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John Mason
​1830s - September 24, 1882

John Mason was born into slavery in Tennessee in the 1830s and went to Missouri sometime before 1858. Here, he began a relationship with Jane Young. The couple had two sons together before emancipation in Missouri in 1865. John and Jane were legally married in Greene County on August 20, 1865. In 1870 John Mason was living and working as a farm laborer in Polk Township, Dade County, Missouri. He owned no land but claimed personal estate value of $130.  By 1880, John had moved to the Ash Grove vicinity, where he was still engaged in farming, according to the U.S. census. John passed away on September 24, 1882 (Russel 2012).

Grave Marker: John Mason's grave marker is a tablet style limestone monument in a limestone base. The text and an image of two clasped hands are located on the west face of the monument. The text includes embossed words ("John Mason") and engraved sections (all other text). The image is in relief in a recessed area above the text. Excluding the base, the monument is 24 x 11 x 2 inches in size. The base is 7 x 16 x 10 inches in size.
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West face of marker
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South side of marker
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East face of marker
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​Text on west face of marker:
JOHN MASON
Died
Sept. 24. 1888.
AGED
51 YEARS
Image and text on west face of marker
Berry Family, Ash Grove, MO; Ozarks Afro-American Heritage Museum; Dept. of Sociology and Anthropology, College of Humanities and Public Affairs, Missouri State University
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    • Caroline Berry
    • Della May Berry
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    • Hubert W. Berry
    • Infant (Kyle?) Berry
    • Kenneth Berry
    • Luther D. Berry
    • Mamie T. Berry
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    • Charity James
    • Martha Jane (Robinson) Jones
    • R. S. Jones
    • John Mason
    • Fanny Murray
    • Joseph Flem Murray
    • Alma L. Oliver
    • Jocy Bell Peryman
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    • Leo Reaves
    • Mary Reaves
    • William Harvey Reaves
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    • Enoch Simmons
    • Jasper Simmons
    • Ralph Simmons
    • Baby Walls
    • Bob Walls
    • Charles Walls
    • James Aaron Walls
    • Joe Walls
    • Press Walls
    • Levina "Vine" Walls
    • Grace White
    • Harrison Wilson
    • Effie (Reaves) Yokum
    • Frank Yokum
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