Sixth Generation (Continued)
Family of Walter Mason (220) & Esther Barker

488. Esther Mason (Walter5, Moses4, Daniel3, John2, Hugh1). Born West Bethel, Maine, on 6 Jun 1794. Died Bethel, Maine, on 2 Dec 1862. Residence: Bethel, Maine. Data from Mason.

She married Eli Grover Jr., son of Eli Grover & Mehitable Austin, on 23 Nov 1815. Born Bethel, Maine, on 18 Jan 1792. Died Bethel, Maine, on 30 Sep 1843. Data from Mason.

They had the following children:
918 i.  Eli (1817-1854)
ii.  Esther T.. Born Bethel, Maine, on 29 Aug 1819. Residence: Portland, Maine. Have no further data on this family. Data from Mason.
She married Richard Eastman Twitchell, son of Ezra Twitchell Jr. & Betsey Coffin. Born Bethel, Maine, on 10 Feb 1819. Data from Mason.
iii.  Eppelena Thirza. Born Bethel, Maine, on 29 May 1826. Have no further data on this family. Data from Mason.
She married Samuel M. Berriam. Data from Mason.
iv.  Malvina. Born Bethel, Maine. Died young. Data from Mason.
v.  Eliza. Born Bethel, Maine. Died young. Data from Mason.
vi.  Walter Mason. Born Bethel, Maine. Died young. Data from Mason.

489. Elmira Mason (Walter5, Moses4, Daniel3, John2, Hugh1). Born West Bethel, Maine, on 12 Jun 1798. Died on 19 Aug 1880. Residence: Bethel, Maine. Data from Mason.

She married Peter Grover, son of Eli Grover & Mehitable Austin. Born on 30 Jul 1795. Died in 1874. Data from Mason.

They had the following children:
i.  ----. Born Bethel, Maine, on 8 Jun 1820. Died on 2 Jul 1820. Data from Mason.
ii.  Leonard O.. Born Bethel, Maine, on 19 May 1821. Died on 15 Aug 1823. Data from Mason.
iii.  Abigail. Born Bethel, Maine, on 14 Jun 1823. Died Bethel, Maine, on 12 Jan 1899. Unmarried. Data from Mason.
iv.  Leonard O.. Born Bethel, Maine, on 23 Aug 1825. Data from Mason.
v.  Elmira E.. Born Bethel, Maine, on 10 Jul 1827. Data from Mason.
vi.  Thirza Mason. Born Bethel, Maine, on 23 Nov 1829. Died on 14 Feb 1861. Unmarried. Data from Mason.
Died of dephtheria.
vii.  Mehitable Austion. Born Bethel, Maine, on 23 Dec 1831. Data from Mason.
Died of diphtheria.
viii.  Peter O.. Born Bethel, Maine, on 23 Feb 1836. Died on 1 Mar 1861. Data from Mason.
Died of diphtheria.
ix.  Catherine Ardelia (Twin). Born Bethel, Maine, on 3 Mar 1839. Died Bethel, Maine, on 17 Oct 1920. Residence: Bethel, Maine. Data from Mason.
x.  Catherline Ardelia (Twin). Born Bethel, Maine, on 3 Mar 1839. Died Bethel, Maine, on 10 Nov 1921. Residence: Bethel, Maine. Data from Mason.
They [Catherine and Catherline] kept "Old Maid's Hall" and were noted for their cats.

490. Lawson Mason (Walter5, Moses4, Daniel3, John2, Hugh1). Born West Bethel, Maine, on 29 Jul 1802. Died Albany, Maine, on 4 Sep 1892. Residence: Bethel, Maine. Data from Mason.

Lawson Mason was a farmer and blacksmith. In 1825 he held one of the minor town offices.

He married Anna Bean, daughter of Ebenezer Bean & Eunice Kendall, on 31 May 1826 in Gilead, Maine. Born Bethel, Maine, on 30 Oct 1806. Died Albany, Maine, on 23 Jan 1855. Data from Mason.

They had the following children:
919 i.  William (1828-1899)
ii.  Thirza Maria. Born Bethel, Maine, on 15 Jul 1829. Died Albany, Maine, on 30 Sep 1906. Unmarried. Data from Mason.
iii.  Wallis. Born Bethel, Maine, on 25 Oct 1831. Died Bethel, Maine, on 6 Dec 1831. Data from Mason.
iv.  Anna Eliza. Born Bethel, Maine, on 7 Nov 1832. Buried Woodlawn Cemetery, Bethel, Maine. Data from Mason. No children.
She married Albert D. Coffin, in Londonderry, N. H. Buried Woodlawn Cemetery, Bethel, Maine. Data from Mason.

Albert D. Coffin kept the old covered toll bridge at Bethel.
920 v.  Cyreana Araliza (1835-)
921 vi.  Elizabeth Eunice (1837-1894)
922 vii.  Wallace (1839-1917)
viii.  Walter. Born Bethel, Maine, on 30 Dec 1843. Died Bethel, Maine, on 15 Mar 1844. Data from Mason.
ix.  Lidania Amanda. Born Bethel, Maine, on 12 Jan 1846. Died Bethel, Maine, on 9 Jul 1851. Data from Mason.

491. Walter Barker Mason (Walter5, Moses4, Daniel3, John2, Hugh1). Born West Bethel, Maine, on 31 Aug 1804. Died West Bethel, Maine, on 28 Oct 1875. Residence: West Bethel, Maine. Data from Mason.

Walter B. Mason was highway surveyor, school agent, 1834 and selectman for many years.

He married Charlotte Kimball, daughter of Jacob Kimball & Emma Stone, in West Bethel, Maine. Born Bridgton, Maine, on 4 Mar 1803. Died Bethel, Maine, on 13 Apr 1893. Data from Mason.

They had the following children:
i.  Lucinda Barker. Born West Bethel, Maine, on 14 Oct 1837. Data from Mason. No children.
She first married James Henry Watson, son of Daniel Watson Jr. (27 Oct 1797-17 Jun 1851) & Lydia Knapp Clark (487) (25 Jun 1798-5 Oct 1883), in 1864 in West Bethel, Maine. Born Norway, Maine, on 21 Feb 1832. Baptized Mason, Maine, on 9 Jun 1871. Data from Mason.
She second married Amos Kimball Scribner, son of John Philip Scribner & Betsey Cross. Born West Bethel, Maine, on 13 May 1840. Died Gorham, N. H., on 15 Apr 1918. Data from Mason.
923 ii.  Susanna Kimball (1840-1892)

492. Rachel Mason (Walter5, Moses4, Daniel3, John2, Hugh1). Born West Bethel, Maine, on 3 Aug 1806. Died on 10 Oct 1881. Residence: West Bethel, Maine. Data from Mason.

She married Andrew Grover, son of Eli Grover & Mehitable Austin, on 28 Dec 1830. Born Bethel, Maine, on 25 Sep 1805. Died Bethel, Maine, on 20 Mar 1863. Data from Mason.

They had the following children:
i.  Frederick Orville. Born West Bethel, Maine, on 14 Nov 1831. Died Bethel, Maine, on 18 Jun 1852. Unmarried. Data from Mason.
924 ii.  Nahum Wesley (1835-1925)
iii.  Harlan Page. Born West Bethel, Maine, on 15 Dec 1836. Died on 24 Dec 1861. Data from Mason.
925 iv.  Edward Payson (1839-1925)

493. John Barker Mason (Walter5, Moses4, Daniel3, John2, Hugh1). Born West Bethel, Maine, on 18 Sep 1809. Died West Bethel, Maine, on 26 Aug 1867. Residence: West Bethel, Maine. Data from Mason.

John B. Mason was highway surveyor, 1831, selectman, 1836, 1837, 1851, 1852, later, justice of the peace.

He first married Sophronia Cross, daughter of Samuel Cross & Betsey, on 6 Nov 1834 in Greenwood, Maine. Born Bethel, Maine. Died West Bethel, Maine, on 25 Oct 1842. Data from Mason.

They had the following children:
926 i.  Albion Perham (1835-)
927 ii.  Mary Cross (1836-1919)
iii.  Rachel Esther. Born West Bethel, Maine, on 6 May 1838. Died North Andover, Mass., on 2 Apr 1917. Unmarried. Data from Mason.
928 iv.  Sarah Elizabeth (1840-1930)

He second married Naomi Grover Wheeler, daughter of Benjamin Wheeler & Betsey Seavy, on 28 Nov 1843 in Bethel, Maine. Born Bethel, Maine, on 5 Jul 1824. Died Bethel, Maine, on 15 Feb 1845. Data from Mason.

They had one child:
i.  John Barker. Born West Bethel, Maine, on 1 Feb 1845. Died Kingsbury, Calif., on 10 Jan 1927. Residence: October 1932, Hollywood, Calif. Data from Mason. No children.
He married Katherine Ann Teague, daughter of Bernard Teague & Mary Livingston, on 5 May 1902 in Seattle, Wash. Born Shullsburg, Lafayette Co., Wisc., on 10 Jan 1853. Died living October 1932. Data from Mason.

He third married Lydia (Coffin) Eastman, daughter of James (Coffin) Eastman & Polly, on 4 Jul 1849 in Waterford, Maine. Born Lovell, Maine, on 16 Dec 1815. Died Lawrence, Mass., on 23 Oct 1874. Data from Mason.

They had the following children:
929 i.  Emma Sophronia (1852->1932)
ii.  Fannie Naomi. Born West Bethel, Maine, on 22 May 1854. Died Lawrence, Mass., on 9 Dec 1931. Data from Mason. No children.
She married George Frederick Reed, son of David Reed & Sarah Butters, on 23 Sep 1873 in Lawrence, Mass. Born Lawrence, Mass., on 20 Oct 1850. Died Lawrence, Mass., on 27 Aug 1924. Data from Mason.
iii.  Arthur Walter. Born West Bethel, Maine, on 17 Aug 1857. Died North Andover, Mass., on 10 Feb 1921. Residence: November 1932, North Andover, Mass. Data from Mason. No children.
He married Lillian Francetta Kneeland, daughter of William Ruel Kneeland & Marilla Sanderson, on 5 May 1891 in Lovell, Maine. Born Sweden, Maine, on 25 Feb 1869. Data from Mason.
iv.  Lillie Thirza. Born West Bethel, Maine, on 8 Oct 1860. Died Lawrence, Mass., on 15 Jan 1915. Unmarried. Data from Mason.

494. Rev. Javan Knapp Mason D.D. (Walter5, Moses4, Daniel3, John2, Hugh1). Born West Bethel, Maine, on 10 Sep 1817. Died Herndon, Va., on 18 Aug 1900. Data from Mason.

Javan K. Mason prepared for college at Gould's Academy and graduated from Bowdoin College, A.B. 1845, Bangor Theological Seminary, 1848 D.D., and 1875 A.M. He was pastor of the Congregational Church at Fryeburg, Maine, 1877 to 1886, and long pastor of the church at Hampden, Maine, and later at Thomaston, Maine, where he served as chaplain of the State Prison. While in that capacity he became much interested in the movement for ameliorating the condition of convicts and for devising means for their mental and moral improvement. In 1872 he was a delegate from Maine to the World's Convention in London, England, which had these special objects in charge. At the Bethel, Maine, centennial celebration in 1874 he responded to the toast of "Our Pioneer Fathers." He was a man of great ability and a faithful worker in his Master's Vineyard. From Maine he moved to Virginia.

SML Comment: Portrait in book, facing page 190.


He married Susanna Rice Twitchell, daughter of Thaddeus Twitchell & Sukey Barker, on 7 Mar 1849 in Bethel, Maine. Born Bethel, Maine, on 30 May 1824. Died Boston, Mass., on 18 Oct 1906. Data from Mason.

They had the following children:
i.  Frances. Born Hampden, Maine, on 10 Oct 1851. Died Bethel, Maine, on 18 Sep 1854. Data from Mason.
930 ii.  Herbert Barker (1855-1922)
iii.  Anna Crosby. Born Hampden, Maine, on 4 Aug 1857. Residence: March 1933, Washington, D. C. Unmarried. Data from Mason.
Miss Mason was educated in the public schools of Thomaston, Maine, Hallowell Classical Academy and under private tutors in Boston, Mass. From 1876 to 1900 she taught in high schools or academies in Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts and New York; 1900 to 1902, clerk in the Census Bureau, Washington, D. C.; 1903 to 1908, clerk in Pension Agency, Boston, Mass.; 1908 to 1914, clerk in Pension Bureau, Washington; 1914 to 1931, clerk in Federal Children's Bureau, also Washington, and is now retired. She is a lover of music and a contributor to the Washington Symphony Orchestra.
931 iv.  Clara (1863-)
v.  Elizabeth Browning. Born Thomaston, Maine, on 7 Jan 1868. Residence: March 1933, Gainesville, Ga. Data from Mason.
Miss Mason attended as a preparatory school, Fryeburg (Maine) Academy and graduated Wellesley College, 1900. She has always been engaged in educational work and has held positions successively in the Mason-Kennedy School, Annapolis, Md., Maryland College for Girls, Lutherville, Md., Washington (D. C.) Seminary, Monticello Seminary, Godfrey, Ill., and now (March 1933) is in Brenau College, Gainesville, Ga.

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