It is believed that William A. Mastin (1806-1846) d. Greenbrier County, West Virginia and Agnes T. Price (1802-1840) d. Greenbrier County, West Virginia were the parents of John A. Mastin. They are both buried in the Calwell Family Cemetery, White Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier, West Virginia. MARRIAGE: Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940 - Name: Agnes T. Price - Birth Date: 1802 - Marriage Date: 24 Oct 1823 - Marriage Place: Botetourt Co., Virginia - SPOUSE: William Mastin - Witness: Stephen Holstein, husband of Margaret Price, sister of Agnes. Further research is needed to verify this information on his birth parents.
West Virginia, U.S., Marriages Index, 1785-1971
Name: John J. Mastin - Gender: Male
Spouse's Name: Mary Jane Surber - Spouse Gender: Female
Marriage Date: 31 Jan 1850 - Marriage Place: Greenbrier County, West Virginia
Virginia, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1740-1850
Name: John J. Mastin - Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 31 Jan 1850 - Marriage Place: Greenbrier County, Virginia, USA
Spouse: Mary Jane Surber
1850 U.S. Federal Census - District 18, Greenbrier County, Virginia, USA
Household:
John Mastin (20) - Occupation: Farmer
Mary J Mastin (18) - Wife
Virginia Mastin (18) - Sister of John Mastin
BIRTH OF SON: JOHN THOMAS MASTIN
West Virginia, U.S., Births Index, 1804-1938
Name: Mastin - Gender: Male - Race: White - Birth Date: 18 Nov 1855 - Birthplace: Greenbrier County, West Virginia - Father: Jno A Mastin - Mother: Mary Jane.
BIRTH OF DAUGHTER: NANCY "Nannie" MASTIN
Name: Nancy Mastin - Gender: Female - Race: White - Birth Date: Jan 1859 - Birthplace: Greenbrier County, West Virginia - Father: Jno A Mastin - Mother: Mary.
1860 U.S. Federal Census - Greenbrier County, Virginia, USA
Post Office: Lewisburg
Household:
John A Mastin (30) - Occupation: Farmer - Real Estate Value: 1200 - Personal Estate Value: 335
Mary Mastin (29) - Wife
William Mastin (9) - Son
Ella Mastin (7) - Daughter
John Mastin (5) - Son
Virginia Mastin(29) - Sister of John Mastin
Nannie Mastin (1) - Daughter of John and Mary Mastin
Elizabeth Mastin (89) - Unknown Relationship
Greenbrier Independent (Lewisburg, Virginia) 8 Oct 1920, Fri. Page 1
"Excerpt from article: "During the war of 1861-5, he was a Confederate Soldier--belonging to Co. B of the 22nd Va. Regiment, and was known to his comrades as being one of the best and bravest soldiers in that regiment of gallant men and fighters, and for many years it was his want to join his old comrades in their annual reunions--usually going with those from this county. The last of these being at Louisville, Ky."
U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865
Name: John A. Maston - Enlistment Age: 35 - Birth Date: Abt 1827 - Enlistment Date: 12 Jul 1862 - Enlistment Place: Camp McCausland, West Virginia - Enlistment Rank: Private - Muster Date: 12 Jul 1862 - Muster Place: West Virginia - Muster Company: B - Muster Regiment: 22nd Infantry - Muster Regiment Type: Infantry - Muster Information: Enlisted - Side of War?: Confederacy - Survived War?: Yes - Complexion: Fair - Eye Color: Hazel - Hair Color: Gray - Height: 5 ft. 6 inches - Residence Place: Greenbrier County, West Virginia - Notes: Deserted, Date Unknown; 1865-03-28 Oath Allegiance, (Charleston, WV) - Title: The Virginia Regimental Histories Series.
U.S., Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865
Name: John A. Mastin - Side: Confederate - Regiment State/Origin: Virginia - Regiment: 22nd Regiment, Virginia Infantry (1st Kanawha Regiment) - Company: B - Rank In: Private - Rank Out: Private - Alternate Name: John A./Maston.
BIRTH OF DAUGHTER: IDA MASTON
Name: Ida Maston - Gender: Female - Birth Date: 3 Dec 1873 - Birth Place: Nicholas County, West Virginia - Birth County: Nicholas - Father: John A Maston - Mother: Mary J.
1880 U.S. Federal Census - Kentucky District, Nicholas County, West Virginia, USA
Household:
John A. Mastin (51) - Occupation: Farmer
Mary J. Mastin (49) - Wife
William A. Mastin (29) - Son
Anie [Nancy/Nannie] A. Mastin (20) - Daughter
George B. Mastin (15) - Son
Salena (Lena) R. Mastin (10) - Daughter
Ida A. Mastin (6) - Daughter
The Daily Register (Wheeling, West Virginia) 26 Sep 1887, Mon. Page 4
"John Mastin, who lives in Nicholas, owns a prairie dog, which during the dry weather, dug in the ground until he came to water. The gentleman lives on a mountain and it is supposed the dog went down a hundred feet or more."
Greenbrier Independent (Lewisburg, West Virginia) 5 Dec 1919, Fri. Page 2
"LAST WEEK THIRTY-TWO YEARS AGO - Condensed From the Issue of November 24th, 1887 - "... John Mastin, father of W. A. Mastin, left on the 23rd to visit kin and friends in Missouri. .."
1910 U.S. Federal Census - Warrensburg Ward 3, Johnson County, Missouri, USA
Residence: 112 Clark Avenue - Home Owned or Rented: Rent - Farm or House: House
Household:
John A. Mastin (80) - Marital Status: Widowed - Occupation: Own Income
Lena Mastin (40) - Daughter
Verne Short (18) - Granddaughter, daughter of Ida A. Mastin
Greenbrier Independent (Lewisburg, West Virginia) 8 Oct 1920, Fri. Page 1
"DIES IN OKLAHOMA
Mr. W. A. Mastin, of White Sulphur Springs, received a message Wednesday night of last week, from his sister, Mrs. Nannie Circle, at Alva, Oklahoma, announcing the death of their father, Mr. John A. Mastin.
Mr. Mastin was born and reared at White Sulphur Springs, and was married to Miss Mary J. Surber, there in the year 1850. To this union four children were born--W. A. Mastin, White Sulphur; J. T. Mastin, and Miss Lena R. Mastin, Stotesbury, Mo.; and Mrs. Nannie Circle, of Oklahoma.
During the war of 1861-5 (See above) .."
The Kiowa News-Review and The Kiowa Record (Kiowa, Kansas) Fri. Oct. 8, 1920 Page 8
"JOHN MASTIN DEAD
John Mastin, who formerly resided northwest, of Hazelton died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Andrew Circle at Alva, Oklahoma, Wednesday, September 29th, of cancer of the bowels.
He has been in failing health and a great suffer for several years.
He was born in West Virginia, November 23, 1829 and died at Alva, September 29, 1920, aged 90 years 11 months and 6 days.
He is survived by two sons, Thomas Mastin, of Missouri, and William Mastin, of West Virginia, and two daughters, Miss Lena Mastin, of Missouri and Mrs. Anna Circle of Alva, Okla. besides a host of friends.
Funeral services were conducted at Alva, Thursday, September 30th and the remains laid to rest in the Alva Cemetery.
Mrs. John McGee, of Kiowa attended the funeral."
Children of John A. Mastin and Mary Jane Surber:
1. William Anderson (W. A.) Mastin (1850-1936) m. Melcena S Jones 21 Dec 1881, Greenbrier County, West Virginia, USA
2. Ella Virginia Mastin (1853-Unknown)
3. John Thomas Mastin (1855-1923) m. Cynthia Alice Hinkle 5 Oct 1878, Summerville, Nicholas, West Virginia, USA
4. Nancy "Nannie/Nina"Agnes Mastin Circle (1859-1948) m. Andrew Lewis Circle 8 Mar 1882, Nicholas County, West Virginia, USA
5. George B. Mastin (1865-Unknown)
6. Salena "Lena" R. Mastin (1869-1928) - Never Married
7. Ida A. Mastin Short (1873-1893) - Marriage Information Unknown - One child: Verne Short m. William A. Anderson, 7 Apr 1914, Warrensburg, Johnson, Missouri, USA
West Virginia, U.S., Marriages Index, 1785-1971
Name: John J. Mastin - Gender: Male
Spouse's Name: Mary Jane Surber - Spouse Gender: Female
Marriage Date: 31 Jan 1850 - Marriage Place: Greenbrier County, West Virginia
Virginia, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1740-1850
Name: John J. Mastin - Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 31 Jan 1850 - Marriage Place: Greenbrier County, Virginia, USA
Spouse: Mary Jane Surber
1850 U.S. Federal Census - District 18, Greenbrier County, Virginia, USA
Household:
John Mastin (20) - Occupation: Farmer
Mary J Mastin (18) - Wife
Virginia Mastin (18) - Sister of John Mastin
BIRTH OF SON: JOHN THOMAS MASTIN
West Virginia, U.S., Births Index, 1804-1938
Name: Mastin - Gender: Male - Race: White - Birth Date: 18 Nov 1855 - Birthplace: Greenbrier County, West Virginia - Father: Jno A Mastin - Mother: Mary Jane.
BIRTH OF DAUGHTER: NANCY "Nannie" MASTIN
Name: Nancy Mastin - Gender: Female - Race: White - Birth Date: Jan 1859 - Birthplace: Greenbrier County, West Virginia - Father: Jno A Mastin - Mother: Mary.
1860 U.S. Federal Census - Greenbrier County, Virginia, USA
Post Office: Lewisburg
Household:
John A Mastin (30) - Occupation: Farmer - Real Estate Value: 1200 - Personal Estate Value: 335
Mary Mastin (29) - Wife
William Mastin (9) - Son
Ella Mastin (7) - Daughter
John Mastin (5) - Son
Virginia Mastin(29) - Sister of John Mastin
Nannie Mastin (1) - Daughter of John and Mary Mastin
Elizabeth Mastin (89) - Unknown Relationship
Greenbrier Independent (Lewisburg, Virginia) 8 Oct 1920, Fri. Page 1
"Excerpt from article: "During the war of 1861-5, he was a Confederate Soldier--belonging to Co. B of the 22nd Va. Regiment, and was known to his comrades as being one of the best and bravest soldiers in that regiment of gallant men and fighters, and for many years it was his want to join his old comrades in their annual reunions--usually going with those from this county. The last of these being at Louisville, Ky."
U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865
Name: John A. Maston - Enlistment Age: 35 - Birth Date: Abt 1827 - Enlistment Date: 12 Jul 1862 - Enlistment Place: Camp McCausland, West Virginia - Enlistment Rank: Private - Muster Date: 12 Jul 1862 - Muster Place: West Virginia - Muster Company: B - Muster Regiment: 22nd Infantry - Muster Regiment Type: Infantry - Muster Information: Enlisted - Side of War?: Confederacy - Survived War?: Yes - Complexion: Fair - Eye Color: Hazel - Hair Color: Gray - Height: 5 ft. 6 inches - Residence Place: Greenbrier County, West Virginia - Notes: Deserted, Date Unknown; 1865-03-28 Oath Allegiance, (Charleston, WV) - Title: The Virginia Regimental Histories Series.
U.S., Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865
Name: John A. Mastin - Side: Confederate - Regiment State/Origin: Virginia - Regiment: 22nd Regiment, Virginia Infantry (1st Kanawha Regiment) - Company: B - Rank In: Private - Rank Out: Private - Alternate Name: John A./Maston.
BIRTH OF DAUGHTER: IDA MASTON
Name: Ida Maston - Gender: Female - Birth Date: 3 Dec 1873 - Birth Place: Nicholas County, West Virginia - Birth County: Nicholas - Father: John A Maston - Mother: Mary J.
1880 U.S. Federal Census - Kentucky District, Nicholas County, West Virginia, USA
Household:
John A. Mastin (51) - Occupation: Farmer
Mary J. Mastin (49) - Wife
William A. Mastin (29) - Son
Anie [Nancy/Nannie] A. Mastin (20) - Daughter
George B. Mastin (15) - Son
Salena (Lena) R. Mastin (10) - Daughter
Ida A. Mastin (6) - Daughter
The Daily Register (Wheeling, West Virginia) 26 Sep 1887, Mon. Page 4
"John Mastin, who lives in Nicholas, owns a prairie dog, which during the dry weather, dug in the ground until he came to water. The gentleman lives on a mountain and it is supposed the dog went down a hundred feet or more."
Greenbrier Independent (Lewisburg, West Virginia) 5 Dec 1919, Fri. Page 2
"LAST WEEK THIRTY-TWO YEARS AGO - Condensed From the Issue of November 24th, 1887 - "... John Mastin, father of W. A. Mastin, left on the 23rd to visit kin and friends in Missouri. .."
1910 U.S. Federal Census - Warrensburg Ward 3, Johnson County, Missouri, USA
Residence: 112 Clark Avenue - Home Owned or Rented: Rent - Farm or House: House
Household:
John A. Mastin (80) - Marital Status: Widowed - Occupation: Own Income
Lena Mastin (40) - Daughter
Verne Short (18) - Granddaughter, daughter of Ida A. Mastin
Greenbrier Independent (Lewisburg, West Virginia) 8 Oct 1920, Fri. Page 1
"DIES IN OKLAHOMA
Mr. W. A. Mastin, of White Sulphur Springs, received a message Wednesday night of last week, from his sister, Mrs. Nannie Circle, at Alva, Oklahoma, announcing the death of their father, Mr. John A. Mastin.
Mr. Mastin was born and reared at White Sulphur Springs, and was married to Miss Mary J. Surber, there in the year 1850. To this union four children were born--W. A. Mastin, White Sulphur; J. T. Mastin, and Miss Lena R. Mastin, Stotesbury, Mo.; and Mrs. Nannie Circle, of Oklahoma.
During the war of 1861-5 (See above) .."
The Kiowa News-Review and The Kiowa Record (Kiowa, Kansas) Fri. Oct. 8, 1920 Page 8
"JOHN MASTIN DEAD
John Mastin, who formerly resided northwest, of Hazelton died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Andrew Circle at Alva, Oklahoma, Wednesday, September 29th, of cancer of the bowels.
He has been in failing health and a great suffer for several years.
He was born in West Virginia, November 23, 1829 and died at Alva, September 29, 1920, aged 90 years 11 months and 6 days.
He is survived by two sons, Thomas Mastin, of Missouri, and William Mastin, of West Virginia, and two daughters, Miss Lena Mastin, of Missouri and Mrs. Anna Circle of Alva, Okla. besides a host of friends.
Funeral services were conducted at Alva, Thursday, September 30th and the remains laid to rest in the Alva Cemetery.
Mrs. John McGee, of Kiowa attended the funeral."
Children of John A. Mastin and Mary Jane Surber:
1. William Anderson (W. A.) Mastin (1850-1936) m. Melcena S Jones 21 Dec 1881, Greenbrier County, West Virginia, USA
2. Ella Virginia Mastin (1853-Unknown)
3. John Thomas Mastin (1855-1923) m. Cynthia Alice Hinkle 5 Oct 1878, Summerville, Nicholas, West Virginia, USA
4. Nancy "Nannie/Nina"Agnes Mastin Circle (1859-1948) m. Andrew Lewis Circle 8 Mar 1882, Nicholas County, West Virginia, USA
5. George B. Mastin (1865-Unknown)
6. Salena "Lena" R. Mastin (1869-1928) - Never Married
7. Ida A. Mastin Short (1873-1893) - Marriage Information Unknown - One child: Verne Short m. William A. Anderson, 7 Apr 1914, Warrensburg, Johnson, Missouri, USA
It is believed that William A. Mastin (1806-1846) d. Greenbrier County, West Virginia and Agnes T. Price (1802-1840) d. Greenbrier County, West Virginia were the parents of John A. Mastin. They are both buried in the Calwell Family Cemetery, White Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier, West Virginia. MARRIAGE: Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940 - Name: Agnes T. Price - Birth Date: 1802 - Marriage Date: 24 Oct 1823 - Marriage Place: Botetourt Co., Virginia - SPOUSE: William Mastin - Witness: Stephen Holstein, husband of Margaret Price, sister of Agnes. Further research is needed to verify this information on his birth parents.
West Virginia, U.S., Marriages Index, 1785-1971
Name: John J. Mastin - Gender: Male
Spouse's Name: Mary Jane Surber - Spouse Gender: Female
Marriage Date: 31 Jan 1850 - Marriage Place: Greenbrier County, West Virginia
Virginia, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1740-1850
Name: John J. Mastin - Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 31 Jan 1850 - Marriage Place: Greenbrier County, Virginia, USA
Spouse: Mary Jane Surber
1850 U.S. Federal Census - District 18, Greenbrier County, Virginia, USA
Household:
John Mastin (20) - Occupation: Farmer
Mary J Mastin (18) - Wife
Virginia Mastin (18) - Sister of John Mastin
BIRTH OF SON: JOHN THOMAS MASTIN
West Virginia, U.S., Births Index, 1804-1938
Name: Mastin - Gender: Male - Race: White - Birth Date: 18 Nov 1855 - Birthplace: Greenbrier County, West Virginia - Father: Jno A Mastin - Mother: Mary Jane.
BIRTH OF DAUGHTER: NANCY "Nannie" MASTIN
Name: Nancy Mastin - Gender: Female - Race: White - Birth Date: Jan 1859 - Birthplace: Greenbrier County, West Virginia - Father: Jno A Mastin - Mother: Mary.
1860 U.S. Federal Census - Greenbrier County, Virginia, USA
Post Office: Lewisburg
Household:
John A Mastin (30) - Occupation: Farmer - Real Estate Value: 1200 - Personal Estate Value: 335
Mary Mastin (29) - Wife
William Mastin (9) - Son
Ella Mastin (7) - Daughter
John Mastin (5) - Son
Virginia Mastin(29) - Sister of John Mastin
Nannie Mastin (1) - Daughter of John and Mary Mastin
Elizabeth Mastin (89) - Unknown Relationship
Greenbrier Independent (Lewisburg, Virginia) 8 Oct 1920, Fri. Page 1
"Excerpt from article: "During the war of 1861-5, he was a Confederate Soldier--belonging to Co. B of the 22nd Va. Regiment, and was known to his comrades as being one of the best and bravest soldiers in that regiment of gallant men and fighters, and for many years it was his want to join his old comrades in their annual reunions--usually going with those from this county. The last of these being at Louisville, Ky."
U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865
Name: John A. Maston - Enlistment Age: 35 - Birth Date: Abt 1827 - Enlistment Date: 12 Jul 1862 - Enlistment Place: Camp McCausland, West Virginia - Enlistment Rank: Private - Muster Date: 12 Jul 1862 - Muster Place: West Virginia - Muster Company: B - Muster Regiment: 22nd Infantry - Muster Regiment Type: Infantry - Muster Information: Enlisted - Side of War?: Confederacy - Survived War?: Yes - Complexion: Fair - Eye Color: Hazel - Hair Color: Gray - Height: 5 ft. 6 inches - Residence Place: Greenbrier County, West Virginia - Notes: Deserted, Date Unknown; 1865-03-28 Oath Allegiance, (Charleston, WV) - Title: The Virginia Regimental Histories Series.
U.S., Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865
Name: John A. Mastin - Side: Confederate - Regiment State/Origin: Virginia - Regiment: 22nd Regiment, Virginia Infantry (1st Kanawha Regiment) - Company: B - Rank In: Private - Rank Out: Private - Alternate Name: John A./Maston.
BIRTH OF DAUGHTER: IDA MASTON
Name: Ida Maston - Gender: Female - Birth Date: 3 Dec 1873 - Birth Place: Nicholas County, West Virginia - Birth County: Nicholas - Father: John A Maston - Mother: Mary J.
1880 U.S. Federal Census - Kentucky District, Nicholas County, West Virginia, USA
Household:
John A. Mastin (51) - Occupation: Farmer
Mary J. Mastin (49) - Wife
William A. Mastin (29) - Son
Anie [Nancy/Nannie] A. Mastin (20) - Daughter
George B. Mastin (15) - Son
Salena (Lena) R. Mastin (10) - Daughter
Ida A. Mastin (6) - Daughter
The Daily Register (Wheeling, West Virginia) 26 Sep 1887, Mon. Page 4
"John Mastin, who lives in Nicholas, owns a prairie dog, which during the dry weather, dug in the ground until he came to water. The gentleman lives on a mountain and it is supposed the dog went down a hundred feet or more."
Greenbrier Independent (Lewisburg, West Virginia) 5 Dec 1919, Fri. Page 2
"LAST WEEK THIRTY-TWO YEARS AGO - Condensed From the Issue of November 24th, 1887 - "... John Mastin, father of W. A. Mastin, left on the 23rd to visit kin and friends in Missouri. .."
1910 U.S. Federal Census - Warrensburg Ward 3, Johnson County, Missouri, USA
Residence: 112 Clark Avenue - Home Owned or Rented: Rent - Farm or House: House
Household:
John A. Mastin (80) - Marital Status: Widowed - Occupation: Own Income
Lena Mastin (40) - Daughter
Verne Short (18) - Granddaughter, daughter of Ida A. Mastin
Greenbrier Independent (Lewisburg, West Virginia) 8 Oct 1920, Fri. Page 1
"DIES IN OKLAHOMA
Mr. W. A. Mastin, of White Sulphur Springs, received a message Wednesday night of last week, from his sister, Mrs. Nannie Circle, at Alva, Oklahoma, announcing the death of their father, Mr. John A. Mastin.
Mr. Mastin was born and reared at White Sulphur Springs, and was married to Miss Mary J. Surber, there in the year 1850. To this union four children were born--W. A. Mastin, White Sulphur; J. T. Mastin, and Miss Lena R. Mastin, Stotesbury, Mo.; and Mrs. Nannie Circle, of Oklahoma.
During the war of 1861-5 (See above) .."
The Kiowa News-Review and The Kiowa Record (Kiowa, Kansas) Fri. Oct. 8, 1920 Page 8
"JOHN MASTIN DEAD
John Mastin, who formerly resided northwest, of Hazelton died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Andrew Circle at Alva, Oklahoma, Wednesday, September 29th, of cancer of the bowels.
He has been in failing health and a great suffer for several years.
He was born in West Virginia, November 23, 1829 and died at Alva, September 29, 1920, aged 90 years 11 months and 6 days.
He is survived by two sons, Thomas Mastin, of Missouri, and William Mastin, of West Virginia, and two daughters, Miss Lena Mastin, of Missouri and Mrs. Anna Circle of Alva, Okla. besides a host of friends.
Funeral services were conducted at Alva, Thursday, September 30th and the remains laid to rest in the Alva Cemetery.
Mrs. John McGee, of Kiowa attended the funeral."
Children of John A. Mastin and Mary Jane Surber:
1. William Anderson (W. A.) Mastin (1850-1936) m. Melcena S Jones 21 Dec 1881, Greenbrier County, West Virginia, USA
2. Ella Virginia Mastin (1853-Unknown)
3. John Thomas Mastin (1855-1923) m. Cynthia Alice Hinkle 5 Oct 1878, Summerville, Nicholas, West Virginia, USA
4. Nancy "Nannie/Nina"Agnes Mastin Circle (1859-1948) m. Andrew Lewis Circle 8 Mar 1882, Nicholas County, West Virginia, USA
5. George B. Mastin (1865-Unknown)
6. Salena "Lena" R. Mastin (1869-1928) - Never Married
7. Ida A. Mastin Short (1873-1893) - Marriage Information Unknown - One child: Verne Short m. William A. Anderson, 7 Apr 1914, Warrensburg, Johnson, Missouri, USA
West Virginia, U.S., Marriages Index, 1785-1971
Name: John J. Mastin - Gender: Male
Spouse's Name: Mary Jane Surber - Spouse Gender: Female
Marriage Date: 31 Jan 1850 - Marriage Place: Greenbrier County, West Virginia
Virginia, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1740-1850
Name: John J. Mastin - Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 31 Jan 1850 - Marriage Place: Greenbrier County, Virginia, USA
Spouse: Mary Jane Surber
1850 U.S. Federal Census - District 18, Greenbrier County, Virginia, USA
Household:
John Mastin (20) - Occupation: Farmer
Mary J Mastin (18) - Wife
Virginia Mastin (18) - Sister of John Mastin
BIRTH OF SON: JOHN THOMAS MASTIN
West Virginia, U.S., Births Index, 1804-1938
Name: Mastin - Gender: Male - Race: White - Birth Date: 18 Nov 1855 - Birthplace: Greenbrier County, West Virginia - Father: Jno A Mastin - Mother: Mary Jane.
BIRTH OF DAUGHTER: NANCY "Nannie" MASTIN
Name: Nancy Mastin - Gender: Female - Race: White - Birth Date: Jan 1859 - Birthplace: Greenbrier County, West Virginia - Father: Jno A Mastin - Mother: Mary.
1860 U.S. Federal Census - Greenbrier County, Virginia, USA
Post Office: Lewisburg
Household:
John A Mastin (30) - Occupation: Farmer - Real Estate Value: 1200 - Personal Estate Value: 335
Mary Mastin (29) - Wife
William Mastin (9) - Son
Ella Mastin (7) - Daughter
John Mastin (5) - Son
Virginia Mastin(29) - Sister of John Mastin
Nannie Mastin (1) - Daughter of John and Mary Mastin
Elizabeth Mastin (89) - Unknown Relationship
Greenbrier Independent (Lewisburg, Virginia) 8 Oct 1920, Fri. Page 1
"Excerpt from article: "During the war of 1861-5, he was a Confederate Soldier--belonging to Co. B of the 22nd Va. Regiment, and was known to his comrades as being one of the best and bravest soldiers in that regiment of gallant men and fighters, and for many years it was his want to join his old comrades in their annual reunions--usually going with those from this county. The last of these being at Louisville, Ky."
U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865
Name: John A. Maston - Enlistment Age: 35 - Birth Date: Abt 1827 - Enlistment Date: 12 Jul 1862 - Enlistment Place: Camp McCausland, West Virginia - Enlistment Rank: Private - Muster Date: 12 Jul 1862 - Muster Place: West Virginia - Muster Company: B - Muster Regiment: 22nd Infantry - Muster Regiment Type: Infantry - Muster Information: Enlisted - Side of War?: Confederacy - Survived War?: Yes - Complexion: Fair - Eye Color: Hazel - Hair Color: Gray - Height: 5 ft. 6 inches - Residence Place: Greenbrier County, West Virginia - Notes: Deserted, Date Unknown; 1865-03-28 Oath Allegiance, (Charleston, WV) - Title: The Virginia Regimental Histories Series.
U.S., Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865
Name: John A. Mastin - Side: Confederate - Regiment State/Origin: Virginia - Regiment: 22nd Regiment, Virginia Infantry (1st Kanawha Regiment) - Company: B - Rank In: Private - Rank Out: Private - Alternate Name: John A./Maston.
BIRTH OF DAUGHTER: IDA MASTON
Name: Ida Maston - Gender: Female - Birth Date: 3 Dec 1873 - Birth Place: Nicholas County, West Virginia - Birth County: Nicholas - Father: John A Maston - Mother: Mary J.
1880 U.S. Federal Census - Kentucky District, Nicholas County, West Virginia, USA
Household:
John A. Mastin (51) - Occupation: Farmer
Mary J. Mastin (49) - Wife
William A. Mastin (29) - Son
Anie [Nancy/Nannie] A. Mastin (20) - Daughter
George B. Mastin (15) - Son
Salena (Lena) R. Mastin (10) - Daughter
Ida A. Mastin (6) - Daughter
The Daily Register (Wheeling, West Virginia) 26 Sep 1887, Mon. Page 4
"John Mastin, who lives in Nicholas, owns a prairie dog, which during the dry weather, dug in the ground until he came to water. The gentleman lives on a mountain and it is supposed the dog went down a hundred feet or more."
Greenbrier Independent (Lewisburg, West Virginia) 5 Dec 1919, Fri. Page 2
"LAST WEEK THIRTY-TWO YEARS AGO - Condensed From the Issue of November 24th, 1887 - "... John Mastin, father of W. A. Mastin, left on the 23rd to visit kin and friends in Missouri. .."
1910 U.S. Federal Census - Warrensburg Ward 3, Johnson County, Missouri, USA
Residence: 112 Clark Avenue - Home Owned or Rented: Rent - Farm or House: House
Household:
John A. Mastin (80) - Marital Status: Widowed - Occupation: Own Income
Lena Mastin (40) - Daughter
Verne Short (18) - Granddaughter, daughter of Ida A. Mastin
Greenbrier Independent (Lewisburg, West Virginia) 8 Oct 1920, Fri. Page 1
"DIES IN OKLAHOMA
Mr. W. A. Mastin, of White Sulphur Springs, received a message Wednesday night of last week, from his sister, Mrs. Nannie Circle, at Alva, Oklahoma, announcing the death of their father, Mr. John A. Mastin.
Mr. Mastin was born and reared at White Sulphur Springs, and was married to Miss Mary J. Surber, there in the year 1850. To this union four children were born--W. A. Mastin, White Sulphur; J. T. Mastin, and Miss Lena R. Mastin, Stotesbury, Mo.; and Mrs. Nannie Circle, of Oklahoma.
During the war of 1861-5 (See above) .."
The Kiowa News-Review and The Kiowa Record (Kiowa, Kansas) Fri. Oct. 8, 1920 Page 8
"JOHN MASTIN DEAD
John Mastin, who formerly resided northwest, of Hazelton died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Andrew Circle at Alva, Oklahoma, Wednesday, September 29th, of cancer of the bowels.
He has been in failing health and a great suffer for several years.
He was born in West Virginia, November 23, 1829 and died at Alva, September 29, 1920, aged 90 years 11 months and 6 days.
He is survived by two sons, Thomas Mastin, of Missouri, and William Mastin, of West Virginia, and two daughters, Miss Lena Mastin, of Missouri and Mrs. Anna Circle of Alva, Okla. besides a host of friends.
Funeral services were conducted at Alva, Thursday, September 30th and the remains laid to rest in the Alva Cemetery.
Mrs. John McGee, of Kiowa attended the funeral."
Children of John A. Mastin and Mary Jane Surber:
1. William Anderson (W. A.) Mastin (1850-1936) m. Melcena S Jones 21 Dec 1881, Greenbrier County, West Virginia, USA
2. Ella Virginia Mastin (1853-Unknown)
3. John Thomas Mastin (1855-1923) m. Cynthia Alice Hinkle 5 Oct 1878, Summerville, Nicholas, West Virginia, USA
4. Nancy "Nannie/Nina"Agnes Mastin Circle (1859-1948) m. Andrew Lewis Circle 8 Mar 1882, Nicholas County, West Virginia, USA
5. George B. Mastin (1865-Unknown)
6. Salena "Lena" R. Mastin (1869-1928) - Never Married
7. Ida A. Mastin Short (1873-1893) - Marriage Information Unknown - One child: Verne Short m. William A. Anderson, 7 Apr 1914, Warrensburg, Johnson, Missouri, USA
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