Elizabeth Jane "Eliza" Mason

Brief Life History of Elizabeth Jane "Eliza"

When Elizabeth Jane "Eliza" Mason was born on 31 March 1871, in Washington, Missouri, United States, her father, George Franklin Mason, was 34 and her mother, Mary Jane Laramore, was 34. She married William Jackson McClain on 22 February 1894, in Quaker, Washington, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 daughters. She lived in Harmony Township, Washington, Missouri, United States for about 70 years. She died on 24 April 1959, in Bismarck, St. Francois, Missouri, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in McClain Cemetery, Harmony Township, Washington, Missouri, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Jackson McClain
1873–1935
Elizabeth Jane "Eliza" Mason
1871–1959
Marriage: 22 February 1894
Mabel Lola McClain
1894–1935
Nellie Mc Clain
1895–1921
Callie Mc Clain
1897–1968
Oma L McClain
1898–1980

Sources (10)

  • L Janie McClain, "United States, Census, 1950"
  • Jennie Mason, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
  • Elizabeth Jane Mason McClain, "Find A Grave Index"

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1872 · The Amnesty Act

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1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

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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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