1883 - 1979 (96 years)
Generation: 1
1. | Janie Bodine was born on 31 May 1883 in San Augustine County, Texas; died in Nov 1979 in Dallas County, Texas; was buried in Grove Hill Memorial Park, Dallas County, Texas. Family/Spouse: George Jefferson Mason, Sr.. George (son of James G. "Governor" Mason and Susannah "Susan" Halbert) was born on 29 May 1881 in Isla, Sabine County, Texas; died on 23 Mar 1963 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas; was buried in Grove Hill Memorial Park, Dallas County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Olga Hasseltine Mason
was born on 30 Dec 1913 in Hamilton, Hamilton County, Texas; and died.
- 3. George Jefferson "Tad" Mason, Jr.
was born on 3 Dec 1915 in Vernon, Wilbarger County, Texas; died on 1 Jan 2012 in Tyler, Smith County, Texas; was buried in Restland Memorial Park, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.
- 4. Warren Gambrell Mason
was born on 9 Mar 1921 in Vernon, Wilbarger County, Texas; and died.
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Generation: 2
3. | George Jefferson "Tad" Mason, Jr. (1.Janie1) was born on 3 Dec 1915 in Vernon, Wilbarger County, Texas; died on 1 Jan 2012 in Tyler, Smith County, Texas; was buried in Restland Memorial Park, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas. 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
George married Fannie Bob "Bobbie" "Dandy" McKneely about 1941. Fannie was born on 6 Mar 1917 in Cherokee, San Saba County, Texas; died on 30 Mar 2002 in Tyler, Smith County, Texas; was buried in Restland Memorial Park, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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4. | Warren Gambrell Mason (1.Janie1) was born on 9 Mar 1921 in Vernon, Wilbarger County, Texas; and died. Notes:
Name Warren Gambrell Mason
Event Type Birth
Event Date 09 Mar 1921
Event Place Vernon, Wilbarger, Texas, United States
Gender Male
Father's Name Geo J Mason
Mother's Name Janie Bodine
Certificate Number 20251
Digital Folder Number 004521094
Image Number 00520
Citing this Record:
"Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1935," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VXM4-X5Z : accessed 26 Nov 2013), Warren Gambrell Mason, 1921.
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Generation: 3
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