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Matthew LeRoy Masten

Matthew LeRoy Masten[1]

Male 1883 - 1964  (81 years)

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  • Name Matthew LeRoy Masten  [2, 3] 
    Birth 3 Sep 1883  Bedford, Lawrence County, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5] 
    Gender Male 
    US SSN 550-05-1486  [6] 
    Occupation Employee - Pacific Telephone and Telegraph  [7] 
    Occupation Superintendent - Vitagraph Company  [8] 
    Census 15 Jun 1900  Ward 4, Sabine Parish, Louisiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Residence Apr 1910  Saint Louis, Missouri, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 21 Apr 1910  Ward 26, St. Louis City, Missouri, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Residence Sep 1918  Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Residence Apr 1930  Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Census 5 Apr 1930  Assembly District 54, Los Angeles City, Los Angeles County, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Census 11 Apr 1940  Ward 5, 63rd Assembly, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Death 11 Dec 1964  Ventura, Ventura County, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Cremation 14 Dec 1964  _______, Ventura County, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Cause of Death Pneunomia  [7] 
    Person ID I2383  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 Margaret Perrin,   b. Abt 1863, _______, _______, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Sep 1885, _______, _______, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 22 years) 
    Marriage Aft 1880  (unknown) Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    Family ID F1880  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth Maude Anderson,   b. 15 Sep 1879, _______, _______, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Aug 1957, _______, Ventura County, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Marriage 17 May 1906  Saint Louis, Missouri, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [14] 
    Children 
     1. Margaret E Masten,   b. Abt 1908, _______, _______, Missouri, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. ?, (unknown) Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F1713  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2014 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 3 Sep 1883 - Bedford, Lawrence County, Indiana, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 17 May 1906 - Saint Louis, Missouri, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Apr 1910 - Saint Louis, Missouri, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Sep 1918 - Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Apr 1930 - Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 5 Apr 1930 - Assembly District 54, Los Angeles City, Los Angeles County, California, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 11 Apr 1940 - Ward 5, 63rd Assembly, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
    Matthew LeRoy Masten    		Matthew LeRoy Masten
    Bill's half 2G-uncle (paternal)
    Photo courtesy of Cherie Tuma

  • Notes 
    • Matthew LeRoy Masten had been a resident of Ojai, Ventura Co, California for 19 years prior to his death in 1964. [7]
    • Matthew LeRoy Masten moved to California in 1918. [7]
    • In 1940 Matthew LeRoy Masten and Elizabeth Maude (Anderson) Masten were living in the household of Elizabeth’s elder sister, Florence. [12]
    • In 1910, Elizabeth Maude (Anderson) Masten’s mother, Elizabeth, and two older sisters, Alice C Anderson and Florence G Anderson, are living in the Masten household in St. Louis, Missouri. [10]

  • Reference  Herndon, William Robert. "Matthew LeRoy Masten", Lindell-Herndon Genealogy. [Online]. Available: https://lindell-herndon.org/getperson.php?personID=I2383&tree=LindellHerndon. [Accessed: 10-May-2026].

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

    2. [S162] [Bellingham-1962] "Obituary of Merlin D Mastin," Bellingham Herald, page 9.

    3. [S214] [US-SSA-1936b] "Matthew LeRoy Masten - Original Application for Social Security Account Number," Washington, District of Columbia: Social Security Administration, 1936.

    4. [S181] [CaDoHS-1957a] "Death Entry for Maude Elizabeth Anderson," California Death Index, 1940 - 1997, Sacramento, California: California Department of Health Services - Center for Health Statistics, 2000 (via ancestry.com).

    5. [S602] [Masten-1900] Masten, Matthew LeRoy, "Autobiography of Matthew LeRoy Masten (through 1900)".

    6. [S1] [US-SSA-SSDI] Social Security Death Index, Master File, Washington, District of Columbia: Social Security Administration (SSA), 2016.

    7. [S269] [Ventura-1964] "Death Certificate of Matthew LeRoy Masten," Ventura, California: Ventura County Clerk and Recorder’s Office, 2004, number 56001860.

    8. [S610] [US-SSS-1918c] "World War I Draft Registration - Matthew LeRoy Masten," World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917 - 1918, Washington, District of Columbia: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), publication M1509, reel 1530903, serial number 5391.

    9. [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.

    10. [S604] [US-1910-1j] "Ward 26, St. Louis City, Missouri," Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910,
      Washington, District of Columbia: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) , publication T624, roll 822, E.D. 414, sheet 8B.

    11. [S605] [US-1930-1u] "Assembly District 54, Los Angeles City, Los Angeles County, California," Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930,
      , Washington, District of Columbia: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), publication T626, roll 161, E.D. 19-669, sheet 5A.

    12. [S472] [US-1940-1a] "Ward 5, 63rd Assembly, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California," Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940,
      Washington, District of Columbia: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), publication T627, roll 416, E.D. 60-362, sheet 8B.

    13. [S669] [US-1880-1y] "Owensburgh, Greene County, Indiana," Tenth Census of the United States, 1880,
      Washington, District of Columbia: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), publication T9, roll 280, E.D. 306, sheet 171A, page 5.

    14. [S124] [Tuma-2014a] Tuma, Cherie, "Family of Horace Greely Masten and Alice Francis (Stone) Masten".


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