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Stephen Elliott Mason 1836–1897 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 DEC 1836

Birth Location: Spartanburg County, South Carolina

Death Date: 21 April 1897

Death Location: Woodruff, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States of America

Father: Posey Mason

Mother: Catherine Freeman

Spouse(s): Mary Nesbitt

Children(s): Infant Mason, Florence Mason, Madison Mason, William Mason

The story of Stephen Elliott Mason began in 1836 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina. Stephen Elliott Mason married Mary Carolina Nesbitt, and had children including Florence Nesbitt Mason, Infant Son Mason, Madison Palmer Mason, William Alvin Mason. Stephen Elliott Mason passed away in 1897 in Woodruff, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Stephen Elliott Mason began in 1836 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina.
  • Stephen Elliott Mason married Mary Carolina Nesbitt, and had children including Florence Nesbitt Mason, Infant Son Mason, Madison Palmer Mason, William Alvin Mason.
  • Stephen Elliott Mason passed away in 1897 in Woodruff, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Stephen Mason's Ancestors

Self
Stephen Mason
1836–1897
Birth Place: Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Parents
Posey Mason
1806–1852
Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Catherine (E.) Freeman
1810–1881
Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Grandparents
Broderick Mason
1764–1835
Stafford County, Virginia
Jane Posey
1765–1836
Prince William County, Virginia, USA
Henry Freeman
–1810
Sarah Edwards
1774–1830
Great-Grandparents
James Mason
1740–1779
Mary Broderick
1745–1800
John Posey
1734–1803
Ann Ford
1735–1803
John Edwards
1750–1790
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Mason
1692–1745
Christopher Broderick
1725–1745
Sarah Hammett
1727–1788
Thomas Ford
1704–1776
Jane Milstead
1720–

Stephen Mason's Descendants

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Stephen (Elliott) Mason (29 DEC 1836–21 April 1897) m. Mary (Carolina) Nesbitt (1 September 1842–23 April 1899)
  1. 1. Infant (son) Mason 1874–1874
  2. 2. Florence (Nesbitt) Mason 1870–1948
  3. 3. Madison (Palmer) Mason 1877–1942 m. Josephine Rogers 1879–1940
    1. 1. Virginia Mason 1902–1992 m. Clyde (E.) Kendall 1904–1960 m. Thomas (Moore) Gaston 1901–1964
      1. 1. Joseph (Mason) Gaston 1924–1997
    2. 2. Florence Mason 1905–1994 m. Alfred (Bateon) Hattaway 1905–1969
      1. 1. James (Allen) Hattaway 1928–2002 m. Barbara (Ann) Coleman 1927–2004
    3. 3. Josephine Mason 1907–
    4. 4. Katherine (Elizabeth) Mason 1909–1987 m. George (Griffin) Smith 1906–1989
      1. 1. Jeanne Smith 1931–2010 m. Robert (Ashley) Harley 1929–2013
    5. 5. Marguerite Mason 1911–2001 m. Robert (Henry) Wakefield 1912–
    6. 6. Madison (Palmer Mason) Jr 1915–1975 m. Charlotte Parrish 1920–
      1. 1. Stephen (Elliott) Mason 1945–2021
    7. 7. Sarah Edins 1919–1993
    8. 8. Carrie (Elliott) Mason 1901–1976 m. John (F) Manning 1886– m. Hallie (Thurston) Otts 1900– m. Clifford Bonny 1908–
  4. 4. William (Alvin) Mason 1879–1953 m. Annie (Maude) Turner 1879–1946
    1. 1. Theodore (Palmer) Mason 1914–1944
    2. 2. Mary (Dorothy) Mason 1904–
    3. 3. William (Elliott) Mason 1909–

Stephen Mason's Timeline

2 Records

1836
29 DEC 1836
Birth of Stephen Elliott Mason in Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Spartanburg County, South Carolina
1897
21 April 1897
Age 61
Death of Stephen Elliott Mason in Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Spartanburg County, South Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 DEC 1836
    Event Place: Spartanburg County, South Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 April 1897
    Event Place: Spartanburg County, South Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Mason Line

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Woodruff, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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