Brief Life History of Cassie Modean
When Cassie Modean Masterson was born on 23 August 1917, in Indian Territory, United States, her father, Willis Dessie Masterson, was 27 and her mother, Lillie Mae Higgins, was 27. She had at least 1 son and 1 daughter with Ardis James Burris. She lived in Martin Township, Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States in 1940 and Muskogee, Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States in 1950. She died on 29 March 1976, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States, at the age of 58, and was buried in Rose Hill Memorial Park, Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States.
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- Catherine Burris, "United States 1950 Census"
- Catherine Masterson Burris, "Find A Grave Index"
- Cassie Masterson, "Oklahoma, School Records, 1895-1936"
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World Events (8)
1918 · Attempting to Stop the War
To end World War I, President Wilson created a list of principles to be used as negotiations for peace among the nations. Known as The Fourteen Points, the principles were outlined in a speech on war aimed toward the idea of peace but most of the Allied forces were skeptical of this Wilsonian idealism.
1921 · Tulsa Race Massacre
By 1921, Tulsa was a booming city with a population of over one hundred thousand, with ten thousand African Americans in the Greenwood District. Crime rates in Tulsa soared and vigilantism was present. An incident occurred with Dick Rowland, an African American shoe shiner, and Sara Page, a white elevator operator. Reports claim Rowland stepped on Page’s foot and she let out a scream. The newspaper reported Rowland attempted to rape Page. Rowland was arrested and white vigilantes demanded the sheriff to hand over Rowland for lynching. An armed group of African American men went to the courthouse to aid in protecting Rowland from the mob. The group was turned away and a shot was fired between the white and African American groups, which ignited a riot. While buildings in Tulsa were burned, a major effort by whites focused mainly on the Greenwood District which was burned to the ground and many were shot. Over 30 people were killed and many were injured in the riots.
1935 · The FBI is Established
The Bureau of Investigation's name was changed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to help citizens know that the Government is helping protect from threats both domestically and abroad.
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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