David Mason Biographical Sketch from Beers History of Warren County, Ohio
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Transcription contributed by Martie Callihan 6May 2005

Sources:
The History of Warren County Ohio
Part V. Biographical Sketches
Wayne Township
(Chicago, IL: W. H. Beers Co, 1882; reprint, Mt. Vernon, IN: Windmill Publications, 1992)

Page
868

DAVID MASON, farmer; P. O. Waynesville; born in Belmont Co., Ohio, Dec. 8, 1822; is a son of John and Mary (Bevan) Mason, natives of Virginia. The paternal grandfather was a native of Wales; the maternal of Virginia. John Mason with his family, emigrated to Ohio and located in Belmont County about 1814, and there resided till, about 1833, they removed to Greene County, where they died. He died in June, 1880, aged 85 years; his wife died March 4, 1877. They had eight children, seven now living—Stacy; David; Lydia Ann, now Mrs. Jacob Ellis; Gideon; Catharine, now Mrs. Beal; John B., and Susan, now Mrs. J. Simmons. Mr. Mason was in the war of 1812, and in consideration of which he was drawing a pension at the time of his death. Mr. Mason and his wife enjoyed the remarkable long period of sixty-three years of married life. David, our subject, remained with his father till 18 years of age, when he started out into the world for himself, and for a few years was engaged in various kinds of business; then he entered into a general merchandise trade with his brother Stacy, at Paintersville, Greene Co., where he continued about thirteen years; then located in Warren County and engaged in farming and a general trading business, and has thus continued to the present time. He wan married in December, 1849, to Miss Susan, daughter of Peter and Charlotte Dutterrow, he a native of Warren County and she of Pennsylvania; they had two children, one now survives—Susan, born June 16, 1828. Mr. Dutterrow died March 5, 1850, aged 63 years; his wife is still living, now 94 years of age, and resides with our subject, and is probably the oldest person in Wayne Township. Mr. Mason and wife by their union have had ten children—eight now survive:—Emily Jane, born July 22, 1850; Lydia Ann, born June 30,1852; John, April 7, 1856; Emerson, Aug 2, 1860; Clement, May 16, 1863; Elvira, Oct. 9, 1864; Lee, March 16, 1869, and Alice, born April 9, 1874.


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