Thank you for your info, but according to the obit for Sarah E. (Bettie) Mask Bruce, her father's name was William Mask. According to the 1860 Census, this family (Hezekiah Mask) was living in Leake Co, but had gone to Texas by the 1870 Census. Was not able to find William Mask in Texas, but did find some of his brothers. William Mask joined the Volunteers from Leake/Neshoba Co during the Civil War. According to some info I have obtained, he was killed in Ga in 1864. I was never able to find her BEORE she married my ggrandfather. After that, I could find them on every census until she died in 1935. Her obit, which I obtained from the Star Herald, stated she was born and raised in the Rocky Point/Possumneck area. Her mother's name was not known on the death certificate, but William Mask was listed as father. The Mask family you mentioned are a part of this huge family from North Carolina, Ga, Al and into Miss. Many of them have the same name and can be very confusing. Thanks for your input. Sybil Bruce Crook ----- Original Message ----- From: <msattala-request@rootsweb.com> To: <msattala@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, March 15, 2010 2:00 AM Subject: MSATTALA Digest, Vol 5, Issue 20 > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Sarah Elizabeth Mask Bruce (Martha Boggs) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:49:38 -0500 > From: "Martha Boggs" <lmboggs@suddenlink.net> > Subject: Re: [MSATTALA] Sarah Elizabeth Mask Bruce > To: <msattala@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <20100314234938.ZGHW10818.omta02.suddenlink.net@Martha> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Sybil, I found your Bruces in the Attala County Cemetery Book. Charles > Bruce, 1857-1948 and Bettie, 1863-1935. Other Bruces are nearby. They are > buried in Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery. I have also looked in > some other sources and finally found your Mask ancestors, I feel quite > sure > these are correct. This first item I found on the Find A Grave website. > I > could never find a William Mask of the right age, but I did find this > George > W. Mask and wife Sarah Ann Lockhart. It looks like the youngest child > listed was your Sarah Elizabeth "Bettie" who married Charles Bruce. There > are no Masks in the Attala County Cemetery book. Most of those in > Mississippi are buried in Tippah and Alcorn Counties. > > I looked at censuses from 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880 for the Masks. These > together list about 11 or 12 children. > > Birth: Jun., 1815 > Anson County > North Carolina, USA > Death: Aug., 1871 > Corinth > Alcorn County > Mississippi, USA > > George Washington Mask, Sr., was the son of Silas W. Mask, Sr. and Judith > L. > (Boggan) Mask, the husband of Sarah Ann (Lockhart) Mask, and the father of > John Silas Mask, George Washington "Watt" Mask, Jr., James Joseph Boggan > Mask, Mary Ann Mask, Judith Ellen (Mask) Smith, William Thomas Mask, > Martha > E. Jane (Mask) York, Lemuel K. Mask, and Sarah E. Mask. > > > Burial: > Lebanon Cemetery > Corinth > Alcorn County > Mississippi, USA > > Created by: Diane Midkiff > Record added: Oct 28, 2006 > Find A Grave Memorial# 16358609 > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: msattala-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:msattala-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On Behalf Of james crook > Sent: Saturday, March 13, 2010 7:30 PM > To: MSATTALA@rootsweb.com > Subject: [MSATTALA] Sarah Elizabeth Mask Bruce > > Searching for information on family or mother of Sarah Elizabeth (Bettie) > Mask. B::Sept. 1863 -- D: Dec. 1935. > Father: William Mask -- Mother: Unknown. I was told she was raised in > Possumneck/Rocky Point area of Attala Co. She married Charles M. Bruce. > She was my ggrandmother. Any information appreciated. > Sybil Bruce Crook > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MSATTALA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > ------------------------------ > > To contact the MSATTALA list administrator, send an email to > MSATTALA-admin@rootsweb.com. > > To post a message to the MSATTALA mailing list, send an email to > MSATTALA@rootsweb.com. > > __________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MSATTALA-request@rootsweb.com > with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body > of the > email with no additional text. > > > End of MSATTALA Digest, Vol 5, Issue 20 > *************************************** >

Thanks for your reply. I'm sorry I found the wrong people. Are the Bruces buried in Attala County correct? I know what you mean that there are so many of the same name but different families. Martha Boggs -----Original Message----- From: msattala-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:msattala-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of james crook Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 7:59 PM To: msattala@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [MSATTALA] MSATTALA Digest, Vol 5, Issue 20 Thank you for your info, but according to the obit for Sarah E. (Bettie) Mask Bruce, her father's name was William Mask. According to the 1860 Census, this family (Hezekiah Mask) was living in Leake Co, but had gone to Texas by the 1870 Census. Was not able to find William Mask in Texas, but did find some of his brothers. William Mask joined the Volunteers from Leake/Neshoba Co during the Civil War. According to some info I have obtained, he was killed in Ga in 1864. I was never able to find her BEORE she married my ggrandfather. After that, I could find them on every census until she died in 1935. Her obit, which I obtained from the Star Herald, stated she was born and raised in the Rocky Point/Possumneck area. Her mother's name was not known on the death certificate, but William Mask was listed as father. The Mask family you mentioned are a part of this huge family from North Carolina, Ga, Al and into Miss. Many of them have the same name and can be very confusing. Thanks for your input. Sybil Bruce Crook ----- Original Message ----- From: <msattala-request@rootsweb.com> To: <msattala@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, March 15, 2010 2:00 AM Subject: MSATTALA Digest, Vol 5, Issue 20 > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Sarah Elizabeth Mask Bruce (Martha Boggs) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:49:38 -0500 > From: "Martha Boggs" <lmboggs@suddenlink.net> > Subject: Re: [MSATTALA] Sarah Elizabeth Mask Bruce > To: <msattala@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <20100314234938.ZGHW10818.omta02.suddenlink.net@Martha> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Sybil, I found your Bruces in the Attala County Cemetery Book. Charles > Bruce, 1857-1948 and Bettie, 1863-1935. Other Bruces are nearby. They are > buried in Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery. I have also looked in > some other sources and finally found your Mask ancestors, I feel quite > sure > these are correct. This first item I found on the Find A Grave website. > I > could never find a William Mask of the right age, but I did find this > George > W. Mask and wife Sarah Ann Lockhart. It looks like the youngest child > listed was your Sarah Elizabeth "Bettie" who married Charles Bruce. There > are no Masks in the Attala County Cemetery book. Most of those in > Mississippi are buried in Tippah and Alcorn Counties. > > I looked at censuses from 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880 for the Masks. These > together list about 11 or 12 children. > > Birth: Jun., 1815 > Anson County > North Carolina, USA > Death: Aug., 1871 > Corinth > Alcorn County > Mississippi, USA > > George Washington Mask, Sr., was the son of Silas W. Mask, Sr. and Judith > L. > (Boggan) Mask, the husband of Sarah Ann (Lockhart) Mask, and the father of > John Silas Mask, George Washington "Watt" Mask, Jr., James Joseph Boggan > Mask, Mary Ann Mask, Judith Ellen (Mask) Smith, William Thomas Mask, > Martha > E. Jane (Mask) York, Lemuel K. Mask, and Sarah E. Mask. > > > Burial: > Lebanon Cemetery > Corinth > Alcorn County > Mississippi, USA > > Created by: Diane Midkiff > Record added: Oct 28, 2006 > Find A Grave Memorial# 16358609 > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: msattala-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:msattala-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On Behalf Of james crook > Sent: Saturday, March 13, 2010 7:30 PM > To: MSATTALA@rootsweb.com > Subject: [MSATTALA] Sarah Elizabeth Mask Bruce > > Searching for information on family or mother of Sarah Elizabeth (Bettie) > Mask. B::Sept. 1863 -- D: Dec. 1935. > Father: William Mask -- Mother: Unknown. I was told she was raised in > Possumneck/Rocky Point area of Attala Co. She married Charles M. Bruce. > She was my ggrandmother. Any information appreciated. > Sybil Bruce Crook > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MSATTALA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > ------------------------------ > > To contact the MSATTALA list administrator, send an email to > MSATTALA-admin@rootsweb.com. > > To post a message to the MSATTALA mailing list, send an email to > MSATTALA@rootsweb.com. > > __________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MSATTALA-request@rootsweb.com > with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body > of the > email with no additional text. > > > End of MSATTALA Digest, Vol 5, Issue 20 > *************************************** > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MSATTALA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message