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Willis Wyley Mason 1844–1907 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 OCT 1844

Birth Location: Spartanburg County, South Carolina

Death Date: 30 JUN 1907

Death Location: Camp Creek Cemetery, Lilburn, Georgia

Father: Charles Mason

Mother: Obedience Lanford

Spouse(s): Letha Pounds

Children(s): Oliver Mason, Alonzo Mason, Zolicaffer Mason, Salathiel Mason

The story of Willis Wyley Mason began in 1844 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina. Willis Wyley Mason married Letha Ann Pounds, and had children including Alonzo L Mason, Oliver A Mason, Salathiel Z Mason, Zolicaffer M Mason. Willis Wyley Mason passed away in 1907 in Camp Creek Cemetery, Lilburn, Georgia.

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Biography

  • The story of Willis Wyley Mason began in 1844 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina.
  • Willis Wyley Mason married Letha Ann Pounds, and had children including Alonzo L Mason, Oliver A Mason, Salathiel Z Mason, Zolicaffer M Mason.
  • Willis Wyley Mason passed away in 1907 in Camp Creek Cemetery, Lilburn, Georgia.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Willis Mason's Ancestors

Self
Willis Mason
1844–1907
Birth Place: Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Parents
Charles Merriman Mason
1804–1876
Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Obedience ("Betsy") Lanford
1808–1880
Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Grandparents
Broderick Mason
1764–1835
Stafford County, Virginia
Jane Posey
1765–1836
Prince William County, Virginia, USA
James Lanford
1772–1864
Virginia
Lydia Leatherwood
1772–1845
Prince William County, Va.
Great-Grandparents
James Mason
1740–1779
Mary Broderick
1745–1800
John Posey
1734–1803
Ann Ford
1735–1803
James Lanford
1730–1822
Mary Lowery
–1781
Zachariah Leatherwood
1735–1814
Mary Stone
1737–1794
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Mason
1692–1745
Christopher Broderick
1725–1745
Sarah Hammett
1727–1788
Thomas Ford
1704–1776
Jane Milstead
1720–
James Lankford
1713–1778
Sarah Brown
1718–
John Leatherwood
1718–1794
Sarah Hunt
1719–
Thomas Stone
1720–1797
Sarah Scranton
1722–1790

Willis Mason's Descendants

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Willis (Wyley) Mason (23 OCT 1844–30 JUN 1907) m. Letha (Ann) Pounds (17 OCT 1848–)
  1. 1. Oliver (A.) Mason 1868–
  2. 2. Alonzo (L.) Mason 1874–
  3. 3. Zolicaffer (M.) Mason 1876–
  4. 4. Salathiel (Z.) Mason 1879–

Willis Mason's Timeline

2 Records

1844
23 OCT 1844
Birth of Willis Wyley Mason in Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Spartanburg County, South Carolina
1907
30 JUN 1907
Age 63
Death of Willis Wyley Mason in Gwinnett County, Georgia
Gwinnett County, Georgia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 OCT 1844
    Event Place: Spartanburg County, South Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 JUN 1907
    Event Place: Gwinnett County, Georgia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Camp Creek Cemetery, Lilburn, Georgia

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