Brief Life History of Winnie Mae
When Winnie Mae Mason was born on 26 December 1904, in Center City, Mills, Texas, United States, her father, George Lewis Mason, was 30 and her mother, Myra Jane McCasland, was 21. She married William Roy Stanley Sr on 11 May 1922, in Comanche, Comanche, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Justice Precinct 2, Mills, Texas, United States for about 10 years and Mills, Texas, United States in 1930. She died on 18 November 1988, in Goldthwaite, Mills, Texas, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Oakview Cemetery, Mullin, Mills, Texas, United States.
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Sources (9)
- Winnie M Brown in household of Ollie L Brown, "United States Census, 1940"
- Winnie Mae Brown, "Texas Death Index, 1964-1998"
- Winnie May Mason, "Texas, Comanche County Records, 1858-1955"
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World Events (8)
1905 · Construction of the Praetorian Building
Texas completed the construction of the Praetorian Building (Stone Plane Tower) in 1909. It was the first skyscraper in Texas and the Southwestern United States. The building had 15 stories and was 190 ft tall.
1906 · Saving Food Labels
The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.
1927
Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.
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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