Brief Life History of Simeon Franklin
When Simeon Franklin Mason was born on 14 August 1837, in Pike, Indiana, United States, his father, William Washington Mason Sr, was 37 and his mother, Huldah Ann Almon, was 30. He married Eliza Macer Skinner on 12 March 1863, in Pike, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Indiana, United States in 1870 and Monroe Township, Pike, Indiana, United States for about 30 years. He died on 24 November 1919, in Pike, Indiana, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Coe, Monroe Township, Pike, Indiana, United States.
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- Simeon Mason in household of Wm Mason, "United States Census, 1860"
- Simeon Mason, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
- Simeon Mason, "Find A Grave Index"
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1841 · Indiana Nears Bankruptcy
The State of Indiana was near bankruptcy in 1841 due to the inability to repay interest incurred for the Massive Internal Improvement Act. The state liquidated much of its public works. Many of the projects were handed over to the state’s creditors as a way to reduce debt. Only two of the eight proposed infrastructure projects were completed by the creditors.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
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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