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
Sources (21)
- W B Masterson en la familia de Nancy Masterson, "United States Census, 1900"
- Willis Dessie Masterson, "Oregon, Oregon State Archives, Marriage Records, 1906-1968"
- Willis Dessie Masterson, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"
Spouse and Children
1890–1954 Male
1890–1939 Female
Children (9)
1908–1991 Female
1910–1933 Female
1913–1916 Female
1915–1996 Female
1917–1976 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1842–1895 Male
1858–1938 Female
Siblings (9)
1875–1968 Female
1877–1955 Male
1881–1947 Female
1883–1963 Male
1886–1971 Male
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World Events (8)
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
Age 6
1898 · War with the Spanish
Age 8
1907
Age 17
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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