Preston Lynn Mason I (1905 - 1987)

Born 26 Dec 1905 in Simpson County, Mississippi, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Maggie Lola (Taylor) Burns — married 8 Jul 1924 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA

Died 12 Dec 1987 at age 81 in Fayetteville, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

Preston Lynn Mason was born on Dec 26, 1905 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA as the second child of Henry Clay Mason and Della May Permenter. ^[1]

He had four siblings, namely: Guy Edward, Luther Cleveland, Richard Thomas Sr., and Henry Clay Jr.

He passed away 12 Dec 1987 in Fayetteville, Cumberland, North Carolina, USA (Age at Death: 81). ^[1]

When he was 18, he married Maggie Taylor on Jul 08, 1924 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA. ^[2]

BURIAL Antioch Church Cemetery in Bladen County, North Carolina, USA.

Children:

• Billie Margaret Mason Dukes (1926–2014) (Mother was Maggie Taylor)
• Preston Lynn Mason II (1946–1976) ^[3]
• Rebecca Mason Tyndall (1951–2017)
• Linda Sue Mason. ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGCK-63L : 29 September 2022), Preston L. Mason, 1987.
2. ↑ "Mississippi, County Marriages, 1858-1979," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Z1N2-PF6Z : 23 June 2020), Miss Maggie Taylor in entry for Mr Preston Mason, 8 Jul 1924; citing Marriage, Simpson, Mississippi, United States, 00884, citing multiple county clerks; Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson.
3. ↑ "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6KS2-PCFT : 10 February 2023), Preston L Mason in entry for Lynn Preston Mason, Jr, .
4. ↑ "North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VC9J-QG5 : 8 December 2014), Preston Lynn Mason in entry for Linda Sue Mason, 14 Dec 1954; from "North Carolina, Birth and Death Indexes, 1800-2000," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing vol. 46a, p. 557, Sampson, North Carolina, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh.

See also:

• Find A Grave: Memorial #104684723
• "Louisiana First Registration Draft Cards, 1940-1945", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZM3-2MV : 2 March 2020), Preston Lyn Mason, 1940-1945.
• "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMV4-XCW : 5 December 2014), Preston L Mason, enlisted 26 Mar 1941, Ft Bragg, North Carolina, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 1263923, National Archives at College Park, Maryland. Note has N.C. as birth place but was in MS.
• "North Carolina, Discharge and Statement of Service Records, 1940-1948," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WK-FNH7 : accessed 31 July 2023), Preston L Mason, 01 Sep 1945; citing Fort Bragg, Moore, North Carolina, United States, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh; FamilySearch digital folder 007313897.
• "United States Census, 1910", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPDL-ZGN : Wed Jul 19 03:58:27 UTC 2023), Entry for Henry C Mason and Della Mason, 1910.

Acknowledgments

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