William L Mason1824–
- Name
- William L Mason
- Given names
- William L
- Surname
- Mason
 Birth | about 1824 |
 Marriage | Belzada Barsheba Davis — View this family unknown |
 Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 8 years)Note: Cholera killed 4,340 people in New Orleans & over 3,000 in New York City - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_outbreaks_and_pandemics |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 11 years)Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 22 years)Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Nancy E Mason June 23, 1852 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | William Jasper Mason August 1854 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Mary J Mason 1856 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | John L Mason September 19, 1857 (Age 33 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 33 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 37 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 43 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 43 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 45 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 54 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Bertha Lee Mason September 1881 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Euila M Mason March 1882 (Age 58 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | William O Mason July 1890 (Age 66 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | … Ryie September 1894 (Age 70 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #5 | Dessie Mason August 1897 (Age 73 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 74 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Death of a wife | Belzada Barsheba Davis July 9, 1916 (Age 92 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 92 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 93 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 94 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 105 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
 Death | unknown |
| Family with Belzada Barsheba Davis |
| himself |
William L Mason Birth: about 1824 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
| wife |
Belzada Barsheba Davis Birth: May 30, 1831 26 22 — Madison, Missouri, United States Death: July 9, 1916 — Graves, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: — |
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| daughter |
Nancy E Mason Birth: June 23, 1852 28 21 Death: |
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2 years son |
William Jasper Mason Birth: August 1854 30 23 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
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2 years daughter |
Mary J Mason Birth: 1856 32 24 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
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21 months son |
John L Mason Birth: September 19, 1857 33 26 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: |
| Quintus Adkerson Cromwell + Belzada Barsheba Davis |
| wife’s husband |
Quintus Adkerson Cromwell Birth: 1831 26 27 — Kentucky, United States Death: 1930 |
| wife |
Belzada Barsheba Davis Birth: May 30, 1831 26 22 — Madison, Missouri, United States Death: July 9, 1916 — Graves, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: November 7, 1859 — |
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| step-daughter |
Lilla Alice Cromwell Death: |
| step-daughter |
Sarah Elizabeth Cromwell Birth: September 12, 1860 29 29 Death: November 21, 1933 — Graves, Kentucky, United States |
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17 months step-son |
Oliver Clayton Cromwell Birth: February 7, 1862 31 30 Death: 1922 — Graves, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years step-daughter |
Rosa Armantha Cromwell Birth: September 16, 1864 33 33 Death: April 1896 |
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16 months step-daughter |
Francis Auridel Cromwell Birth: January 12, 1866 35 34 Death: |
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4 years step-daughter |
Ada Quint Cromwell Birth: April 5, 1870 39 38 Death: |
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4 years step-daughter |
Amanda Ella Cromwell Birth: September 25, 1873 42 42 Death: |