Brief Life History of Elizabeth M.
Elizabeth M. Mason was born on 19 December 1831, in Ashland, Ohio, United States as the daughter of Charles Raifsnider Mason and Lydia Alexander. She married Thomas Heifner on 26 October 1850, in Richland, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Oxford Township, Johnson, Iowa, United States in 1900 and Grand Island, Hall, Nebraska, United States in 1910. She died on 7 November 1913, in Oxford, Johnson, Iowa, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Grabin Cemetery, Oxford Township, Johnson, Iowa, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (26)
- E. M. Heifner, "United States Census, 1880"
- Elizabeth H. Mason, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
- Elizabeth Monsin Mrs Heifuer, "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951"
Spouse and Children
1827–1875 Male
1831–1913 Female
Children (10)
1851–1853 Female
1853–1911 Female
1855–1904 Male
1857–1954 Female
1860–1920 Female
+5 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1803–1854 Male
–1842 Female
Siblings (6)
1829–1913 Female
1831–1913 Female
1833–1857 Female
1834–1920 Female
1837–1909 Male
+1 More Child
World Events (8)
1832 · The Black Hawk War
Age 1
1836 · Kirtland Temple Dedicated
Age 5
1855
Age 24
Name Meaning
English: occupational name from Middle English masoun ‘mason, stone worker, builder in stone’ (Old Central French maçon, masson). A Middle English form machun (derived from Old French machun) gives rise to Machin and its variants. See also Mayson . Stonemasonry was a hugely important craft in the Middle Ages.
Italian (Veneto): variant of Masone .
Altered form of French Masson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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