Maud Blanche Mason

Brief Life History of Maud Blanche

When Maud Blanche Mason was born on 1 November 1891, in Mannington, Marion, West Virginia, United States, her father, Jesse Ambrose Mason, was 20 and her mother, Izora Cena Cunningham, was 20. She married Howard Vance Pitzer in 1912, in Marion, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She lived in Whittier, Los Angeles, California, United States in 1900 and Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States for about 10 years. She died on 5 May 1962, in Mount Gilead, Morrow, Ohio, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Mount Gilead, Morrow, Ohio, United States.

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Family Time Line

Howard Vance Pitzer
1887–1961
Maud Blanche Mason
1891–1962
Marriage: 1912
Robert Mason Pitzer
1914–1970

Sources (10)

  • Maude Pitzer in household of Howard V Pitzer, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Maud Blanche Mason, "West Virginia Births, 1853-1930"
  • Maud Blanche Mason, "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970"

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World Events (8)

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1905 · The Movie Theater

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1910 · The BSA is Made

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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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