He spent several years as a boy in Pickens, South Carolina. [1][2]
He farmed in Banks county after his marriage, and eventually became a dry goods merchant in Homer.[3][4]
William died on 1 Sep 1913 aged 60.
William was mentioned on a memorial in Mason-Moss Cemetery, Homer, Banks County, Georgia, United States with a death date of 1 September 1913.[5]
Sources
↑1860 Census:
"United States Census, 1860"
citing Page: 113; Affiliate Publication Number: M653;
FamilySearch Record: MZTD-JGP (accessed 23 March 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9BSN-9Q7C
Wm B Mason (8) at 2nd Regiment, Pickens, South Carolina, United States. Born in South Carolina.
↑1870 Census:
"United States Census, 1870"
citing Page: 41; Affiliate Publication Number: M593; Line: 11; FHL microfilm: 000553004; Record number: 1611;
FamilySearch Record: M8R5-V6Q (accessed 23 March 2023)
FamilySearch Image: S3HY-6P79-4JG Image number 00044
W B Mason (17) in Center Township, Oconee, South Carolina, United States. Born in South Carolina.
↑1880 Census:
"United States Census, 1880"
citing enumeration district ED 2, sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
FamilySearch Record: M8L4-VL7 (accessed 23 March 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YBZ-2HB Image number 00676
Willam Mason (27), married, Farmer, head of household in Banks, Georgia, United States. Born in South Carolina, United States.
↑1900 Census:
"United States Census, 1900"
citing Affiliate Publication Number: T623; Line: 23; FHL microfilm: 1240179; Record number: 2880;
FamilySearch Record: M3FV-9ZB (accessed 23 March 2023)
FamilySearch Image: S3HY-6QL9-95F Image number 00063
William Mason (48), married head of household in Homer, Banks, Georgia, United States. Born in South Carolina.
↑Memorial:
Find a Grave (has image)
Find A Grave: Memorial #72685062 (accessed 23 March 2023)
Memorial page for William Benjamin Mason (27 Nov 1852-1 Sep 1913), citing Mason-Moss Cemetery, Homer, Banks County, Georgia, USA; Maintained by Robert Sullivan (contributor 47188471).
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