Lois Miranda Stiles (1885 - 1975): Lindell-Herndon Genealogy

1885 - 1975 (90 years)

Name	Lois Miranda Stiles
Birth	4 Mar 1885	Thrall, Williamson County, Texas, United States [2]
Gender	Female
US SSN	463-70-9364 [3]
Occupation	School Teacher/Homesteader [2]
Census	2 Jun 1900	Precinct 6, Williamson County, Texas, United States [4]
Census	5 May 1910	Precinct #6, Williamson County, Texas, United States [5]
Residence	Jan 1920	El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, United States [6]
1308 Montana Street
Census	16 Jan 1920	Voting Precinct 24, El Paso City, El Paso County, Texas, United States [6]
Census	15 Apr 1930	Precinct No. 1, El Paso City, El Paso County, Texas, United States [7]
Residence	Apr 1940	El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, United States [8]
3231 Memphis Street
Census	13 Apr 1940	Divisions 183 - 190, El Paso City, El Paso County, Texas, United States [8]
Residence	May 1975	El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, United States [3]
3231 Memphis Street
Cause of Death	Arteriosclerosis [3]
Death	19 May 1975	El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, United States [3]
Burial	22 May 1975	Restlawn Memorial Park, El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, United States [3, 9, 10]
Burial	Section D-3, Lot 4, Space 12
Person ID	I118	Lindell-Herndon Genealogy
Last Modified	23 Jun 2018

Father	Francis Newton Stiles, b. Dec 1837, Lincoln, Lincoln County, Tennessee, United States d. 1 Jul 1911, Thrall, Williamson County, Texas, United States (Age 73 years)
Mother	Marina Floyd Thomas, b. 29 Oct 1857, Selma, Dallas County, Alabama, United States d. 28 May 1898, Thrall, Williamson County, Texas, United States (Age 40 years)
Marriage	24 Feb 1875	Sabine, Milam County, Texas, United States [11, 12]
Photos		Marina Floyd Thomas and Francis Newton Stiles Bill's 2G-grandmother and 2G-grandfather (paternal)
Family ID	F510	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 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)

Marriage License 26 Dec 1911 Georgetown, Williamson County, Texas, United States [13]

Marriage 27 Dec 1911 _______, Williamson County, Texas, United States [13]

Divorce Aft 17 Aug 1927 El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, United States [14]

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. [14]
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. [13]

Children

	1. Lois Masten, b. Abt 1912, (unknown) d. Abt 1912, (unknown) (Age 0 years)
	2. Juanita Frances Masten, b. 4 Jan 1913, Mimbres, Grant County, New Mexico, United States d. 21 Jul 1994, San Diego, San Diego County, California, United States (Age 81 years)
	3. Elizabeth Marina Masten, b. 5 Feb 1915, Mimbres, Grant County, New Mexico, United States d. 20 Sep 1937, El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, United States (Age 22 years)
	4. Frank Douglas Masten, b. 28 Apr 1921, El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, United States d. 24 Nov 2002, Sun City, Maricopa County, Arizona, United States (Age 81 years)

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

Last Modified 2 Aug 2016

Event Map

	Birth - 4 Mar 1885 - Thrall, Williamson County, Texas, United States
	Marriage License - 26 Dec 1911 - Georgetown, Williamson County, Texas, United States
	Marriage - 27 Dec 1911 - _______, Williamson County, Texas, 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
	Divorce - Aft 17 Aug 1927 - 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
	Residence - May 1975 - El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, United States
	Death - 19 May 1975 - El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, United States
	Burial - 22 May 1975 - Restlawn Memorial Park, El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, United States

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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
		Lois Miranda Stiles Bill's great-grandmother (paternal)
		Lois Miranda Stiles Bill's great-grandmother (paternal) circa 1903
		Lois Miranda Stiles Lois Miranda Stiles homesteading in Wyoming in 1908.
		Stiles Girls (L-R) Lois Miranda Stiles, Villa Ernest Stiles, and Regina Elizabeth Stiles circa 1892.

Notes

Lois Miranda Stiles adopted her grandsons, William Cecil Herndon and Robert Frank Herndon, in 1941, about four years after the death of her daughter Elizabeth Marina in 1937. She officially changed Robert’s name to “Donald Stiles Herndon” but did not change William’s name.
In the 1930 US Federal Census, Lois Miranda (Stiles) Masten, listed herself as “widowed,” despite the fact that her husband, Merlin Douglas Masten, was still alive and living in St. Louis, Missouri. In 1940, Lois lists herself as “divorced”. [7, 8]
On her grave marker, Lois Miranda Stiles is listed as, “Lois Stiles Masten”. [10]
In the 1930 US Federal Census, Lois Miranda (Stiles) Masten is listed as “Lois T. Mastin”. [7]

Reference Herndon, William Robert. "Lois Miranda Stiles", Lindell-Herndon Genealogy. [Online]. Available: https://lindell-herndon.org/getperson.php?personID=I118&tree=LindellHerndon. [Accessed: 08-Nov-2025].

Sources

[S315] [Herndon-2025] Herndon, William Robert, Lindell-Herndon Genealogy, Wauwatosa, Wisconsin: By the author, 2025.
[S8] [Ferguson-1997] Herndon, William Robert (Interviewer), "Interview of Nell Pauline (Ferguson) Herndon".
[S1278] [TxDoSHS-1975a] "Lois Stiles Masten - Certificate of Death," Texas Death Certificates, 1903 – 1982, Austin, Texas: Texas Department of State Health Services, certificate 42263.
[S442] [US-1900-1f] "Precinct 6, Williamson County, Texas," Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900,
Washington, District of Columbia: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), publication T623, roll 1679, E.D. 133, sheet 234A.
[S340] [US-1910-1d] "Justice Precinct 6, Williamson County, Texas," Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910,
Washington, District of Columbia: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), publication T624, roll 1598, E.D. 129, sheet 14B.
[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.
[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.
[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.
[S28] [El Paso-1975a] "Obituary of Lois Masten," El Paso Times.
[S432] [Restlawn-2011a] "Elizabeth Marina (Masten) Herndon," Interment Records - Restlawn Memorial Park, El Paso, Texas: Restlawn Memorial Park, 2011, section D-3, lot 4, space 11.
[S67] [DAR-GRS-1998] "Texas Marriages," Genealogical Research System (GRS), Washington, District of Columbia: National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, 1998.
[S176] [LDS-AF-1999d] Allen, Opal T. (submitter), "Descendants of Richard Stiles Sr. and Frances Coussens (partial)," Ancestral File (familysearch.org), Salt Lake City, Utah: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1999.
[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.
[S694] [ElPaso-1927a] "Divorces Filed: Lois Stiles Masten vs. Merlin Douglas Masten," El Paso Herald, page 8.

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