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Moses Higgins Masterson 1835–1906 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 SEP 1835

Birth Location: Montgomery, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 20 MAR 1906

Death Location: Clay, Missouri, USA

Father: John Masterson

Mother: Caroline Higgins

Spouse(s): Susan Tillman

Children(s): Harry Masterson, Samuel Masterson, William Masterson, Edward Masterson, Mary Masterson, John Masterson, Edmonia Masterson

Moses Higgins Masterson was born in 1835 in Montgomery, Kentucky, USA, the child of John Aaron Masterson And Caroline Matilda Higgins. In 1850, Moses Higgins Masterson resided in Montgomery, Kentucky, USA. In 1863, Moses Higgins Masterson resided in Gallatin, Clay, Missouri, USA. Moses Higgins Masterson married Susan Jane Tillman, and had children including Edmonia Alma Masterson, Edward C Masterson, Harry Higgins Masterson, John Tillman Masterson, Mary Moss Masterson, Samuel G Masterson, William Walker Masterson. Moses Higgins Masterson passed away in 1906 in Clay, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • Moses Higgins Masterson was born in 1835 in Montgomery, Kentucky, USA, the child of John Aaron Masterson And Caroline Matilda Higgins.
  • In 1850, Moses Higgins Masterson resided in Montgomery, Kentucky, USA.
  • In 1863, Moses Higgins Masterson resided in Gallatin, Clay, Missouri, USA.
  • Moses Higgins Masterson married Susan Jane Tillman, and had children including Edmonia Alma Masterson, Edward C Masterson, Harry Higgins Masterson, John Tillman Masterson, Mary Moss Masterson, Samuel G Masterson, William Walker Masterson.
  • Moses Higgins Masterson passed away in 1906 in Clay, Missouri, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Moses Masterson's Ancestors

Self
Moses Masterson
1835–1906
Birth Place: Montgomery, Kentucky, USA
Parents
John Aaron Masterson
1784–1856
Mason, Kentucky, USA
Caroline (Matilda) Higgins
1794–1841
Montgomery, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
John Masterson
1750–1812
Fredericksburg, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
Catherine Hathaway
1765–1830
Morristown, Morris, New Jersey, USA
Great-Grandparents
Phillip Hathaway
1731–1777
Caturah Fairchild
1744–1777
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Abel Hathaway
1708–1754
Abigail Talbot
1707–1740
Zachriah Fairchild
1701–1777
Deborah Fairchild
1706–1757

Moses Masterson's Descendants

1.
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Moses (Higgins) Masterson (8 SEP 1835–20 MAR 1906) m. Susan (Jane) Tillman (7 NOV 1839–22 DEC 1919)
  1. 1. Harry (Higgins) Masterson 1882–1972 m. Jessie Fields 1881–1966
    1. 1. Nina (Mae) Masterson 1924–1989 m. Marshall (Rey) Frost 1918–1982
    2. 2. Charles (W) Masterson 1912–
    3. 3. Rusty Masterson 1918–1986 m. Grace (LorraineLyler) Lyler 1926–1990
    4. 4. Milton (Moses) Masterson 1906–1993 m. Bessie (M) Compton 1904–1999
    5. 5. James (Paul) Masterson 1908–1999 m. Ennis Watson 1912–1987
      1. 1. Dorothy (Mae) Masterson 1931–2016 m. Eugene (Franklin) Ego 1918–2003
    6. 6. Susanah (Ruth) Masterson 1913–1953
    7. 7. Clyde (R) Masterson 1917–
  2. 2. Samuel (G.) Masterson 1871–1910 m. Anna (Laura) Woods 1877–1966
    1. 1. Helen (Carel) Masterson 1900–1946
  3. 3. William (Walker) Masterson 1868–1914 m. Laura (Oliver) Taylor 1873–1923
  4. 4. Edward (C) Masterson 1862–1895
  5. 5. Mary (Moss) Masterson 1867–1949
  6. 6. John (Tillman) Masterson 1874–1950
  7. 7. Edmonia (Alma) Masterson 1864–1950

Moses Masterson's Timeline

7 Records

1835
8 SEP 1835
Birth of Moses Higgins Masterson in Montgomery, Kentucky, USA
Montgomery, Kentucky, USA
1850
1850
Age 15
Moses Higgins Masterson resided here in Montgomery, Kentucky, USA
Montgomery, Kentucky, USA
1863
1 JUL 1863
Age 28
Moses Higgins Masterson resided here in Gallatin, Clay, Missouri, USA
Gallatin, Clay, Missouri, USA
1870
1870
Age 35
Moses Higgins Masterson resided here in Gallatin, Clay, Missouri, USA
Gallatin, Clay, Missouri, USA
1880
1880
Age 45
Moses Higgins Masterson resided here in Gallatin, Clay, Missouri, USA
Gallatin, Clay, Missouri, USA
1890
JUN 1890
Age 55
Moses Higgins Masterson resided here in Gallatin, Clay, Missouri, USA
Gallatin, Clay, Missouri, USA
1906
20 MAR 1906
Age 71
Death of Moses Higgins Masterson in Clay, Missouri, USA
Clay, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 SEP 1835
    Event Place: Montgomery, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: JUN 1890
    Event Place: Gallatin, Clay, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Barry, Clay, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 MAR 1906
    Event Place: Clay, Missouri, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Montgomery, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 JUL 1863
    Event Place: Gallatin, Clay, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Gallatin, Clay, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Gallatin, Clay, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

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