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Lela Jane Mason 1884–1966 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Dec 1884

Birth Location: Transylvania County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 10 Apr 1966

Death Location: Balsam Grove, Transylvania County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: Marcus Mason

Mother: Anna McCall

Spouse(s): Otis Galloway

Children(s): Marcus Galloway, Beulah Galloway

Lela Jane Mason was born in 1884 in Transylvania County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Marcus Wilburn Mason And Anna Eveline Mccall. Lela Jane Mason married Otis Herman Galloway, and had children including Beulah Galloway, Marcus Avery Galloway. Lela Jane Mason passed away in 1966 in Balsam Grove, Transylvania County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Lela Jane Mason was born in 1884 in Transylvania County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Marcus Wilburn Mason And Anna Eveline Mccall.
  • Lela Jane Mason married Otis Herman Galloway, and had children including Beulah Galloway, Marcus Avery Galloway.
  • Lela Jane Mason passed away in 1966 in Balsam Grove, Transylvania County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lela Mason's Ancestors

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Lela Mason
1884–1966
Birth Place: Transylvania County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Marcus Wilburn Mason
1861–1929
Transylvania County, North Carolina USA
Anna (Eveline) McCall
1866–1906
Tennessee
Grandparents
Rev (William Martin Maurer) Mason
1808–1888
Campbell, Virginia, United States
Nancy (Arlessie) Bracken
1831–1919
Buncombe, now Transylvania County, North Carolina, USA
John (Robert Alexander McCall) Jr.
1841–1897
Transylvania, North Carolina, United States
Sarah (Elizabeth) Harkins
1838–1915
North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
John Mason
1781–1855
Elizabeth Reifsnyder
1777–1840
Thomas Bracken
1800–1882
Elizabeth Kitchens
1809–1900
Robert McCall
1798–1881
Rachel Glazener
1811–1881
Berkley Harkins
1813–1898
Catherine Tanner
1812–1862
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Bracken
1765–1846
Elizabeth Barton
1768–1830
Samuel McCall
1766–1852
Eleanor Ellison
1780–1881
Isaac Sr
1784–1856
Elizabeth Owen
1792–1865
Thomas Harkins
1777–1860
Abagil Libby
1778–1855
George Jr
1759–1849
Catherine Butts
1759–1842

Lela Mason's Descendants

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Lela (Jane) Mason (12 Dec 1884–10 Apr 1966) m. Otis (Herman) Galloway (22 Feb 1880–16 May 1918)
  1. 1. Marcus (Avery) Galloway 1912–1957 m. Blanche (B) Owen 1917–2006
    1. 1. Mary (Lou Byers) Galloway 1939–2009
    2. 2. Patricia (Ann Lawter) Galloway 1942–2005
    3. 3. Bonnie (Lee) Galloway 1933–2022 m. Boyce (Allison) Whitmire 1934–2021
    4. 4. Wanda (Dale) Galloway 1944–2015
    5. 5. Brenda (Kay) Scruggs 1948–2020
  2. 2. Beulah Galloway 1909–2002

Lela Mason's Timeline

2 Records

1884
12 Dec 1884
Birth of Lela Jane Mason in Transylvania County, North Carolina, USA
Transylvania County, North Carolina, USA
1966
10 Apr 1966
Age 82
Death of Lela Jane Mason in Morganton, Burke, North Carolina
Morganton, Burke, North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Dec 1884
    Event Place: Transylvania County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Apr 1966
    Event Place: Morganton, Burke, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Balsam Grove, Transylvania County, North Carolina, United States of America

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