Mason, Gordon Gail

Mason, Gordon Gail

Male 1901 - 1996  (94 years)

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  • Name Mason, Gordon Gail  [1, 2, 3
    • Although his headstone says Gordon Gayle Mason, all official documents identify him as either Gail Gordon Mason or Gordon Gail Mason.
    Born 30 Nov 1901  Farmland, Randolph County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4, 5
    Gender Male 
    Census 18 Apr 1910  Vancouver, Clark County, Washington, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Census 9 Jan 1920  White River Township, Randolph County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Residence Aug 1920  Greenville Township, Darke County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Census 7 Jun 1940  Northridge, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Residence 14 Sep 1957  Blanchester, Warren County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Residence 12 Aug 1964  Fayetteville, Brown County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    Residence 30 Jul 1975  Blanchester, Warren County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    Residence 5 Jun 1976  Fayetteville, Brown County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [13
    Residence 24 Jun 1978  Blanchester, Warren County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    Died 18 Jun 1996  Clermont County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 14, 15
    Buried Plainview Cemetery, Newtonsville, Clermont County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I10712  Sackett | Descendants of Thomas Sacket the Elder, Descendants of Simon Sackett the Colonist
    Last Modified 27 Oct 2022 

    Father Mason, Ernest,   b. 2 Jul 1879, near Farmland, Randolph County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Mar 1965, San Fernando, Los Angeles County, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Mother James, Millua Ethel,   b. 15 May 1881, near Cedar Church, Randolph County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jun 1978, Parker City, Randolph County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 97 years) 
    Married 16 Oct 1900 
    Children 6 children 
     1. Mason, Gordon Gail,   b. 30 Nov 1901, Farmland, Randolph County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jun 1996, Clermont County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 94 years)
     2. Mason, Edna Maud,   b. 17 Aug 1906, Winchester, Randolph County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Sep 1957, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 51 years)
     3. Mason, William Arthur,   b. 6 May 1909, Vancouver, Clark County, Washington, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jun 1976, Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years)
     4. Mason, Willard Felix,   b. 9 Nov 1916, Joliet, Carbon County, Montana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Mar 1996, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     5. Mason, Pansy Ermine,   b. 15 Jan 1919, Winchester, Randolph County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Nov 2012, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years)
     6. Mason, Laura Alice,   b. 4 Oct 1925, Randolph County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Dec 2007, Winchester, Randolph County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
     
    Family ID F4277  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Shaneyfelt, Rev. Margaret Evelyn,   b. 12 Feb 1906, Hartford City, Blackford County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Feb 1948, Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 41 years) 
    Married Aug 1920  [8
    Last Modified 27 Oct 2022 
    Family ID F13391  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Relfe, Dessie Lorene,   b. 31 Mar 1910, Fairmount, Grant County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Aug 1984, Hancock County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Married 28 Feb 1925  Hartford City, Blackford County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Divorced 9 Dec 1930 
    • Divorce Filing: May 1930; Anderson, Madison, Indiana, USA
      Divorce Granted: 9 Dec 1930; Anderson, Madison, Indiana, USA
    Children 
     1. Mason, Mildred Irene,   b. 23 Dec 1926, Jonesboro, Grant County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Apr 2018, Sacramento, Sacramento County, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years)
    Last Modified 21 Apr 2022 
    Family ID F4278  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3 Strange, Minnie Maud,   b. 31 Oct 1900, Somerset, Pulaski County, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Aug 1964, Wilmington, Clinton County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years) 
    Married 1931  Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [16
    Children 
     1. Mason, Robert Ernest,   b. 24 Sep 1933, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Jul 1975, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 41 years)
     2. Mason, Carolyn Louise,   b. 22 Jul 1935, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Mar 1996, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years)
    Last Modified 19 Nov 2022 
    Family ID F4279  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 30 Nov 1901 - Farmland, Randolph County, Indiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 18 Apr 1910 - Vancouver, Clark County, Washington, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 9 Jan 1920 - White River Township, Randolph County, Indiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Aug 1920 - Greenville Township, Darke County, Ohio, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 28 Feb 1925 - Hartford City, Blackford County, Indiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Mason, Mildred Irene - 23 Dec 1926 - Jonesboro, Grant County, Indiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 1931 - Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Mason, Robert Ernest - 24 Sep 1933 - Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Mason, Carolyn Louise - 22 Jul 1935 - Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 7 Jun 1940 - Northridge, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 14 Sep 1957 - Blanchester, Warren County, Ohio, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 12 Aug 1964 - Fayetteville, Brown County, Ohio, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 30 Jul 1975 - Blanchester, Warren County, Ohio, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 5 Jun 1976 - Fayetteville, Brown County, Ohio, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 24 Jun 1978 - Blanchester, Warren County, Ohio, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 18 Jun 1996 - Clermont County, Ohio, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Plainview Cemetery, Newtonsville, Clermont County, Ohio, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos 3 Photos

    Headstones
    Mason, Gordon Gayle
    Mason, Gordon Gayle
    Maintained by: Ted Smith
    Originally Created by: Jason Walker
    Record added: Aug 02, 2013
    Find A Grave Memorial# 114824213
    Headstone added by: GoneButNotForgotten

  • Notes 
    • General Notes:

      Social Security Death Index: SS#302-01-0961.
      Cindy Ross, Personal commuincation, 1997.
      Cindy Torres Owens
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      Residence: 1978, Blanchester, Clinton Co., OH. - [Preble County District Library; "Genealogical & Historical Records of Preble County, Ohio."]
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      Gordon and Dessie filed for divorce in May 1930; final decree was issued 12/9/1930 in Anderson, Madison Co., IN. Minnie d. abt 1963. Also, Gordon may have been married once prior to marrying Dessie Relfe, based on an undated newspaper clipping which states that Dessie filed a complaint to the court protesting that Gordon was still sending letters to his previous wife (not named in the article). - [Ted Smith, via email]

      Additional email from Ted Smith:
      "... a family bible that belong to Gordon lists his first wife as Maggie Evelyn
      Shanefelt (with no y), b. 12 Feb 1906. A search of census records and Find A Grave indicates that her surname was Shaneyfelt. We have not yet located death information for her."

      1910 Census, enumerated 18 Apr 1910, in Vancouver Ward 1, Clark, Washington, United States:
      Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
      Earnest Mason Head M 30 Indiana
      Ethel M Mason Wife F 28 Indiana
      Gordon G Mason Son M 8 Indiana
      Edna M Mason Daughter F 3 Indiana
      William A Mason Son M 0 Washington
      John L Allen Lodger M 42 Illinois

      District: 65 , Sheet Number and Letter: 2B , Household ID: 35 , Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) , Affiliate Publication Number: M1283 , GS Film number: 1375668 , Digital Folder Number: 004454959 , Image Number: 00795


      1920 Census: enumerated 9 Jan 1920, in White River, Randolph, Indiana, United States

      Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
      Ernest Mason Head M 40 Indiana
      Millua Mason Wife F 38 Indiana
      Gorden G Mason Son M 18 Indiana
      Edna M Mason Daughter F 13 Indiana
      William A Mason Son M 10 Washington
      Willard F Mason Son M 4 Montana
      Pansy E Mason Daughter F 1 Indiana

      District: 170 , Sheet Number and Letter: 2B , Household ID: 47 , Line Number: 59 , Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) , Affiliate Publication Number: T625 , GS Film number: 1820464 , Digital Folder Number: 004300661 , Image Number: 01051


      1940 Census; enumerated 7 Jun 1940 in Northridge, Harrison Township, Montgomery, Ohio
      SD No. 3; ED No. 57-1213; Sheet No. 25B; June 7, 1940
      Family No. 537; Same place in 1935
      Mason, Gordon G., Head, M, W, 38, M, Indiana, Finisher, Cement Work
      Mason, Minnie M., Wife, F, W, 39, M, Kentucky, ---
      Mason, Ernest R., Son, M, W, 6, S, Ohio, ---
      Mason, Carolyn L., Daughter, F, W, 4, S, Ohio, ---

      "United States Census, 1940," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KW2P-W9S : accessed 15 April 2015), Gordon G Mason, Harrison Township, Montgomery, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 57-12B, sheet 25B, family 537, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 3118.
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      https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VK2C-HVT
      Ohio, Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007
      Name: Gordon G Mason
      Event Type: Death
      Event Date: 18 Jun 1996
      Time: 05:35 PM
      Event Place: , Clermont, Ohio, United States
      Registration Place: Home
      Residence Place: Ohio
      Gender: Male
      Age: 94
      Marital Status: Widowed
      Race: White
      Hispanic Origin: «tab»
      Industry: «tab»Construction
      Education Level: 10
      Occupation: Electricians
      Military Service: No
      Military Service Branch: «tab»
      Social Security Number: 302-01-0961
      Birth Date: 30 Nov 1901
      Birthplace: Indiana, United States
      Hospital Status: Other/Residence
      Certificate Number: 043128
      Volume Number: 30698
      Registration District: 1300
      Affiliate Line Number: 43088
      Affiliate File Name: DEATHS96.DAT
      Source Reference: Ohio Department of Health
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      https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/J1HC-6ZZ
      United States Social Security Death Index
      Given Name: Gordon
      Middle Name: G
      Surname: Mason
      Birth Date: 30 November 1901
      Social Security Number: 302-01-0961
      State: Ohio
      Last Place of Residence: Brown, Ohio
      Previous Residence Postal Code: 45118
      Event Date: 18 June 1996
      Age: 95
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      Find A Grave Memorial
      Gordon Gayle Mason
      Birth: Nov. 30, 1901; Farmland, Randolph County, Indiana, USA
      Death: Jun. 18, 1996; Clermont County, Ohio, USA

      Family links:
      Parents:
      Ernest Mason (1879 - 1965)
      Millua Ethel James Mason (1881 - 1978)
      Spouses:
      Minnie Maud Strange Mason (1900 - 1964)*
      Dessie Lorene Relfe Rhoads (1910 - 1984)*

      Children:
      Robert Ernest Mason (1933 - 1975)*
      Carolyn Louise Mason Ross (1935 - 1996)*
      Siblings:
      Gordon Gayle Mason (1901 - 1996)
      William Arthur Mason (1909 - 1976)*
      Willard Felix Mason (1915 - 1996)*
      Pansy Ermine Mason Clendenin (1919 - 2012)*
      Laura Alice Mason Brown (1925 - 2007)*

      Burial:
      Plainview Cemetery, Newtonsville, Clermont County, Ohio, USA

      Maintained by: Ted Smith
      Originally Created by: Jason Walker
      Record added: Aug 02, 2013
      Find A Grave
      Headstone picture added by: GoneButNotForgotten

      TCS Note 27 Oct 2022: Mildred and her father do not appear in the 1930 census. Her father had kidnapped Mildred and was in hiding most likely somewhere in Ohio when the census was taken.

  • Sources 
    1. [S184] Ted Smith.

    2. [S543] Find A Grave (www.findagrave.com), Memorial# 114824213 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S879] Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Ancestry.com) (Reliability: 3), 28 Jul 2016.
      Name: Gordon Gail Mason
      [Gordon G Mason]
      SSN: 302010961
      Gender: Male
      Birth Date: 30 Nov 1901
      Birth Place: Farmland, Indiana
      [Farmland|]
      Death Date: 18 Jun 1996
      Father: Ernest Mason
      Mother: Millva E James
      Citizenship or Alien Status: U.S. citizen.
      Claim Date: 5 Oct 1966
      Type of Claim: Duplicate SSN - change or replacement.
      Additional Information: Duplicate request; evidence of identity only submitted.
      Notes: 24 Oct 1985: Name listed as GORDON GAIL MASON; 04 Oct 1966: Name listed as GORDON G MASON

    4. [S275] Mildred Smith, personal communication, 1980.

    5. [S116] Social Security Death Index, http://www.familytreelegends.com (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S57] 1910 U.S. Census, 14 Apr 2015.
      1910 Census, enumerated 18 Apr 1910, in Vancouver Ward 1, Clark, Washington, United States:
      Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
      Earnest Mason Head M 30 Indiana
      Ethel M Mason Wife F 28 Indiana
      Gordon G Mason Son M 8 Indiana
      Edna M Mason Daughter F 3 Indiana
      William A Mason Son M 0 Washington
      John L Allen Lodger M 42 Illinois

      District: 65 , Sheet Number and Letter: 2B , Household ID: 35 , Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) , Affiliate Publication Number: M1283 , GS Film number: 1375668 , Digital Folder Number: 004454959 , Image Number: 00795
      Gathered by Ted Smith

    7. [S999] 1920 U.S. Census, 14 Apr 2015.
      1920 Census: enumerated 9 Jan 1920, in White River, Randolph, Indiana, United States

      Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
      Ernest Mason Head M 40 Indiana
      Millua Mason Wife F 38 Indiana
      Gorden G Mason Son M 18 Indiana
      Edna M Mason Daughter F 13 Indiana
      William A Mason Son M 10 Washington
      Willard F Mason Son M 4 Montana
      Pansy E Mason Daughter F 1 Indiana

      District: 170 , Sheet Number and Letter: 2B , Household ID: 47 , Line Number: 59 , Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) , Affiliate Publication Number: T625 , GS Film number: 1820464 , Digital Folder Number: 004300661 , Image Number: 01051
      Gathered by Ted Smith

    8. [S1619] Newspapers.com (Reliability: 3), 27 Oct 2022.
      The Arcanum Times (Arcanum, Ohio), 26 Aug 1920, Page 1

      Marriage Licenses

      Gail Mason, 21, Greenville twp., and Evelyn Shaneyfelt, 18, Greenville twp.

      Transcribed by Ted Smith

    9. [S814] 1940 U.S. Census, 14 Apr 2015.
      1940 Census; enumerated 7 Jun 1940 at Box 736 Timber Lane in Northridge, Harrison Township, Montgomery, Ohio (Ted Smith Note: Today, this is 2726 Timber Lane.)
      SD No. 3; ED No. 57-1213; Sheet No. 25B; June 7, 1940
      Family No. 537; Same place in 1935
      Mason, Gordon G., Head, M, W, 38, M, Indiana, Finisher, Cement Work
      Mason, Minnie M., Wife, F, W, 39, M, Kentucky, ---
      Mason, Ernest R., Son, M, W, 6, S, Ohio, ---
      Mason, Carolyn L., Daughter, F, W, 4, S, Ohio, ---

      "United States Census, 1940," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KW2P-W9S : accessed 15 April 2015), Gordon G Mason, Harrison Township, Montgomery, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 57-12B, sheet 25B, family 537, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 3118.

    10. [S1619] Newspapers.com (Reliability: 3), 21 Apr 2022.
      Dayton Daily News (Dayton, Ohio), 14 Sep 1957, Page 9

      Mrs. Edna M. Sims

      Mrs. Edna M. Sims, 52, of 1920 DeWitt dr., died at 2 a. m. Saturday In Grandview hospital after a long illness. Born in Winchester, Ind., she had lived in Dayton 27 years and was a member of Messiah Lutheran church and Rebekah lodge in West Carrollton.

      Surviving are her husband. Elmer Jr.; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Mason or San Bernar-dino, Cal.; four daughters, Halsie and Sharon Sims and Mrs. Martha Bocock, all of Dayton, and Mrs. Betty Huffman of Indianapolis, Ind.; a son, James! of Carswell Air Force base, Ft. Worth, Tex.; two sisters, Mrs. Pansy Clendenin and Mrs. Laura A. Brown, both of San Bernardino, Cal.; three brothers, Felix W. Mason of Dayton, William A. of Springfield and Gordon G. of Blanchester, O., and seven grandchildren.

      Transcribed by Ted Smith

    11. [S1619] Newspapers.com (Reliability: 3), 22 Apr 2022.
      Palladium-Item (Richmond, Indiana), 25 Jun 1978, Page 4

      Mrs. Ethel Mason

      FARMLAND -- Mrs. Ethel Mason, 97, died about 5:30 a.m. Saturday at Crystals Country Home in Parker City.

      She was a Farmland area native. Her husband Ernest died in 1965.

      Survivors include two sons, Gordon, Blanchester, Ohio, and Felix, Lewisburg, Ohio; two daughters, Mrs. Harry Clendenin, Twenty-nine Palms. Calif., and Mrs. Howard Brown, Winchester; 20 grandchildren, several great-grandchildren and several great-great-grandchildren.

      Services for Mrs. Mason will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Thornburg Funeral Home west of here with the Rev. Burley Oren officiating. Burial will be in Cedar Cemetery south of here. Friends may call from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. today and before services Monday at the funeral home.

      Transcribed by Ted Smith

    12. [S1619] Newspapers.com (Reliability: 3), 18 Jul 2018.
      Wilmington News-Journal (Wilmington, Ohio), 31 Jul 1975, Thu, Page 2

      Robert Mason

      Robert E. Mason, 41, 5657 Leibold Dr., Dayton, formerly of Wilmington, died Wednesday in Grandview Hospital, Dayton. He was a full time fireman in Wilmington from 1956 to 1966. His wife, Virginia Mason, survives. A veteran of the Korean Conflict, he was a senior student at Wright State University. Surviving besides his wife are his father, Gordon Mason of Blanchester; two sons and a daughter, Nancy Lee, Gerald Dean and Timothy A. Mason, all at home, and a sister, Mrs. Louise Ross, of Batavia. Services will be Saturday at 10:30 a.m. in the Morton funeral home, 139 S. Dixie Dr., Vandalia. Burial will be in Forrest Hill Cemetery, Vandalia. Calling hours will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday.

      Transcribed by Ted Smith

    13. [S1619] Newspapers.com (Reliability: 3), 22 Apr 2022.
      The Springfield Daily News (Springfield, Ohio), 6 Jun 1976, Page 12

      WILLIAM A. MASON

      William A. Mason, 67, of 644 E. Southern av., died in his home at 9 a.m. Saturday following two years of failing health.

      He was born in Washington state, May 26, 1909, the son of Ernest and Ethel Mason, and had resided in Springfield for the past four years. He was a retired employe of Sears, Roebuck and Co. and had attended First Church of the Nazarene.

      Surviving are his wife, Catherine; a daughter, Mrs. Mary Chapman of Springfield; four grandchildren; his mother of Parker City, Ind.; two sisters, Mrs. Alice Brown of Winchester, Ind., and Mrs. Pansy Clendenin of California, and two brothers, Gale of Fayetteville, O., and Felix of Lewisburg, O.

      Services will be held at the Richards Memorial Home at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday. The Rev. Burdean Owens will officiate. Burial will be in Ferncliff Cemetery.

      Friends may call in the memorial home from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday.

      Transcribed by Ted Smith

    14. [S116] Social Security Death Index, http://www.familytreelegends.com; Last known residence: Brown County, Ohio (Reliability: 3).

    15. [S866] Ohio, Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007, (https://familysearch.org/), Death Place: , Clermont, Ohio, United States (Reliability: 3).

    16. [S1619] Newspapers.com (Reliability: 3), 19 Nov 2022.
      The Dayton Herald (Dayton, Ohio), 2 Feb 1931, Page 24

      MARRIAGE LICENSES

      Gordon Mason, 29, of 216 East Sixth street and Minnie Stanze (sic), 36, of 420 West First street.

      Transcribed by Ted Smith


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