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Alice Leon Mason 1924 – 2007 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Jul 1924

Birth Location: Eldora, Hardin, Iowa

Death Date: 1 Oct 2007

Death Location: Eldora, Hardin, Iowa

Father: Arthur Mason

Mother: Mary Stebe

Spouse(s): Orval Ridpath

Children(s): Carol Ridpath, Karla Ridpath, Richard Ridpath

Early life: Alice Leon Mason arrived in Eldora, Hardin, Iowa in 1924, born to Arthur Raymond Mason and Mary Elizabeth Stebe. Over time, Alice Leon Mason formed a family with Orval Raymond Ridpath, which included Carol Joyce Ridpath, Karla Kay Ridpath and Richard Scot Ridpath. Alice Leon Mason concluded life in Eldora, Hardin, Iowa in 2007.

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Parents

Arthur Mason
1879 – 1946
Birth Location: Marengo, Iowa, Iowa
AM
Mary Stebe
1888 – 1967
Birth Location: Eldora, Hardin, Iowa
MS

Spouses(s)

Orval Ridpath
1913 – 1999
Birth Location: Ridgeport, Boone, Iowa
OR

Children(s)

Carol Ridpath
1946 –
Birth Location: Iowa
CR
Karla Ridpath
1950 –
Birth Location: –
KR
Richard Ridpath
1958 –
Birth Location: Iowa
RR

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 22 Jul 1924
    Event Place: Eldora, Hardin, Iowa
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, 1940 United States Federal Census, 1950 United States Federal Census, Iowa, U.S., Births 1880-1904, 1921-1944 and Delayed Births, 1856-1940, S1115157067, S1115256297, U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Publication Place: Grundy Center, Iowa, USA; listing=All, Year: 1940; Census Place: Eldora, Hardin, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01165; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 42-14, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File, Year: 1930; Census Place: Eldora, Hardin, Iowa; Page: 19B; Enumeration District: 0009; FHL microfilm: 2340392, Times-Republican; Publication Date: 4/ Oct/ 2007; Publication Place: Marshalltown, Iowa, USA, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Title: Iowa Birth Records, 1888-1904, The Courier; Publication Date: 1 Oct 2007; Publication Place: Waterloo, Iowa, USA; ,0.25324893,0.9521178,0.30893332&xid=3355, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Eldora, Hardin, Iowa; Roll: 1924; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 42-13

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 1945
    Event Place: Eldora, Hardin, Iowa
    Record Source: U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Publication Place: Grundy Center, Iowa, USA; listing=All

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: Eldora, Hardin, Iowa
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Eldora, Hardin, Iowa; Page: 19B; Enumeration District: 0009; FHL microfilm: 2340392

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: Eldora, Hardin, Iowa
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Eldora, Hardin, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01165; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 42-14

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1940
    Event Place: Eldora, Hardin, Iowa
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Eldora, Hardin, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01165; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 42-14

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1950
    Event Place: Eldora, Hardin, Iowa
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Eldora, Hardin, Iowa; Roll: 1924; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 42-13

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: Before 1951
    Event Place: Iowa
    Record Source: S1115157067, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 1 Oct 2007
    Event Place: Waterloo, Iowa
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Courier - 1 Oct 2007 - 4, Obituary for Alice Ridpath 1 Oct 2007

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Eldora, Hardin, Iowa
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Courier; Publication Date: 1 Oct 2007; Publication Place: Waterloo, Iowa, USA; ,0.25324893,0.9521178,0.30893332&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1 Oct 2007
    Event Place: Eldora, Hardin, Iowa
    Record Source: S1115157067, S1115256297, U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Publication Place: Grundy Center, Iowa, USA; listing=All, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File, Times-Republican; Publication Date: 4/ Oct/ 2007; Publication Place: Marshalltown, Iowa, USA, The Courier; Publication Date: 1 Oct 2007; Publication Place: Waterloo, Iowa, USA; ,0.25324893,0.9521178,0.30893332&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Eldora, Hardin, Iowa
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