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Lewis Cylvester Mason 1864 – 1922 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 August 1864

Birth Location: Edinburg, Christian County, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 11 November 1922

Death Location: Dorchester, Saline County, Nebraska, USA

Father: Benjamin Mason

Mother: Emily Denton

Spouse(s): Mable Scott

Children(s): Benjamin Mason, Pearl Mason, Bertha Mason, Chester Mason

Lewis Cylvester Mason was born in 1864 in Edinburg, Christian County, Illinois, USA, the child of Benjamin William Mason and Emily Ann Denton. Lewis Cylvester Mason married Mable E. Scott, and had children including Benjamin Albert “Bert” Mason, Pearl Lucetta Mason, Bertha Luella Mason, Chester Louis Mason. Lewis Cylvester Mason passed away in 1922 in Dorchester, Saline County, Nebraska, USA.

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Biography

  • Lewis Cylvester Mason was born in 1864 in Edinburg, Christian County, Illinois, USA, the child of Benjamin William Mason and Emily Ann Denton.
  • Lewis Cylvester Mason married Mable E. Scott, and had children including Benjamin Albert “Bert” Mason, Pearl Lucetta Mason, Bertha Luella Mason, Chester Louis Mason.
  • Lewis Cylvester Mason passed away in 1922 in Dorchester, Saline County, Nebraska, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Mason
1840 – 1891
Birth Location: Boone County, Kentucky, USA
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Emily Denton
1845 – 1914
Birth Location: Edinburg, Christian Co., Illinois
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Spouses(s)

Mable Scott
1870 – 1944
Birth Location: DeKalb County, Illinois, USA
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Children(s)

Benjamin Mason
1889 – 1957
Birth Location: Nebraska
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Pearl Mason
1892 – 1919
Birth Location: Dorchester, Saline, Nebraska, USA
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Bertha Mason
1896 – 1928
Birth Location: Dorchester, Saline, Nebraska, USA
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Chester Mason
1906 – 1947
Birth Location: Dorchester, Saline, Nebraska, USA
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Lewis Mason's Ancestors

Self
Lewis Mason
1864 – 1922
Birth Place: Edinburg, Christian County, Illinois, USA
Parents
Benjamin William Mason
1840 – 1891
Boone County, Kentucky, USA
Emily (Ann) Denton
1845 – 1914
Edinburg, Christian Co., Illinois
Grandparents
Isaac Denton
1816 –
Kentucky
Lucinda (Leanda Redfern) (Hagler)
1823 – 1894
Illinois
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Denton
1780 – 1842
Elizabeth #
1790 – 1840
John Redfern
1797 – 1864
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jesse #
1750 – 1830
Rachel WHITSON
1750 – 1840
Isaac Redfern
1744 – 1832
Mildred Harding
1749 – 1835

Lewis Mason's Descendants

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Lewis (Cylvester) Mason (6 August 1864 – 11 November 1922) m. Mable (E.) Scott (2 Sep 1870 – 16 Apr 1944)
  1. 1. Benjamin (Albert “Bert”) Mason (Sep 1889 – June 1957) m. Sarah (Elizabeth "Sadie" Britton) Mason (30 August 1885 – 2 March 1944) m. Annie (1891 – 1971)
    1. 1. Velma (Lorene Hansen) Mason (1 May 1916 – 27 December 2003) m. Jorgen (Martin (John)) Hansen (23 Sep 1907 – 31 December 2002)
      1. 1. Myrna (Lee) Hansen (08 Jul 1936 – 05 Jul 2023) m. Richard (Frederick) Stieber (04 Dec 1927 – 29 Jul 2013) m. Robert (Lee “TK”) Cardwell (25 May 1935 – 24 March 2004)
        1. 1. Robert (Martin) Cardwell (13 September 1959 – ) m. Bobbie (Jo Cardwell Henning) Westlike (17 November 1963 – )
        2. 2. Barry (Lee) Cardwell (1 Oct 1960 – 26 Sep 2020) m. Terri Kopsky (abt 1961 – )
        3. 3. Gregory (S) Cardwell (May 1962 – 12 July 2014) m. Kimberly Avolio (11 Jul 1965 – )
      2. 2. Ruth Hansen (1937 – ) m. Ernest (K. "Kenny") Jones (15 08 1931 – 2 Mar 2024)
        1. 1. Terry Jones ( – 1994)
        2. 2. Tony Jones m. Gina
      3. 3. Marina (Hansen) Ross (17 Jul 1945 – 30 Sep 2017)
  2. 2. Pearl (Lucetta) Mason (30 Aug 1892 – 25 Oct 1919) m. William (Henry) August (3 July 1877 – 12 April 1940)
    1. 1. Floyd (LaVerne) August (26 July 1913 – 14 November 1972) m. Bernice Aitken (31 Aug 1911 – 17 Oct 1992)
    2. 2. Warren (L) August (13 January 1916 – 24 December 2000)
  3. 3. Bertha (Luella) Mason (22 Oct 1896 – 8 Apr 1928) m. William (Edward) Frahm (1 January 1893 – 30 April 1976)
    1. 1. Kenneth (LeRoy) Frahm (9 July 1921 – 21 November 2006) m. Clarice (Jean) Brick (29 Jun 1924 – 22 Jul 2018)
      1. 1. Larry (Dean) Frahm (29 Jul 1949 – 15 Oct 2019)
  4. 4. Chester (Louis) Mason (1 Aug 1906 – 29 Sep 1947) m. Lula (Aloysia) Nespory (31 Mar 1904 – 19 Aug 1973)
    1. 1. David (LeRoy) Mason (14 Jan 1930 – 7 May 2004)
    2. 2. Dean (E) Mason (7 Nov 1936 – 5/31/2022)

Lewis Mason's Timeline

3 Records

1864
6 August 1864
Birth of Lewis Cylvester Mason in Edinburg, Christian County, Illinois, USA
Edinburg, Christian County, Illinois, USA
1888
9/2/1888
Age 24
Lewis Cylvester Mason was married
None
1922
11 November 1922
Age 58
Death of Lewis Cylvester Mason in Dorchester, Saline County, Nebraska, USA
Dorchester, Saline County, Nebraska, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 August 1864
    Event Place: Edinburg, Christian County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 9/2/1888

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 November 1922
    Event Place: Dorchester, Saline County, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dorchester, Saline County, Nebraska, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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