Elizabeth Marina Masten

Other Events and Attributes:

• Cause of Death: “Infantile paralysis” (Polio)
• 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
• Census: 15 Apr 1930, Precinct No. 1, El Paso City, El Paso County, Texas, United States
• Residence: Aug 1932, El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, United States
• Residence: Sep 1937, El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, United States

Notes:

[DonaAna-1932] has Elizabeth Masten claiming her birth date is 5 February 1914 which would have made her 18 at the time of the wedding. But, since it appears that the marriage was conducting without the permission of her mother, Lois Miranda (Stiles) Masten, Elizabeth probably lied on the certificate.

The cause of death, as listed on the Elizabeth Marina Masten’s death certificate, is “infantile paralysis,” a common term for polio.

On her grave marker Elizabeth Marina Masten is listed as, “Elizabeth Masten Herndon”.

Residence:
1308 Montana Street

Residence:
3522 Lebanon Street

Residence:
3231 Memphis Street

Buried:
Section D-3, Lot 4, Space 11

Elizabeth married Robert Paul Herndon on 13 Apr 1932 in Las Cruces, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States. Robert (son of Robert Boyd Herndon and Tennie May Calhoun) was born on 9 Oct 1909 in Durant, Bryan County, Oklahoma, United States; died on 12 Dec 1992 in West Memphis, Crittenden County, Arkansas, United States; was buried on 15 Dec 1992 in Dogwood Cemetery, near Blytheville, Mississippi County, Arkansas, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Degree: B.S. Chemistry, Texas Western College, May 1955
• Degree: Ph.D. Chemistry, Rice University, May 1959
• Occupation: Chemistry Department Chairman and Dean of the College of Science, University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP)
• Occupation: Professor of Chemistry
• Cause of Death: Alzheimer’s related complications
• 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

Notes:

Residence:
3231 Memphis Street

Buried:
Section D-3, Lot 4, Space 10

Family/Spouse: (Living). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Also Known As: Donald Stiles Herndon
• 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

Notes:

Robert Frank Herndon was officially renamed ‘Donald Stiles Herndon’ by his maternal grandmother, Lois Miranda (Stiles) Masten, upon his adoption by her in 1941, but she was using this name as early as 1940 as indicated by [US-1940-1b]. Family members continued to refer to Robert by the name ‘Don’, but he used his birth name professionally throughout most of his life.

Residence:
3231 Memphis Steet

Buried:
Section M1, Space 385

Family/Spouse: (Living). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: (Living). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: (Living). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: (Living). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: (Living). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: (Living). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]