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Thomas Masterson II

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Thomas Masterson II

Birth
Quebec, Canada
Death
8 Nov 1941 (aged 83)
Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA
Burial
Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 2, Lot 70, Grave 1
Memorial ID
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Wichita Eagle, Sunday, November 9, 1941, Page 2

THOMAS MASTERSON DIES HERE AT AGE 83

Early Day Resident of Sedgwick County Passes After Long Illness

Thomas Masterson, 83, who first came to Sedgwick County in 1871, died Saturday at his home, 520 South Glenn, after a lingering illness.

Mr. Masterson was born near Fairbury, Ill. He came to Kansas with his parents, the late Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Masterson, and lived with them on a farm near Sunnydale. In 1894 he moved to Fort Scott and while there served as county assessor. He moved to Wichita in 1931. He is a member of the S.B.A. at Fort Scott.

He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth, three daughters, May Masterson, at home, a teacher at Allison school until her health failed, Mrs. Marguerite Dixon, and Mrs. Cora Land, both of Fort Scott; two sons, Thomas S., Dallas, Tex., and C. B., Rockaway Beach Mo.; two nieces, Edna and Nell Cairns, 718 North Market and 11 grandchildren.

Funeral arrangements will be completed today and announced by Flanagan-Bourman mortuary.Thomas M Masterson Jr was born in August 1858, in Henryville, Iberville, Quebec, Canada, his father, Thomas M. Masterson, was 30 and his mother, Catherine Udora McGurk, was 25. He married Elizabeth Ann Springer on 5 November 1889, in Sedgwick, Kansas, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Grant Township, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States in 1880 and Fort Scott, Bourbon, Kansas, United States for about 20 years. He died on 8 November 1941, in Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Highland Cemetery, Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States
Wichita Eagle, Sunday, November 9, 1941, Page 2

THOMAS MASTERSON DIES HERE AT AGE 83

Early Day Resident of Sedgwick County Passes After Long Illness

Thomas Masterson, 83, who first came to Sedgwick County in 1871, died Saturday at his home, 520 South Glenn, after a lingering illness.

Mr. Masterson was born near Fairbury, Ill. He came to Kansas with his parents, the late Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Masterson, and lived with them on a farm near Sunnydale. In 1894 he moved to Fort Scott and while there served as county assessor. He moved to Wichita in 1931. He is a member of the S.B.A. at Fort Scott.

He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth, three daughters, May Masterson, at home, a teacher at Allison school until her health failed, Mrs. Marguerite Dixon, and Mrs. Cora Land, both of Fort Scott; two sons, Thomas S., Dallas, Tex., and C. B., Rockaway Beach Mo.; two nieces, Edna and Nell Cairns, 718 North Market and 11 grandchildren.

Funeral arrangements will be completed today and announced by Flanagan-Bourman mortuary.Thomas M Masterson Jr was born in August 1858, in Henryville, Iberville, Quebec, Canada, his father, Thomas M. Masterson, was 30 and his mother, Catherine Udora McGurk, was 25. He married Elizabeth Ann Springer on 5 November 1889, in Sedgwick, Kansas, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Grant Township, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States in 1880 and Fort Scott, Bourbon, Kansas, United States for about 20 years. He died on 8 November 1941, in Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Highland Cemetery, Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States


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