James Marcus Mason

Notes:

His double headstone, with wife Katherine Petty, has a masonic emblem.

Family/Spouse: Katherine Petty. Katherine was born on 13 Sep 1914 in Texas; died on 13 Mar 1979 in Crockett, Houston County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Name: Jim Polly Mason
Death Date: 29 Jul 1928
Death Place: Crockett, Houston, Texas
Gender: Male
Race: w
Death Age: 45 years 9 months 13 days
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 16 Oct 1882
Birthplace: Texas
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: N B Mason
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Mary Terry
Mother's Birthplace:
Occupation: Farmer
Place of Residence:
Cemetery: Belot Cemetery
Burial Place: Houston Co, Texas
Burial Date: 30 Jul 1928
Additional Relatives: X
Film Number: 2114621
Digital Film Number: 4163985
Image Number: 16
Reference Number: 31179
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976


(Research):

Census Listings:

1920 Census
Louisiana, Sabine Parish, Police Jury Ward 2, Toro
Enumerated 14 and 15 Jan 1920
SD 82 ED 82 Sheet 5B
86-86
Mason, James P Head M W 38 M Tx Tx Tx Retail Merchant Groceries
Mason, Maud Wf F W 39 M Tx Tx Tx
Mason, Pauline Dtr F W 10 S Tx Tx Tx
Mason, Marcus Son M W 8 S Tx Tx Tx
Mason, M/Naline Dtr F W 1 S Tx Tx Tx

1930 Census
Texas, Houston County, JP 1
Enumerated 12 Apr 1930
ED 113-4 SD 19 Sheet 10A
216-218
Mason, Maud Head F W 48 Wd Tx La Sc
Mason, Pauline Dtr F W 20 S Tx Tx Tx
Mason, Marcus Son m W 18 S Tx Tx Tx
Mason, Nadine Dtr F W 11 S Tx Tx Tx
Mason, Audrey Dtr F W 7 S Tx Tx Tx

James married Maud McDaniel. Maud (daughter of William W. McDaniel and Zeroine Joan "Jo Ann" Smith) was born in May 1882 in Texas; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

"He was the son of William and Judith Mason. Was a member of Hood's Brigade in the Civil War and was Sheriff of Sabine County for several years." (White and Toole, p 36). His application for a confederate pension shows that he "was made a prisoner at Chr. Dec 3, 1863, discharged 1865." He further stated that he was born in Sabine County, and had been a resident for all of his life, "except for the war." He showed his P.O. as in Milam, and indicated he was a farmer. He served from 1861-1865 in Company I, 1rst Texas Regiment, Infantry as a private. He made his application on July 9, 1909 before County Judge J. H. McGown and witnesses W R Davidson and T B Davidson. They both testified that they served in the same company.

Billy Fussell and Bobby Wood, great-grandsons write that "N. B. and his brother Marquis De Lafayette Mason both served in Hood's Brigade, enlisting on April 1, 1862, in San Augustine. L.M. (that's the way he is listed in his war records) died from wounds received at the battle of Chickamauga Sept 19-21. N.B. was captured and taken as prisoner of war to Camp Douglas a notorious Prison Camp near Chicago, Illinois. He remained there until the end of the war and was exchanged at New Orleans on May 23,1865. He came home and married his brother's widow, Mary Terry Mason, and together they had 13 children."

(Research):

Census Listings:

1880 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Fifth Precinct
Enumerated 3 and 5 July 1880
Page 26B SD 1 ED 86
225-225
Mason, Napoleon W M 42 Farmer, Sheriff Tx SC SC
Mason, William W M 13 Son Works on Farm Tx Tx Ala
Mason, Mary W F 22 Wf Keeps House Ala Ala Ala
Mason, Lafayette W M 12 Son Works on Farm Tx Tx Ala
Mason, John T. W M 11 Son Works on Farm Tx Tx Ala
Mason, Dora W F 10 Dtr At School Tx Tx Ala
Mason, Sarah W F 7 Dtr Tx Tx Ala
Mason, Pattie W F 5 Dtr Tx Tx Ala
Mason, Tilden W M 4 Son Tx Tx Ala
Mason, Pearl W F 4/12 Feb Dtr Tx Tx Ala
Grice, Elbert B W 25 Servant Works on Farm Tx Tx Tx
Thomas, Henry B M 18 Servant Works on Farm Tx Tx Tx

1900 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 7
Enumerated 13 Jun 1900
SD 8 ED 69 Sheet 8B
129-129
Mason, N B Head m M Feb 1839 61 M 35 Tx Sc Ala Farmer
Mason, Mary B Wf W F Jun 1847 52 M 35 13/12 Ga Ga Ark
Mason, James P Son W M Oct 1882 17 S Tx Tx Ga Farm Laborer
Mason, Robt L Son W M May 1888 12 S Tx Tx Ga Farm Laborer
Mason, Mellie Dtr W F Jan 1880 10 S Tx Tx Ga Farm Laborer
Mason, Napolean B Son W M Nov 1893 6 S Tx Tx Ga
Hines, Spence Servant B M may 1836 Wd La La La Farm Laborer

1910 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 4
Enumerated 30 Apr 1910
SD 2 ED 134 Sheet 9A
124-128
Mason, Napolean b Head M W 71 m1 44 Tx Sc Ala Farmer
Mason, Mary B Wf F W 63 m2 44 13/12 Ga G a Ga
Mason, Napolean B SOn M W 17 S Tx Tx Ga Farm Laborer

Napolean married Mary Bethany "Susan" Terry about 1865. Mary was born in Jun 1848 in Georgia; died about 1923 in San Augustine County, Texas; was buried in Mason Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

In her transcription of the Mason Cemetery, Kay Parker McCary writes that she was married first to Marcus DeLafayette Mason, who was killed in the Civil War. He was a brother of her second husband, Napoleon Bonaparte Mason. The 1880 census shows her as born in Alabama, but in 1900 and in 1910 it was shown that she was born in Georgia.

Notes:

Middle name shown by family descendants as Walton, his mothers maiden name.

Kay Parker McCary instead lists him as William Watson McDaniel, Jr., a namesake son of his father. She also indicates that he has a military marker at his gravesite, which reads" Co F 11 Texas Inf CSA"

Laura Buckmaster and Barbara Yancey Dore also show his middle name as Watson.

(Research):

Census Listings:

1880 Census
Texas, Sabine County, SubDiv 84
Enumerated 9 and 10 July 1880
Page 28D SD 1 ED 84
254-264
McDaniel, W W W M 33 Farmer SC SC SC
McDaniel, Ann Joe W F 25 Wife La Miss Miss
McDaniel, Luthenia W F 8 Dtr Tx SC La
McDaniel, Ella W F 6 Dtr Tx SC La
McDaniel, Wm W M 3 SOn Tx SC La
McDaniel, Eva W F 6/12 Dec Dtr Tx Sc La

William married Zeroine Joan "Jo Ann" Smith on 14 Jan 1869 in Newton County, Texas. Zeroine (daughter of Irving Smith and Luthenia Garlington) was born on 8 May 1852 in Many, Sabine Parish, Louisiana; died on 29 Dec 1937 in Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

(Research):

Census Listings:

1900 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 2
Enumerated 9 Jun 1900
SD 8 ED 69 Sheet 5B
89-89
Mrs. McDaniel W Head W F May 1852 48 W 10/8 La Miss Miss Farmer
McDaniel, Maud Dtr W F May 1882 18 S Tx SC La Farm Laborer
McDaniel, Sim R Son W M Feb 1886 14 S Tx Sc La Farm Laborer
McDaniel, Earnest N Son M W Dec 1887 12 S Tx Sc La Farm Laborer
McDaniel, Alma T Dtr W F Feb 1890 10 S Tx Sc La Farm Laborer
Smith, Reubin Nephew W M Nov 1876 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Laborer

1910 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 2
Enumerated 15 Apr 1910
SD 2 ED 132 Sheet 1A
4-4
McDaniel, Joann Z Mrs. Head F W 55 Wd 10/7 Tx SC Miss Own Income
McDaniel, Nolan E Son m W 22 S Tx Sc Tx Farmer

Notes:

Married:
Robert Cecil McDaniel wrote, in his autobiography, that after "his grandparents married, they moved to the Bayou Community, located about four miles north of Fairdale. They lived there until Grandpa's death on December 10, 1899, at the age of fifty-five."

Notes:

Dale Rubel shows him as the son of Job Mason and Anna Cole. A Job Mason was living next to James Mason (possible brother of William) at the time of the 1850 Sabine County, Texas census.

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=susanrubel&id=I8735

Judith Denman instead shows him as a son of David Mason and Isabella Teague, and brother of John and James.

INFO: Came to Texas through Alabama with brothers John & James. Received land grant of one league and one labor and served as Sheriff & Tax Assessor of Sabine County, TX.

MARRIAGE: "Alabama Marriages Early to 1825" by Jordon R. Dodd & Norman L. Moyes. Wife's name listed as Juda instead of Judith.

MILITARY: Bnty Wnt 476 Pat 888 Vol 5 Abst 517 GLO File Travis Bnty 218 & Bount

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:2527534&id=I528030667




(Research):

Census Listings:

1860 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Patroon Beat No. 5, Post Office Milam
Enumerated 1 July 1860
Page 26
187-187
Wm. Mason 54 M Farmer 4000 2737 SC
Judy Mason 44 F SC
Lafayette Mason 15 M Tx
Matilda Mason 11 F Tx
Martha Mason 9 F Tx
Harriet Mason 8 F Tx
Mason 4 M Tx
Hepalian Mason 21 M Farmer $--- $250 Tx
Daniel McLane 22 m Blacksmith $--- $100 Tx
188-188
Jane Neal and children
189-189
John and Amanda McGuffin and family
190-190
S H Mason 23 M Farmer 300 325 Tx
Sarah Mason 22 f Miss
Elizabeth Mason 5 F Tx
James Mason 3 Tx
Francis M Mason 1 M Tx
191-191
Thomas T Neal 33 M Farmer 1200 200 La
Elizabeth Neal 30 F Ala
Joseph Neal 9 M Tx
Sam H Neal 7 M Tx
Sarah L Neal 5 F Tx
192-192
James G Mason 21 M Farmer $2000 $620 Tx
James Mason 56 M Farmer 800 100 SC
193-193
Harris and Sarah Vickers

William married Judith Rouitt Blackerby. Judith was born on 6 Jun 1810 in Laurens District, South Carolina; died on 3 Dec 1888 in Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
Dale Rubel shows they had several additional children, as do some other researchers.

Notes:

Robert Cecil McDaniel, a descendant, wrote in his autobiography that "My McDaniel ancestors migrated west from the Edgefield District near Spartanburg, South Carolina, and apparently stopped for a time in Mississippi. They were enumerated in the federal census of 1850, both in Itwambia County, Mississippi, and in Sabine County, Texas." He also indicated that they settled in the community later to be known as Fairdale, in the southeastern part of Sabine County.

(Research):

Census Listings:

1850 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Sabine District
Enumerated 9 Nov 1850
218-218
Levy McDaniel 42 M Farmer $599 South Carolina
Harritt McDaniel 44 F Georgia
Samuel W McDaniel 13 M Mississippi
219-219
William McDaniel 36 M Farmer $--- South Carolina
Wionerva 36 (Written, and then lined through) F South Carolina
Winney 30 F South Carolina
Rebeca Walton 22 F South Carolina
Levina McDaniel 9 F South Carolina
Levi McDaniel 7 M South Carolina
William McDaniel 5 M South Carolina
Tilman L McDaniel 3 M South Carolina
Simeon A McDaniel 1 M Mississippi

1860 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Sands Beat No. 7 PO Faircloth
Enumerated 18 July 1860
Page 43
319-317
Wm McDaniel 50 M Farmer 500 500 S C
Winney McDaniel 39 F SC
Luvenia McDaniel 19 F SC
Levi P McDaniel 17 M SC
William W McDaniel 14 M SC
Tilman F McDaniel 13 M SC
Simon A McDaniel 10 M Miss
Alexander McDaniel 5 M Tx
Louisa McDaniel 2 F Tx

William married Winnie Walton before 1840. Winnie was born about 1821 in South Carolina; died after 1861 in Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

A Rebecca Walton, relationship not listed, was living with Winnie and William McDaniel at the time of the 1850 Sabine County, Texas census.

Dry Creek Baptist Church Minutes:

Mar 1846: Recieved Winney McDaniel by experience. Note: Winney McDaniel was the wife of William Watson McDaniel, brother of Charity. Shortly before 1850 they moved to MS and then to Sabine Co, Texas where Levi McDaniel also moved.

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=renees&id=I3352

Notes:

At the time of the 1870 Sabine County Census, he was widowed and he and his two young sons were living in the home of his son-in-law, Wm. W. McDaniel.

Irving married Luthenia Garlington on 13 Sep 1849 in Newton County, Texas. Luthenia (daughter of Benjamin Garlington and Caroline Cynthia Vick) was born about 1828 in Louisiana; died on 22 Mar 1859 in Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Later married a Porter? (Rootsweb World Connect Project: Hill Family Page).

Notes:

Married:
Luthenia first married a Mr. Porter in 1844. She married Irving Smith 5 years later, and they had 4 children.