Fred James Masten^[1]

1892 - 1918  (25 years)

• Name	Fred James Masten  [2, 3, 4]
  Birth	26 Mar 1892	Meridian, Lauderdale County, Mississippi, United States   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Lumberman  [3]
  Census	15 Jun 1900	Ward 4, Sabine Parish, Louisiana, United States   [5]
  Residence	Jun 1917	El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, United States   [3]
  1109 North Cotton Street
  Cause of Death	Tuberculosis  [2]
  Death	16 Mar 1918	El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, United States   [2]
  Burial	18 Mar 1918	Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, United States
  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 d. 10 Dec 1911, Neame, Vernon Parish, Louisiana, United States (Age 54 years)
  Mother	Alice Frances Stone,   b. 29 Jan 1865, Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, United States d. 10 Jun 1916, Oakdale, Allen Parish, Louisiana, United States (Age 51 years)
  Marriage Intention	20 Apr 1886	Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, United States   [6]
  Marriage	Aft 20 Apr 1886	_______, Hinds County, Mississippi, United States   [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

  Residence - Jun 1917 - El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, United States Death - 16 Mar 1918 - El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, United States Burial - 18 Mar 1918 - Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  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. "Fred James Masten". Lindell-Herndon Genealogy. https://lindell-herndon.org/getperson.php?personID=I2296&tree=LindellHerndon (accessed July 8, 2025).