Thomas R. MASON

1818 - 1875  (56 years)

• Name	Thomas R. MASON
  Birth	25 Oct 1818	Virginia   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	2 Oct 1875	Arkansas   [3, 4]
  	Thomas died in Arkansas on 2 October 1875. He was 56 years old.
  Burial	Possum Grape, Jackson Co, AR   [5]
  	His remains were interred at Oakland Cemetery in Possum Grape, Arkansas.
  Person ID	I51795	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Family	Eliza James NEWSOM,   b. 6 Dec 1820, Sussex Co, VA d. 29 Sep 1875, Jackson Co, AR (Age 54 years)
  Marriage	22 Dec 1840	Sussex County, VA   [6]
  	The couple was married in Sussex County, Virginia by Elder J. C. Bailey on 22 December 1840.
  Children	1. William David MASON,   b. 10 Sep 1842, Haywood Co, TN d. 25 Feb 1910, Jackson Co, AR (Age 67 years)   2. Sarah Elizabeth MASON,   b. 24 Feb 1847, Haywood Co, TN d. 26 Nov 1913, Jackson Co, AR (Age 66 years)   3. Thomas R. MASON, Jr.,   b. 4 Jul 1849, Haywood Co, TN d. 20 May 1893 (Age 43 years)   4. Henrietta H. MASON,   b. c.1851, Tennessee d. 30 Jun 1908, Jackson Co, AR   5. Martha MASON,   b. c. 1858, Arkansas   6. Lula A. F. MASON,   b. 14 Feb 1865, Arkansas
  Family ID	F2858	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S3487] 1860 US Census / Mason, T R. [S4046] Anderson, "Thomas R. Mason family birth dates", e-mail to Beth Uiterwyk, 16 September 1998. [S2084] Find A Grave, online (http://www.findagrave.com). T.R. Mason gravestone inscription, Oakland Cemetery, Possum Grape, AR; downloaded 22 March 2014. [S3991] Harris, "Thomas R. Mason - Eliza James Newsom descendants' information". [S2084] Find A Grave, online (http://www.findagrave.com). T.R. Mason interment, Oakland Cemetery, Possum Grape, AR; downloaded 22 March 2014. [S3992] Thomas R. Mason - E. J. Newsom wedding announcement, The Religious Herald, (Richmond, VA) 21 January 1841.