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Below is a family biography included in The History of Washington County, Arkansas published by Goodspeed Publishing Company in 1889. These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary. Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more. There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.
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Zacharias C. Mason, who was born and reared in White River Township, Washington Co., Ark., was born November 27, 1858, and is a son of David C. and Frances J. (Goodrich) Mason, who were born in Arkansas and Missouri, respectively. At the age of sixteen years the father went to Texas, and after residing in that State for three years returned home, and after residing on the old home place for about five years took the California gold fever, and went West to seek his fortune, his mining operations in that State being attended with the best of results. At the end of two years he returned home, via the Isthmus of Panama and New Orleans, and purchased the farm on which he now resides. He was married in 1856, and the following are his children who are living: Zacharias C., John F., James H. (who lives with his father on the home place), Mary A., Joseph P. and Eliza Belle. The mother of these children was born in Missouri, and as her parents died when she was quite young she was reared by her uncle, George Goodrich. Mr. Mason has been a minister of the Protestant Methodist Church for about twenty years and has been president of the Fort Smith District Conference since 1887. He is a Democrat in politics, and is a member of the Masonic fraternity, and the I. O. of K. of the H. His son, Zacharias C. Mason, was reared in Washington County, and attended both the common and graded schools, and in 1878 united his fortunes with those of Miss Jennie Arnett, who was born in Tennessee in 1863. She was brought to Arkansas by her parents, George and Lorinda (Rodgers) Arnett, when she was six years of age and was reared to womanhood in Washington County. To her parents were born six children: John D., Luke, Martha (widow of William Douglas), Joseph C., Addie (wife of R. Sharp), Jennie (wife of Mr. Mason) and Emma. Both parents reside in Washington County, and are members of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Mr. Mason and wife became the parents of four children: Walter Lee, George E. (deceased), Roy Ernest and an infant son. Mr. Mason has a good farm of 175 acres, with 120 under cultivation, and in his political views is a Democrat. He belongs to the Protestant Methodist Church and the Masonic fraternity, and his wife is a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
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