enumerated 2 Jan 1920 SD 13 ED 196 Sheet 1A Wilbarger St 1120-9-13 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S266] Ancestry.com - Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 [database online], (Ancestry.com Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. Original data: Texas. Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997. Texas: Texas Department of State Health Services. Microfiche.).

    3. [S1699] Ancestry.com - Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1932 [database online].

    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.), # 82981544 (Reliability: 3).

    5. [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.), # 6317335 (Reliability: 3).