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Bernice Mason 1897–1930 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 May 1897

Birth Location: Corwin, Kans

Death Date: 19 June 1930

Death Location: Cherokee, Alfalfa, Oklahoma, USA

Father: Converse Mason

Mother: Minnie Rice

Spouse(s): Dee Chaffee, James Niles

Children(s): Helen Niles, Howard Hugas

Bernice Mason was born in 1897 in Corwin, Kans, the child of Converse Clair Mason And Minnie Briggs Dollie Rice. Bernice Mason married Dee Marion Chaffee, James Jacob Niles, and had children including Helen Niles, Howard F Hugas. Bernice Mason passed away in 1930 in Cherokee, Alfalfa, Oklahoma, USA.

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Biography

  • Bernice Mason was born in 1897 in Corwin, Kans, the child of Converse Clair Mason And Minnie Briggs Dollie Rice.
  • Bernice Mason married Dee Marion Chaffee, James Jacob Niles, and had children including Helen Niles, Howard F Hugas.
  • Bernice Mason passed away in 1930 in Cherokee, Alfalfa, Oklahoma, USA.

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Bernice Mason's Ancestors

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Bernice Mason
1897–1930
Birth Place: Corwin, Kans
Parents
Converse Clair Mason
1868–
Lowell, Ohio
Minnie (Briggs DOLLIE) Rice
1877–1952
Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States of America
Grandparents
Daniel (Gilbert) Rice
1853–1926
Sandusky County, Ohio, USA
Martha (Margaret) VanWinkle
1858–1938
Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey, USA
Great-Grandparents
Garret VanWinkle
1835–1918
Josephine Ackerman
1834–1898
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Simeon Ackerman
1805–1890
Elizabeth Conklin
1808–1849

Bernice Mason's Descendants

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Bernice Mason (3 May 1897–19 June 1930) m. Dee (Marion) Chaffee (25 Jun 1898–19 Jul 1977) m. James (Jacob) Niles (21 September 1900–29 January 1976)
  1. 1. Helen Niles 1908–1989
  2. 2. Howard (F) Hugas 1916–

Bernice Mason's Timeline

2 Records

1897
3 May 1897
Birth of Bernice Mason in Corwin, Kans
Corwin, Kans
1930
19 June 1930
Age 33
Death of Bernice Mason in Cherokee, Alfalfa, Oklahoma, USA
Cherokee, Alfalfa, Oklahoma, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 May 1897
    Event Place: Corwin, Kans
    Record Source: U.S., Family History Books, Descendants of Capt Hugh Mason in America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 June 1930
    Event Place: Cherokee, Alfalfa, Oklahoma, USA

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