Willis Dessie Masterson

Brief Life History of Willis Dessie

When Willis Dessie Masterson was born on 4 June 1890, in Indian Territory, United States, his father, Sylvester Preston Masterson, was 47 and his mother, Nancy Jane Stephens, was 32. He married Lillie Mae Higgins on 5 January 1908, in Sequoyah, Oklahoma, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Police Jury Ward 2, Tensas, Louisiana, United States in 1930 and Vann Township, Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States in 1940. He died on 24 May 1954, in Akins, Sequoyah, Oklahoma, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Akins, Sequoyah, Oklahoma, United States.

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Family Time Line

Willis Dessie Masterson
1890–1954
Lillie Mae Higgins
1890–1939
Marriage: 5 January 1908
Resa Louise Masterson
1908–1991
Vera Fay Masterson
1910–1933
Venia Masterson
1913–1916
Josephine Opal Masterson
1915–1996
Cassie Modean Masterson
1917–1976
James Douglas Masterson
1920–1986
Cleatus Leroy Masterson
1922–1992
Loweta Jane Masterson
1924–2004
Wilma Frances Masterson
1928–1986

Sources (25)

  • Willis D Masterson, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Willis Dessie Masterson - Published information: Family genealogies: birth:
  • Willis Dessie Masterson, "Oregon, Oregon State Archives, Marriage Records, 1906-1968"

World Events (8)

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

1898 · War with the Spanish

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

1907

Oklahoma is the 46th state.

Name Meaning

English: from Middle English maister ‘master’ + -son. Compare Master .

Irish: in Ireland, this is usually the English name in 1 above. However, it was also adopted for Irish Mac an Mháighistir ‘son of the master’, also Anglicized as McMaster .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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