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     Lowell Dale Mason was born on 26 Jan 1923 near Noble, Richland County, Illinois.¹ He was the son of Claude Mason and Mary Ruth Long.¹ Lowell Dale Mason appears in the Social Security Death Index as having died 16 Feb 1993 with the last place of residence listed as Manteno, Kankakee County, Illinois. Lowell Dale's SSN was issued in Illinois. Also, his birth date is given as 26 Jan 1923.²
     Lowell graduated from Noble [Illinois] High School, is an Army Veteran of the Pacific Theater in WWII, has worked for an oil pipeline company, attended Mid-South Bible Institute at Memphis, Tennessee, and (about 1977) owned and operated the Christian Supply Store in Olney, Illinois, and was in the ministry. He lived in Olney. He was interested in nature (insects, fish, animals, mankind, plants, Earth (rivers, lakes, mountains), and God (His creation and provisions).¹
     "Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Mason, 213 N. Mill, Olney, will celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary with an open house at the Faith Bible Church, north of Olney, Sunday, Aug. 16 from 2 - 4 p. m. The open house is being hosted by their children. All friends and relatives are invited to attend.
"Lowell Mason and Geneva Badgley were married Aug. 16, 1941 in St. Louis, Mo. They are the parents of two sons, Roy Dean, Mantino; Jesse, at home; five daughters, Mrs. Robert (RoseAnn) Reiser, Milwaukee, Wis; Anita Mason, Mattoon; Mrs. David (Carol) Bunting; Mrs. Larry (Lois) Bemont and Mrs. Tony (Ellen) Harmon, all of Olney. There are also seven grandchildren.
"The Masons are the owners of Christian Supply."
(picture of Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Mason).³

     Malcom Mason was born in 1906.¹ He was the son of Charles Arch Mason and Maude Smith.¹ Malcom Mason was buried at (at or near), Albion, Edwards County, Illinois.¹ He died on 12 Sep 1961.¹

     Nova Eilene Mason was born on 11 Nov 1931 at Wayne County, Illinois.^1,2 She was the daughter of Claude Mason and Mary Ruth Long.¹ Nova Eilene Mason married (1) Melvin Eugene Osterman, son of John Osterman and Madge Evelyn Parsons, on 26 Sep 1956.^3,4 Nova Eilene Mason died on 1 Nov 2008 at Kileen, Texas, at age 76.⁵
     About 1977, Nova lived at Menominee Falls, Wisconsin, and was training to be an LPN.³
     Her obituary states:
     Olney Daily Mail
Posted Nov 03, 2008 @ 10:54 AM
     Print Comment
Killeen, Texas —

"Nova E. Osterman, 76, of Copperas Cove, Texas, died Saturday, November 1, 2008, in a Killeen hospital.
"Graveside services will be held at a later date in Illinois. Crawford-Bowers Funeral Home in Copperas Cove, Texas, is in charge of arrangements.
"Mrs. Osterman was born November 11, 1931, in Wayne County, the daughter of Claud and Mary Ruth (Long) Mason. She married Melvin E. Osterman on September 29, 1956, in Wayne County.
"She retired as a nurse and lived in Copperas Cove, Texas since May of 1999.
"Mrs. Osterman is survived by three sons, Randy Osterman and his wife, Julie, of Kempner, Texas, Ryan Osterman and his wife, Sandra, of De Forest, Wis., and Rob Osterman, of Hartford, Wis; daughter, Melisa Osterman, of Golden, Colo; one brother, Ron Mason, of Olney; eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
"She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Melvin; two brothers; and one sister."⁵

     William H. Mason was born on 28 Aug 1840.¹ He married Martha L. Olds, daughter of Amos Olds and S. Minerva Rice, on 23 Jun 1875 at Palmer, Massachusetts.^2,3

     Ellen Massey married John Taylor on 11 Dec 1586 at Cheshire, England.

     Winifred Massey married John Drake, son of Nathan Drake and Ruth Martin.
     Winifred Massey is on a chart by Gillie Fowler and Ann Carswell, 10 March 1987, as "from VA?".

     Amelia Mather was the daughter of Ezra Mather and Elizabeth Olds.¹ Amelia Mather married Abram Bennett.¹

     Betsey Mather was the daughter of Ezra Mather and Elizabeth Olds.¹

     Ezra Mather married Elizabeth Olds, daughter of Samuel Old and Elizabeth (?).¹ Ezra Mather was born on 4 Feb 1772 at Southwick, Massachusetts.¹ He died in 1843 at Troy, New York.¹

     Helena Mather was born on 24 Mar 1765 at Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut.^1,3,4 She was the daughter of Hannah Newman.^1,2 Helena Mather married Thaddeus Olds, son of Benjamin Olds and Via Smith, on 17 Feb 1783.^5,6,7 Helena Mather died on 15 Jul 1837 at age 72^1,7 and was buried at Marlboro Center Cemetery, Marlboro, Vermont.⁸
     E. B. Olds says she was a a granddaughter of Rev. Cotton Mather and a great granddaughter of Rev. Increase Mather.⁶ This connection is not supported by the Mather Genealogy which shows her as daughter of William Mather, son of William Mather, and not a descendant of either Cotton or Increase Mather.⁶

     Heman Mather was born on 16 Mar 1809 at Moreau, New York.^1,2 He was the son of Ezra Mather and Elizabeth Olds.¹ Heman Mather married Eliza Derby in Oct 1832.^1,3 Heman Mather died on 8 Jun 1868 at Troy, New York, at age 59.^1,4
     "Mr. [Heman] Mather at his death was in his fifty-ninth year, and had been a resident of West Troy for the past twenty-eight years. As a leading timber merchant with strict adherence to business, he had acquired considerable wealth, and to carry out a long cherished idea of spending his latter life in the country, purchased a farm a short distance from the village, and erected a beautiful residence, which unfortunately he occupied but two months prior to his death. How true the words, 'Man proposes but God disposes.' Mr. Mather occupied numerous positions of trust during his life including that of president of the village, president of the Bank of West Troy, and at the time of his death was a member of the board of directors."¹

     Horace Mather married Mary H. Folsom.¹ Horace Mather was born on 19 Dec 1811.¹ He was the son of Ezra Mather and Elizabeth Olds.¹

     Horace Linus Mather was born on 28 Nov 1863.¹ He was the son of Whitcomb Mather.¹

     James Delos Mather was born on 8 Sep 1869.¹ He was the son of Whitcomb Mather.¹

     Julia Mather was the daughter of Ezra Mather and Elizabeth Olds.¹

     Lucy Mather married Simeon Adams Jr.¹ Lucy Mather died on 31 Mar 1860.¹

     Mary Mather was the daughter of Ezra Mather and Elizabeth Olds.¹

     Rhoda Mather was the daughter of Ezra Mather and Elizabeth Olds.¹ Rhoda Mather married Dennis Margenie.¹

     Whitcomb Mather was born on 21 Apr 1833.²

     Amanda Mathews was the daughter of Newell Mathews and L. Amanda Tower. Amanda Mathews died on 5 Mar 1953 at Los Angeles County, California.¹

     Bryant Mathews was born on 8 Jan 1881 at Los Angeles, California.^1,2,3,4 He was the son of Newell Mathews and Sarah Snell Olds. Bryant Mathews married Jessie Gilmore on 12 Feb 1907 at San Diego, California.⁵ Bryant Mathews died on 27 Oct 1931 at Los Angeles, California, at age 50.^6,7 He was buried on 29 Oct 1931 at Evergreen Cemetery, Los Angeles, California.⁸ His estate was probated on 13 Nov 1931. His estate was mining and oil stock only. Everything was left to Jessie Gillmore Mathews, age about 47, for her sole use for life then to whatever surviving sisters of Amanda Mathews Chase, Julia Mathews, and Ellen Mathews. No children are mentioned in the probate file. The date of his will was 15 April 1922 and the "adress of all heirs" was 513 N. Beechwood Drive, L. A.⁹
     Bryant Mathews of San Diego graduated from Stanford University with a Bachelor's degree in Economics and Social Science. He was listed with the May, 1907, graduates with the indication that his degree had been awarded 11 Jan 1907.¹⁰
     Bryant and Jessie Mathews appeared on the census enumeration of 15 Apr 1910 at Cahuenga Township, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, as follows:
     521/521 Mathews, Bryant, head, 29, marr. once, 3 years, b. Calif., father b. Ill., mother b. Mass., President, wagon company
      , Jessie, wife, 27, marr. once, 3 years, 0 children, 0 living, b. Col., father b. Texas, mother b. Md..¹¹
     Bryant Mathews registered with the World War I Selective Service System on 12 Sep 1918 at Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California. He described himself as living at 1843 N. Cahuenga Avenue, Los Angeles, California, age 37, born 8 Jan 1881, and his occupation was (illegible), working for an investment company at 211 W. 7th Street in Los Angeles. He was medium in height, medium in build, with blue eyes and had black and grey hair. His closest relative was Jessie Gillmore Mathews, also of 1843 N. Cahuenga Avenue.¹²
Bryant Mathews and Jessie Mathews appeared on the census of 12 Jan 1920 at 1843 Cahuenga Avenue, Los Angeles, California, as follows:
     Mathews, Bryant, head, 36, born in Ca., father b. Vt., mother b. Mass., broker in office
      , Jessie G., wife, 34, b. Colorado, father b. Texas, mother b. Md.¹³
Bryant Mathews and Jessie Mathews appeared on the census of 5 Apr 1930 at 5340 Loma Linda Avenue, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, as follows:
     Mathews, Bryant, 45, head, marr. at 23, b. California, father b. Vt., mother b. Ind.[sic], investments in mining
      , Jessie G., wife, 40, marr. at 18, b. Colorado, father b. Texas, mother b. Md.¹⁴
     His obituary states:
     "MATHEWS. October 27, Bryant Mathews, beloved husband of Jessie Gillmore Mathews; loving brother of Amanda Mathews Chase, Julia and Ellen Mathews.
"Services today at 2 p.m. from Pierce Brothers' chapel. Interment private."⁶

     Ellen Mathews was born on 27 May 1877 at Illinois.¹ She was the daughter of Newell Mathews and Sarah Snell Olds. Ellen Mathews died on 15 Jan 1933 at age 55.² Her estate was probated on 26 Jan 1933. Her heirs were Julia Mathews, sister, and Amanda Mathews Chase. Amanda, living at 4545 Marmion Way, Los Angeles, was called a half-sister. Julia, sister, was living at 340 Strand Avenue. Each got $9576.92. She owned 1,222 shares of Newell Mathews Co., a California corporation and worth $3500.
One record in the file says: "I, Amanda Mathews Chase, half-sister of the above deceased, Ellen Mathews.... request that the court appoint my half-sister, Julia Mathews ...". The accounting by Julia included a $40 charge for cremation of Ellen.³ She was buried on 20 Feb 1933 at Evergreen Cenetery, Los Angeles, California.⁴
     She died single.
She left a will on 16 Sep 1916 at Los Angeles County, California. "I declare this to be my last will and testament. I give and bequeath to my heirs all my property of whatever kind and wherever situated, share and share alike. I appoint Bryant Mathews my executor without bond.
Ellen Mathews.⁵
     Her obituary states:
     "MATHEWS. January 15, Dr. Ellen Mathews, beloved sister of Amanda Mathews Chase and Julia Mathews.
"Services Wednesday, January 18, at 10 a.m. from Pierce Brothers chapel. Interment private."⁶

     Julia Mathews was born on 20 Oct 1874 at Illinois.¹ She was the daughter of Newell Mathews and Sarah Snell Olds. Julia Mathews died on 3 Dec 1951 at 1425 Engracia Avenue, Torrance, Los Angeles County, California, at age 77.² She was buried on 6 Dec 1951 at Evergreen Cenetery, Los Angeles, California.³
     "The Civil Service. City. The following eligible list for psychologist is announced. .... Julia Mathews, 74.50". This is the lowest of the seven scores reported. Since this clipping was among the Julia Mathews papers sent to me from her California home by Regina Case in Nov., 2008, I presume it applies to "our" Julia Mathews.⁴
Julia Mathews appeared on the census of 6 Jan 1920 at 1425 W 4th Street, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, as follows:
38/109 Chase, Amanda M., head, 53, widow, b. Illinois, father b. Vermont, mother b. Massachusetts, teacher in public school
      Mathews, Julia, sister, 48, single, b. Illinois, father b. Vermont, mother b. Illinois, clinical psychologist.⁵
     Julia Mathews is listed in the employment records of the Child Guidance Center (The Los Angeles Child Guidance Clinic in 1973) from 15 Jan 1925 thru 30 June 1948. The final payroll record lists her as Chief Psychologist living at 340 Strand, Hermosa Beach. Apparently her reason for leaving was "Clinic Reorganization".⁶
     Her obituary states:
     "Dr. Julia Mathews
"Funeral services for Dr. Julia Mathews, 77, retired psychiatrist, will be conducted today at 11 a.m. in Pierce Bros. Little Church Around the Corner, with interment in Evergreen Cemetery. A native of Illinois, she came to Southern California in 1877 and lived at 340 The Strand, Hermosa Beach. She died Monday in the Torrance Memorial Hospital."⁷
     In June, 1973, I called two of Julia's co-workers -- Mrs. Florence G. Stellern in Pasadena and Mrs. Esther Heath Simpson in Carmel, California. They both knew her as "Judy". They thought very well of her as a person and as a child psychologist. Mrs. Simpson later wrote:
""She was a most astute, understanding, and perceptive observer of the children she examined in her role as psychologist at both the Los Angeles and Pasadena Child Guidanc[e] Clinics. I knew her from 1926 until her death. Not only were her examinations most illuminating but always so interestingly readable that none of us wanted to miss those words of wisdom about the child in action, thinking and relating to her with such freedom, naturalness and spontaneity. We never could understand how she could get so much in such a short time, though never hurried, or routinely written in stock phraseology as so many of the younger, more pretentious psychologists wrote reports which told so much less that was valuable to school and parents. We all loved Judy, as we called her and deeply appreciated her friendship. Her Christmas messages were always so personally helpful, somehow hitting the note of encouragement or direction that one read over and over so as not to miss the precious essence."⁸
Mrs. Stellern wrote:
"I remember Judy talking about her brother Bryant and about Ellen but I never saw either of them. Amanda lived here in Highland Park and then during her later years in a rest home in Glendale. I had many visits with her as I often drove Judy to where she (Amanda) was staying. Judy made two visits a week to see her -- most of them by public conveyance.
"As I told you on the phone Owen Case of Hermosa Beach knew Judy long before I did. He or his children ought to be able to be give you background information. ...
"Judy was an amazing person with an unusual ability to get close to people. She always looked as if a breath of wind would blow her over but she was tough. I know because she lived with me for many years when my boys were growing up, She told me that as a child she was considered too 'sickly' to go to school but she had a tutor and later earned a degree from Stanford. Afterwards she went to Europe for three years and in Switzerland had a long psychoanalysis -- Jung."⁹

It was through these ladies that I learned of Owen Chase and later obtained many of Julia's family records and pictures from the Chase family.

     Newell Mathews was born on 15 Nov 1834 at Vermont.^1,2 He married (1) L. Amanda Tower on 19 Mar 1862 at Bureau County, Illinois.^3,4 Newell Mathews married (2) Sarah Snell Olds, daughter of Justin Hixon Olds and Charity Louisa Bryant, on 4 Jul 1868 at Bureau County, Illinois.^5,6,7 Newell Mathews died on 30 Jan 1907 at Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, at age 72.^1,8 He was buried in Feb 1907 at Evergreen Cemetery, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California.⁹
     Newell Mathews and Sarah Snell Olds appeared on the census of 12 Jul 1870 at Ward 7, Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, as follows:
     Mathews, Newel, 35, school teacher, b. Vermont
      , Sarah, 31, keeps house, b. Illinois
      , Amanda, 4, b. Illinois
     Oles, Julia, 30, b. Illinois
[Newel's surname could be read as Marthews].¹⁰
Newell Mathews and Sarah Snell Mathews appeared on the census of 12 Jun 1880 at 210 Olive Street, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, as follows:
     355/368 Mathews, Newell, 46, School Teacher, b. Vt., parents b. N. H.
      , Sarah S., 42, wife, keeping house, b. Ill., parents b. Mass.
      , Amanda, 14, dau., b. Illinois, father b. Vt., mother b. Mass.
      , Julia, 5, dau., b. Illinois, father b. ", mother b. "
      , Ellen, 3, dau., b. Illinois, father b. ", mother b. "
[Note the error in listing the birthplaces for the mother(s) of the last two children.]¹¹
Newell Mathews and Sarah Snell Olds appeared on the census of 8 Jun 1900 at 2103 Union Avenue, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, as follows:
     Mathews, Newell, head, b. Nov. 1836, age 63, m. 31 years, b. Vt., parents b. Vt., implement (farm) dealer
      , Sara S., wife, b. Apr. 1840, age 60, m. 31 years, 4 children, 3 living, b. Ill, parents b. Mass.
      [What other evidence is there of Sara's deceased child?]
      , Amanda, b. Jan., 1870, age 30, single, b. Ill., father b. Vt., mother b. Ill.
      , Julia, dau., b. Oct. 1874, age 25, single, b. Ill., father b. Vt., mother b. Illinois, student
      , Ellen, dau., b. May 1877, age 23, single, b. Ill., father b. Vt., mother b. Illinois, student
      , Bryant, son, b. Jan. 1881, age 19, single, b. California, father b. Vt., mother b. Illinois, student
[On the same census page is the listing for Frank Mathews, b. March 1855, in Vermont, father b. Conn., mother b. Vermont, teacher, and his wife Stella, b. Sept., 1859, b. Ill., and daughter Dell, b. June 1878, in Illinois. They lived at 2225 Union Avenue.].¹²
               "INQUEST HELD OVER MATHEWS
Pioneer Merchant, Who Died Suddenly in Hotel, Succumbed to Heart Trouble, Which He Had for Years.
"'Take me home' were the last words uttered by Newell Mathews, president of the Newell Mathews company, who died suddenly in the Yosemite hotel, 115 1/2 South Broadway, about 8 o'clock last night.
"Dr. C. C. Stivers, who was called in to attend the dying man, said that heart disease from which Mr. Mathews had been a sufferer for several years, was the cause of his death. An inquest was held by the coroner at the undertaking rooms of Pierce Bros. late this afternoon.
"Leaving his place of business last evening Mr. Mathews started for the Hammam baths on Broadway. Becoming faint he took a room in the Yosemite and sent for Mrs. Helen Smith, a nurse in the employ of an electric bath and massage establishment on West First street.
"She responded immediately, but Mr. Mathews sank so rapidly that his son, Bryant Mathews, and Dr. Stivers were summoned. He passed away a few minutes after the doctor arrived and before his son reached his bedside. Just a few minutes before that Mr. Mathews summoned the hotel proprietor and asked to be sent home. Again just before he expired he feebly repeated his appeal.
"Mr. Newell was one of the pioneer business men of the city and had amassed a comfortable fortune in the implement and machinery business in which he was engaged up to the time of his death.
"Thirty years ago he came here from Peoria, Ills., where he served as superintendent of schools.
"He served in the city council from the First ward several years ago. He was a member of the Union League club, Chamber of Commerce, the Merchants and Manufacturers' association, the Credit Men's association and the Implement Dealers' association, being the president of the last named organization at the time of his death.
"All of these will be represented by committees at the funeral services which will be held at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon at the Church of the Unity, Rev. Burt Estes Howard, the pastor, officiating. The body will be entombed in Evergreen cemetery."¹³
     His funeral sermon given on Sunday, 3 Feb. 1907, by the Reverend Burt Estes Howard, at the Church of the Unity in Los Angeles, emphasized the strength of his faith and his support of his church with "his time and his services and his money". "He was a Unitarian through and through."¹⁴
     Newell Mathews died without a will and his estate was filed for probate on 12 March 1907. His heirs were Sarah S., widow, Bryant, 26, son, Amanda, Julia, over 21, daughter, and Ellen, over 21, daughter. "No other child of said deceased or any descendant thereof surviving said deceased and no other heirs at law." Bryant, Amanda, Julia and Ellen Mathews each got 1/6 of the estate with the remainder to the estate of Sarah S. Mathews. Also, each of the children got 1/4 interest in Lot 18 at Evergreen Cemetery.¹⁵

     Mary C. Matlock was buried at Third Creek Cem, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee. She was born on 6 Dec 1853 at Tennessee. She was the daughter of William H. Matlock and Matilda (?). Mary C. Matlock married William Henry Harrison Warwick, son of (?) Warwick and Selita (?), on 13 Jan 1870 at Knox County, Tennessee.¹ Mary C. Matlock died on 6 Oct 1882 at Knox County, Tennessee, at age 28.
     Mary C. Matlock appeared on the census of 10 Jun 1880 at 12th Civil District, Knox County, Tennessee, as follows: Warwick, W. H. 35, farmer
, Mary C., wife
, William L., son
, James W., 7, son
, Orville L., 5, son
, Edward A., 2, son
all born in Tennessee as were their parents.²

     William H. Matlock was buried at Knox County, Tennessee. He was born on 10 Jul 1823 at Tennessee. He married Matilda (?) on 22 Jan 1853 at Knox County, Tennessee. William H. Matlock died on 21 Jul 1891 at Knox County, Tennessee, at age 68.
     ToDo: check the oral will for death date; says 8 July 1891?


William H. Matlock and Matilda (?) appeared on the census of 7 Jun 1860 at 12th Civil District, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, as follows:
     Medlock, William, age 29, farner, b. Tennessee
      , Matilda, age 48, b. Virginia
      , Mary, age 7, b. Tennessee.¹
William H. Matlock and Matilda (?) appeared on the census of 20 Sep 1870 at District 12, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, as follows:
     Medlock, William, age 40, farmer, b. Tennessee, mother of foreign birth
      , Matilda, age 54, keeping house, b. Virginia
     Warwick, Harrison, age 25, school teacher, b. Tennessee
      , Mary, 16, keeping house, b. Tennessee.²
William H. Matlock appeared on the census of 10 Jun 1880 at 12th Civil District, Knox County, Tennessee, as follows: Matlock, William 51, farmer, b. Tenn, father b. NV, mother b. Tenn.
Tilda A., 60, wife, b. VA, parents b. VA.³

     Minnie Matson was born c 1887.¹ She married Nathan Dolore Olds, son of Albertus Olds and Emma C. Nicholson, on 8 Nov 1947 at Oldham, Kingsbury County, South Dakota.¹

     Clyde Walter Maupin was born in 1889.¹ He married Mabel E. Poston on 29 May 1933 at Central Presbyterian Church, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri.² Clyde Walter Maupin died in 1943.¹ He was buried at Mt. Moriah Cemetery, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri.¹
     His obituary states: CLYDE WALTER MAUPIN

     Lydia J. Maxiam was born c 1862.¹ She married Benjamin Frank Clymer, son of Oscar Clymer and Marinda Olds, on 25 Dec 1899 at Grand Rapids, Michigan.²
     Lydia J. Clymer and Frank Clymer appeared on the census of 9 Jun 1900 at Chestonia Township, Antrim County, Michigan, as follows:

     Mrs. Esther Evaline May was born on 11 Aug 1897 at Niobrara, Nebraska.¹ She married Omer Emmitt Brittain, son of Myrtle Pleasant Brittain and Lela Olds, on 1 Dec 1943 at The Dalles, Oregon.¹