Elizabeth Marina Masten^[1]

1915 - 1937  (22 years)

• Photos » Slide Show		Elizabeth Marina Masten Bill's paternal grandmother
  		Masten Family Lois Miranda (Stiles) Masten and her children (L-R) Elizabeth, Frank, and Juanita - Photo courtesy of Lois Kay (Farnham) Denaut
  		Elizabeth and Frank Masten Elizabeth Marina Masten and her younger brother Frank c1937.

  
  

• Name	Elizabeth Marina Masten  [2]
  Birth	5 Feb 1915	Mimbres, Grant County, New Mexico, United States   [3, 4]
  Gender	Female
  Residence	Jan 1920	El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, United States   [5]
  1308 Montana Street
  Census	16 Jan 1920	Voting Precinct 24, El Paso City, El Paso County, Texas, United States   [5]
  Census	15 Apr 1930	Precinct No. 1, El Paso City, El Paso County, Texas, United States   [6]
  Residence	Aug 1932	El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, United States   [7]
  3522 Lebanon Street
  Residence	Sep 1937	El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, United States   [3]
  3231 Memphis Street
  Cause of Death	“Infantile paralysis” (Polio)  [2, 3]
  Death	20 Sep 1937	El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, United States   [3]
  Burial	21 Sep 1937	Restlawn Memorial Park, El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, United States   [3, 8]
  	Section D-3, Lot 4, Space 11
  Person ID	I115	Lindell-Herndon Genealogy
  Last Modified	23 Jun 2018

  
  

  Father	Merlin Douglas Masten,   b. 21 Dec 1887, Boque Chitto, Lincoln County, Mississippi, United States d. 5 Mar 1962, Bellingham, Whatcom County, Washington, United States (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Lois Miranda Stiles,   b. 4 Mar 1885, Thrall, Williamson County, Texas, United States d. 19 May 1975, El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, United States (Age 90 years)
  Marriage License	26 Dec 1911	Georgetown, Williamson County, Texas, United States   [9]
  Marriage	27 Dec 1911	_______, Williamson County, Texas, United States   [9]
  Divorce	Aft 17 Aug 1927	El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, United States   [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 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	Robert Paul Herndon,   b. 9 Oct 1909, Durant, Bryan County, Oklahoma, United States d. 12 Dec 1992, West Memphis, Crittenden County, Arkansas, United States (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	13 Apr 1932	Las Cruces, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States   [11]
  Separated	Abt 1936  [1]
  Notes	A ‘Mrs. H. Mabry’ (Tennie (Calhoun-Herndon) Mabry) witnessed the marriage of Robert Paul Herndon to Elizabeth Marina Masten in New Mexico in 1932. [11]
  Children	1. William Cecil Herndon,   b. 12 Aug 1932, El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, United States d. 20 Oct 2011, El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, United States (Age 79 years)   2. Robert Frank Herndon,   b. 19 Jul 1935, Houston, Harris County, Texas, United States d. 4 Aug 2012, El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, United States (Age 77 years)
  Family ID	F39	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Jan 2014

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 5 Feb 1915 - Mimbres, Grant County, New Mexico, United States Residence - Jan 1920 - El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, United States Census - 16 Jan 1920 - Voting Precinct 24, El Paso City, El Paso County, Texas, United States Census - 15 Apr 1930 - Precinct No. 1, El Paso City, El Paso County, Texas, United States Marriage - 13 Apr 1932 - Las Cruces, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States Residence - Aug 1932 - El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, United States Residence - Sep 1937 - El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, United States Death - 20 Sep 1937 - El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, United States Burial - 21 Sep 1937 - Restlawn Memorial Park, El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  [DonaAna-1932] has Elizabeth Masten claiming her birth date is 5 February 1914 which would have made her 18 at the time of the wedding. But, since it appears that the marriage was conducting without the permission of her mother, Lois Miranda (Stiles) Masten, Elizabeth probably lied on the certificate. [11] The cause of death, as listed on the Elizabeth Marina Masten’s death certificate, is “infantile paralysis,” a common term for polio. [12] On her grave marker Elizabeth Marina Masten is listed as, “Elizabeth Masten Herndon”. [8]

  
  

• Reference

  Herndon, William. "Elizabeth Marina Masten". Lindell-Herndon Genealogy. https://lindell-herndon.org/getperson.php?personID=I115&tng_extras=1&tree=LindellHerndon (accessed July 2, 2025).