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Walter Franklin Mason 1876 – 1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 November 1876

Birth Location: Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, USA

Death Date: 23 October 1940

Death Location: Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA

Father: Gardner Mason

Mother: Mary Clark

Spouse(s): Elise Wold

Children(s): Harold Mason, Ivan Mason, Ruth Mason, Clara Mason, Franklin Mason, Kenneth Mason, Stanley Mason, Shirley Mason

The birth of Walter Franklin Mason took place in 1876 in Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, USA, to Gardner Mason and Mary Eleanor Clark. Walter Franklin Mason married Elise Magdaline Wold, and together they had Harold Mason, Ivan Lewis Mason, Ruth Marie Mason, Clara Eleanor Mason, Franklin Albert Mason, Kenneth Norman Mason, Stanley Gardner Mason and Shirley Louise Mason. Walter Franklin Mason's death occurred in 1940 in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA.

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Parents

Gardner Mason
1847 – 1928
Birth Location: Wales, Erie, New York, United States
GM
Mary Clark
1851 – 1931
Birth Location: Belvidere, Boone, Illinois, United States
MC

Spouses(s)

Elise Wold
1883 – 1979
Birth Location: Norway
EW

Children(s)

Harold Mason
1901 – 1901
Birth Location: Lebanon, Linn, Oregon, United States
HM
Ivan Mason
1902 – 1929
Birth Location: Lebanon, Linn, Oregon, United States
IM
Ruth Mason
1904 – 1905
Birth Location: Oregon City, Clackamas, Oregon, United States
RM
Clara Mason
1906 – 1992
Birth Location: Oregon City, Clackamas County, Oregon, USA
CM
Franklin Mason
1909 – 1984
Birth Location: Livermore, Alameda, California, United States
FM
Kenneth Mason
1911 – 1992
Birth Location: Kalama, Cowlitz, Washington, United States
KM
Stanley Mason
1914 – 1983
Birth Location: Kalama, Cowlitz, Washington, USA
SM
Shirley Mason
1920 – 2005
Birth Location: Gresham, Multnomah, Oregon, United States
SM

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 19 November 1876
    Event Place: Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, 1900 United States Federal Census, 1910 United States Federal Census, 1920 United States Federal Census, 1930 United States Federal Census, 1940 United States Federal Census, Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925, Nebraska State Census Collection, 1860-1885, Nebraska State Census, 1885, Oregon, U.S., State Births, 1842-1920, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Web: Oregon, Find A Grave Index, 1848-2011, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Year: 1940; Census Place: Portland, Multnomah, Oregon; Roll: T627_3394; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 37-506, Year: 1920; Census Place: Gresham, Multnomah, Oregon; Roll: T625_1503; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 198; Image: ., Year: 1920; Census Place: Astoria Ward 2, Clatsop, Oregon; Roll: T625_1492; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 64; Image: ., Year: 1930; Census Place: Westport, Clatsop, Oregon; Roll: 1941; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 44; Image: 495.0., Registration Location: Multnomah County, Oregon; Roll: 1852136; Draft Board: 0., Year: 1880; Census Place: Springdale, Valley, Nebraska; Roll: 756; Family History Film: 1254756; Page: 156A; Enumeration District: 162; Image: 0673., Year: 1900; Census Place: Sweet Home, Linn, Oregon; Roll: T623_1349; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 42., Year: 1910; Census Place: Goble, Columbia, Oregon; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: Springdale, Valley, Nebraska, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Springdale, Valley, Nebraska; Roll: 756; Family History Film: 1254756; Page: 156A; Enumeration District: 162; Image: 0673.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1885
    Event Place: Arborville, York, Nebraska
    Record Source: Nebraska State Census Collection, 1860-1885

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 06 Jun 1885
    Event Place: Arborville Township, York, Nebraska
    Record Source: Nebraska State Census, 1885

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1 Mar 1895
    Event Place: Washington, Sherman, Kansas
    Record Source: Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Sweet Home City, Linn, Oregon
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Sweet Home, Linn, Oregon; Roll: T623_1349; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 42.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: Goble, Columbia, Oregon, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Goble, Columbia, Oregon; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Multnomah County, Oregon, USA
    Record Source: World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration Location: Multnomah County, Oregon; Roll: 1852136; Draft Board: 0.

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Astoria Ward 2, Clatsop, Oregon
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Oregon, U.S., State Births, 1842-1920, Year: 1920; Census Place: Astoria Ward 2, Clatsop, Oregon; Roll: T625_1492; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 64; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Gresham, Multnomah, Oregon
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Gresham, Multnomah, Oregon; Roll: T625_1503; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 198; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: Westport, Clatsop, Oregon
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Westport, Clatsop, Oregon; Roll: 1941; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 44; Image: 495.0.

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: Portland, Multnomah, Oregon
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Portland, Multnomah, Oregon; Roll: T627_3394; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 37-506

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Portland, Multnomah, Oregon; Roll: T627_3394; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 37-506

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Multnomah, Oregon
    Record Source: World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration Location: Multnomah County, Oregon; Roll: 1852136; Draft Board: 0.

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Oregon, United States
    Record Source: Oregon, Death Index, 1898-2008

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 23 October 1940
    Event Place: Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA
    Record Source: Oregon, Death Index, 1898-2008, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Web: Oregon, Find A Grave Index, 1848-2011

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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