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7.  GEORGE LEE3 MASON (JOHN F2, GEORGE1) was born October 25, 1842 in Georgia, and died November 21, 1885 in Washington County, Georgia.  He married MAYME VANDELLA "MARY" SMITH September 26, 1872 in Swainsboro, Emanuel County, Georgia, daughter of BENJAMIN SMITH and DORIANN ROUNTREE.  She was born September 08, 1854 in Swainsboro, Emanuel County, Georgia, and died September 25, 1935 in Swainsboro City Cemetery, Emanuel County, Georgia.

  Notes for GEORGE LEE MASON:
Dr. George Lee Mason, 1842-1885
 An 1869 graduate of the Medical College at Soule University in Galveston, Texas, George returned to Washington County, Georgia, where he practiced medicine quite proficiently and also managed a successful mercantile business. After a few years he abandoned the medical profession and devoted himself to managing several plantations and his mercantile affairs.      Alt. Birth 2 Dec 1845 Washington County, Georgia
This is the date that was on George Lee Mason's tombstone in Young Family Cemetery and is now on his tombstone in Swainsboro City Cemetery. However, this was NOT the birth date written in the George Lee Mason family Bible, nor on a list of family names and dates that was handwritten by George's wife, Mayme Vandella "Mary" (Smith) Mason Bridges   Census Report Census/Tax 1860 Washington County, Georgia
On the 1860 Washington County, Georgia, Census, two additional people were listed as living in household 42l with William and Lizzie Irwin and their children. One was a George W. Massey, age 52, a merchant who was born in North Carolina. He might have been a relative of William Irwin or just a boarder. George Massey was also listed in the 1850 Washington County Census, household 47, family 47, as age 43 and a planter. No one else was listed with him in that household, an indication that he was not married, probably never had been, and he had no children.   22 421 413 Massey George W. 52 M Merchant 1,000 1,700 NC
23 421 413 Massey* George L. 17 M GA   The second addtional person listed immediately after George W. Massey in the Irwin home in 1860 was a George L. Massey, age 17, who was born in Georgia. Were this truly a child of George W. Massey, he would have been listed in the 1850 Census with George W. Massey. However, either the census taker or the transcriber of the original census records incorrectly used the surname of Massey for the 17-year-old George L. This was actually George Lee Mason*, as substantiated by the following:   1. George L. Mason was born in October of 1842 so would have been 17 years old in 1860, a minor.   2. George L. Mason and his younger brother, James Daniel Mason, were the sons of Nancy Ann Daniel Mason, the deceased sister of Sarah A. Elizabeth "Lizzie" Daniel Irwin.   3. Nancy Ann Daniel Mason died in June of 1846, probably in childbirth when James Daniel Mason was born. Her husband, John F. Mason, died January 11, 1848, leaving George L. Mason and James Daniel Mason minor orphans.   4. On Nov 4, 1849, Silas L. Daniel, a brother of Nancy Ann Daniel Mason and Lizzie Daniel Irwin, was appointed guardian of orphans George Lee Mason and James Daniel Mason. That guardianship apparently lasted until Silas L. Daniel died in Oct, 1858. Silas Daniel's brother, Sampson Daniel, and his step-mother, Elizabeth H. Daniel, filed for letters of administration for the estate of Silas L. Daniel on Oct 27, 1858. On that same date in Washington County, Sampson Daniel filed for guardianship of James Daniel Mason (then age 12), but not of George Lee Mason (then age 16).   5. On Nov 1, 1858 William Irwin was appointed guardian of orphan of John F. Mason, viz: George L. Mason. On Dec 5, 1858 Sampson Daniel was appointed guardian of orphan, James D. Mason. Recorded: MASON, John F. Estate. Johnson County, Georgia. L/G, Vol. A (1852-1890).   6. The obituary of Dr. George Lee Mason, which appeared in a Washington County, Georgia newspaper on Thursday, January 28, 1886, clearly stated that "...he went to live with the family of his aunt and uncle, Mrs. and Col. William A. Irwin, at the well known Irwin's Cross Roads, where most of his school years were spent...."   Military Service 12 Aug 1861 Washington County, Georgia
George served in the military enlisting as a private in Co. E, 1st Regiment, "Washington Rifles" (Ramsey's), Georgia Volunteer Infantry, CSA, on Aug 12, 1861 in Washington County, Georgia. He was mustered out at Augusta, Ga. March 18, 1862.   He enlisted again as a private in Co. F, 62nd Regiment, Georgia Volunteer Infantry on September 1, 1863. Transferred to Co. F, 8th Regiment Georgia Cavalry July 11, 1864. Wounded in 1864. Absent, wounded, August 31, 1864. No later record.   [quoted from the Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System Web Site {http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/regiments.htm}]   1st Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Ramsey's)   1st (Ramsey's) Volunteers Infantry Regiment ws formed at Macon, Georgia, in April, 1861. The men were raised in the towns and cities of Newnan, Perry, Augusta, Sandersville, Atlanta, Bainbridge, Quitman, Dahlonega, and Columbus. After being stationed at Pensacola it moved to Virginia, served under R.S. Garnett and H.R. Jackson, then during Lee's Cheat Mountain Campaign was attached to General D.S. Donelson's Brigade. In December, with a force of 918 officers and men, it was sent to Winchester and later Lynchburg. The regiment was soon ordered to Macon and mustered out of service. However, many of the men joined the 12th Georgia Artillery Battalion and other Georgia commands. Colonel James N. Ramsey, Lieutenant Colonel Goerge H. Thompson, and Major James W. Anderson were its field officers.   Military 12 Aug 1863 Washington County, Georgia
The following notice appeared in the local newspaper on Aug 12, 1863:   WASHINGTON COUNTY CAVALRY  
"Members of the above organized company, whose names are hereto attached, will meet at Sandersville regularly every Saturday, until further notice, at 10 o'clock a.m., precisely, for drill, or they will be dealt with according to law.   By order of the Captain R. P. Bynum, O. S. (Orderly Sergeant)   Sandersville, GA., August 11, 1863.   T. E. Brown, Capt.; J. I. Irwin, 1st Lt.; R. L. Warthen, 2nd Lt.; R. B. Strange, 3rd Lt.

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A. M. Scarborough   J. R. Wicker   J. M. Brown   D. A. Inman   A. M. Riddle   Wm. H. Armstrong   J. K. Newsome   William Jones   Hope Adams
 I. L. Smith   J. H. Hines   Church Harris   J. I. Perkins   John S. Armstrong   T. A. Orr   T. S. Smith   G. L. Mason   J. M. Barge  
 W. F. Slade   W. A. Sinquefield   R. P. Bynum   A. E. Edwards   R. H. Wicker   John E. Harrison   J. J. Pugaly   T. J. Jordan   W. H. Elkins  
 R. L. Orr   J. J. Ryals (honorary)   A. H. Trawick   H. M. Hooks   William H. Lawson   J. L. Orr   R. F. Brown   M. M. Robison   Nathan Hadaway   1868-1869 galveston, Texas   In 1868 and 1869 George matriculated in the Medical Department of Soule University in Galveston, Texas, taking the following courses:   Lectures—Practice of Medicine
Lectures—Obstectrics
Lectures—Physiology
Lectures—Materia Medica
Lectures—Surgery
Lectures—Chemistry
Lectures on Anatomy   Family legend holds that while attending medical school, George lived with his uncle, Jasper Newton Daniel, younger brother of Nancy Ann (Daniel) Mason, George's late mother. While he may indeed have visited his uncle and stayed in his home between school sessions, he probably actually lived on or near the university campus since his Uncle Jasper lived first in Austin County and later in LaSalle County, but was not known to have ever lived in Galveston County, Texas.   Census Report Census/Tax 1870 Washington County, Georgia
ensus Yr: 1870 Territory: GA County: Washington Div.: Tennille Reel: M593-182 Page: 200B
REFERENCE: Enumerated 7 June, 1870 by Henry A. Cates; LN 17-18; HN 164; FN 157
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Mason George L. 25 M W Merchant 1,500 Georgia
Huker Joseph 20 M W Clerk in Store Georgia   [Lived right next door to his aunt and uncle, William A. Irwin and Sarah Elizabeth Daniel, with whom
he lived during most of his school years.]   Land 10 Feb 1876 Washington County, Georgia
The following Legal Notice appeared in the local newspaper on Feb 10, 1876:   "Washington County: Joseph Price files to sell before the court-house door in said county, property of Martha G. Young, deceased, late of Columbia County, Florida. Land adjoins Dr. B. D. Smith, Dr. G. L. Mason, A. W. Guin and others."   Court 4 May 1880 Washington County, Georgia
The following notice appeared in the local newspaper on May 4, 1880:   ROAD COMMISSIONERS   "...89th District: Dr. G. L. Mason, J. J. Holt, Abraham Wood"   Census Report Census/Tax 1880 Washington County, Georgia
State: Georgia; County: Washington; Town: Wammacks 89th District; Date: Jun 17-18, 1880;
Enumeration Dist: 123 Enumerator: James F. Smith; Roll: T9-170; FHS Film: 1254170; Image: 0593
LN 21-34; HN 66, FN 66; Page: 196C
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Masons George L. W M 34 Head Farmer & Merchant GA GA GA
Masons Mollie V. W F 24 Wife Housekeeping GA GA GA
Masons George L W M 6 Son School GA GA GA
Masons James G. W M 4 Son GA GA GA
Masons Clifford C. W M 2 Son GA GA GA
Masons Mary M. W F 6/12 Dau GA GA GA
Masons Anner B. W F 6/12 Dau GA GA GA   [NOTE: The enumerator of this district, for some reason known only to him, added an "s" to every
surname.]   Court November Term, 1880 Washington County, Georgia
George served on the Superior Court Grand Jury for the first week of the November Term, 1880 in Washington County.   Court March Term, 1883 Washington County, Georgia
George served on the Superior Court Grand Jury for the first week of the March Term, 1883 in Washington County   The Constitution Obituary 22 Nov 1885 Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
Mason G. L., Dr., a popular physician and prosperous merchant d. 8 miles from Tennille. Leaves wife and several children. TC 11-22-1885   From: The Constitution, Atlanta, 1885-1887   Death Note 26 Nov 1885 Washington County, Georgia
The following brief notice appeared in the local newspaper on Nov 26, 1885:   DIED   Dr. George L. Mason died of paralysis on Saturday last, at his residence, eight miles south of Tennille.   Obituary 28 Jan 1866 Washington County, Georgia
Died at his residence in this county on the 21st of November, 1885, of paralysis of the brain, after an illness of not quite two days, Dr. George L. Mason, aged 40 [sic; he was actually 42] years.   He was the son of John and Nancy Mason, the latter being a sister of Judge Samson [sic] and Mr. Silas Daniel. When not quite four years old he was left an orphan, both of his parents having died within two years of each other. His uncle, the late Mr. Silas Daniel, became his guardain, who with his estimable wife (now Mrs. Moreau) bestowed upon him the affections and care of parents. After the lapse of a few years, he went to live with the family of his aunt and uncle, Mrs. and Col. William A. Irwin, at the well known Irwin's Cross Roads, where most of his school years were spent.   When the tocsin [sic] of war sounded he joined the 38th Georgia Regiment, where he served faithfully until the surrender. Returning home he opened a mercantile business at the Cross Roads, but finding the occupation not genial at that time, he left for Texas, where he attended medical lectures, and graduated from the Medical College at Galveston in 1869.   Returning soon after again to his old home in Georgia he assumed the practice of medicine in which he became quite proficient, and also resumed the mercantile business, in which he was to a great degree successful. In 1872 he was united in marriage to Miss Mary V. Smith, the accomplished daughter of Dr. B. D. Smith, now of Forsyth.   After a few years abandoning the medical profession, he devoted himself to the management of several plantations, and to his mercantile affairs until death claimed him as his own.   Burial Site
When George died in 1885, he was originally buried in the Young Family Cemetery in Washington County, Georgia. In the 1970s, one of his grandsons, Ted Coatland Mason, had George's remains disinterred, moved to the Swainsboro City Cemetery in Emanuel County and reburied beside his wife, Mayme Vandella "Mary" (Smith) Mason Bridges. The birthdate listed on the tombstone is the same as was on the stone in the Young Family Cemetery (that stone was left behind when the remains were moved.)   However, that birth date might be incorrect. George's great granddaughter, Diane Carrington Bradford, has in her possession an old list of Mason/Smith family names and dates that was handwritten by George's wife, Mayme Vandella "Mary" (Smith) Mason Bridges, as well as a photocopy of the George Lee Mason Family Bible pages. Both sources list Dr. George Lee Mason's birth date as October 1842.   Diane Carrington Bradford      
More About GEORGE LEE MASON:
Burial: Swainsboro City Cemetery, Emanuel County, Georgia
Cause of Death: brain tumor   Notes for MAYME VANDELLA "MARY" SMITH:
Mary attended the old Monroe Female Academy, which was later renamed Bessie Tift College, then Tift College. ( The school was bought by Mercer University in the 1970s and closed.) She had to quit school within three months of completing her courses and graduating when her mother became ill   WEDDING NOTICE   Through the courtesy of Dr. and Mrs. B. D. Smith of this county, I've had the pleasure of being present on Thursday last at the marriage celebration of their accomplished daughter, Mary, and Dr. George L. Mason. The marriage ceremony was performed in an impressive manner by the Rev. Dr. Hillyer, Prof. of Belles Lettres of Monroe Female College, who with his amiable lady, had specially come down to grace the occasion, the lovely bride having been a pupil of his, while receiving her collegiate education.   After John Iwin J. Bridges abandoned his family circa 1892, supposedly because his three oldest step-sons ran him off, both john and Mary (Smith) Mason Bridges later remarried, but they never bothered to obtain a divorce. Mary used the 7-year statute of limitations regarding abandonment of family either to have her marriage to John Birdges declared null and void, or to havehim declared legally dead (but mostprobably the former). 3
Event: Death Certificate 25 Sep 1935 Swainsboro, Emanuel County, Georgia
Note:
Certificate # 25046 Registered No. 87
Place of Death: Swainsboro, Emanuel County, 53rd Militia District, Franklin Hospital   Date of Death: Sep 25th, 1935, 7:30 AM   Burial Place: City Cemetery, Swainsboro, Sep 26, 1935   Undertaker: Swainsboro Funeral Parlor   Informant: Mrs. M. M. Sherouse [daughter Mamie Myrtle (Mason) Sherouse]      
More About MAYME VANDELLA "MARY" SMITH:
Burial: September 26, 1935, Swainsboro City Cemetery, Emanuel County, Georgia
 
Children of GEORGE MASON and MAYME SMITH are:
10. i. GEORGE LORINE "LORI"4 MASON, b. July 21, 1873, Washington County, Georgia; d. November 13, 1938, Emanuel County, Georgia.
11. ii. JAMES GORDON MASON, b. May 03, 1875, Washington County, Georgia; d. 1945.
12. iii. CLIFFORD SEALS MASON, b. September 30, 1877, Washington County, Georgia; d. July 10, 1957, Emanuel County, Georgia.
13. iv. ANNIE BELLE "ANNIEBELLE" MASON, b. December 10, 1879, Washington County, Georgia; d. 1965, Swainsboro, Emanuel County, Georgia.
14. v. MAMIE MYRTLE MASON, b. December 10, 1879, Washington County, Georgia; d. March 07, 1958, Decatur, DeKalb County, Georgia.
15. vi. JULIAN DARIUS MASON, b. September 14, 1882, Washington County, Georgia; d. Unknown.
16. vii. DORA PAULINE MASON, b. September 14, 1882, Washington County, Georgia; d. October 23, 1920, Appling County, Georgia.
 viii. SARA "SALLIE" LOU MASON, b. December 14, 1884, Washington County, Georgia; d. October 17, 1905, Emanuel County, Georgia; m. E P WEATHERSBEE; b. Unknown; d. Unknown.   More About SARA "SALLIE" LOU MASON:
Burial: Swainsboro City Cemetery, Emanuel County, Georgia

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