William Masters1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 24682, (1875 - 1966)
FatherWilliam A. Masters4,5 (16 Aug 1853 - 11 Jan 1946)
MotherEliza Gerard5 ( - bef 1880)

Key Events:

Birth: 27 Jun 1875, Hamilton Co., Ohio6,7,8
Marriage: 18 Jul 1895, Brown Co., Ohio, Effie Alice Brose (11 Dec 1875 - 8 Mar 1908)9,10
Marriage: 13 Nov 1922, Cabell Co., West Virginia, Margaret Rowe (20 Sep 1896 - 14 Jun 1970)11,12
Death: 31 Dec 1966, Huntington, Cabell Co., West Virginia13
Burial: 3 Jan 1967, Woodmere Memorial Park, Huntington, West Virginia14
ChartsDescendants of Maximilian Friderich Wiemann and Anna Maria Margaretha Elisabeth Lüken

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     William Masters was born on 27 Jun 1875 in Hamilton Co., Ohio.6,7,8
     His mother died before 1880, when William was under five years old.15
     He appeared with his father on the 1880 Federal Census of Anderson Twp., Hamilton Co., Ohio, in the household of his paternal grandparents.16
     William married first Effie Alice Brose, daughter of Frederick S. Brose and Debra Jane Gardner, on 18 Jul 1895 in Brown Co., Ohio, with Rev. J. R. Long officiating.9,10
     He was a freight handler on a railroad by 1900.17
     William and Effie appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, at 2848 Eastern Ave., enumerated 4 Jun 1900, reporting they rented their home. Their children Edith, Clara and Lillian were listed as living with them. They were living in the same building as her older sister Louise and her husband.3
     His wife died on 8 Mar 1908.18
     William registered for the draft for World War I on 12 Sep 1918, while living at 103 8th Ave., Huntington, Wayne Co., West Virginia, reporting he was employed as timber inspector for Charles Boldt Glass Company.19 He was a foreman at a glass company by 1920.20,21
     William appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Huntington, Cabell Co., West Virginia, at 103 8th Ave., enumerated 26 Jan 1920, as a roomer in the household of Perry Meadows, his wife, and two children.22
     William married second Margaret Rowe, daughter of Ella Turner, on 13 Nov 1922 in Cabell Co., West Virginia, with C. Rawdall Garrison officiating. She was the widow of Dolphus Simpson.11,12
     William and Margaret appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Huntington, Cabell Co., West Virginia, at 707 Jackson Ave., enumerated 18 Apr 1930, reporting they owned a home valued at $3,000, and owned a radio.23
     He was a watchman at a glass factory by 1940, reporting in 1940 he had worked 36 hours the last week of March, and 52 weeks the prior year, earning $1,300. He was retired by 1950. In 1949 he earned $792 in interest and pension income.24,25
     William and Margaret appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Huntington, Cabell Co., West Virginia, at 707 Jackson Ave., enumerated 11 Apr 1940, reporting they owned a home valued at $1,800, and that they had lived in the same house in 1935.26
     William and Margaret returned to Ohio about 1949.27 They appeared on the 1950 Federal Census of Bethel, Clermont Co., Ohio, at 338 S. Charity, enumerated 19 Apr 1950, reporting they lived in a home that was not on a farm.28
     William died on 31 Dec 1966 in Huntington, Cabell Co., West Virginia, at age 91.13 He was buried on 3 Jan 1967 in Woodmere Memorial Park, Huntington, West Virginia.14

Children:
     Children with Effie Alice Brose:

  • Edith Florence Masters29,3,30 (25 Jul 1896 - 5 Apr 1968)
  • Clara Louise Masters3,31,32 (20 Jan 1898 - 20 Aug 1994)
  • Lillian R. Masters3,31 (13 Dec 1899 - 24 Mar 1986)
  • Albert Frederick Masters33 (31 Jan 1902 - 25 Oct 1981)
  • Rose M. Masters31,34,35 (27 Dec 1904 - 22 Oct 1991)

Children:
     There were no children with Margaret Rowe

Citations

  1. [S13877] Hiram Masters household, 1880 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows name as William Masters.
  2. [S13714] Marriage Record, Brown Co., Ohio, 18:239, no. 17,641, William Masters and Effie Alice Brose.
  3. [S13869] William Masters household, 1900 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio.
  4. [S13877] Hiram Masters household, 1880 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows him as son of head of household, the only child no single, and the boy as grandson.
  5. [S13871] Williams Masters, Certificate of Death.
  6. [S13877] Hiram Masters household, 1880 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows age 4 and state.
  7. [S13869] William Masters household, 1900 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows month, year, age 24, and state.
  8. [S13871] Williams Masters, Certificate of Death, shows date, county, and state.
  9. [S13714] Marriage Record, Brown Co., Ohio, 18:239, no. 17,641, William Masters and Effie Alice Brose, shows date, county, state, and officiant.
  10. [S13869] William Masters household, 1900 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows married 5 years.
  11. [S13866] Marriage Licenses, Cabell Co., West Virginia, 3:147 no. 6, William Masters and Mrs. Margaret Simpson, shows date, county, and officiant.
  12. [S13873] William Masters household, 1930 U.S. Census, Cabell Co., West Virginia, shows married, with both age 21 at first marriage.
  13. [S13871] Williams Masters, Certificate of Death, shows date, city, county, and state.
  14. [S13871] Williams Masters, Certificate of Death, shows date, cemetery, city, and state.
  15. [S13877] Hiram Masters household, 1880 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows her husband as widowed.
  16. [S13877] Hiram Masters household, 1880 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio.
  17. [S13869] William Masters household, 1900 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows occupation as freight handler (RR).
  18. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 104308633, Effie Alice Brose Masters, shows date and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  19. [S13870] Wm Masters, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
  20. [S13872] Perry Meadows household, 1920 U.S. Census, Cabell Co., West Virginia, shows occupation as foreman and industry as glass co.
  21. [S13873] William Masters household, 1930 U.S. Census, Cabell Co., West Virginia, shows occupation as foreman and industry as glass factory.
  22. [S13872] Perry Meadows household, 1920 U.S. Census, Cabell Co., West Virginia.
  23. [S13873] William Masters household, 1930 U.S. Census, Cabell Co., West Virginia.
  24. [S13875] William Masters household, 1940 U.S. Census, Cabell Co., West Virginia, shows occupation as watchman and industry as glass factory.
  25. [S13876] William Masters household, 1950 U.S. Census, Clermont Co., Ohio, shows unable to work, retired.
  26. [S13875] William Masters household, 1940 U.S. Census, Cabell Co., West Virginia.
  27. [S13876] William Masters household, 1950 U.S. Census, Clermont Co., Ohio, shows she lived in Cabell Co. West Virginia the year before.
  28. [S13876] William Masters household, 1950 U.S. Census, Clermont Co., Ohio.
  29. [S13735] Record of Births, Brown Co., Ohio, 3:268, record for Edith Florence Masters.
  30. [S12302] Marriage Record, Warren Co., Ohio, 591:54, no. 42554, Robert T. Groomer and Edith Florence Newman.
  31. [S13859] Harvey A. Glaze household, 1910 U.S. Census, Clermont Co., Ohio, shows her as niece of his late wife's sister, with surname Master.
  32. [S1500] "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007," Ancestry.com, record for Clara Louise Dunn, Soc. Sec. No. 274-54-1130.
  33. [S13859] Harvey A. Glaze household, 1910 U.S. Census, Clermont Co., Ohio, shows the boy as nephew of his late wife's sister, with surname Master.
  34. [S8685] Marriage Record, Hamilton Co., Ohio, 357:240, George L. Buck and Rose Masters.
  35. [S10770] "Ohio Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007," FamilySearch.org, record for Rose Buck, citing cert. no. 71780, shows father's surname as Masters.