Horace Greely Masten^[1]

1857 - 1911  (54 years)

• Name	Horace Greely Masten  [2]
  Birth	12 Oct 1857	Loogootee, Martin County, Indiana, United States   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Also Known As	Harry Masten  [4]
  Occupation	Lumberman  [3]
  Census	12 Jun 1860	Perry Township, Martin County, Indiana, United States   [5]
  Census	4 Jun 1870	Loogootee, Martin County, Indiana, United States   [6]
  Census	9 Jun 1880	Perry Township, Martin County, Indiana, United States   [7]
  Census	15 Jun 1900	Ward 4, Sabine Parish, Louisiana, United States   [8]
  Cause of Death	“Cerebral Apoplexy”  [3]
  Death	10 Dec 1911	Neame, Vernon Parish, Louisiana, United States   [9]
  Burial	12 Dec 1911	Orange Grove Cemetery, Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, United States   [9]
  Person ID	I2386	Lindell-Herndon Genealogy
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2018

  
  

  Father	James Blackwell Maston,   b. 4 Nov 1823, _______, _______, Delaware, United States d. 7 Apr 1889, _______, _______, Indiana, United States (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Susan M Bertrand,   b. 27 Nov 1836, _______, _______, Indiana, United States d. 27 Nov 1913, (unknown) (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	30 Dec 1856	_______, Martin County, Indiana, United States   [10]
  Family ID	F2846	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Margaret Perrin,   b. Abt 1863, _______, _______, Indiana, United States d. 5 Sep 1885, _______, _______, Indiana, United States (Age 22 years)
  Marriage	Aft 1880	(unknown)   [11]
  Children	1. Matthew LeRoy Masten,   b. 3 Sep 1883, Bedford, Lawrence County, Indiana, United States d. 11 Dec 1964, Ventura, Ventura County, California, United States (Age 81 years)   2. (unknown) Masten,   b. 29 Mar 1885, _______, _______, Indiana, United States d. 9 Jul 1885, _______, _______, Indiana, United States (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F1880	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Jun 2014

  
  

  Family 2	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   [12]
  Marriage	Aft 20 Apr 1886	_______, Hinds County, Mississippi, United States   [12]
  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. [12]
  Children	1. 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)   2. Inez Masten,   b. 16 Apr 1889, Boque Chitto, Lincoln County, Mississippi, United States d. 30 Dec 1917, Woodworth, Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States (Age 28 years)   3. Fred James Masten,   b. 26 Mar 1892, Meridian, Lauderdale County, Mississippi, United States d. 16 Mar 1918, El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, United States (Age 25 years)   4. Ethel Masten,   b. 26 Apr 1894, _______, _______, Mississippi, United States d. 23 Sep 1969, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States (Age 75 years)   5. Beatrice Masten,   b. Abt 1897, _______, _______, Mississippi, United States d. Bef Dec 1898, _______, _______, Mississippi, United States (Age < 1 years)   6. Nellie E Masten,   b. 10 Dec 1898, _______, _______, Mississippi, United States d. 18 Aug 1952, _______, Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States (Age 53 years)   7. Anna Masten,   b. 27 Dec 1900, (unknown) d. 13 Jan 1995, (unknown) (Age 94 years)
  Family ID	F592	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Jun 2016

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 12 Oct 1857 - Loogootee, Martin County, Indiana, United States Census - 12 Jun 1860 - Perry Township, Martin County, Indiana, United States Census - 4 Jun 1870 - Loogootee, Martin County, Indiana, United States Census - 9 Jun 1880 - Perry Township, Martin County, Indiana, United States Marriage - Aft 20 Apr 1886 - _______, Hinds County, Mississippi, United States Burial - 12 Dec 1911 - Orange Grove Cemetery, Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  Horace Greely Masten Bill's 2G-grandfather (paternal) - Photo courtesy of Cherie Tuma

  
  

• Notes

  Despite being listed in the 1870, 1880, and 1900 US Federal Census’ with the last name of “Maston,” Horace used the name “Masten” throughout most of his life. [6, 7, 8] Horace Greely Masten had only been living in Neame, Vernon Parish, Louisiana for a few months at the time of his death in 1911. [9] In the 1870 US Federal Census for Loogootee, Martin County, Indiana, Horace is listed as “Harras Masten.” [6] On his death certificate, Horace Greely Masten, is listed as “Horace Greeley Mastin”. [3] Horace Greely Masten and his family appear to have been living in Meridian, Lauderdale County, Mississippi from 1893 to 1899, just after Horace was forced to close the lumber mill that he owned. Although source [Masten-1900] mentions the family moving to Fernwood, Pike County, Mississippi in 1899 (Horace was to work at the Enochs Brothers mill in Fernwood) the family did not apparently stay in Fernwood. Shortly thereafter, [Masten-1900] mentions the family moving on to Fisher, Sabine Parish, Louisiana, and source [US-1900-1e] lists the family in Sabine Parish, Louisiana in 1900. Given this timeline, Inez and Fred, were probably born at Boque Chitto or in the Poplarville/Orvisburg area. Daughters Ethel, Beatrice, and Nellie, were probably born in, or near, Meridian, Mississippi. Horace and Alice’s youngest daughter Anna was probably born at, or near, Fisher, Sabine Parish, Louisiana. [8, 13]

  
  

• Reference

  Herndon, William Robert. "Horace Greely Masten", Lindell-Herndon Genealogy. [Online]. Available: https://lindell-herndon.org/getperson.php?personID=I2386&sitever=mobile&tree=LindellHerndon. [Accessed: 06-Jun-2026].