Family of Burl Wilkes Mason
Burl Wilkes Mason
Nettie McAfee Mason
Burl Wilkes Mason
b. April 28, 1865 (tombstone), Indiana. (Some records may indicate March or
May 12, 1865 or 1869. 1900 census
indicates April 1863.)
m. (1) January 15, 1885 to Pink "Pinkie" Fariss
(Bastrop
County Marriage Records, Vol D, Pg. 295, shows "Phariss")
m. (2) December 15, 1902, to Nettie McAfee (Rose)
(Bastrop
County Marriage Record, Vol. H, Pg. 322)
d.
August 20, 1925, in Cedar Creek, Texas (officially suicide by hanging)
Occupation: ranch foreman. He worked for Walter and Kleber Trigg for 36
years. His salary at one point was
$400/year.
See
marriage records here.
Pink
"Pinkie" Fariss
b.
June 4, 1869 or October 1869 (1900 census), Texas
d. September 5, 1901, of cancer, buried Cedar Creek, Texas
1900 census indicates both parents born in Tennessee. Also indicates she
was mother of 6 children, 3 living.
Nettie Mason bible shows death date of April 18, 1902.
According to cemetery compilation in Bastrop Public Library, parents were:
Jim Fariss, d. January 28, 1899,
killed in collision with an MKT passenger train.
(See notice of death here.)
Mary
Potter, b. October 3, 1858/d. October 23, 1893
Both buried
Thompson
Hill Cemetery, Smithville, in unmarked graves.
Nettie McAfee (Rose)
b. January 9, 1879, Arkansas
d. August 5, 1949, Elgin, Texas, buried Elgin City Cemetery
See family data from her personal
Bible here. (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
Cause of death: coronary occlusion. Death
certificate signed by Dr. Walter S. Moore.
CHILDREN
of Burl Wilkes Mason & Pink Fariss:
1.
a son
d. in infancy, buried Smithville, Texas
2.
Mary Jane Mason
b. March 3, 1886, Texas (1910 census, age 24)
m. about 1905 to Alfred Branum
3.
Henry Thomas "Jack" Mason
b. November 10, 1891, Texas (GOQ)(1900 census--1889)(WDM-Nov 10, 1890)
(1910 census shows age 17, which would put birthdate about 1893.)
m. June 23, 1912, Bastrop County, Texas, to Ruth Ellen
Daffern
d. November 10, 1962, Humble, Harris County, Texas
See picture here.
4.
Susie B. Mason
b. November 6, 1894, Texas (1900 census and family records). (1910 census
indicates age 13.)
m. August 22, 1912, to Albert Henry McAfee
(Nettie's half-brother)
d. January 12, 1957
5.
Myrtle Mason
d. of measles, buried Cedar Creek, Texas
6.
Lillie Mason
d. buried Cedar Creek, Texas
7.
Dovie Mason
d. of measles, buried Cedar Creek, Texas
CHILDREN
of Burl Wilkes Mason & Nettie McAfee (Rose):
8. Kleeber Mason
b. September 6, 1903 (born prematurely). A relative visited, sick with whooping
cough. His
mother became ill and the strain of the illness brought on the premature birth.
d. September 28, 1903, buried Cedar Creek, Texas
He was named for Kleeber Trigg, who owned the ranch where his father was
foreman.
9.
Florence Ellen Mason
b. November 1, 1904, Bastrop County, Texas (Book 34, Pg. 250)
m. July 22, 1923, to John Herman Kunkel, Bastrop County, TX, Vol N, Pg.
65
d. January 9, 1987, Mission, Texas, buried Elgin, Texas
See picture here.
10
Annie Mae Mason
b. January 20, 1907, near Cedar Creek, Bastrop County, Texas (Book 1,Pg 105,
Cert#1414)
m. July 2, 1925, to James Byrum (Marriage index shows July 21), Bastrop County,
TX,
Vol. N, Pg. 376
d. October 6, 1972 (WDM-Nov 8, 1972)
Nettie Mason bible shows middle name "May".
11
Lucy Mason
b. August 23, 1910, near Cedar Creek, Texas
m. November 6, 1930, to Horace Greeley Hodge, Bastrop County, TX, Vol. O, Pg.
344
Nettie Mason bible adds "Thursday evening at 5:15 PM".
d. March 8, 1990, Austin, Texas, buried March 10th, Elgin City Cemetery.
She was diabetic.
She was named for Lucy Holcombe, who is buried at Cedar Creek.
See
picture here.
