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William MASON 1796 – 1887 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 May 1796

Birth Location: South Carolina

Death Date: 4 Jul 1887

Death Location: Big Creek, Bell County, Kentucky

Father: Robert Mason

Mother: Mary King

Spouse(s): Elizabeth EVANS

Children(s): Sarah MASON, John MASON, Thomas MASON, MARY Mason, William MASON, Robert MASON, James MASON, Elizabeth MASON

In 1796, William MASON Sr. entered the world in South Carolina, born to Robert Lewis Mason and Mary Ann King. Years later, William MASON Sr. married Elizabeth ("Sally") EVANS, and the couple became parents to Sarah Ann MASON, John Edwin MASON, Thomas L. MASON, MARY "Polly" Mason, William Anderson ("Blind Will") MASON, Robert P. MASON, James King MASON and Elizabeth ("Lizzie") MASON. William MASON Sr. died in 1887 in Big Creek, Bell County, Kentucky.

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Parents

Robert Mason
1757 – 1849
Birth Location: Stepney, White Chapel, London, England
RM
Mary King
1760 – 1842
Birth Location: Newberry, Newberry, South Carolina, USA
MK

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth EVANS
1798 – 1872
Birth Location: Little Clear Creek, Knox County, Kentucky
EE

Children(s)

Sarah MASON
1818 – 1892
Birth Location: Knox County, Kentucky
SM
John MASON
1821 – 1914
Birth Location: Clear Creek, Knox County, Kentucky
JM
Thomas MASON
1822 – 1879
Birth Location: Knox County, Kentucky
TM
MARY Mason
1823 – 1883
Birth Location: Knox, Kentucky, United States
MM
William MASON
1825 – 1910
Birth Location: Big Clear Creek, Bell County, Kentucky
WM
Robert MASON
1826 – 1897
Birth Location: Knox County, Kentucky
RM
James MASON
1831 – 1908
Birth Location: Knox County, Kentucky
JM
Elizabeth MASON
1834 – 1900
Birth Location: Knox County, Kentucky
EM

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 15 May 1796
    Event Place: South Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 4 Jul 1887
    Event Place: Big Creek, Bell County, Kentucky

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