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Benjamin Franklin Mason 1853–1933 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Aug 1853

Birth Location: , Howard, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 27 Oct 1933

Death Location: Kokomo, Howard County, Indiana, USA

Father: Jacob Mason

Mother: Rebecca Showalter

Spouse(s): Nancy Stetler

Children(s): Charles Mason, Flora Mason, Elva Mason, Mertie Mason

Benjamin Franklin Mason was born in 1853 in , Howard, Indiana, USA, the child of Jacob Daniel Mason And Rebecca Ann Showalter. Benjamin Franklin Mason married Nancy Ann Stetler, and had children including Charles Jefferson Mason, Elva Jane Mason, Flora Alice Mason, Mertie Elizabeth Mason. Benjamin Franklin Mason passed away in 1933 in Kokomo, Howard County, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Franklin Mason was born in 1853 in , Howard, Indiana, USA, the child of Jacob Daniel Mason And Rebecca Ann Showalter.
  • Benjamin Franklin Mason married Nancy Ann Stetler, and had children including Charles Jefferson Mason, Elva Jane Mason, Flora Alice Mason, Mertie Elizabeth Mason.
  • Benjamin Franklin Mason passed away in 1933 in Kokomo, Howard County, Indiana, USA.

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Benjamin Mason's Ancestors

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Benjamin Mason
1853–1933
Birth Place: , Howard, Indiana, USA
Parents
Jacob Daniel Mason
1812–1871
German, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
Rebecca (Ann) Showalter
1813–1897
, Beaver, Pennsylvania, USA
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Benjamin Mason's Descendants

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Benjamin (Franklin) Mason (6 Aug 1853–27 Oct 1933) m. Nancy (Ann) Stetler (13 Oct 1854–1 May 1931)
  1. 1. Charles (Jefferson) Mason 1878–1943 m. Pearl (May) Price 1878–1954
    1. 1. Virgil (Clovis) Mason 1919–2004
    2. 2. Orville (Chalmer) Mason 1899–1980
    3. 3. Claude (Russell) Mason 1901–1953
    4. 4. Howard (Samuel) Mason 1909–1912
    5. 5. Glen (Benjamin) Mason 1903–1981
  2. 2. Flora (Alice) Mason 1880–1960 m. Claude (Elsworth) Wikle 1880–1940
    1. 1. Mildred (M) Wikle 1905–1948
  3. 3. Elva (Jane) Mason 1882–1950 m. Howard (Ernest) Greer 1882–1965
  4. 4. Mertie (Elizabeth) Mason 1883–1969 m. Amos (Loren) Rinehart 1884–1943
    1. 1. Eva (Gladys) Rinehart 1910–1985
    2. 2. Lawrence (Russell "Bud") Rinehart 1913–1985

Benjamin Mason's Timeline

2 Records

1853
6 Aug 1853
Birth of Benjamin Franklin Mason in , Howard, Indiana, USA
, Howard, Indiana, USA
1933
27 Oct 1933
Age 80
Death of Benjamin Franklin Mason in Ervin, Howard, Indiana, USA
Ervin, Howard, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Aug 1853
    Event Place: , Howard, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Oct 1933
    Event Place: Ervin, Howard, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Kokomo, Howard County, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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