Mason Family History, Genealogy & Ancestry

The Mason Family

15,734 Mason records from public death, burial and census records and the old county histories, in all 12 Midwestern states we cover. Every name is a real person in the public record, and we follow set rules to leave living people out (how).

15,734Records in our database

1805Earliest birth

4Documented families

4Biographies

See the Mason family trees →777 Mason families pieced together from public birth and death records, county histories and old newspapers

At a glance

15,734 Mason records in our database

From public death, burial and census records across 12 Midwestern states. We follow set rules to leave living people out (how). Tap a state or a decade to narrow the list of ancestors below.

Where

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When they were born

Most records: Missouri (3,276 of 15,734)
Most common birth decade: the 1910s
Earliest birth in the database: Roswell B. Mason, born 1805, Illinois

Most common first names

James398 Robert380 William372 John368 Mary352 Charles288 George199 Richard142 Thomas139 Ruth134 Helen132 Donald127

Documented families

Mason families we have traced

Written from county histories and public records, every fact cited. We follow set rules to leave living people out (how).

Family histories, generation by generation (1)

The Mason family of Ray CountyMissouriStarts: John Mason (b. 1814)Most recent: Oscar Mason (b. 1852)

Family records from county histories (3)

Charles F. MasonScott County, IowaStarts: John L. Mason & Maria M. ColemanMost recent: Elizabeth R. Mason Samuel MasonScott County, IowaStarts: Samuel Mason, from EnglandMost recent: John L. Mason John L. Mason b. 1844Scott County, IowaStarts: Samuel Mason & Elizabeth Sweet, from Bowmanville, Ontario, CanadaMost recent: Wellesly R. Mason, Charles F. Mason, Webster L. Mason

The earliest Masons in the county histories

Andrew MasonBorn 1801, Fayette countyAshland County, Ohio Luther MasonBorn 1808, Montgomery CountyJackson County, Missouri Stephen T. MasonBorn 1812Child of Gen. John T. MasonHuron County, Michigan T. MasonBorn 1812Huron County, Michigan John MasonBorn 1814, Lincoln countyRay County, Missouri Thomas J. MasonBorn 1820Pettis County, Missouri

Family trees from the public record

777 Mason families: parents, brothers and sistersFrom state birth and death indexes, county histories and old newspapers, most recent deaths first

In old newspapers

55 Mason death notices, 1837 to 1925Obituaries and funeral notices from Midwest papers scanned by the Library of Congress, with the original pages

In the county history family index

59 Mason people in 44 countiesBirth years, birthplaces, parents and spouses, from the old county histories

Biographies from the county histories (4)

John MasonBorn 1814 · Ray County, Missouri Jonathan MasonBorn 1826 · Clark County, Ohio S. O. MasonBorn 1835 · Ray County, Missouri Oscar MasonBorn 1852 · Ray County, Missouri

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Common questions

Mason genealogy: FAQ

Where were Mason ancestors recorded?

Our database holds 15,734 Mason records from all 12 Midwestern states. The most are in Missouri (3,276), then Ohio (2,970) and Illinois (2,147).

How far back does the Mason family tree go?

The earliest Mason birth in our database is 1805: Roswell B. Mason, Illinois. We have pieced together 777 Mason family trees from public birth and death records.

Are living Mason family members listed here?

Not knowingly. We follow set rules to leave living people out of our public pages. If you find a living relative listed here, email us and we will take the record down.

Is this my Mason family?

Maybe. Many people share a name, so treat any match as a possible match until the dates and places line up with what you know about your family. Every person here links to their own page with the details, and we can trace your line for you.