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William Walker Masterson 1868–1914 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: JUL 1868

Birth Location: Clay, Missouri, USA

Death Date: 1914

Death Location: Barry, Clay, Missouri, USA

Father: Moses Masterson

Mother: Susan Tillman

Spouse(s): Laura Taylor

Children(s):

William Walker Masterson was born in 1868 in Clay, Missouri, USA, the child of Moses Higgins Masterson And Susan Jane Tillman. In 1870, William Walker Masterson resided in Gallatin, Clay, Missouri, USA. In 1870, William Walker Masterson resided in Gallatin, Clay, Missouri, USA. William Walker Masterson married Laura Oliver Taylor. William Walker Masterson passed away in 1914 in Barry, Clay, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • William Walker Masterson was born in 1868 in Clay, Missouri, USA, the child of Moses Higgins Masterson And Susan Jane Tillman.
  • In 1870, William Walker Masterson resided in Gallatin, Clay, Missouri, USA.
  • In 1870, William Walker Masterson resided in Gallatin, Clay, Missouri, USA.
  • William Walker Masterson married Laura Oliver Taylor.
  • William Walker Masterson passed away in 1914 in Barry, Clay, Missouri, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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William Masterson's Ancestors

Self
William Masterson
1868–1914
Birth Place: Clay, Missouri, USA
Parents
Moses Higgins Masterson
1835–1906
Montgomery, Kentucky, USA
Susan (Jane) Tillman
1839–1919
Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
John (Aaron) Masterson
1784–1856
Mason, Kentucky, USA
Caroline (Matilda) Higgins
1794–1841
Montgomery, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Masterson
1750–1812
Catherine Hathaway
1765–1830
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Phillip Hathaway
1731–1777
Caturah Fairchild
1744–1777

William Masterson's Timeline

7 Records

1868
JUL 1868
Birth of William Walker Masterson in Clay, Missouri, USA
Clay, Missouri, USA
1870
1870
Age 2
William Walker Masterson resided here in Gallatin, Clay, Missouri, USA
Gallatin, Clay, Missouri, USA
1870
1870
Age 2
William Walker Masterson resided here in Gallatin, Clay, Missouri, USA
Gallatin, Clay, Missouri, USA
1880
1880
Age 12
William Walker Masterson resided here in Gallatin, Clay, Missouri, USA
Gallatin, Clay, Missouri, USA
1900
1900
Age 32
William Walker Masterson resided here in Smithville, Clay, Missouri, USA
Smithville, Clay, Missouri, USA
1910
1910
Age 42
William Walker Masterson resided here in Platte City, Clay, Missouri, USA
Platte City, Clay, Missouri, USA
1914
1914
Age 46
Death of William Walker Masterson
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: JUL 1868
    Event Place: Clay, Missouri, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Gallatin, Clay, Missouri, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] 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: 1914
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Gallatin, Clay, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Gallatin, Clay, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Smithville, Clay, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Platte City, Clay, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

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