Brief Life History of Mary Ann
When Mary Ann Mason was born on 18 December 1837, in Rockingham, Virginia, United States, her father, John Mason, was 35 and her mother, Mary Ann "Polly" Miller, was 32. She married Jacob C Shank in 1855, in Rockingham, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Bristol Township, Fillmore, Minnesota, United States for about 5 years and Coldwater Township, Butler, Iowa, United States in 1910. She died on 14 January 1924, in Greene, Butler, Iowa, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Brethren Cemetery, Greene, Butler, Iowa, United States.
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- Marry Ogg in household of Nathaniel Ogg, "Minnesota State Census, 1895"
- Mary Ann, "Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Birth Records, 1853-1896"
- Mary A Mason Burkholder, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
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World Events (8)
1844 · Lumpkin's Jail
In 1844 when Robert Lumpkin bought land in Virginia, this would be the spot of the Infamous Slave Jail (or Lumpkin’s Jail). The slaves would be brought here during the slave trade until they were sold. Lumpkin had purchased the land for his own slave business.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1861 · The Battle of Manassas
The Battle of Manassas is also referred to as the First Battle of Bull Run. 35,000 Union troops were headed towards Washington D.C. after 20,000 Confederate forces. The McDowell's Union troops fought with General Beauregard's Confederate troops along a little river called Bull Run.
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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