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Juanita Frances Masten

Juanita Frances Masten[1]

Female 1913 - 1994  (81 years)

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  • Name Juanita Frances Masten  [2] 
    Birth 4 Jan 1913  Mimbres, Grant County, New Mexico, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    Gender Female 
    Also Known As Frances E Masten  [4] 
    Residence Jan 1920  El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Census 16 Jan 1920  Voting Precinct 24, El Paso City, El Paso County, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Census 15 Apr 1930  Precinct No. 1, El Paso City, El Paso County, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Residence Apr 1940  El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Census 13 Apr 1940  Divisions 183 - 190, El Paso City, El Paso County, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Residence Apr 1942  El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Death 21 Jul 1994  San Diego, San Diego County, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Cremation 26 Jul 1994  San Diego, San Diego County, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial 26 Jul 1994  San Diego Coast (at sea), California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I114  Lindell-Herndon Genealogy
    Last Modified 2 Apr 2017 

    Father Merlin Douglas Masten,   b. 21 Dec 1887, Boque Chitto, Lincoln County, Mississippi, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Mar 1962, Bellingham, Whatcom County, Washington, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years) 
    Mother Lois Miranda Stiles,   b. 4 Mar 1885, Thrall, Williamson County, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 May 1975, El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years) 
    Marriage License 26 Dec 1911  Georgetown, Williamson County, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Marriage 27 Dec 1911  _______, Williamson County, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Divorce Aft 17 Aug 1927  El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Notes 
    • 17 Aug 1927 is the date that the divorce petition was recorded in the El Paso Herald. Presumably Lois Miranda (Stiles) Masten’s divorce from Merlin was granted sometime afterwards. [10]
    • The marriage license contained in source [Williamson-1911] does not list the actual location where Merlin Douglas Masten and Lois Miranda Stiles were married. It does, however, list Lois’ middle name as “Marina” rather than “Miranda”. This fact has significant implications since almost all contemporary genealogical sources and accounts of family members agree that her middle name was Miranda. The name Miranda, though, is not yet supported by any vital records. An additional primary source is required to substantiate the family’s belief. [9]
    Photos
    Masten Family    		Masten Family
    Lois Miranda (Stiles) Masten and her children (L-R) Elizabeth, Frank, and Juanita -
    Photo courtesy of Lois Kay (Farnham) Denaut
    Family ID F40  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 John Amaso Farnham,   b. 3 May 1910, Abilene, Dickinson County, Kansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Aug 2005, _______, _______, Colorado, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 95 years) 
    Marriage 10 Apr 1945  [8] 
    Divorce Bef 1952 
    Children 
     1. (Living)
    Family ID F84  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 7 Feb 1998 

    Family 2 Bertil Arvid Ericson,   b. 1 Aug 1925, Fagersta, Västmanlands län, Sweden Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 May 2010, Flagstaff, Coconino County, Arizona, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years) 
    Marriage 17 Nov 1952  San Diego, San Diego County, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Family ID F102  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 7 Feb 1998 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 4 Jan 1913 - Mimbres, Grant County, New Mexico, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Jan 1920 - El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 16 Jan 1920 - Voting Precinct 24, El Paso City, El Paso County, Texas, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 15 Apr 1930 - Precinct No. 1, El Paso City, El Paso County, Texas, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Apr 1940 - El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 13 Apr 1940 - Divisions 183 - 190, El Paso City, El Paso County, Texas, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Apr 1942 - El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 17 Nov 1952 - San Diego, San Diego County, California, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 21 Jul 1994 - San Diego, San Diego County, California, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCremation - 26 Jul 1994 - San Diego, San Diego County, California, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 26 Jul 1994 - San Diego Coast (at sea), California, United States Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
    Juanita Frances Masten    		Juanita Frances Masten
    Bill's great-aunt (paternal).
    Masten Family    		Masten Family
    Lois Miranda (Stiles) Masten and her children (L-R) Elizabeth, Frank, and Juanita -
    Photo courtesy of Lois Kay (Farnham) Denaut
    Juanita Frances Masten    		Juanita Frances Masten
    Bill's great-aunt (paternal)

  • Notes 
    • Juanita Frances Masten was born “Frances E Masten,” and numerous census records refer to her this way. Her name was legally changed sometime sometime after the age of 7, and most Stiles family compilations including [Stiles-1986] and [Stiles-1998] refer to her with the former name. [4, 8, 11]
    • [US-SSA-SSDI] lists 26 Jul 1994 as Juanita’s death date, but this is probably her date of burial. [3]

  • Reference  Herndon, William Robert. "Juanita Frances Masten", Lindell-Herndon Genealogy. [Online]. Available: https://lindell-herndon.org/getperson.php?personID=I114&sitever=standard&tree=LindellHerndon. [Accessed: 14-May-2026].

  • Sources 
    1. [S315] [Herndon-2025] Herndon, William Robert, Lindell-Herndon Genealogy, Wauwatosa, Wisconsin: By the author, 2025.

    2. [S15] [Masten-1997] Herndon, William Robert (interviewer), "Interview of Frank Douglas Masten and Jackie (Wilson) Masten".

    3. [S1] [US-SSA-SSDI] Social Security Death Index, Master File, Washington, District of Columbia: Social Security Administration (SSA), 2016.

    4. [S31] [US-1920-1a] "Voting Precinct 24, El Paso City, El Paso County, Texas," Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920,
      Washington, District of Columbia: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), publication T625, roll 1799, E.D. 70, sheet 7A.

    5. [S327] [US-1930-1g] "Precinct No. 1, El Paso City, El Paso County, Texas," Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930,
      Washington, District of Columbia: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), publication T626, roll 2328, E.D. 41, sheet 17B.

    6. [S473] [US-1940-1b] "Divisions 183 - 190, El Paso City, El Paso County, Texas," Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940,
      Washington, District of Columbia: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), publication T627, roll 4182, E.D. 256-68, sheet 12B.

    7. [S1258] [US-SSS-1942a1] "Registration Card: Merlin Douglas Masten," Selective Service Registration Cards, World War II: Fourth Registration, Washington, District of Columbia: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), NAI 603155, record group 147, serial number 2077.

    8. [S29] [Stiles-1998] Stiles, William W., Stiles Family Genealogical Compilation (additions by Lois Kay Farnham).

    9. [S1279] [Williamson-1911] "Marriage Documents of M. D. Masten and Lois Marina Stiles," Williamson County, Marriages, Georgetown, Texas: Williamson County Clerk’s Office, 2016, volume 1911, page 437.

    10. [S694] [ElPaso-1927a] "Divorces Filed: Lois Stiles Masten vs. Merlin Douglas Masten," El Paso Herald, page 8.

    11. [S82] [Stiles-1986] Stiles, Edith Jordan and Dora Dean Rudd, Francis Seaborn Stiles Family.


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