Alfred Robert Mason (1877 - 1961)

Born 27 Sep 1877 in Monroe, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret (Atkins) Mason — married 13 Feb 1902 in Madisonville, Monroe, Tennessee, United States

Descendants

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Biography

Alfred was born in 1877.

Alfred married Maggie Atkins in 1902. ^[1]

In the Census

1880 13th Civil District, Monroe, Tennessee, United States

B L Mason: age 26, born about 1854 in Tennessee, farmer, parents from Tennessee

M E Mason: wife, age 29, born about 1851 in Tennessee, keeping house, parents born in Tennessee.

S Ellen Mason: daughter, age 4, born about 1876 in Tennessee

A R Mason: son, age 2, born about 1878 in Tennessee

K J Mason: daughter, age 1 month, born 1880 in Tennessee

N A Sander: mother in law, age 47, born 1833 in Tennessee, parents born in South Carolina

Notes: The household of R M Mason, age 58, is on the same page.^[2]

1900 10th Civil District Madisonville, Monroe, Tennessee, United States

Benjamin L Mason: head, age 48, born July 1852 in Tennessee, farmer, parents born in Tennessee

Mary E Mason: wife, age 50, born February 1850 in Tennessee, father from Tennessee, mother from Georgia

Alfred Mason: son, age 23, born September 1877 in Tennessee

Katie Mason: daughter, age 20, born May 1880 in Tennessee

Dora Mason: daughter, age 16, born September 1884 in Tennessee

Loui Mason: daughter, age 12, born February 1888 in Tennessee

Edwin C Mason: son, age 9, born June 1891 in Tennessee

Notes: Benjamin and Mary were married 25 years. Mary had seven children, all living.^[3]

1910 Civil District 10, Monroe, Tennessee, United States

Alfred R Mason: head, age 33, born about 1877 in Tennessee, parents born in Tennessee

Maggie Mason: wife, age 28, born about 1882 in Tennessee

Anna L Mason: daughter, age 5, born about 1905 in Tennessee

Juretta E Mason: daughter, age 3, born about 1907 in Tennessee

Paul R Mason: son, age 2, born about 1908 in Tennessee

Notes: Alfred and Maggie were married nine years. Maggie was mother of four children, three living. The households of Benjamin Mason and Edward Mason are on the same page.^[4]

1920 3rd District (comprising old 12th and 13th districts), Monroe, Tennessee, United States

Alfred R Mason: age 42, born about 1878 in Tennessee

Margaret Mason: age 37, born about 1883 in Tennessee

Annie L Mason: age 14, born about 1906 in Tennessee

Juretta E Mason: age 13, born about 1907 in Tennessee

Paul R Mason: age11, born about 1909 in Tennessee

Stella M Mason: age 8, born about 1912 in Tennessee

Alfred R Mason: age 6, born about 1914 in Tennessee

Alfred Mason: age 3, born about 1917 in Tennessee^[5]

1930 District 3, Monroe, Tennessee, United States

Alford A Mason: head, age 52, born about 1878 in Tennessee, farmer, age 24 when married

Maggie Mason: wife, age 47, born about 1883 in Tennessee, age 19 when married

Paul R Mason: son, age 22, born about 1908 in Tennessee

Ramon R Mason: son, age 17, born about 1913 in Tennessee

Junor Mason: son, age 13, born about 1917 in Tennessee^[6]

Burial

Find A Grave: Memorial #51786482

Sunset Cemetery, Madisonville, Monroe, Tennessee, United States

Research Notes

• according to his death record, Alfred's father was Fate Mason, his mother was Elizabeth Saunders.
• census records show him to be the son of Benjamin L Mason and living near R M Mason. He is likely a son of Benjamin Lafayette Mason and grandson of Rufus Morganton Mason, working on sourcing and connecting.

Sources

1. ↑ ["Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VN6D-G5L : 4 December 2014), Alferd Mason and Maggie Atkins, 13 Feb 1902; from "Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing p. 406, Monroe, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee.]
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MDWM-H8M : 15 July 2017), A R Mason in household of B L Mason, District 13, Monroe, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district ED 209, sheet 111A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1272; FHL microfilm 1,255,272.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MSC2-2WR : accessed 4 August 2018), Alfred Mason in household of Benjamin Mason, Civil District 10 Madisonville town, Monroe, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 115, sheet 1A, family 7, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,589.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MGXX-1GJ : accessed 4 August 2018), Alfred R Mason, Civil District 10, Monroe, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 148, sheet 1A, family 10, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1514; FHL microfilm 1,375,527.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MN56-WNN : accessed 4 August 2018), Alfred R Mason, Civil District 3, Monroe, Tennessee, United States; citing ED 95, sheet 14A, line 11, family 244, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1757; FHL microfilm 1,821,757.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/SPHC-PHQ : accessed 4 August 2018), Alford A Mason, District 3, Monroe, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 10, sheet 7B, line 84, family 137, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2267; FHL microfilm 2,342,001.

• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 04 August 2018), memorial page for Alfred Robert Mason, Sr (27 Sep 1877–19 Sep 1961), Find A Grave Memorial no. 51786482, citing Sunset Cemetery, Madisonville, Monroe County, Tennessee, USA ; Maintained by Joy (contributor 47057377) .
• Bob Lee's Genealogy of Joe Atkins 1887-1943
• "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKMS-8BJ9 : 16 March 2018), Alfred Robert Mason, 19 Sep 1961; Death, Sweetwater, Monroe, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville.
• "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZ6F-LLD : 13 March 2018), Alfred Robt Mason, 1917-1918; citing Monroe County, Tennessee, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,877,596.

In daughter Stella's birth record:

• "Tennessee, Birth Records (ER Series), 1908-1912", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/Q2H5-4JDJ : 17 March 2018), A K Mason in entry for Stella May Mason, 1911.