Individual Details
William Jefferson McMasters
(3 Aug 1814 - 14 Oct 1899)
Events
| Birth | 3 Aug 1814 | info from gravestone - North Carolina |  | ||
| Residence | 1830 | listed as a tick mark under males - Regiment 2, Randolph, North Carolina, USA | | ||
| Marriage | 1846 | Need to find record of marriage. - Margaret Emily Harris | |||
| Occupation | 1850 | Methodist Minister. First record of William-listed as age 36 born in Randolph Co., wife Margaret, b. Surry Co. age 23, children Mary 3, Susan 2, and Daniel 1.b Wilkes Co. Real Estate $700. - Wilkes, North Carolina, USA | |||
| Probate | 1853 | Probate of his mother Mary McMasters, administrated by his brother Anderson. William J is listed in his mother's will, but not in the probate records. - Randolph, North Carolina, USA | | ||
| Anderson & Simeon McMasters vs. W.J. McMasters August 18 | 10 Sep 1853 | Legal notice that the judge allowed 6 weeks for the notice to run in the local paper that he should appear in court for his mother's probate. W.J. lived in Arkansas at the time. - Greensboro, North Carolina | | ||
| Military | 15 Feb 1863 | Enlisted at age 48 years Company G 1st Arkansas Infantry-Union - Fayetteville, Washington County, Arkansas, USA | | ||
| Residence | 1870 | Jasper, Crawford, Arkansas, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1880 | Age: 65; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Self - Jasper, Crawford, Arkansas, United States | | ||
| Military | 12 Aug 1890 | Application for military pension. Company G 1st Arkansas Infantry-Confederate. | | ||
| Issue Date | 19 Sep 1898 | Crawford, Arkansas, United States | | ||
| Death | 14 Oct 1899 | William J McMasters is listed along with his wife Margaret on the 1900 census along aside the Pesterfield's in the Cedarville towship, Crawford County, Arkansas census. However, the date on his grave marker states his death in Oct of 1899. - Cedarville, Crawford, Arkansas, USA | | ||
| Residence | 1900 | Oliver Springs & Cedarville Townships, Crawford, Arkansas | | ||
| Widow's Civil War Pension Filed | 13 Dec 1900 | Widow's pension application filed in Arkansas by wife Margaret. - Arkansas | | ||
| Burial | Cedarville, Crawford County, Arkansas, USA | | |||
| Residence | Relation To Head: Soldier | | |||
| Residence | USA | |
Families
| Spouse | Margaret Emily Harris (1827 - 1910) |
| Child | Daniel McMasters (1849 - ) |
| Child | Susan Adelia McMasters (1849 - 1932) |
| Child | William Lafayette McMasters (1850 - 1898) |
| Child | Mary Katherine McMasters (1851 - 1879) |
| Child | Isadora Margaret McMasters (1853 - 1929) |
| Child | E E McMasters (1855 - ) |
| Child | Washington Filmore McMasters (1856 - 1932) |
| Child | Pinkney Harris McMasters (1861 - 1930) |
| Child | Sarah E McMasters (1868 - 1946) |
| Child | Ida J McMaster (1871 - 1969) |
| Father | Daniel McMasters (1785 - 1852) |
| Mother | Mary Youlious (1778 - 1853) |
| Sibling | Daughter McMasters ( - ) |
| Sibling | Anderson Mcmasters (1812 - 1895) |
| Sibling | Simeon McMasters (1813 - ) |
| Sibling | Maranda McMasters (1815 - 1851) |
Endnotes
1. Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004), Year: 1900; Census Place: Cedarville, Crawford, Arkansas; Roll: 56; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0055.
2. Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), Year: 1870; Census Place: Jasper, Crawford, Arkansas; Roll: M593_51; Page: 188A.
3. Historical Data Systems, comp, U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009), Historical Data Systems, Inc.; Duxbury, MA 02331; American Civil War Research Database.
4. Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Wilkes, North Carolina; Roll: 649; Page: 318b.
5. Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010), Year: 1880; Census Place: Jasper, Crawford, Arkansas; Roll: 41; Page: 513B; Enumeration District: 047.
6. Ancestry.com, Web: Arkansas, Find A Grave Index, 1809-2012 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012).
7. Ancestry.com, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012).
8. Ancestry.com, U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), National Archives and Records Administration; Washington, D.C.; NAI: Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Arkansas; Record Group Title: Records of the AGO, 1780s-1917; Record Group Number: 94; Series Number: M399; Roll Number: 0048.
9. Ancestry.com, 1830 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010), Year: 1830; Census Place: Regiment 2, Randolph, North Carolina; Series: M19; Roll: 125; Page: 65; Family History Library Film: 0018091.
10. Ancestry.com, North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015), Wills, 1663-1978; Estate Papers, 1781-1928 (Randolph County); Author: North Carolina. Division of Archives and History (Raleigh, North Carolina); Probate Place: Randolph, North Carolina.
11. , Newspapers.com - The Greensboro Patriot - 10 Sep 1853 - Page 3 (Greensboro, North Carolina: The Greensboro Patriot, 10 September 1853), Anderson & Simeon McMasters vs. W.J. McMasters August 1853 10 Sep 1853.
12. Historical Data Systems, comp, U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009), Historical Data Systems, Inc.; Duxbury, MA 02331; American Civil War Research Database.
13. Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), Year: 1870; Census Place: Jasper, Crawford, Arkansas; Roll: M593_51; Page: 188A.
14. Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010), Year: 1880; Census Place: Jasper, Crawford, Arkansas; Roll: 41; Page: 513B; Enumeration District: 047.
15. National Archives and Records Administration, U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000), The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; U.s., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Title: General Index to Civil War and Later Pension Files, Ca. 1949-Ca. 1949; NAI Number: 563268; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007; Record Group Number: 15; Series Number: T288; Roll: 306.
16. Ancestry.com, U.S., General Land Office Records, 1776-2015 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008), Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office Records; Washington D.C., USA; Federal Land Patents, State Volumes.
17. Ancestry.com, Web: Arkansas, Find A Grave Index, 1809-2012 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012).
18. Ancestry.com, North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015), Wills, 1663-1978; Estate Papers, 1781-1928 (Randolph County); Author: North Carolina. Division of Archives and History (Raleigh, North Carolina); Probate Place: Randolph, North Carolina.
19. Ancestry.com, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012).
20. Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004), Year: 1900; Census Place: Cedarville, Crawford, Arkansas; Roll: 56; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0055.
21. National Archives and Records Administration, U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000), The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; U.s., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Title: General Index to Civil War and Later Pension Files, Ca. 1949-Ca. 1949; NAI Number: 563268; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007; Record Group Number: 15; Series Number: T288; Roll: 306.
22. Historical Data Systems, comp, U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009), Historical Data Systems, Inc.; Duxbury, MA 02331; American Civil War Research Database.
23. Ancestry.com, Web: Arkansas, Find A Grave Index, 1809-2012 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012).
24. Ancestry.com, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012).
25. National Archives and Records Administration, U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000), The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; U.s., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Title: General Index to Civil War and Later Pension Files, Ca. 1949-Ca. 1949; NAI Number: 563268; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007; Record Group Number: 15; Series Number: T288; Roll: 306.
26. Historical Data Systems, comp, U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009), Historical Data Systems, Inc.; Duxbury, MA 02331; American Civil War Research Database.