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Kate Capshaw

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Seth Mason

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• • 3rd Great-grandfather of Kate Capshaw — 6th Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 58 
  • Father:
  • William Mason 
  • Mother:
  • Lydia A. Samson   
  • Birth Date:
  • 1831 
  • Birth Location:
  • Kentucky 
  • Christening Date:
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  • Christening Location:
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  • Death Date:
  • 13 Feb 1912 
  • Death Location:
  • Sharpsburg, Christian, Illinois 
  • Burial Date:
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  • Burial Location:
  • Walnut Hill Cemetery, Sharpsburg, Christian, Illinois 
  • Spouse Name:
  • Syrene Hanon
  • Marriage Date:
  • 9 Oct 1858 
  • Marriage Location:
  • Christian County, Illinois 
  • Child:

  Olive Adelia Mason (Ahnentafel No:29 )

• Sources for Seth Mason

  • ¹ Federal Census, IL, Christian County, 1880, Taylorville, E.D. 75, p. 2, Image 2 of 22.
  • ² Federal Census, KY, Boone County, 1850, District 1, Image 2 of 54.
  • ³ Gravestone image at FindAGrave.com, (accessed 12/26/2018).
  • ⁴ History of Christian County, Illinois: With Illustrations Descriptive of Its Scenery, and Biographical Sketches of . . ., Philadelphia: Brink, McDonough and Co. (1880), 251.
  • ⁵ Illinois Statewide Death Index, Pre-1916, Death record for Seth Mason.
  • ⁶ Illinois, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900, Marriage record for Seth Mason and Syrene Hanon.
  • ⁷ Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940, Marriage record for M F Roberts and daughter Olive A Mason.

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