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Fred James Masten

Fred James Masten[1]

Male 1892 - 1918  (25 years)

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  • Name Fred James Masten  [2, 3, 4]
    Birth 26 Mar 1892  Meridian, Lauderdale County, Mississippi, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Gender Male
    Occupation Lumberman  [3] 
    Census 15 Jun 1900  Ward 4, Sabine Parish, Louisiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Residence Jun 1917  El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Cause of Death Tuberculosis  [2] 
    Death 16 Mar 1918  El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Burial 18 Mar 1918  Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I2296  Lindell-Herndon Genealogy
    Last Modified 29 Dec 2013

    Father Horace Greely Masten,   b. 12 Oct 1857, Loogootee, Martin County, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Dec 1911, Neame, Vernon Parish, Louisiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 54 years)
    Mother Alice Frances Stone,   b. 29 Jan 1865, Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Jun 1916, Oakdale, Allen Parish, Louisiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 51 years)
    Marriage Intention 20 Apr 1886  Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Marriage Aft 20 Apr 1886  _______, Hinds County, Mississippi, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Notes 
    • 20 Apr 1886 is the date Horace Greely Masten and Alice Frances Stone declared their intent to marry and registered with with the Hinds County clerk. It *IS NOT* the date of their marriage. [6]
    Family ID F592  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Jun 1917 - El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 16 Mar 1918 - El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 18 Mar 1918 - Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Fred James Masten    		Fred James Masten
    Bill's 2G-uncle (paternal) -
    Photo courtesy Cherie Tuma.

  • Notes 
    • Source [TxSBoH-1918a] lists Fred J Masten’s birthplace as “Ordenburg, Mississippi”, but since there is no such populated place in Mississippi, this is probably a reference to “Orvisburg” in the Poplarville area. However, Fred himself listed his birthplace as “Meridian, Lauderdale County,” in source [US-SSS-1917c]. [7, 8]
    • Fred J Masten’s older brother Merlin provided the information that was filled in for source [TxSBoH-1918a]. [7]

  • Reference  Herndon, William Robert. "Fred James Masten", Lindell-Herndon Genealogy. [Online]. Available: https://lindell-herndon.org/getperson.php?personID=I2296&sitever=standard&tree=LindellHerndon. [Accessed: 06-Jun-2026].

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

    2. [S608] [TxSBoH-1918a] "Death Certificate of Fred J Masten," Texas Death Certificates, 1903 – 1982, Austin, Texas: Texas State Board of Health - Bureau of Vital Statistics, 1918, register 717, item 11705.

    3. [S609] [US-SSS-1917c] "World War I Draft Registration - Fred James Masten," World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917 - 1918, Washington, District of Columbia: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), reel 1953280, reference 42-1-22-A, card 171.

    4. [S310] [George-2002] George, Dawn, "Descendants of Horace Greely Masten and Alice Stone".

    5. [S441] [US-1900-1e] "Ward 4, Sabine Parish, Louisiana," Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900,
      Washington, District of Columbia: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), publication T623, roll 579, E.D. 91, sheet 15B.

    6. [S408] [Hinds-1886] "Marriage Certificate of Harry Maston and Alice Stone," Hinds County Marriage Records Volume 2, 1 Mar 1882 - 4 Jan 1894, Jackson, Mississippi: Mississippi State Department of Health, Vital Records Department, 2010.

    7. [S608] [TxSBoH-1918a] "Death Certificate of Fred J Masten," Texas Death Certificates, 1903 – 1982, Austin, Texas: Texas State Board of Health - Bureau of Vital Statistics, 1918, register 717, item 11705.

    8. [S609] [US-SSS-1917c] "World War I Draft Registration - Fred James Masten," World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917 - 1918, Washington, District of Columbia: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), reel 1953280, reference 42-1-22-A, card 171.


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