Frank Douglas Masten^[1]

1921 - 2002  (81 years)

• Name	Frank Douglas Masten
  Birth	28 Apr 1921	El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, United States   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	15 Apr 1930	Precinct No. 1, El Paso City, El Paso County, Texas, United States   [3]
  Residence	Apr 1940	El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, United States   [4]
  3231 Memphis Street
  Census	13 Apr 1940	Divisions 183 - 190, El Paso City, El Paso County, Texas, United States   [4]
  Death	24 Nov 2002	Sun City, Maricopa County, Arizona, United States   [1]
  Cremation	Aft 24 Nov 2002	Sun City, Maricopa County, Arizona, United States   [1]
  Burial	Aft 24 Nov 2002	Camino del Sol Mortuary Columbarium, Sun City West, Maricopa County, Arizona, United States   [5]
  Person ID	I117	Lindell-Herndon Genealogy
  Last Modified	27 Sep 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   [6]
  Marriage	27 Dec 1911	_______, Williamson County, Texas, United States   [6]
  Divorce	Aft 17 Aug 1927	El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, United States   [7]
  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. [7] 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. [6]
  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	Jacqueline Lou Wilson,   b. 30 Oct 1925, Franklin, Warren County, Ohio, United States d. 5 Apr 2015, Sun City, Maricopa County, Arizona, United States (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	8 Aug 1960	San Diego, San Diego County, California, United States   [2]
  Family ID	F103	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Jan 1998

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 28 Apr 1921 - El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, United States Census - 15 Apr 1930 - Precinct No. 1, El Paso City, El Paso County, Texas, United States Residence - Apr 1940 - El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, United States Census - 13 Apr 1940 - Divisions 183 - 190, El Paso City, El Paso County, Texas, United States Marriage - 8 Aug 1960 - San Diego, San Diego County, California, United States Death - 24 Nov 2002 - Sun City, Maricopa County, Arizona, United States Cremation - Aft 24 Nov 2002 - Sun City, Maricopa County, Arizona, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		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.
  		Frank Douglas Masten Bill's great-uncle (paternal)

  
  

• Notes

  Birth place may be Silver City, New Mexico

  
  

• Reference

  Herndon, William Robert. "Frank Douglas Masten", Lindell-Herndon Genealogy. [Online]. Available: https://lindell-herndon.org/getperson.php?personID=I117&tree=LindellHerndon. [Accessed: 07-Dec-2025].