William Elijah Mason (1900 - 1967)

Born 11 Dec 1900 in Scott County, Mississippi, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Addie Ola (Canoy) Mason — married 20 Feb 1921 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA

Descendants

Died 17 Jan 1967 at age 66 in Mendenhall, Simpson, Mississippi, United States

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William Mason is buried in Mendenhall Cemetery.

Biography

William Elijah "Bill" Mason was born on Dec 11, 1900 in Scott County, Mississippi, USA as the seventh child of John Solomon Mason and Amanda M Goosby.

He had seven siblings, namely: Benjamin Franklin, Monroe Solomon Sr., Amanda Lewola, Lela, Lemual Arthur, Lillie Ailene, and Ida Mae.

He died on Jan 17, 1967 in Mendenhall, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (Simpson General Hospital; Age at Death: 66). ^[1]

When he was 20, he married Addie Ola Canoy, daughter of James Oliver Canoy and Mary John Cockrell, on Feb 20, 1921 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA. ^[2]

William Elijah "Bill" Mason lived in Beat 3, Scott, Mississippi, USA in 1910 (Age: 9; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son).

He lived in Mendenhall, Simpson, Mississippi, USA in 1920 (Age: 19; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son).

He lived in Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, USA in 1930.

He lived in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA in 1935. He lived in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA on Apr 01, 1940 (Age: 39; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head). Race: (White)

He was buried in Mendenhall, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (Mendenhall City Cemetery). ^[3]

William Elijah "Bill" Mason and Addie Ola Canoy had the following children:

1. Charlie Edward Mason was born on Jul 17, 1922 in Mississippi, USA. He died on Jul 08, 2011 in Kosciusko, Attala, Mississippi, USA (Kosciusko Veterans Home; Age at Death: 88). He married Edna Hazel Stewart on May 24, 1942 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA. ^[4]
2. Wilson Roy Mason was born on Aug 20, 1926 in Mendenhall, Simpson, Mississippi, USA. He died on Jan 14, 1963 in Vicksburg, Warren, Mississippi, USA (Vicksburg Hospital; Age at Death: 36).
3. Paul Elijah Mason Sr was born on Jul 07, 1928 in Mendenhall, Simpson, Mississippi, USA. He died on Sep 23, 2005 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (Age at Death: 77). He married Barbara Jean Mayger on Mar 18, 1963 (date on headstone).
4. Bert Thomas Mason was born on Nov 22, 1929 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA. He died on Feb 17, 1980 in Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA (Hinds General Hospital; Age at Death: 50). He married Hazel Slater on Jul 03, 1948 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA. ^[5]
5. Claude Hollis Mason was born on Dec 19, 1931 in Mississippi, USA. He died on Dec 29, 2017 in Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA (St. Dominic Hospital; Age at Death: 86). He married Frances Earl Benton on Dec 24, 1949 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA. ^[6]
6. Margarea Louise Mason was born on Jan 24, 1934 in Mendenhall, Simpson, Mississippi, USA. She died on Feb 25, 2007 in Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA (Mississippi Baptist Medical Center; Age at Death: 73).
7. Billie Earl "Bill" Mason was born on Feb 23, 1936 in Mendenhall, Simpson, Mississippi, USA. He died on Jan 04, 2008 in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, USA (a local hospital; Age at Death: 71). He married Betty Jean Dilmore on Oct 17, 1953 in Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA (obituary).
8. Miriam Mason was born and died on Nov 12, 1939 in Mississippi, USA.
9. Gilbert Lonnie Mason Sr was born on Jan 03, 1943 in Mendenhall, Simpson, Mississippi, USA. He died on Oct 06, 1999 in Raleigh, Smith, Mississippi, USA (at home; Age at Death: 56).

Sources

1. ↑ Obituary for William Elijah Mason
2. ↑ "Mississippi, County Marriages, 1858-1979," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Z1N6-TY6Z : 23 June 2020), Miss Addie Canoy in entry for Mr Bill Mason, 20 Feb 1921; citing Marriage, Simpson, Mississippi, United States, 00552, citing multiple county clerks; Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson.
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55496175/william-elijah-mason : accessed 06 January 2022), memorial page for William Elijah “Bill” Mason (11 Dec 1900–17 Jan 1967), Find a Grave Memorial ID 55496175, citing Mendenhall City Cemetery, Mendenhall, Simpson County, Mississippi, USA ; Maintained by MyrtisJane (contributor 47090616) .
4. ↑ "Mississippi, County Marriages, 1858-1979," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DWZX-26N2 : 1 October 2020), Miss Hazel Stewart in entry for Mr. Charlie Mason, 24 May 1942; citing Marriage, Simpson, Mississippi, United States, 00591, citing multiple county clerks; Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson.
5. ↑ "Mississippi, County Marriages, 1858-1979," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ZHVN-LQMM : 7 May 2020), Miss Hazel Slater in entry for Bert Thomas Mason, 3 Jul 1948; citing Marriage, Simpson, Mississippi, United States, 00118, citing multiple county clerks; Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson.
6. ↑ "Mississippi, County Marriages, 1858-1979," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ZH24-12MM : 7 May 2020), Frances Earle Benton in entry for Claude Hollis Mason, 24 Dec 1949; citing Marriage, Simpson, Mississippi, United States, 00240, citing multiple county clerks; Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson.

• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JRY6-XWG : 20 May 2014), Bill Mason, Jan 1967; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VB33-WG6 : accessed 24 May 2018), Bill Mason, Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 64-4, sheet 16A, line 30, family 264, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2064.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9MZ-JV9 : accessed 24 May 2018), W E Mason, Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 6, sheet 19B, line 100, family 403, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1165; FHL microfilm 2,340,900.
• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNTF-3TX : accessed 24 May 2018), William E Mason in household of John S Mason, Mendenhall, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing ED 133, sheet 14A, line 6, family 267, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 893; FHL microfilm 1,820,893.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPDV-R3C : accessed 24 May 2018), William Mason in household of John S Mason, Beat 3, Scott, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 101, sheet 5A, family 58, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 757; FHL microfilm 1,374,770.