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Elijah 'Lige' Mason 1821–1897 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Aug 1821

Birth Location: Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 26 Nov 1897

Death Location: Lamar County, Alabama, USA

Father: Edmond Mason

Mother: Rebecca Woods

Spouse(s): Louisa Hollis, Margaret Mason

Children(s): George Mason, Argie Mason, Louisa Mason, Lee Mason, William Mason, Robert Mason, Thomas Mason, Susie Mason, Matilda Mason, Sally Mason, Elizabeth Mason, Nancy Mason, Jane Mason, Charity Mason

Elijah 'Lige' Mason was born in 1821 in Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Edmond Mason And Rebecca Elizabeth Woods. Elijah 'Lige' Mason married Louisa C Hollis, Margaret Mason, and had children including Argie R Mason, Charity Mason, Elizabeth Mason, George Washington Mason, Jane Mason, Lee Mason, Louisa E Vicy Mason, Matilda Tildy Mason, Nancy Mason, Robert Franklin Mason, Sally A Mason, Susie Elizabeth Mason, Thomas Burton Mason, William Coruthers Mason. Elijah 'Lige' Mason passed away in 1897 in Lamar County, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • Elijah 'Lige' Mason was born in 1821 in Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Edmond Mason And Rebecca Elizabeth Woods.
  • Elijah 'Lige' Mason married Louisa C Hollis, Margaret Mason, and had children including Argie R Mason, Charity Mason, Elizabeth Mason, George Washington Mason, Jane Mason, Lee Mason, Louisa E Vicy Mason, Matilda Tildy Mason, Nancy Mason, Robert Franklin Mason, Sally A Mason, Susie Elizabeth Mason, Thomas Burton Mason, William Coruthers Mason.
  • Elijah 'Lige' Mason passed away in 1897 in Lamar County, Alabama, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Elijah Mason's Ancestors

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Elijah Mason
1821–1897
Birth Place: Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Edmond Mason
1790–1873
North Carolina or Virginia
Rebecca (Elizabeth) Woods
1800–1871
Kentucky, United States
Grandparents
Elijah Mason
1760–1808
Watertown, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Margaret Speed
1765–1849
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Mason
1713–1789
Grace Mason
1722–1801
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Mason
1688–1755
Mary Mason
1691–1763

Elijah Mason's Descendants

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Elijah ('Lige') Mason (17 Aug 1821–26 Nov 1897) m. Louisa (C) Hollis (Feb 1847–1900) m. Margaret Mason (1827–1867)
  1. 1. George (Washington) Mason 1866–1934 m. Emma (Elizabeth) Holley 1902–1989 m. Charity (Louise Ann) Pennington 1868–1914
    1. 1. Mable (Mason) Pruiett 1925–2008 m. Cecil Pruiett 1892–1967 m. Charles Doyle 1900–1969
      1. 1. Larry (Joe Doyle) (Woolsey) 1948–1974
      2. 2. Edward (Eugene) Doyle 1945–1996
      3. 3. Charles (Angus) Doyle 1943–2008
      4. 4. Cecil (Leroy) Pruiett 1950–2024
    2. 2. William (W) Mason 1921–1998
    3. 3. Gladys (E) Mason 1923–
    4. 4. Altman Mason 1933–1942
    5. 5. Mattie (Louise) Mason 1893–1979
    6. 6. Alther (L) Mason 1898–1959
    7. 7. Virginia ("Jinnie") Mason 1899–
    8. 8. Effie (Mason Davis) Bernard 1908–1988
    9. 9. (George) (Elbert) Mason 1889–1957
    10. 10. Edgar (Bailey) Mason 1904–1983
    11. 11. Veto (W) Mason 1892–1897
    12. 12. Gladys (Emma) Mason 1922–2008
  2. 2. Argie (R) Mason 1870–
  3. 3. Louisa (E. Vicy) Mason 1889–1924
  4. 4. Lee Mason 1886–
  5. 5. William (Coruthers) Mason 1868–1954
  6. 6. Robert (Franklin) Mason 1877–1941
  7. 7. Thomas (Burton) Mason 1879–1914
  8. 8. Susie (Elizabeth) Mason 1872–1908
  9. 9. Matilda ((Tildy)) Mason 1874–1913
  10. 10. Sally (A.) Mason 1862–
  11. 11. Elizabeth Mason 1854–
  12. 12. Nancy Mason 1856–
  13. 13. Jane Mason 1858–
  14. 14. Charity Mason 1860–

Elijah Mason's Timeline

2 Records

1821
17 Aug 1821
Birth of Elijah 'Lige' Mason in Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA
Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA
1897
26 Nov 1897
Age 76
Death of Elijah 'Lige' Mason in Lamar County, Alabama, USA
Lamar County, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Aug 1821
    Event Place: Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Nov 1897
    Event Place: Lamar County, Alabama, USA

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