PATERNAL FAMILY HISTORY

---In 1833, when Henry was 70, they decided to migrate to America and left their homeplace near Osthofen, crossed the Rhine River and journeyed to Darmstadt where he was issued a passport for traveling abroad on April 19, 1833. They eventually arrived in Bremen, a seaport in northern Germany and left for Baltimore, Maryland in June of that year.

---They later moved toFranklin Township, Allegheny County in Western Pennsylvania and began farming there. Two known sons and two daughters eventually settled in America. They were Johann Wilhelm (John William), Johann Peter (John Peter), Elizabeth/Elisabeth and Eave Catherine/Eva Catharina.

---In early census records, depending upon other things, the spelling abilities of census takers, the surname is spelled a variety of ways including Mesenhall, Masonhole, Masenholts, Masonhold and Mesenholl. The apparent change from Meisenhohl/Meisenholtz to Mesenholl is still under study. Currently, there are approximately 100 persons in Germany with the surname Mesenholl, possibly descendants of those relatives who did not make the journey to America. By the 1860's, the final anglicization of the name was completed to MASONHALL.

---Information has not yet been found regarding the deaths of either Henry or Anna; however, his impending mortality may have been the catalyst for Henry to write his Last Will and Testament on February 13, 1850 at the age of 87. Since Anna was not mentioned in the will, it is assumed that she died sometime between 1833 and 1850, probably in the seven years between their arrival and 1840, since she did not appear in the census that year with Henry.

---John William Mesenholl (b. 8-13-1797 in Prussia (Germany); d. 9-20-1872 near Mirabile, Caldwell County, Missouri) and his wife, Charlotte Grieger/Kruger (b. circa 1817; d. 1850's in New Lisbon, Columbiana County, Ohio) were two of my 16 great-great grandparents and the progenitors of the clan of Masonhalls that eventually settled primarily in Iowa, Kansas and Oklahoma. Their marriage certificate states they were wed on February 1, 1842. They had three children named Anna Margaret "Maggie" (b. 3-30-1847 in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania; d. 9-8-1901 in Douds, Van Buren County, Iowa---Buried in Mt. Moriah Cemetery, Village Township, Van Buren County, Iowa), George Henry (b. 3-30-1849 in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania; d. 1-26-1934 in Homestead, Blaine County, Oklahoma) and Samuel "Sam" W. (b. 8-26-1851 in Ohio; d. early 1900's near Arapahoe County, Colorado).

---In the 1850's, the family had moved to New Lisbon, Columbiana County, Ohio in the eastern part of the state just across the border from Pennsylvania. During this time, Charlotte died and William was left with three young children to raise. The family apparently left Ohio in the years surrounding the Civil War, moving through Indiana and Illinois before finally settling in Missouri. In 1870, the widowed father, 72, daughter Maggie, 23 and sons Samuel, 18, George, 21, and George's new bride Sarah Jane (Peckham), 19, appeared in the same household in Mirabile, near Kingston, Caldwell County, Missouri, where he died two years later. His gravesite is as yet unknown.

Spring Landscape in Caldwell County

---Knowing that our great-great-grandfather, John William Masonhall, died on September 20, 1872 in Caldwell County, Missouri just wasn't enough. Since no one has ever been able to find his actual final resting place, a couple of 3rd cousins (we both can claim William Masonhall as our great great grandfather) named Phil Metcalf and Dave Masonhall decided to venture into Caldwell County in April, 2005 to try and find his gravesite.

---I had flown back to Elkhart, Indiana from my home in Oregon to pick up a new motorhome we had ordered. Since I had 2,200 miles of solitary roadway facing me on my return west, I didn't think a little dip down into northwestern Missouri would be too far out of the way and the genealogy find might well be worth it. So I telephoned Phil who lives in Iowa and we decided to meet in Hamilton, Missouri to begin our quest.

---We had both gathered info, maps, cemetery data, census records, etc. in preparation for the search and decided the Caldwell County Historical Society headed by a very helpful and gracious lady name Diane would be our first stop. Arriving in Kingston, the county seat just 7 miles south of Hamilton, we encountered a town that time seemed to have forgotten. Many buildings looked over one hundred years old with many businesses boarded up long ago. The building housing the one-woman-run historical society was just across the street east of the aging courthouse and next to the only new building in town, the Sheriff's Office.

---Diane was incredibly helpful and provided us with even more maps, records, etc. which she graciously copied for us and for which we graciously donated from our wallets for her untiring efforts. Following lunch in a small country cafe in Polo, a few miles to the south, we headed out to Mirabile (pronounced m-a-r-r-a-b-u-l-l in the local vernacular) and the Mirabile Cemetery. Walking the grounds in grid fashion brought no sign of anyone with the Masonhall surname but there were plenty of obvious graves with no stones at all.

---Our next stop was at the Plum Creek "cemetery" northwest of Mirabile. It wasn't really a formal cemetery, just a few graves in a thicket of trees near Plum Creek which winds through the area. The current owner, his 4-year-old daughter and the family dog named Coal graciously led us through the woods until we came upon an area no more than 20' x 40' and found a few headstones laying in disarray and some cement markers flush to the ground and covered by leaves and mud. (The story was told that a few years back some teenaged vandals had invaded the area, broken some headstones and stolen some others).

---One exciting find was the headstone for little Winona Buck who only experienced seven months of life on this Earth from August 4, 1871 to March 6, 1872. She was the infant daughter of Jacob Buck and Mary (Hockenberry) Buck who owned the land at that time. 1872 was a bad year for the family as Mary Hockenberry-Buck, in addition to baby Winona, also lost her father, James, who died on July 27 of that year. And her niece's (Sarah Jane) father-in-law, William Masonhall, died on September 20 of that fateful year.

---The area was a popular place for many ancestors as various census records find William Masonhall, George Henry and Sarah Jane Peckham-Masonhall, Samuel W. Masonhall, Anna Margaret Masonhall, John C. Peckham, Isabella Hockenberry-Peckham, James Hockenberry family, Mary Hockenberry-Buck and others all located in the Mirabile, Missouri area in the years between 1870 and 1900. It was also the place where George Henry Masonhall married Sarah Jane Peckham on May 1, 1870.

Phil In Packard Cemetery, Cameron, Clinton County, Missouri

---Both the Mirabile and Plum Creek cemeteries were quality candidates for William's gravesite but still no stone was to be found. After a few more hours of searching the area, we ended up just across the county line into the town of Cameron in Clinton County. In the southeastern area of town is Packard Cemetery where we found gravesites for Jacob and Mary (Hockenberry) Buck and James Hockenberry and third wife Jeals.

---So, in conclusion, we didn't find William's grave but discovered some connections to our ancestry that can only be realized by actually walking the earth where they walked. It provides an emotional bridge of sorts that lends credence to the phrase "we may not always know where we're going but finding out where we've been provides a starting point in our lives."

---In 1873, Anna Margaret "Maggie" went to Keosauqua, Van Buren County, Iowa, and taught school for several years. During this time she met and married Francisco "Frank" C. Drake (b. 7-7/9-1849 near Business Corners, Van Buren County, Iowa; d. 9-26-1917 in Douds, Van Buren County, Iowa--Buried in Mt. Moriah Cemetery, Village Township, Van Buren County, Iowa), son of David Drake (b. 4-5-1812; d. 10-27-1850) and Mary Brewer (b. 1-18-1818; d. 4-13-1904), on 12-23-1875 in Fairfield, Jefferson County, Iowa and moved to a farm near Douds, Van Buren County, Iowa where she lived the rest of her life.

Siblings of Francisco (Frank) C. Drake were Harvey Lucious Drake (b. 9-8-1837; d. 3-30-1862), Lucinda Malissa Drake (b. 4-13-1840; d. 3-18-1928), Lucetta Matilda Drake (b. 3-6-1841; d. 10-23-1846) and Henry Drake (b. 2-9-1842; d. 3-14-1902). Harvey, Lucinda and Lucetta were born near Alexander, Licking County, Ohio. The family lived in Ohio for five years before moving to Van Buren County, Iowa in 1842. On their homestead at Business Corners near Douds, Van Buren County, Iowa, Henry and Francisco were born.

---Anna Margaret and Francisco C. Drake had four children named:

(1) Harvey Lucious Drake (b. 8-28-1876 in Douds, Van Buren County, Iowa; d. 2-7-1963 in Douds, Van Buren County, Iowa--Buried in Mt. Moriah Cemetery, Village Township, Van Buren County, Iowa) married Nancy Elizabeth Close/Proffit (b. 6-9-1875 in Illinois; d. 12-4-1941) on 11-24-1909. They had no children. Married Ora Lemar on 10-4-1947. They had no children.

(2) Ethel Mary Drake (b. 2-15-1878 in Douds, Van Buren County, Iowa; d. 1-19-1947 in Colorado--Buried in Mt. Moriah Cemetery, Village Township, Van Buren County, Iowa) Unmarried.

(3) Caro Edna Drake (b. 5-16-1882 in Douds, Van Buren County, Iowa; d. 8-25-1962 in Douds, Van Buren County, Iowa--Buried in Mt. Moriah Cemetery, Village Township, Van Buren County, Iowa) married Fred Noggle Winsell (b. 5-19-1873 near Business Corners, Van Buren County, Iowa; d. 12-9-1958 in Douds, Van Buren County, Iowa--Buried in Mt. Moriah Cemetery, Village Township, Van Buren County, Iowa) on 1-8-1904 in Goodland, Sherman County, Kansas. They had four children named Reva Norma, Paul Lloyd, Roy Newton and Mary Elvona.

(a) Reva Norma Winsell (b. 5-20-1905 in Cedar Vale, Chautauqua County, Kansas; d. 9-11-1990 in Leon, Decatur County, Iowa--Buried in Pleasantville, Marion County, Iowa) married Carl Lloyd Metcalf (b. 8-25-1904 in Pleasantville, Marion County, Iowa; d. 10-24-1973 in Knoxville, Marion County, Iowa--Buried in Pleasantville, Marion County, Iowa), son of Clark Valandingham Metcalf (b. 6-17-1865; d. 3-23-1952) and Mary Emma Wall (b. 3-1-1869; d. 3-13-1945), on 3-23-1935 in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. They had three children named Philip Lloyd, Donald Bell and Fred Clark.

(b) Paul Lloyd Winsell (b. 11-10-1906 in Goodland, Sherman County, Kansas; d. 1-20-1989 in Keosauqua, Van Buren County, Iowa--Buried in Mt. Moriah Cemetery, Village Township, Van Buren County, Iowa) married Minnie Burnice Goehring (b. 7-27-1907 in Eddyville, Wapello County, Iowa; d. 7-23-1985 in Keosauqua, Van Buren County, Iowa--Buried in Mt. Moriah Cemetery, Village Township, Van Buren County, Iowa), daughter of Daniel Peter Goehring (b. 5-13-1868; d. 1-13-1937) and Theresa Elizabeth McBeth (b. 10-7-1872; d. 1-6-1938) who were married 10-11-1893 in West Point, Guming County, Nebraska, on 6-22-1935 in Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa. They had six children named Wilma Elaine, Lila Marie, Doris Ilene, Phyllis Lucille, Mirriam Burnice and William Earl.

(c) Roy Newton Winsell (b. 9-5-1908 near Selma, Van Buren County, Iowa; d. 9-22-2001 in Colorado--Buried in Mt. Moriah Cemetery, Village Township, Van Buren County, Iowa) married Catherine Josephine Guymon (b. 8-19-1912 in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa; d. 5-23-1996 in Cascade, El Paso County, Colorado--Buried in Mt. Moriah Cemetery, Village Township, Van Buren County, Iowa) on 12-24-1931 in Kahoka, Clark County, Missouri. They had two children named Carolee Ann and Kathyleen Joan.

(d)Mary Elvona Winsell (b. 3-9-1911 near Douds, Van Buren County, Iowa; d. 3-27-1998 in Keosauqua, Van Buren County, Iowa--Buried in Mt. Moriah Cemetery, Village Township, Van Buren County, Iowa) married Glen A. Taylor (b. 8-7-1904 in Jefferson County, Iowa; d. 3-30-1970 in Libertyville, Jefferson County, Iowa) on 2-21-1964 in Fairfield, Jefferson County, Iowa.

(4) Otho Herbert Drake (b. 1-31-1884 in Douds, Van Buren County, Iowa; d. 8-1964) married Mary Maude Nossaman (b. 11-29-1892 in Iowa) on 12-28-1910 in Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa. They had five children named Levi Francis, Irene, Harold Arthur, Edith Maxine and Murray Eugene.

(a)Levi Francis Drake (b. 1-28-1912 in Iowa; d. 3-1996 in West Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa) married Leona Braham (b. 4-4-1909; d. 6-1965 in West Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa) on 2-27-1937.

(b)Irene Drake (b. 4-11-1914; d. 4-11-1914).

(c)Harold Arthur Drake (b. 5-28-1916 in Iowa; d. 12-1985 in West Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa) married Davina Van Leouwen (b. 5-20-1918 in Iowa; d. 3-1985 in West Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa) on 11-16-1941 in Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa.

(d)Edith Maxine Drake (b. 10-19-1920 in Iowa; d. 8-1993 in West Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa) married Don Coy on 8-27-1937. They had three children named Ronald Leonard, Jerry Lee and Linda Louise.

(e)Murray Eugene Drake (b. 3-13-1922 in Iowa; d. 11-28-1988 in New Braunfels, Comal County, Texas) married Ruby Fiddler on 1-23-1942 in Florida. They had two children named Robert Eugene and Roger.

---While in Missouri, George Henry Masonhall married Sarah Jane "Jennie" Peckham. (See separate entry below).

---The path that Sam's life took following the death of his father in 1872 is unknown except that he died near Arapahoe County, Colorado. He did, however, appear in the 1880 federal census as a farm laborer in the Jacob and Mary (Hockenberry) Buck household in Mirabile, Caldwell County, Missouri (Mary was the younger sister of Sarah Jane Masonhall's mother Isabella Peckham so Samuel was living with the uncle and aunt of his sister-in-law Sarah Jane). He again appeared in Mirabile Township, Caldwell County, Missouri in the 1900 census. It is thought that he then ventured to the Denver, Colorado area where he married a woman named Martha and also died sometime between 1900 and 1910 since a Martha F. Masonhall, a widow, is listed in the 1910 census living in Denver and in the 1930 census in Lower Platte, Adams County, Colorado as Martha Masonhall, age 86 and born in Illinois an "inmate" in a facility there. Research is continuing in this area.

---John Peter ("H.P.") Mesenholl (b. circa 1800 in Darmstadt, Prussia (Germany); d. 12-14-1887 in Sedalia, Pettis County, Missouri--Buried in Crown Hill Cemetery, Sedalia, Pettis County,Missouri) and his wife, Johanna Wilhelmena "Hannah" Krueger (b. 10-11-1818 approximately 25 miles from Berlin, Prussia (Germany); d. 10-12-1911 in Sedalia, Pettis County, Missouri--Buried in Crown Hill Cemetery, Sedalia, Pettis County, Missouri), daughter of Christian Krueger, established the clan of Masonhalls in Missouri, primarily in the Sedalia, Pettis County area. They had six children named:

(1) Caroline Elizabeth Masonhall (b. 4-18-1844 in Franklin Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania; d. 4-9-1917 in Morgan Springs, Rhea County, Tennessee) married John Waggoner (b. 1-14-1838 in Sewickley, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania; d. 9-5-1907 in Portland, Jay County, Indiana), son of William Waggoner and Mary Anna Baggs, on 6-30-1859 in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. They had eleven children named Wilbert, Lawrence, Albert, Thomas, Morgan, Mary, Robert, Harry, Walter, Isabelle and Oliver.

(2) Henry George Masonhall (b. 3-15-1846 in Franklin Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania; d. 12-31-1903 in St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri--Buried in Crown Hill Cemetery, Sedalia, Pettis County, Missouri) married Margaret Amanda Milligan (b. 12-14-1859 in Coshocton County, Ohio; d. 5-6-1900 in Jefferson City, Cole County, Missouri--Buried in Crown Hill Cemetery, Sedalia, Pettis County, Missouri), daughter of Benjamin Milligan and Elizabeth Randles, on 12-14-1880 in Sedalia, Pettis County, Missouri. They had three children named Mattie Ethel (b. 12-30-1884 in Sedalia, Pettis County, Missouri; d. 11-24-1970 in Olympia, Thurston County, Washington--Buried in Forest Memorial Gardens, Olympia, Thurston County, Washington), Elsie May (b. 8-8-1887 in Sedalia, Pettis County, Missouri; d. 11-28-1971 in Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida--Buried in Holy Cross Mausoleum, Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida) and Grace E. (b. 10-23-1889 in Sedalia, Pettis County, Missouri; d. 11-25-1891 in Sedalia, Pettis County, Missouri--Buried in Crown Hill Cemetery, Sedalia, Pettis County, Missouri).

(3) Lewis Masonhall (b. 1848 in Franklin Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania; d. after 1860 in Pennsylvania or Ohio).

(4) Elizabeth "Lizzie" Masonhall (b. 12-24-1849 in Franklin Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania; d. 12-15-1933 in Sedalia, Pettis County, Missouri--Buried in Crown Hill Cemetery, Sedalia, Pettis County, Missouri) married Thomas G. Jones (d. 9-1-1887--Buried in Crown Hill Cemetery, Sedalia, Pettis County, Missouri) on 7-6-1882 in Sedalia, Pettis County, Missouri. They had three children named David Henry (b. 6-1886 in Missouri; d. 8-31-1940 in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas--Buried in Crown Hill Cemetery, Sedalia, Pettis County, Missouri), Clardy and J. Llewellyn.

(6) Margaret Anna "Maggie" Masonhall (b. 2-14-1856 in Pennsylvania; d. 11-3-1926 in Sedalia, Pettis County, Missouri--Buried in Crown Hill Cemetery, Sedalia, Pettis County, Missouri) married William Millingham Bryan (b. in Missouri; d. circa 1884 in St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri) on 9-6-1874 in Coles County, Indiana. They had four children named Emma Florence, George Fletcher, Frank Chester and Alfred Sumner (b. 5-30-1887 in Sedalia, Pettis County, Missouri; d. 11-1984 in Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma). Married (Unknown) Kuiken.

---On their was to Sedalia, Pettis County, Missouri, John Peter (H. P.), Hannah and daughters Elizabeth and Maggie appeared in Township 4, Range 2, Marion County, Illinois in 1870.

---George Henry and his new bride, Sarah Jane, moved north to Iowa in the 1870's. Peter, Hannah and their children eventually permanently settled in Missouri and the Crown Hill Cemetery in Sedalia, Missouri contains several graves of Masonhall family members.

---John C. Peckham (b. 1-7-1821 in Holmes County, Ohio; d. 8-11-1907 in South Haven, Sumner County, Kansas) and Isabella Hockenberry(b. 4-27-1825 in Holmes County, Ohio; d. 8-13-1907 in South Haven, Sumner County, Kansas) were married on 10-7-1847 in Holmes County, Ohio. They were two of my great-great grandparents. In 1849 the family moved to Marshall County, Indiana for a period of ten years and then to Maines County, Missouri. They later lived in DeKalb County, Missouri before taking up residency in Sumner County, Kansas in 1878. During the War Between The States, John C. enlisted as a soldier in Company A, 32nd Missouri Infantry and served one year before his honorable discharge.

---John C. was the son of William Weaver Peckham (b. 8-16-1783 in Middletown, Newport County, Rhode Island; d. in Holmes County, Ohio) and Cynthia Cook (b. 10-3-1783 in Tiverton, Newport County, Rhode Island; d. 1820's in Holmes County, Ohio) who were married on 12-16-1804 in Newport County, Rhode Island and were among the early pioneers in Holmes County, Ohio. His mother, Cynthia, died when he was a small child leaving him and ten mostly-older siblings motherless. His father, William, later married Mrs. Rebecca (Ralson) McLaughlin and they had six children together. William, Cynthia and Rebecca all died in Holmes County, Ohio although their gravesites are as yet unknown.

---Isabella was the daughter of James Hockenberry/Hackenberry and Sarah Leadon/Leedom who were also early pioneers of Holmes County, Ohio. James Hockenberry (b. 11-15-1797 in Franklin County, Pennsylvania; d. 7-27-1872 in Cameron, Clinton County, Missouri--Buried in Packard Cemetery, Cameron, Clinton County, Missouri) married Sarah Leadon/Leedom on 2-10-1820 in Wayne County, Ohio.

---Following her death, he later married Isabelle "Jeals" McCullough (b. 11-9-1810; d. 8-14-1890) on 12-20-1832 in Holmes County, Ohio. Siblings of Isabella were Elinor, McElvey, James Jonas, Almira, Mary, Olive and Jane. Isabella and John C. Peckham had seven children named Easton (b. 10-25-1848; d. 4-5-1850), Sarah Jane (b. 8-26-1850; d. 6-11-1923), James W. "Jim" (b. 12-23-1852 in Missouri; d. 3-29-1940 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California), Mary Alice (b. 5-12-1855 in South Haven, Sumner County,Kansas; d.in 1944), Eliza (b. 1-12-1859), Emma Cook (b. 3-13-1863 in Illinois; d. 3-30-1953 in South Haven, Sumner County, Kansas) and Ella (b. 7-1-1865; d. 1-31-1936).

---Shortly after arriving in Missouri, George Henry Masonhall met and married Sarah Jane "Jennie" Peckham (b. 8-26-1850 in Marshall County, Indiana; d. 6-11-1923 in Homestead, Blaine County, Oklahoma), daughter of John C. Peckham and Isabella Hockenberry, on 5-1-1870 in Mirabile, Caldwell County, Missouri. They were two of my 8 great grandparents.

---Following the births of John William "Will," Charles Franklin and Annie Viola, George Henry and Sarah Jane moved their young family northward to Harrison, Adair County, Iowa, near the Madison County line where they appeared in the 1880 federal census. While in Iowa Mary Belle, Laura May and Ida joined the growing family. After 1881, the family moved to Kearney County, Nebraska, just south of the Platte River and the Oregon Trail where Laura May joined the growing family. The next six who followed were Edward Elsworth, Ella Marie, Leslie James, Emma, Lester George and Albert. Albert was one of my 4 grandparents.

---In the Nebraska Gazetteer's Business Directory and Farmer List for 1890-1891, G.H. Masonhall of Blaineville is noted. Blaineville was a post office approximately 11 miles west of Minden, Nebraska and 2 miles north of present-day Axtell, Nebraska that conducted business in a sod house. It existed from 1880-1895 with Shepherd Daniel as its Postmaster.

---Following an extended stay in Nebraska where most of the Masonhall children completed much of their schooling (one of the small schoolhouses they attended was still standing in the 1980's and during one year there were eight Masonhall children in a school population of thirty-one students), George and Sarah and their family, circa 1895, moved southward to Kansas. In the Fall of 1897, they finally arrived in Oklahoma where many of their descendants have lived for decades.

(1) John William "Bill" Masonhall (b. 5-18-1871 in Missouri; d. 1-20-1957 in Oklahoma--Buried in Homestead Cemetery, Homestead, Blaine County, Oklahoma) married Minnie Lulu Craig (b. 1-19-1883 in Missouri; d. 3-19-1933 in Oklahoma--Buried in Homestead Cemetery, Homestead, Blaine County, Oklahoma) on 1-9-1907 in Oklahoma. They had two children named Gertrude Marie and Arthur William.

(a) Gertrude Marie Masonhall (b. 7-5-1902 in South Haven, Sumner County, Kansas; d. 2-20-1990 in Hollister, San Benito County, California--Buried in Mt. Vernon Memorial Park, Fair Oaks, Sacramento County, California) married Claude Doan (b. 2-14-1901 in Fairview, Major County, Oklahoma; d. 8-30-1972 in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California--Buried in Mt. Vernon Memorial Park, Fair Oaks, Sacramento County, California) on 7-19-1924 in Cherokee, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma. They had one child named Dallas Dale.

(b) Arthur William Masonhall (b. 10-20-1908 in Oklahoma; d. 5-18-1984 in Reno, Washoe County, Nevada--Buried in Mountain View Cemetery, Reno, Washoe County, Nevada) married Rose Ann Smith (b. 1-31-1909 in Sparks, Washoe County, Nevada; d. 12-8-1981 in Reno, Washoe County, Nevada--Buried in Mountain View Cemetery, Reno, Washoe County, Nevada). They had one child named Elizabeth "Beth" Ann.

(2) Charles Franklin Masonhall (b. 9-24-1872 in Missouri; d. 8-30-1922 in Oklahoma) married Fedonia Mattie Craig (b. 12-26-1881; d. 9-12-1911) on 2-17-1904 in Sumner County, Kansas. They had two children named Ethel Gladys and Myrtle Alice.

(a) Ethel Gladys Masonhall (b. 12-12-1907 in Oklahoma; d. 8-4-1989) married Robert Smith (b. 10-28-1897; d. 3-1982).

(b) Myrtle Alice Masonhall (b. 3-1-1911 in Oklahoma; d. 3-26-1991 in Reno, Washoe County, Nevada--Buried in Sierra Memorial Gardens, Reno, Washoe County, Nevada) married William Roy Paull (b. 9-9-1911 in England; d. 12-22-1990 in Reno, Washoe County, Nevada--Buried in Sierra Memorial Gardens, Reno, Washoe County, Nevada).

(3) Annie Viola Masonhall (b. 8-28-1874 in Missouri; d. 10-1947 in Girard, Crawford County, Kansas--Buried in South Haven, Sumner County, Kansas) married Joseph Francis "Joe" Gile (b. 2-18-1878 in Missouri; d. 3-20-1920 in Augusta, Sedgwick County, Kansas), son of Jacob E. Gile and Sarah Elizabeth Antle, on 9-6-1899 in Sumner County, Kansas. They had four children named Wilma Myrtle, Ernest "Judd", Jacob Ellery "Jake" and Eldon.

(a) Wilma Myrtle Gile (b. 4-29-1901 in Oklahoma; d. 11-20-1990 in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas--Buried in Argonia, Sumner County, Kansas) married Oliver Clarence Flinn (b. 3-24-1902 in Cheney, Sedgwick County, Kansas; d. 7-16-1954 in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas--Buried in Argonia, Sumner County, Kansas) on 8-1-1922 in Kansas. They had twelve children named Gwendolyn Mae, Doris Irene, Wanda JoAnn, William Paul, Margie Maxine, Robert Curtis, Virgil Jay, Patricia Delores, Donna Katherine, Carolyn Belle, Oleta Kay and Iris Odette.

(b) Ernest "Judd" Gile (b. 2-14-1904; d. 3-1970 in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas--Buried in Coffeyville, Montgomery County, Kansas) married Emma ????. They had no children. Married Juletta ????. They had no children.

(c) Jacob Ellery "Jake" Gile (b. 10-25-1906; d. 3-1977 in Brazilton/Girard, Crawford County, Kansas--Buried in Peabody, Marion County, Kansas) married Thurza Barnhart (b. 7-29-1902; d. 4-1989 in Girard, Crawford County, Kansas). They had no children but Thurza had a daughter named Thelma Barnhart.

(d) Eldon Gile (b. 10-25-1906; d. in Oklahoma) married Eunice Lee (d. 12-24-1966--Buried in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas). They had seven children named Joreene, Gary A., Leslie R., Dwain, Paul D., Sandra and Janet.

(4)Mary Belle Masonhall (b. 11-12-1876 in Adair or Madison County, Iowa; d. 4-18-1946 in Waterloo, Blackhawk County, Iowa) married James Smith Menefee (b. 11-27-1874 in Sedgwick County, Kansas; d. 12-29-1951 in Waterloo, Blackhawk County, Iowa--Buried in Waterloo, Blackhawk County, Iowa), son of Thomas James Menefee and Minerva Jane Farmer, on 5-14-1902 in Kansas. They had two children named Wesley Smith and Reva Lenore.

(a) Wesley Smith Menefee (b. 3-25-1903 in Medford, Grant County, Oklahoma; d. 1-19-1991 in Shell Rock, Butler County, Iowa) married Lorena Minnie Dieckmann (b. 8-11-1903 in Clarksville, Butler County, Iowa; d. 8-18-1999 in Denver, Bremer County, Iowa) on 5-25-1927 in Nausha, Chickasaw County, Iowa. They had three children named James Donald, William Darwin and Milton Dwayne.

(b)Reva Lenore Menefee (b. 5-14-1906 in Oklahoma; d. 4-9-1994 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma) married Kenneth LeRoy (d. 3-22-1967 in Boise, Ada County, Idaho). They had one child named Jacqueline Faith. Married Hollis Kemit Frey (d. WW II). They had one child named Jill Honey. Married Wallace Lester McRae (b. 7-31-1920; d. 3-1971). They had three children named Jonathan Randolph, Iris Faye and Wayne Gordon.

(5) Laura May Masonhall (b. 12-18-1878 in Adair or Madison County, Iowa; d. 8-8-1934 in Blackwell, Kay County, Oklahoma) married Silas Montersville "Mont" Epperly (b. 12-26-1879 near La Plata in Macon County, Missouri; d. 6-2-1970 in California--Buried in Blackwell, Kay County, Oklahoma), son of Robert Edward Epperly and Lenetta Lizzet Davis, on 1-15-1899 in Hunnewell, Sumner County, Kansas. They had eight children named Cora Rosella, Glenn William, Dorotha Dolores, Velma, Orvis Monroe, Vesta, Merna and Wilma.

(a) Cora Rosella Epperly (b. 9-2-1900 in Blackwell, Kay County, Oklahoma; d. 9-30-1952 in Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma) married James Louie Moore (b. 3-22-1893 in Marshfield, Webster County, Missouri; d. 11-6-1965 in Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma--Buried in Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas) on 2-6-1920 in Winfield, Cowley County, Kansas. They had two children named Delbert James and James ?Bud? Carlton.

(b) Glenn William Eppperly (b. 2-25-1902 in Blackwell, Kay County, Oklahoma; d. 6-30-1955 in Fayetteville, Washington County, Arkansas) married Janie Symantha Stout (b. 9-11-1905 in Carter, Washington County, Arkansas; d. 2-19-1990 in Elkins, Washington County, Arkansas) on 4-16-1923 in Fayetteville, Washington County, Arkansas. They had three children named Leonard Kenneth, Daniel Lee and Betty June.

(c) Dorotha Dolores Epperly (b. 5-26-1907 in Blackwell, Kay County, Oklahoma; d. 3-8-1977 in Blackwell, Kay County, Oklahoma) married Lewis Franklin Leslie (b. 6-7-1895 near Saxton, Buchanan County, Missouri; d. 5-24-1970 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma--Buried in Blackwell, Kay County, Oklahoma) on 7-8-1925 in Fayetteville, Washington County, Arkansas. They had four children named Dolores Aline, Lloyd Lewis, Dale Kenneth and Harmon LeVoy. There were also three young motherless children of Lewis? that Dorotha raised as her own---Althea Lenora, Lee Allen and Clyde Francis.

(d) Velma Epperly (b. 6-30-1909 in Blackwell, Kay County, Oklahoma; d. 11-8-1985 in Modesto, Stanislaus County, California) married Homer Lee "Larry" Goins (b. 3-25-1906 in Dibble, McClain County, Oklahoma; d. 10-25-1954 in Modesto, Stanislaus County, California) on 5-21-1933 in Fayetteville, Washington County, Arkansas. They had no children.

(e) Orvin Monroe Epperly (b. 6-18-1910 in Blackwell, Kay County, Oklahoma; d 7-8-1911 in Blackwell, Kay County, Oklahoma).

(f) Vesta Epperly (b. 11-9-1912 in Blackwell, Kay County, Oklahoma; d. 1-14-1981 in Sacramento, Sacramento County, California) married Daniel Rinehart on 8-20-1933. Married Luther Pogue (b. 3-22-1906 in Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas; d. 3-23-1995 in Sacramento, Sacramento County, California) on 3-26-1936 in Greenwood, Sebastian County, Arkansas. They had two children named Jerry Ray and Roger Allen.

(g) Merna Bell Epperly (b. 5-14-1915 in Blackwell, Kay County, Oklahoma) married Alvin T. "Al" Robertson (b. 6-4-1908 in Tennessee; d. 4-3-1961 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas--Buried in Fayetteville, Washington County, Arkansas). They had two children named Merna Jean and Judith Ann.

(h) Wilma Epperly (b. 4-14-1921 in Gentry, Benton County, Arkansas; d. 3-16-1990 in California) married Reinhold W. "Ray" Hultman (b. 8-27-1918 in Turlock, Stanislaus County, California; d. 3-11-1958 in Parker, La Paz County, Arizona) on 8-13-1940 in Sparks, Washoe County, Nevada. They had three children named Carl Reinhold, Sandra Lee and Terry Richard.

(6) Ida Masonhall (b. 12-16-1880 in Winterset, Madison County, Iowa; d. 10-9-1948 in Canton, Blaine County, Oklahoma) married David Kopf (b. 1-30-1881 in Richardson County, Nebraska; d. 2-12-1962 in Kansas--Buried in Homestead Cemetery, Homestead, Blaine County, Oklahoma) in 1905. They had four children named Ruby, Walter David, Arzella Jane and Arveta.

(a) Ruby Kopf (b. 2-22-1906 in Homestead, Blaine County, Oklahoma; d. 11-22-1908 in Homestead, Blaine County, Oklahoma--Buried in Homestead Cemetery, Homestead, Blaine County, Oklahoma).

(b) Walter David Kopf (b. 11-7-1908 near Darrow, Blaine County, Oklahoma; d. 12-13-1993 in Clinton, Custer County, Oklahoma) married Ivy Grubb (b. 1-5-1911 near Clinton, Custer County, Oklahoma; d. 6-30-1997 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma--Buried in Clinton, Custer County, Oklahoma) in 3-1940 in Arapaho, Custer County, Oklahoma. They had one child named Merle Wayne.

(c) Arzella Jane Kopf (b. 8-10-1918 in Homestead, Blaine County, Oklahoma; d. 11-22-2002 in Enid, Garfield County, Oklahoma) had one child named Lona Dolores. Married Andrew Chester Coyle (b. 10-19-1915 in Alva, Woods County, Oklahoma) on 7-8-1934 in Taloga, Dewey County, Oklahoma. They had five children named Barbara Jean, Gerald ?Jerry? Lee, Lovera Jane, Thomas David and Carol Irene. Married Chalis "Jack" Deaton (b. 9-12-1914 in Putnam, Dewey County, Oklahoma; d. 11-18-1992 in Thomas, Custer County, Oklahoma) on 9-12-1967 in Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas.

(d) Arveta Kopf (b. 11-14-1921 in Homestead, Blaine County, Oklahoma; d. 11-2-1922 in Homestead, Blaine County, Oklahoma from consumption--Buried in Homestead Cemetery, Homestead, Blaine County, Oklahoma).

(7) Edward Elsworth Masonhall (b. 3-10-1882 in Kearney County, Nebraska; d. 10-28-1958 in Okeene, Blaine County, Oklahoma--Buried in Homestead Cemetery, Homestead, Blaine County, Oklahoma) married Lulu/Lula/Louise Charlotte Cain (b. 4-7-1894 in Stafford, Stafford County, Kansas; d. 11-28-1948 in Clinton, Custer County, Oklahoma--Buried in Longdale Cemetery, Longdale, Blaine County, Oklahoma), daughter of William Austin Cain and Anna Abigail Brandon, on 12-21-1910 in Oklahoma. They had six children named Gladys Hazel, Ervin Henry, Evert Elsworth, Joe Franklin, Billy Lee and Bonnie Marie.

(a) Gladys Hazel Masonhall (b. 12-10-1911 near Longdale, Blaine County, Oklahoma; d. 3-12-2006 in Fairview, Major County, Oklahoma--Buried in Fairview Cemetery, Fairview, Major County, Oklahoma) married Homer Edward Jensen (b. 5-22-1911 in Major County, Oklahoma; d. 9-28-1977 in Fairview, Major County, Oklahoma) on 5-8-1940 in Taloga, Dewey County, Oklahoma. They had one child named Ray Edward.

(b) Ervin Henry "Mase" Masonhall (b. 2-25-1913 in Homestead, Blaine County, Oklahoma; d.1-4-2006 in Fairview, Major County, Oklahoma--Buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Minco, Grady County, Oklahoma) married Wynema Lee Williams-Spencer (b. 1-22-1916; d. 5-26-1993 in Minco, Grady County, Oklahoma--Buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Minco, Grady County, Oklahoma) on 7-17-1942 in El Reno, Canadian County, Oklahoma. They had no children.

(c) Evert Elsworth Masonhall (b. 1-16-1915 in Homestead, Blaine County, Oklahoma; d. 2-15-2006 in Midwest City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma---Buried in Canton Cemetery, Blaine County, Oklahoma) married Edna Oletha Seifried (b. 11-28-1919 in Canton, Blaine County, Oklahoma) on 3-5-1941 in Canton, Blaine County, Oklahoma. They had four children named Billy Wayne, Phyllis Melinda, Carol Louise and Andy Elsworth.

(d) Joe Franklin Masonhall (b. 12-26-1918 in Homestead, Blaine County, Oklahoma; d. 1-14-1975 in Okeene, Blaine County, Oklahoma) married Margaret Ann Hykel (b. 7-9-1921 in Texas; d. 11-23-1955 in Okeene, Blaine County, Oklahoma--Buried in Calvary Cemetery, Blaine County, Oklahoma) in 11-1945 in Okeene, Blaine County, Oklahoma. They had four children named Janice Marie, Jim Edward, Jo Ann and Margie Dian. Married Louise Nusz (b. 4-21-1919 in Okeene, Blaine County, Oklahoma) on 10-10-1956 in Okeene, Blaine County, Oklahoma. They had two children named Joyce Faye and Connie Lou.

(e) Billy Lee Masonhall (b. 12-12-1926 in Fort Supply, Woodward County, Oklahoma; d. 12-10-1987 in Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) married Glenna Marie Finley (b. 12-18-1928 in Sentinel, Washita County, Oklahoma) on 9-9-1950 in Fairview, Major County, Oklahoma. They had two children named Karen Denise and Jeffrey Lynn.

(f) Bonnie Marie Masonhall (b. 12-12-1926 in Fort Supply, Woodward County, Oklahoma) married Sherman Elsworth "Bus" King (b. 12-19-1919 in Cleo Springs, Major County, Oklahoma; d. 12-21-1969 in Cleo Springs, Major County, Oklahoma) on 7-29-1948 in Enid, Garfield County, Oklahoma. They had two children named Steven Warren and Stewart Elsworth. Married Albert Leroy Livingston (b. 6-1-1937 in Watonga, Blaine County, Oklahoma; d. 9-11-1979 near Longdale, Blaine County, Oklahoma--Buried west of Canton, Oklahoma) on 9-1-1973 in Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas. They had no children. Married Vernon Wayne Newman (b. 7-6-1937 in Isabella, Major County, Oklahoma) on 8-3-1984 in Ringwood, Major County, Oklahoma. They had no children.

(8) Ella Marie Masonhall (b. 4-15-1884 in Kearney County, Nebraska; d. 1-22-1962 in Watonga, Blaine County, Oklahoma--Buried in Homestead Cemetery, Blaine County, Oklahoma) married Orlo Wilder Ames (b. 9-2-1878 in Riley, Riley County, Kansas; d. 8-9-1951 in Enid, Garfield County, Oklahoma--Buried in Homestead Cemetery, Blaine County, Oklahoma), son of Burton J. Ames and Marion J. Dow, on 3-8-1903 in Homestead, Blaine County, Oklahoma. They had seven children named Harlan Dow, Vera May, Marie Opal, Harry Burton, Hazel Lenora, Edna Leota and Raymond Albert.

(a) Harlan Dow Ames (b. 1-24-1904 in Homestead, Blaine County, Oklahoma; d. 8-13-1972 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma--Buried near Canton, Oklahoma) married Clesta Mae Billings on 1-26-1927. They had two children named Harla Dean and Henry Orlo.

(b) Vera May Ames (b. 6-5-1906 in Homestead, Blaine County, Oklahoma; d. 9-18-1989 in Seiling, Dewey County, Oklahoma--Buried in Muncie Cemetery, Dewey County, Oklahoma) married Earl Hyer/Johnson (b. 8-31-1904 in Dewey County, Oklahoma; d. 3-4-1988 in Seiling, Dewey County, Oklahoma) on 9-18-1940 in Dewey County, Oklahoma. They had one child named Kenneth Earl.

(c) Marie Opal Ames (b. 6-18-1909 in Homestead, Blaine County, Oklahoma;d.10-14-2004 in Seiling, Dewey County, Oklahoma--Buried in Fountain Cemetery, Dewey County, Oklahoma) married Alvey O. Walters (b. 10-29-1903 in Fonda, Dewey County, Oklahoma; d. 5-4-1981 in Seiling, Dewey County, Oklahoma--Buried in Fountain Cemetery, Dewey County, Oklahoma) on 11-14-1933 in Taloga, Dewey County, Oklahoma. They had six children named Alvern Albert, Johnnie Wilder, Duane Ray, Ralph Lewis, Donna Marie and Leonard Leland.

(d) Harry Burton Ames (b. 5-30-1912 in Canton, Blaine County, Oklahoma; d. 7-14-1998 in Dewey County, Oklahoma). Unmarried.

(e) Hazel Lenora Ames (b. 9-13-1914 in Homestead, Blaine County, Oklahoma; d. 5-9-2006 in Oklahoma) married Jesse Gwen Walters (b. 4-16-1907 in Dewey County, Oklahoma; d. 2-22-1997 in Seiling, Dewey County, Oklahoma) on 5-22-1935. They had two children named Robert Wayne and William Kenneth.

(f) Edna Leota Ames (b. 5-25-1916 near Canton, Blaine County, Oklahoma; d. 11-17-1981 in Enid, Garfield County, Oklahoma) married Scott Edward Cason (b. in Canton, Blaine County, Oklahoma; d. 7-31-1960 in Canton, Blaine County, Oklahoma) on 7-31-1945 in Oklahoma. They had four children named Della Gene, Edward Sale, Carl Eugene and Cletus Ray.

(g) Raymond Albert Ames (b. 4-10-1920 in Canton, Blaine County, Oklahoma; d. 10-23-1990 in Huerfano County, Colorado--Buried near Canton, Oklahoma) married Margaret Frances Potts (b. 10-25-1926 in Grandfield, Tillman County, Oklahoma) on 4-26-1946 in Fairview, Major County, Oklahoma. They had two children named Ella Marie and Marilyn Rae.

(9) Leslie James Masonhall (b. 9-6-1886 in Kearney County, Nebraska; d. 10-14-1965 in Postville, Allamakee County, Iowa) married Louise A. Hasselbring (b. 11-21-1888 in Illinois; d. 10-20-1913 from head injuries suffered in a motorcycle accident--Buried in Maple Grove Cemetery, Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas) on 11-25-1909 in Kansas. They had no children. Married Esther Ellen Hathaway (b. 7-27-1897 in Bennington, Ottawa County, Kansas; d. 11-17-1959 in Postville, Allamakee County, Iowa) on 11-24-1917 in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri. They had two children named Bonita Maxine and Leslie Winfield.

(a) Bonita Maxine Masonhall (b. 4-17-1919 in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri) married Glen Delbert Blakeman (b. 12-6-1920 near Bloom City, Richland County, Wisconsin) on 9-23-1940 in Waterloo, Blackhawk County, Iowa. They had two children named Michael Glen and Robert Joseph.

(b) Leslie Winfield Masonhall (b. 12-2-1920 in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa; d. 3-6-2008 in Waukon, Allamakee County, Iowa--Buried in Postville Cemetery, Postville, Allamakee County, Iowa) married Betty Ruth Wenger (b. 9-7-1921 in Elgin, Fayette County, Iowa) on 6-28-1941 in Elgin, Fayette County, Iowa. They had three children named Judith Anne, Barbara Jo and Wendy Rae.

(10) Emma Masonhall (b. 4-7-1888 in Kearney County, Nebraska; d. 9-1888 in Kearney County, Nebraska).

(11) Lester George Masonhall (b. 10-18-1890 in Kearney County, Nebraska; d. 12-22-1954 in Cashmere, Chelan County, Washington) married Florence Idella Niles (b. 9-26-1895 in Illinois; d. 4-18-1958 in Cashmere, Chelan County, Washington) on 10-21-1913 in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas. They had three children named Harvey Cecil, Vada Louise and Ruby Lois.

(a) Harvey Cecil Masonhall (b. 9-13-1914 in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas; d. 7-30-1973 in Eugene, Lane County, Oregon) married Marian Irene Smith (b. 2-28-1910 in White, Brookings County, South Dakota; d. 6-5-2000 in Coeur d' Alene, Kootenai County, Idaho--Buried in Eugene, Lane County, Oregon) on 1-29-1935 in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas. They had one child named Doris Ann ?Dodie.?

(b) Vada Louise Masonhall (b. 5-27-1916 in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas; d. 12-28-1985 in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas) married Herbert Peter Hephner (b. 10-25-1911 in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas; d. 1-1982 in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas) on 6-29-1931 in Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas. They had four children named Martin Lee, Iona Louise, Charlotte Ann and Claude Raymond.

(c) Ruby Lois Masonhall (b. 5-5-1918 in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas; d. 6-19-1994 in Moses Lake, Grant County, Washington) married Hiram Boyd Ferguson (b. 7-1-1908 in Ringwood, Major County, Oklahoma; d. 10-1-1990) on 12-21-1934. They had no children. Divorced. Married George Henry Peters, Jr. (b. 8-20-1914 in Douglas, Douglas County, Washington) on 5-18-1959 in Seattle, King County, Washington. They had no children.

(12) Albert Masonhall (b. 2-11-1892 in Kearney County, Nebraska; d. 12-30-1968 in Okeene, Blaine County, Oklahoma--Buried south of Canton, Blaine County, Oklahoma) married Addie Doan (b. 10-22-1893 near Mulhall, Logan County, Oklahoma; d. 1-24-1966 in Okeene, Blaine County, Oklahoma--Buried south of Canton, Blaine County, Oklahoma), daughter of Benjamin Grant Doan and Rebecca Jane Sample, on 3-4-1915 in Fairview, Major County, Oklahoma. They had four children named Edna, Ellis Leroy, Doris Pauline and Glen Ray.

(a) Edna Masonhall (b. 6-21-1917 near Fairview, Major County, Oklahoma; d. 6-21-1917 near Fairview, Major County, Oklahoma--Buried in Plymouth Cemetery, Major County, Oklahoma). (Later reinterred in Canton Cemetery, south of Canton, Oklahoma, next to her parents, Albert Masonhall and Addie Doan Masonhall.)

(b) Ellis Leroy Masonhall (b. 8-2-1919 in Plymouth (near Fairview), Major County, Oklahoma; d. 4-6-2008 in Albany, Linn County, Oregon--Buried at Chapel Hills Memorial Gardens, northwest of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma) married Ina Doreen Cates (b. 5-22-1918 in Beaver, Beaver County, Oklahoma; d. 2-24-2007 in Albany, Linn County, Oregon--Buried at Chapel Hills Memorial Gardens, northwest of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma) on

(d) Glen Ray Masonhall (b. 11-13-1924 near Eagle City, Blaine County, Oklahoma; d. 6-29-1989 in Okeene, Blaine County, Oklahoma--Buried south of Canton, Blaine County, Oklahoma) married Mamie Irene Acre (b. 4-19-1928 in Canton, Blaine County, Oklahoma) on 10-20-1946 in Canton, Blaine County, Oklahoma. They had three children named Wesley Ray, Glenace Louise and Kathryn Elaine.

---(Note: The previous information is a summary of some of the information I have collected over the past 40 years I have been involved in this ongoing genealogy project. This material represents the ancestral lineage of my paternal grandfather Albert Masonhall. This next section, titled "Doane/Sample," will deal with the ancestors leading to my paternal grandmother, Addie Doan. That information will complete the ancestral tributaries leading to my paternal grandparents, Albert and Addie. In closing the section on paternal family history, I will honor that most loving and respected couple whose memories I cherish, Grandpa Albert and Grandma Addie, with a special story about their lives.

---The first meeting of the Doanes and Samples in my lineage occurred in Jefferson County, Kansas when Benjamin Grant Doan met and married Rebecca Jane Sample. Both families have rich heritage but the Doanes can lay claim to one of the Pilgrims in that long ago settlement of Plymouth, Massachusetts by the name of John Doane (b. circa 1590). He arrived in America circa 1629 on one of the ships that followed the Mayflower. John Doane's great-great-great-great grandson was Lewis Doane, Benjamin Grant Doan's grandfather.

---Lewis Doane (b. circa 1802 in Kentucky) was one of eight children of Benjamin Doane (b. 1769 in North Carolina) and Mary Burks (b. circa 1775 in Virginia). They were the progenitors of many, if not most, of the branch known as the Kentucky Doanes. Lewis married Mary Asbury, daughter of Coleman Asbury and Amy Compton, on 8-25-1830 in Pendleton County, Kentucky and they had four children named Amy, Lyrena, Richard Thomas and Mary. Richard Thomas, my great-great grandfather, was only a toddler when his Mother died and his father, Lewis, remarried to a lady named Milly Pettit in 1842.

---Richard Thomas "Dick" Doan (b. 5-24-1837 in Pendleton County, Kentucky; d. 10-5-1900 in Cynthiana, Harrison County, Kentucky) married Anna Eliza Beckett, daughter of John W. Beckett and Alice Hickman, on 9-13-1858 in Harrison County, Kentucky. They had eight children, all born in Kentucky, named:

(1) Jessie Newton Doane (b. 7-6-1859; d. 11-25-1936) married Orpha Jane Jones (d. 1-21-1931 in Kentucky) on 3-13-1881 in Harrison County, Kentucky and they had seven children named John William, Charles Beckett, Richard M., Anna Ellen, Spurgeon Elmer, Harlan Ward and Mary Frances.

(2) John McDonald Doane (b. 7-30-1861) married Lilly Mae Huger on 4-5-1896 and they had one child named Kathleen.

(3) William Henry Doane (b. 12-28-1863; d. 1-26-1899) married Minnie Rose on 9-13-1892 in Kentucky and they had a child named Richard Clay.

(4) Benjamin Grant Doan married Rebecca Jane Sample (see entry on next page), daughter of David A. Sample and Nancy Foley and granddaughter of John W. Sample and Rebecca Davis. (see Sample ancestry below)

(5) Robert Morton Doane (b. 3-8-1870; d. 2-13-1924) married Joanna Hunt (d. 7-30-1938 in Kentucky) on 4-23-1893 in Kentucky and they had twelve children named Clarence, Clara, Stella, Mayme, Walter, Flora, Wilbur, Russel, Ruth Ellen, Herbert, Everett and Stanley.

(6) Ruth Ellen Doan (b. 4-11-1873) married Roy Muntz on 1-3-1906 in Kentucky and they had one child named Roy Doan.

(7) David Lawson Doan (b. 2-18-1876; d. 3-28-1954 in Idaho) married Nettie Burgers Hunt (d. 5-1958) on 6-3-1901 in Kentucky and they had five children named Alice, Elizabeth, Carrie, Hazel and Ann Eliza.

(8) Lucy Doan (b. 11-25-1878) died in infancy.

---John W. Sample (b. 1810 in Tennessee; d. 9-18-1860 in Kansas), the son of William and Keziah Sample, married Rebecca Davis (b. circa 1804 in Blount County, Alabama) on 2-15-1825 in Blount County, Alabama. They were Rebecca Jane Sample's grandparents and they had two children named Seaborn and David A., Rebecca Jane's father.

---Following Rebecca's death, John married Lucy "Ruth" Hawk (b. 1822 in Tennessee; d. in Newton, Harvey County, Kansas) and they had nine children named Matilda A., Camelia, Susanna, James, Martha, John, Mary, Louisa and Frances.

---When David Sample was a small child, his family moved to Sarcoxie, Jasper County, Missouri near Webb City (Joplin). In 1850, at the age of 17, he moved north near Weston, in Platte County, Missouri, beside the Mississippi River. There he married one of the Foley daughters, Jane Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Foley and Mary Jane Hawkins (married on 7-17-1834 in Lincoln County, Missouri). They were originally from Crab Orchard, Kentucky.