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William Thomas Mason 1864–1946 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 May 1864

Birth Location: Fall Creek, Adams, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 21 Mar 1946

Death Location: Monmouth, Warren, Illinois, USA

Father: Micheal Mason

Mother: Johanna O'Shea

Spouse(s): Effie Cooper

Children(s): Francis Mason, Nellie Mason, Glenn Mason, William Mason, Harry Mason, Joseph Mason, Charles Mason, Michael Mason, Ephriam Mason, Fannie Mason

William Thomas Mason was born in 1864 in Fall Creek, Adams, Illinois, USA, the child of Micheal Thomas Mason And Johanna O Shea. In 1900, William Thomas Mason resided in Bald Bluff, Henderson, Illinois, USA. In 1910, William Thomas Mason resided in Farmington, Fulton, Illinois, USA. William Thomas Mason married Effie Mabel Matilda Cooper, and had children including Charles Cooper Mason, Ephriam J Mason, Fannie Mae Mason, Francis Leslie Mason, Glenn Thomas Mason, Harry Browning Mason, Joseph Ephriam Mason, Michael C Mason, Nellie Marie Mason, William Edward Mason. William Thomas Mason passed away in 1946 in Monmouth, Warren, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • William Thomas Mason was born in 1864 in Fall Creek, Adams, Illinois, USA, the child of Micheal Thomas Mason And Johanna O Shea.
  • In 1900, William Thomas Mason resided in Bald Bluff, Henderson, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1910, William Thomas Mason resided in Farmington, Fulton, Illinois, USA.
  • William Thomas Mason married Effie Mabel Matilda Cooper, and had children including Charles Cooper Mason, Ephriam J Mason, Fannie Mae Mason, Francis Leslie Mason, Glenn Thomas Mason, Harry Browning Mason, Joseph Ephriam Mason, Michael C Mason, Nellie Marie Mason, William Edward Mason.
  • William Thomas Mason passed away in 1946 in Monmouth, Warren, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Micheal Mason
1816–1896
Birth Location: Ballycurrane, Clashmore, Waterford, Ireland
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Johanna O'Shea
1822–1906
Birth Location: Cappoquin, County Waterford, Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Effie Cooper
1867–1968
Birth Location: Bald Bluff, Henderson, Illinois, USA
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Children(s)

Francis Mason
1891–1954
Birth Location: Little York, Warren, Illinois, USA
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Nellie Mason
1892–1968
Birth Location: Little York, Warren, Illinois, USA
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Glenn Mason
1895–1967
Birth Location: Little York, Warren, Illinois, USA
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William Mason
1894–1949
Birth Location: Little York, Warren, Illinois, USA
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Harry Mason
1898–1957
Birth Location: Little York, Warren, Illinois, USA
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Joseph Mason
1900–1949
Birth Location: Monmouth, Warren, Illinois, USA
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Charles Mason
1901–1970
Birth Location: Monmouth, Warren, Illinois, USA
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Michael Mason
1889–1889
Birth Location: Little York, Warren, Illinois, USA
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Ephriam Mason
1897–1897
Birth Location: Little York, Warren, Illinois, USA
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Fannie Mason
1898–1899
Birth Location: Little York, Warren, Illinois, USA
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William Mason's Ancestors

Self
William Mason
1864–1946
Birth Place: Fall Creek, Adams, Illinois, USA
Parents
Micheal Thomas Mason
1816–1896
Ballycurrane, Clashmore, Waterford, Ireland
Johanna O'Shea
1822–1906
Cappoquin, County Waterford, Ireland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Mason's Descendants

1.
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William (Thomas) Mason (6 May 1864–21 Mar 1946) m. Effie (Mabel Matilda) Cooper (6 Mar 1867–5 May 1968)
  1. 1. Francis (Leslie) Mason 1891–1954 m. Augusta (Anna Elizabeth) Lemm 1890–1964
    1. 1. Frances (Helen) Mason 1910–1994 m. Robert (Lynn) Nader 1910–1993
      1. 1. Walter (Eugene) Nader 1934–2021
    2. 2. Henry (William) Mason 1912–1969 m. Betty (Clarkson) Deaderick 1916–1996
    3. 3. Evelyn (Marie) Mason 1915–2007
    4. 4. John (Leslie) Mason 1918–1995
    5. 5. Paul (George) Mason 1920–1998
    6. 6. Robert (Dale) Mason 1922–2010
    7. 7. Florence (Elizabeth) Mason 1924– m. James (Joseph) Gaipo 1919–2004
      1. 1. Timothy (James) Gaipo 1947–1981 m. Laura (Elizabeth) Staupe 1950–2000
    8. 8. Donald (Gene) Mason 1933–1942
  2. 2. Nellie (Marie) Mason 1892–1968 m. Clarence (Conrad) Fortman 1890–1982
    1. 1. Letha (Mae) Fortman 1926–2000 m. Robert (Earl) Thompson 1919–1990
    2. 2. Margaret (Lucille) Fortman 1916–1995 m. Donald (L.) Fahnstrom 1915–1995
    3. 3. William (Leslie) Fortman 1911–1968 m. Corenne McAboy 1909–2003
      1. 1. Mary (L.) Fortman 1940–2011
    4. 4. Gerald (Frederick) Fortman 1919–1994 m. Wanda (Mildred) Stillian 1919–2013
    5. 5. Elwin (Clarence) Fortman 1912–1975 m. Beattrice (G.) Swedeen 1913–1984
      1. 1. Shirley (Ann) Carlson 1935–2007
  3. 3. Glenn (Thomas) Mason 1895–1967 m. Imo (Lillie) Catlett 1895–1976
    1. 1. Wilbur (Glenn) Mason 1925–2002
  4. 4. William (Edward) Mason 1894–1949 m. Kate (Alvina) Haverlandt 1900–1982 m. Ruth McIntyre 1893–
    1. 1. Emalue (Effie) Mason 1918–1995 m. Omar (Calven) Hill 1916–1999 m. Levi (Corey) Clokey 1922–2001
      1. 1. Joyce (Arleen) Hill 1936–1937
      2. 2. Kenneth (Lee) Clokey 1942–1953
      3. 3. William (Gene) Hill 1938–1965
    2. 2. Charles (Edward) Mason 1920–1989 m. Ila (Marie) Seward 1926–1993 m. Arlene (Jane) Roediger 1927–2009
    3. 3. Dorothy (Marie) Mason 1921–1990 m. Roy (W) Root 1913– m. Ingolf (Emil) Royland 1918–1989
    4. 4. Helen (Ruth) Mason 1924–2019 m. Harding Huffman 1920–2002
    5. 5. Richard (Kenneth) Mason 1926–2014
    6. 6. Shirley (Ann) Mason 1927–2008
  5. 5. Harry (Browning) Mason 1898–1957 m. Eula (Marie) Lane 1904–1955
    1. 1. Ralph (Walter) Mason 1926–2011
    2. 2. Herschel (Lane) Mason 1923–1993
    3. 3. Jerry (Joe) Mason 1939–2021
  6. 6. Joseph (Ephriam) Mason 1900–1949 m. Ruby (Catherine) Bidleman 1903–1936 m. Eula Catlett 1904–1961
    1. 1. Walter (Eugene) Mason 1925–1941
  7. 7. Charles (Cooper) Mason 1901–1970 m. Mary (Nata) Valocovich 1905–1989
    1. 1. William (Thomas) Mason 1932–2007
  8. 8. Michael (C.) Mason 1889–1889
  9. 9. Ephriam (J.) Mason 1897–1897
  10. 10. Fannie (Mae) Mason 1898–1899

William Mason's Timeline

4 Records

1864
6 May 1864
Birth of William Thomas Mason in Fall Creek, Adams, Illinois, USA
Fall Creek, Adams, Illinois, USA
1900
1900
Age 36
William Thomas Mason resided here in Bald Bluff, Henderson, Illinois, USA
Bald Bluff, Henderson, Illinois, USA
1910
1910
Age 46
William Thomas Mason resided here in Farmington, Fulton, Illinois, USA
Farmington, Fulton, Illinois, USA
1946
21 Mar 1946
Age 82
Death of William Thomas Mason in Canton, Fulton, Illinois
Canton, Fulton, Illinois

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 May 1864
    Event Place: Fall Creek, Adams, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Bald Bluff, Henderson, Illinois; Roll: 305; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0038
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Farmington, Fulton, Illinois; Roll: T624_288; Page: 12a; Enumeration District: 0085; FHL microfilm: 1374301
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, Various Illinois County Courthouses; Various Illinois County Courthouses; Marriage Records; Collection Title: Marriage Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Bald Bluff, Henderson, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Bald Bluff, Henderson, Illinois; Roll: 305; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0038

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Farmington, Fulton, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Farmington, Fulton, Illinois; Roll: T624_288; Page: 12a; Enumeration District: 0085; FHL microfilm: 1374301

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Mar 1946
    Event Place: Canton, Fulton, Illinois
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Monmouth, Warren, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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