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Bertha M\W (Ragsdale) Mason 1908–2012 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1908

Birth Location: Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: Bef. 2012

Death Location: Clarksdale, Coahoma County, Mississippi, United States of America

Father: George Sr

Mother: Effie Ragsdale

Spouse(s): Bernard Sr.

Children(s): Bernard Jr

In 1908, Bertha M\W (Ragsdale) Mason entered the world in Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Mississippi, USA, born to George Isbell Ragsdale Sr And Effie Brady Foster West Ragsdale. In 1910, Bertha M\W (Ragsdale) Mason resided in Hazlehurst Ward 2, Copiah, Mississippi, USA. In 1920, Bertha M\W (Ragsdale) Mason resided in Hazlehurst, Copiah, Mississippi, USA. Bertha M\W (Ragsdale) Mason married Bernard Deleon Mason Sr, and had children including Bernard D Leon Mason Jr, Carol Ann Mason. Bertha M\W (Ragsdale) Mason passed away in 2012 in Clarksdale, Coahoma County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1908, Bertha M\W (Ragsdale) Mason entered the world in Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Mississippi, USA, born to George Isbell Ragsdale Sr And Effie Brady Foster West Ragsdale.
  • In 1910, Bertha M\W (Ragsdale) Mason resided in Hazlehurst Ward 2, Copiah, Mississippi, USA.
  • In 1920, Bertha M\W (Ragsdale) Mason resided in Hazlehurst, Copiah, Mississippi, USA.
  • Bertha M\W (Ragsdale) Mason married Bernard Deleon Mason Sr, and had children including Bernard D Leon Mason Jr, Carol Ann Mason.
  • Bertha M\W (Ragsdale) Mason passed away in 2012 in Clarksdale, Coahoma County, Mississippi, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Sr
1854–1922
Birth Location: Grenada, Grenada County, Mississippi, USA
GS
Effie Ragsdale
1874–1961
Birth Location: West Point, Clay, Mississippi, USA
ER

Spouses(s)

Bernard Sr.
1905–1978
Birth Location: McDonald, Neshoba, Mississippi, USA
BS

Children(s)

Bernard Jr
1934–2012
Birth Location: Tulane, Louisiana, USA
BJ

Bertha Mason's Ancestors

Self
Bertha Mason
1908–2012
Birth Place: Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Mississippi, USA
Parents
George Isbell Ragsdale Sr
1854–1922
Grenada, Grenada County, Mississippi, USA
Effie (Brady Foster West) Ragsdale
1874–1961
West Point, Clay, Mississippi, USA
Grandparents
George (Wesley) RAGSDALE
1829–1895
Ballington, Greene, AL
Maria (Octavia) Berry
1832–1919
Richmond, Henry County, Virginia
William (Lender Foster) Sr
1844–1925
Lamar, Randolph, Alabama, USA
Mary (Eleanor (Greer)) Foster
1848–1929
Fayette County, Alabama, USA
Great-Grandparents
George *
1797–1835
Elizabeth Lewis
1802–1878
William Berry
1801–1864
Maria Vaden
1805–1875
Andrew Foster
1818–1860
Clarissa Denman
1822–1906
William Greer
1818–1879
Mary Greer
1818–1897
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lewis Ragsdale
1769–1854
Sarah Isbell
1776–1840
Joel Lewis
1775–1821
Mary Day
1781–
William III
1765–1828
Sarah Middleton
1762–1821
John Vaden
1770–1842
Caroline Lockett
1787–1853

Bertha Mason's Descendants

1.
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Bertha (M\W (Ragsdale)) Mason (abt 1908–Bef. 2012) m. Bernard (DeLeon Mason) Sr. (12 May 1905–6 APR 1978)
  1. 1. Bernard (D'Leon Mason) Jr 1934–2012

Bertha Mason's Timeline

9 Records

1908
abt 1908
Birth of Bertha M\W (Ragsdale) Mason in Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Mississippi, USA
Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Mississippi, USA
1910
1910
Age 2
Bertha M\W (Ragsdale) Mason resided here in Hazlehurst Ward 2, Copiah, Mississippi, USA
Hazlehurst Ward 2, Copiah, Mississippi, USA
1920
1920
Age 12
Bertha M\W (Ragsdale) Mason resided here in Hazlehurst, Copiah, Mississippi, USA
Hazlehurst, Copiah, Mississippi, USA
1930
1930
Age 22
Bertha M\W (Ragsdale) Mason resided here in McComb, McComb, Pike, Mississippi, USA
McComb, McComb, Pike, Mississippi, USA
1935
1935
Age 27
Bertha M\W (Ragsdale) Mason resided here in McComb, Pike, Mississippi
McComb, Pike, Mississippi
1940
1940
Age 32
Bertha M\W (Ragsdale) Mason resided here in , McComb, Pike, Mississippi, USA
, McComb, Pike, Mississippi, USA
1950
1950
Age 42
Bertha M\W (Ragsdale) Mason resided here in Clarksdale, Coahoma, Mississippi, USA
Clarksdale, Coahoma, Mississippi, USA
1957
1957
Age 49
Bertha M\W (Ragsdale) Mason resided here in Clarksdale, Mississippi, USA
Clarksdale, Mississippi, USA
2012
Bef. 2012
Age 104
Death of Bertha M\W (Ragsdale) Mason in Clarksdale, Coahoma, Mississippi, USA
Clarksdale, Coahoma, Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1908
    Event Place: Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Mississippi, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Hazlehurst Ward 2, Copiah, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Hazlehurst Ward 2, Copiah, Mississippi; Roll: T624_737; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0045; FHL microfilm: 1374750

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Hazlehurst, Copiah, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Hazlehurst, Copiah, Mississippi; Roll: T625_874; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 47

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: McComb, McComb, Pike, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: McComb, Pike, Mississippi; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0011; FHL microfilm: 2340897

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: McComb, Pike, Mississippi
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: McComb, Pike, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02058; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 57-13

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: , McComb, Pike, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: McComb, Pike, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02058; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 57-13

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Clarksdale, Coahoma, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Clarksdale, Coahoma

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1957
    Event Place: Clarksdale, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Bef. 2012
    Event Place: Clarksdale, Coahoma, Mississippi, USA

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Clarksdale, Coahoma County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Place: Copiah, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: Mississippi, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Probate Records; Author: Copiah County (Mississippi). Chancery Clerk; Probate Place: Copiah, Mississippi
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