Husband: Truman Ainsworth Mason
Born: Jun-26-1881 in Doddridge Co, WV 1,2 (see note 1) Died: Dec-19-1935 in Salem, Doddridge Co, WV 2 Buried: in Mt. Olive Baptist Cemetery, Patterson Rd, Salem (Doddridge Co), WV 2 Census: 1900, 10, 20, 30 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: Apr- -1900 in Doddridge Co, WV 3 Occupation: stockman and farmer 4,5,2 Father: John Calvin Mason (1853 - 1929) Mother: Armedia Bell (1856 - 1934)
Wife: Maude Jane McClain 6
Census name: Maud J.
Married: Apr-27-1900 in Doddridge Co, WV 3
Born: Jun-13-1884 in Doddridge Co, WV 7,8,9,3 (see note 2)
Died: Jan- 9-1952 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV 10,11
Buried: in Mt. Olive Baptist Cemetery, Patterson Rd, Salem (Doddridge Co), WV 10,11
Census: 1900, 10, 20, 30, 40 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV
Father: Marshall E. McClain (1850 - 1900)
Mother: Sophia Florinda Woofter (1853 - )
M Child 1: Ralph Mason Born: Jun- 5-1904 in Doddridge Co, WV 7 Died: Jun- 6-1904 in Doddridge Co, WV 12 (see note 3) Buried: in Pleasant Hill Church Cemetery, near Zinnia, Doddridge Co, WV
F Child 2: Blonda Elaine Mason Born: Jun-30-1905 in Miletus (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV 1,11,13,9,14 Died: Apr- -1978 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV 15,13,9 Buried: in K of P Memorial Park Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 16 Resided: in Salem, Harrison Co, WV 11 Census: 1930, 1940 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1910, 1920 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Leeman Bassel Maxwell b. Aug-22-1888 d. May-28-1956 Also known as: L. Bassell Maxwell 14,17,18 Married: Jul- 3-1923 in Doddridge Co, WV 14
M Child 3: John Earl Mason Born: Jun-26-1907 13 Died: Jan- -1974 19,13 Resided: in Middlebourne, Tyler Co, WV 20 Resided: 1952 in Belington, Barbour Co, WV 21 Census: 1910, 1920, 1940 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: teacher, farmer, cattleman 22 Wife: Eugena Ruth "Jean" Spurgeon b. Dec-16-1916 d. May-14-2007 Also known as: Jean Spurgeon 23 Married: Jun-10-1933 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV 24,19
F Child 4: Vera Mason Born: Apr-12-1909 5 (see note 4) Died: Mar-19-1975 12 Buried: in Mt. Olive Baptist Cemetery, Patterson Rd, Salem (Doddridge Co), WV Resided: 1952 in Weston, Lewis Co, WV Census: 1940 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1930 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1910, 1920 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1940 Practical Nurse 25 Husband: Gilford Vance King b. May-10-1902 d. Aug- 8-1987 Married: ca 1924 18
F Child 5: Faye B. Mason Census name: Fay Mason Born: Nov- 7-1912 in Salem, Doddridge Co, WV 11,13 Died: Jan-22-2007 13,11 Resided: in Shinnston, Harrison Co, WV 26,13 Resided: 1952 in Fairmont, Marion Co, WV 21 Census: 1920, 1930 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Aubrey K. Nuzum b. Jan-24-1910 d. Oct-18-1992 Married: Jul- 3-1931 in Prosperity, Washington Co, PA 27
F Child 6: Mary Mason Born: Aug- 4-1916 12 Died: Aug- 4-1916 12 Buried: in Pleasant Hill Church Cemetery, near Zinnia, Doddridge Co, WV 28
F Child 7: Ada Susan Mason Census name: Adah B. Born: Jun- 9-1919 in Miletus (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV 7,9,29 Died: Oct-11-1977 30,9 Buried: in Phoenix Memorial Park & Mortuary, Maricopa Co, AZ 31 Census: 1940 in Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV 32 Resided: 1936 in Doddridge Co, WV 3 Census: 1920, 1930 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Paul Flint Collum b. Dec- 2-1905 d. May- 2-1974 Married: Jun- 9-1936 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 33 Husband: Harry Milton Thompson, Jr. b. Mar-22-1916 d. Feb- -1990 Married: Oct- 5-1945 in Ector Co, TX 34 Husband: Luke Kirby
M Child 8: Robert Mason Born: Jul- 7-1921 12 Died: Oct- 1-1923 12 Buried: in Mt. Olive Baptist Cemetery, Patterson Rd, Salem (Doddridge Co), WV 28
M Child 9: Boyd Mason Census name: Boyd T. Mason Born: Jul- 8-1925 in Miletus (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV 7,35 Died: Mar-16-1997 Resided: in Culloden, Cabell Co, WV 20 Resided: 1978 in Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV 26 Resided: 1952 in Salem, WV 21 Resided: 1944 in Greenbrier Community (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV 36 Census: 1930, 1940 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Betty Lucille Miller b. Sep-18-1926 Married: Jul-27-1944 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 36
Sources: (1) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV. (2) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (3) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (4) Birth record of daughter. (5) 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Greenbrier District) (6) Obituary of daughter. (7) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (8) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Greenbrier District) (9) Headstone (year only) (10) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (11) Obituary. (12) Headstone. (13) Social Security Death Index. (14) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (15) Obituary - At home. (16) Cemeteries of Tenmile District, Harrison County, WV, Harrison County Genealogical Society, Clarksburg, WV (1989, revised 1995) (17) Death record of son. (18) 1930 Census, Harrison County, WV. (19) Obituary of wife. (20) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (21) Obituary of mother. (22) The History of Doddridge County, West Virginia, Taylor Publishing Co, 1979, p. 247. (23) Obituary of brother. (24) West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (25) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Greenbrier District) (26) Obituary of sister. (27) Pennsylvania Marriages, 1852-1968 [database on-line]. (28) Findagrave.com. (29) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Greenbrier District). (30) One World Tree (www.ancestry.com) (31) Findagrave.com, Name on marker: Susan A. Kirby. Shared with Patrick M. McCollum. (32) 1940 Census, Harrison County, WV. (33) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Paul Collum, 30, b. Harrison Co, res. Salem; and Ada Mason, 18, b. & res. in Doddridge Co. Married Jun 9 1936 in Clarksburg, W.Va., officiated by J. G. Burnside. (NOTE: Although the ceremony was conducted in Harrison County, the marriage is recorded in Doddridge County, residence of the bride.), http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id =11796991&Type=Marriage. (34) Texas Select County Marriage Index, 1837-1965 [database online], Ancestry.com. (35) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Greenbrier District). (36) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. Event Notes Note (1) Birth date given in 1900 Census as June 1880, but death record states Jun 26 1881. Birthplace given in his marriage record and in the birth record of his daughter as Harrison County, but his birth and.death records show it as Doddridge County. Note (2) Birth date given in obituary and death record as Jun 12 1882, but her birth record shows it as Jun 13 1884. Birth date is correctly shown on headstone as 1884, but the death date is incorrectly inscribed as 1951. Note (3) A son, Ralph Mason, age 6, was listed with this family in the 1910 Census. Note (4) Birth date on headstone is Apr 12 1910. But when her household was enumerated for the 1910 Census on 18-20 April 1910, her age was entered as 12/12 (twelve months), putting her birth in about April 1909.