Bio: Mason, David & Lydia Visnow/Visnau
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----Source: 1860 United States Census Village of Black River Falls, Jackson, Wisconsin, United States, Page: 12, 1880 State Census--Neillsville, Pine Valley Township, Clark, Wisconsin, Marriages, Albion, Jackson, Wisconsin, Marriages, Le Mars, Plymouth, Iowa, United States

Surnames: Berry, Gates, La Fevre, Laugton, Lucius, Mason, Richmone, Visnau, Visnow, Weeks

David & Lydia Mason

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David Mason was born January 19, 1845 in Maine.  He fought as a private with the Union Army in Co. G. Coast Guard, in the Maine Infantry.  He married Lydia, daughter of Guss and Mitilda Visnow/Visnau of Canada on the 4th of July 1873 in Neillsville.  The young couple made their home in the village of Neillsville, Wisconsin where they resided near the families of Robert & Amelia Weeks and Charley & Louisa Gates.  He died September 14, 1882 and was buried in the Neillsville City Cemetery, as was Lydia..

 

1880 State Census--Neillsville, Pine Valley Township, Clark, Wisconsin
Name Relation Marital

Sex

Color

Age

Birthplace

Occupation

Father Born Mother Born
David Mason Head Married Male White 34 ME Lumberman ME ME
Lydia A. Mason Wife Married Female White 31 (1849) Canada Keeping House Canada Canada
Clara E. Mason Daughter Single Female White 2 Wisconsin   ME MI
Mitilda Visnow Mother-in Law Divorced Female White 50 (1830) Canada   Canada Canada

 

 

1860 United States Census Village of Black River Falls, Jackson, Wisconsin, United States, Page: 12

 

Matilda Visnow, Female
Age: 44 (1816)
Race: White
Birthplace: Canada


Household
Matilda Visnow F 44 Canada
Matilda Visnow F 17 Canada
Samuel Visnow M 15 Canada, b. 1844-1845
Lydia Visnow F 11 Canada
Steven Jerron M 24 Canada
Euguene Lucius M 35 Canada
Joseph Richmond M 23 Canada
Oliver La Fevre M 24 Canada

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1900 United States Census, Prescott city (all north of Gurley St.), Yavapai, Arizona Territory, United States

 

Ray R Hill 1900 Male 31 Married White Head 3 Dec 1869 Wisconsin 1897 Canada Eng Canada Fr
Clara E Hill (Mason) 1900 Female 23 Married White Wife 0 3 Jul 1877 Wisconsin 1897 Maine Canada Fr 1
Edw R Pentland 1900 Male 29 Married White Head 6 Jun 1871 Canada 1894 1887 Canada Eng Canada Eng
Ellen F Pentland 1900 Female 28 Married White Wife 2 6 Oct 1872 Kansas 1894 Ohio Ohio 2
Gayle Pentland 1900 Male 6 Single White Son Jun 1894 Arizona

 

Marriages, Albion, Jackson, Wisconsin

 

BioM: Laugton, Rosles (1871)

 

Groom: Samuel Visnow (Brother of Lydia Visnow Mason)
Event Date 25 Dec 1871
Event Place Albion, Jackson, Wisconsin, United States
Gender Male
Father's Name Samuel Visnow
Mother's Name Matilda Visnow

Bride: Rosles Laugton
Spouse's Gender Female
Spouse's Father's Name Joseph Laughton
Spouse's Mother's Name Ellen Laughton

 

Marriages, Le Mars, Plymouth, Iowa, United States

 

BioM: Jefferise, Annie Cilley (1889)

 

Groom: Samuel Visnow (Brother of Lydia Visnow Mason)
Date 13 Jul 1889
Age 39, male
Marital Status U
Birth Year (Estimated) 1850
Father's Name Samuel Visnow
Mother's Name Matilda Berry
Bride: Annie Cilley Jefferise
Spouse's Age 25, Female
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1864
Spouse's Father's Name George H. Cilley
Spouse's Mother's Name Harriett B. Clark

 

Arizona Birth Records

 

Bio: Hill, Alice Mary--Birth 1909

 

Alice Mary Hill
Gender Female
Birth Date 22 Aug 1909
Birthplace 147 Garden, Prescott, Yavapai, Arizona
Race White
Father's Name Robert Ray Hill
Father's Birthplace Wis.
Father's Age 39y
Mother's Name Clara Ellen Mason
Mother's Birthplace Wis.
Mother's Age 32y

 

California Death Index
 

Obit: Hill, Clara Ellen Mason (1958)

 

Clara Ellen Hill
Event Type Death
Event Date 12 Nov 1958
Event Place Alameda, California, United States
Birth Date 07 Jul 1877
Birthplace Wisconsin
Gender Female
Father's Name Mason
Mother's Name Visneau

 

 


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