Generva Elizabeth (Fergerson) Dossett (1903 - 1981)

Born 18 Jul 1903 in Kansas, United States

Wife of Robert Flay Mason — married 28 Feb 1920 (to before 1930) in Stone County, Mississippi, USA

Died 9 Sep 1981 at age 78 in Wiggins, Stone, Mississippi, United States

Biography

Generva Elizabeth Fergerson was born on Jul 18, 1903 in Kansas, USA as a child of Sallie E Fergerson. LNAB spelling may have been Ferguson

She died on Sep 09, 1981 in Wiggins, Stone, Mississippi, USA (Stone County Hospital; Age at Death: 78). ^[1]

When she was 16, she married Robert Flay Mason, son of Mason, on Feb 28, 1920 in Stone County, Mississippi, USA. ^[2] They divorced before the 1930 census.

Generva Elizabeth Fergerson lived in Beat 5, Forrest, Mississippi, USA in 1930 (Age: 26; Marital Status: Divorced; Relation to Head of House: Daughter).

She lived in Forrest County, Mississippi, USA in 1935. She lived in Forrest County, Mississippi, USA on Apr 01, 1940 (Age: 36; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife). Race: (White)

She was buried in Forrest County, Mississippi, USA (Granny Bounds Cemetery). ^[3]

Robert Flay Mason and Generva Fergerson had the following children:

1. Flay E Mason was born on Jun 30, 1921 in Mississippi, USA. She died on May 17, 1998 in Wiggins, Stone, Mississippi, USA (Age at Death: 76).
2. Robert Mason Jr. was born on Mar 17, 1927 in Gulfport, Harrison, Mississippi, USA. He died on Jan 03, 1998 in Brooklyn, Forrest, Mississippi, USA (at home; Age at Death: 70).

Sources

1. ↑ Obituary for Generva Fergerson Dossett
2. ↑ Hunting For Bears, comp., Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004), www.ancestry.com, Record for Generva Elizabeth Ferguson. https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7842&h=189650&indiv=try. Name Generva Elizabeth Ferguson Spouse Robt F. Mason Marriage Date 28 Feb 1920 County Stone
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/60310729/generva-dossett: accessed 23 July 2023), memorial page for Mrs Generva Fergerson Dossett (18 Jul 1903–Sep 1981), Find a Grave Memorial ID 60310729, citing Granny Bounds Cemetery, Forrest County, Mississippi, USA; Maintained by Robert E. Lee (contributor 46830810).

• "United States Census, 1910", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2C4-QR1 : Thu Oct 05 11:08:24 UTC 2023), Entry for Bery Ferguson and Sallie Ferguson, 1910.
• "United States Census, 1930", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMBR-F6R : Fri Oct 06 06:53:50 UTC 2023), Entry for Sallie E Fergerson and Generva Mason, 1930.
• "United States Census, 1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VYG8-PYV : Tue Nov 28 18:09:13 UTC 2023), Entry for Loron Dassett and Generva Dassett, 1940.