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James Leo Mason 1919–2006 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 May 1919

Birth Location: Ipava, Fulton, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 4 Aug 2006

Death Location: Columbus, Muscogee, Georgia, United States

Father: Albert Mason

Mother: Anna Shaffer

Spouse(s): ROSA PETERS

Children(s):

James Leo Mason was born in 1919 in Ipava, Fulton, Illinois, USA, the child of Albert Mason And Anna Katherine Annie Shaffer. In 1930, James Leo Mason resided in Litchfield, Montgomery, Illinois. In 1935, James Leo Mason resided in Rural, Macoupin, Illinois. James Leo Mason married Rosa Mildred Peters. James Leo Mason passed away in 2006 in Columbus, Muscogee, Georgia, United States.

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Biography

  • James Leo Mason was born in 1919 in Ipava, Fulton, Illinois, USA, the child of Albert Mason And Anna Katherine Annie Shaffer.
  • In 1930, James Leo Mason resided in Litchfield, Montgomery, Illinois.
  • In 1935, James Leo Mason resided in Rural, Macoupin, Illinois.
  • James Leo Mason married Rosa Mildred Peters.
  • James Leo Mason passed away in 2006 in Columbus, Muscogee, Georgia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Mason's Ancestors

Self
James Mason
1919–2006
Birth Place: Ipava, Fulton, Illinois, USA
Parents
Albert Mason
1889–1978
Nebraska
Anna (Katherine "Annie") Shaffer
1895–1969
Ursa, Adams, Illinois, United States
Grandparents
Thomas (N.) Mason
1855–1914
Jo Daviess County, Illinois, USA
Martha (P.) Nickerson
1857–
In.
William (Francis) Shaffer
1860–1942
Ursa, Adams, Illinois, United States
Jennie (Rachel) Petticord
1877–1943
Loraine, Adams, Illinois, United States
Great-Grandparents
Robert Mason
1816–1880
Susannah Porter
1817–1884
Heinrich Shaffer
1823–1905
Nancy Miller
1821–1893
Joseph Petticord
1842–
Katherine Andrew
1854–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Mason
1770–1840
Dorcas Loman
1755–
Henry Shaffer
1790–1853
Sarah Rodd
1799–1876
Peter Andrew
1826–1900
Ellen King
1817–1893

James Mason's Timeline

6 Records

1919
12 May 1919
Birth of James Leo Mason in Ipava, Fulton, Illinois, USA
Ipava, Fulton, Illinois, USA
1930
1930
Age 11
James Leo Mason resided here in Litchfield, Montgomery, Illinois
Litchfield, Montgomery, Illinois
1935
1935
Age 16
James Leo Mason resided here in Rural, Macoupin, Illinois
Rural, Macoupin, Illinois
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 21
James Leo Mason resided here in Warsaw, Hancock, Illinois, United States
Warsaw, Hancock, Illinois, United States
1993
1993
Age 74
James Leo Mason resided here in Columbus, GA
Columbus, GA
2006
4 Aug 2006
Age 87
Death of James Leo Mason in Columbus, Muscogee, Georgia, United States
Columbus, Muscogee, Georgia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 May 1919
    Event Place: Ipava, Fulton, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Warsaw, Hancock, Illinois; Roll: T627_810; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 34-40
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Issue State: Illinois; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Litchfield, Montgomery, Illinois; Roll: 545; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 38; Image: 397.0; FHL microfilm: 2340280
    [5] U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records
    [6] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Litchfield, Montgomery, Illinois
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Litchfield, Montgomery, Illinois; Roll: 545; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 38; Image: 397.0; FHL microfilm: 2340280

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Macoupin, Illinois
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Warsaw, Hancock, Illinois; Roll: T627_810; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 34-40

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Warsaw, Hancock, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Warsaw, Hancock, Illinois; Roll: T627_810; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 34-40

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1993
    Event Place: Columbus, GA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Hancock, Illinois
    Record Source: U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Aug 2006
    Event Place: Columbus, Muscogee, Georgia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Issue State: Illinois; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [2] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

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