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Hiram Francis Mason

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Hiram Francis Mason

Birth
Macon Township, Bureau County, Illinois, USA
Death
25 Aug 1874 (aged 28–29)
Longmont, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
Burial
Longmont, Boulder County, Colorado, USA Add to Map
Plot
Block 6, Lot 6
Memorial ID
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Hiram Mason was born about Dec. 29, 1845 (calculated from age at death: 29 years, 8 months, 27 days). His wife, Almira, married William Maudlin after Hiram's death (on Nov. 16, 1875 in Boulder, CO). According to the 1870 Federal Census of Stark County, Illinois, both Hiram and Almira were born in Illinois.

The Henry Republican, March 4 1875: Mineral news. (Courtesy of Pat)
"We learn from an aunt of H. Mason that he died sometime in November, a short time after his arrival in Colorado.
Hiram Mason, the husband of Almyrus Snider, that was, died in Colorado in November. He had been sick nearly all the time since their marriage some six years ago and has spent his own and his wife's means in quest of health. Mrs. Mason remains in Colorado and is engaged in teaching there we understand."

The inscription on the headstone says:

Tho' lost to sight
to memory dear
Hiram F. Mason
Died: Aug. 25, 1874
Aged 29 yrs. 8 mo & 27 d

The inscription on the footstone says:

He was - but words are wanting to say what,
Think what a husband should be, he was that
Hiram Mason was born about Dec. 29, 1845 (calculated from age at death: 29 years, 8 months, 27 days). His wife, Almira, married William Maudlin after Hiram's death (on Nov. 16, 1875 in Boulder, CO). According to the 1870 Federal Census of Stark County, Illinois, both Hiram and Almira were born in Illinois.

The Henry Republican, March 4 1875: Mineral news. (Courtesy of Pat)
"We learn from an aunt of H. Mason that he died sometime in November, a short time after his arrival in Colorado.
Hiram Mason, the husband of Almyrus Snider, that was, died in Colorado in November. He had been sick nearly all the time since their marriage some six years ago and has spent his own and his wife's means in quest of health. Mrs. Mason remains in Colorado and is engaged in teaching there we understand."

The inscription on the headstone says:

Tho' lost to sight
to memory dear
Hiram F. Mason
Died: Aug. 25, 1874
Aged 29 yrs. 8 mo & 27 d

The inscription on the footstone says:

He was - but words are wanting to say what,
Think what a husband should be, he was that


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