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William Crockett Mason

William Crockett Mason

Male 1866 - 1937  (71 years)

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  • Name William Crockett Mason  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Birth 15 Sep 1866  Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Death 1 Dec 1937  San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4
    Burial San Augustine City Cemetery, San Augustine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Notes 
    • W. C. Mason

      Pioneer of San Augustine County Succumbs

      San Augustine, Dec. 2

      Funeral services for William Crockett Mason, 71, of San Augustine county, were held at the San Augustine Baptist church, Thursday morning at 10:30 a.m. with Rev. R. A. Smith, pastor of San Augustine church, officiating, assisted by the Rev. Frank Dent, pastor of Methodist church, and also Dr. J. C. Oelher, pastor of Presbyterian church. Intermnet was at the city cemetery. He died here Wednesday.

      Surviving are his widow; two sons, Pat and I. E. of San Augustine; six daughters, Mrs. J. B. Fussell, Mrs. W. H. Fussell, and Mrs. Ab Howard, of San Augustine, Mrs. J. D. Fuller and Mrs. T. G. Fuller of Hemphill, and Mrs. Jimmy Lyons, Beaumont; six sisters, Mrs. Mamie Smith Morton, Mrs. Millie Self, Claredon; Mrs. Hillis Smith, Milam, Mrs. Tom Smith, San Augustine county, Mrs. John Halbert, Dallas, and Mrs. S. S. Jamison, Venavides, Texas; four brothers, Bob, Clarendon; Marcus, Roganville; Sam, Yellowpine, and Pole, Milam; and 12 grandchildren.

      Mr. Mason was the son of Napoleon Bonaparte Mason, a Civil war veteran and pioneer settler of Sabine county, who came to Texas in his youth. He was a resident of San Augustine from 1908 to 1937, having purchased the originial Border plantation in 1908, and made it his home. He was a progressive cotton planter, a director and stockholder of the Commercial Guaranty bank and an honorary deacon of the First Baptist church of San Augustine. He served on the building committee, making possible the present First Baptist church in San Augustine, where he and his family worshipped for many years.

      (From the Beaumont Enterprise, courtesy of Ann Ussery)

      Texas Death Certificate

      Name: William Crocket Mason
      Death Date: 01 Dec 1937
      Death Place: San Augustine, San Augustine, Texas
      Gender: Male
      Race: White
      Death Age: 71 years 2 months 16 days
      Estimated Birth Date:
      Birth Date: 15 Sep 1866
      Birthplace: Sabine Co., Texas
      Marital Status: Married
      Spouse's Name: Josephine Deas Mason
      Father's Name: Napolen Mason
      Father's Birthplace: Alabama
      Mother's Name: Marny Terrey
      Mother's Birthplace: Georgia
      Informant: T. E.(L.E.?) Mason, San Augustine
      Occupation: Farmer
      Place of Residence: San Augustine
      Cemetery:
      Burial Place: San Augustino County
      Burial Date: 02 Dec 1937
      Additional Relatives:
      Film Number: 2117400
      Digital Film Number: 4030400
      Image Number: 1443
      Reference Number: cn 62664
      Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976
    • (Research):

      Census Listings:

      1900 Census
      Texas, Sabine County, Pr. 7
      Enumerated 15 Jun 1900
      SD 8 ED 69 Sheet 11A Stamped 117
      183-183
      Deas, J. A. Head W M Apr 1839 61 M 38 ALa SC Ky Farmer
      Deas, Hannah Wf W F Nov 1836 63 M 38 2/1 Ala SC SC
      Mason, W. C. Son-in-law W M Sept 1867 32 M 12 Tx Tx Ga Farmer
      Mason, Josephine Dtr W F Feb 1870 30 M 12 7/6 Tx Ala Ala
      Mason, Bertie Gdtr W F Jun 1889 10 S Tx Tx Tx
      Mason, Ella Gdtr W F Jan 1891 9 S Tx Tx Tx
      Mason, Lena Gdtr W F Sep 1892 7 S Tx Tx Tx
      Mason, Willie Gdtr W F Sep 1893 6 S Tx Tx Tx
      Mason, Sallie Gdtr W F Mch 1897 3 S Tx Tx Tx
      Mason, Eugene Grndson W M Feb 1899 1 S Tx Tx Tx
      Seastruck, Shank Servant B M Feb 1895 25 S Tx Miss Miss Day Laborer


      1910 Census
      Texas, San Augustine County, JP 1
      Enumerated 28 Apr 1910
      SD 2 ED 137 Sheet 12B
      195-207
      Mason, William C Hd M W 44 M1 20 Tx Tx Tx Farmer
      Mason, Josephine Wf F W 40 M1 20 12/8 Tx Ala Ala
      Mason, Ella Dtr F W 18 S Tx Ala Ala
      Mason, Lena Dtr F W 17 S Tx Ala Ala
      Mason, Willie Dtr F W 16 S Tx Ala Ala
      Mason, Sarah Dtr F W 13 S Tx Ala Ala
      Mason, Eugene Son M W 11 S Tx Ala Ala
      Mason, Marvin Son M W 6 S Tx Ala Ala
      Mason, Ima Dtr F W 4 S Tx Ala Ala
      Mason, Verdie Dtr F W 6/12 S Tx Ala Ala
      Deas, Hannah Mother-in-law F W 73 Wd Ala SC SC


    • (Medical):See attached sources. [2]
    Person ID i549  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  [5
    Family ID F443  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family William Crockett Mason,   b. 15 Sep 1866, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Dec 1937, San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Marriage 9 Sep 1888  [1, 2
    Children 
     1. Hannah Bethany "Birdie" Mason,   b. Jun 1889, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1906, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 16 years)
     2. Jo Ella Mason,   b. 2 Jan 1891, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Mar 1977, San Augustine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)
     3. Lena Gay Mason,   b. 19 Aug 1892, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Dec 1969, San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)
     4. Willie Arthur Mason,   b. 28 Sep 1893, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 May 1987, San Augustine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 93 years)
     5. Carl Mason,   b. Abt 1895, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1896, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 1 years)
     6. Sarah "Sallie" Melissa Mason,   b. 26 Mar 1897, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Jun 1987, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years)
     7. Ira Eugene "Gene" Mason,   b. 5 Feb 1899, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Jan 1980, San Augustine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
     8. Jimmie Mason,   b. Abt 1900, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1901, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 1 years)
     9. Marvin Deas Mason,   b. 14 May 1903, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Feb 1953, San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 49 years)
     10. Pearl May Mason,   b. Abt 1904, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1906, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 2 years)
     11. Ima Mason,   b. 13 Jan 1906, San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Nov 1995, Houston, Harris County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years)
     12. Virdie Olympia "Tommie" Mason,   b. 18 Oct 1909, San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Jan 1989, San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
    Family ID F92  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 9 Jun 2010 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 15 Sep 1866 - Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 1 Dec 1937 - San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - San Augustine City Cemetery, San Augustine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Documents
    Mason, William Crockett ca 1937
    Mason, William Crockett ca 1937
    Obituary
    Mason, William Crockett ca 1937
    Mason, William Crockett ca 1937
    Obituary with photo

  • Sources 
    1. [S461] White & Toole, "Sabine County Historical Sketches and Genealogical Records" c. 1972, p 36 (Reliability: 3).

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

    3. [S308] 1880 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005., (1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ? Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1880. T9, 1,454 rolls. This database is an index to 50 million individuals enumerated in the 1880 United States Federal Census. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, address, occupation, relationship to the head of household, race, sex, age at last birthday, marital status, place of birth, parents? place of birth. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1880 Federal Census.), Texas, Sabine County, Fifth Precinct Enumerated 3 and 5 July 1880 Page 26B SD 1 ED 86 225-225 (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.), # 88126250 (Reliability: 3).

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