Matilda E. (Mason) Roberts is my best candidate for the daughter of Ann (Kenney) and Wesley Randolph Mason.
In 1860, she appears on the census as Emma Mason:
4 July 1860, Williamson Co., TX, P.O.: Georgetown, p. 28:
174-181
W.R. Mason 31 M Brickmason b. AL
Ann --- 21 F b.TX
Ema --- 5 F b. TX
Catherine --- 2 F b. TX
In 1870 she again appears as Emma Mason with her father, Wesley Randolph Mason, and her step-mother, Mary (McCullough) Harrison
In 1870 she again appears as Emma Mason with her father, Wesley Randolph Mason, and her step-mother, Mary (McCullough) Harrison
13 July 1870, Beat No. 3, Bell Co., TX, P.O. Belton:
148 - 148
Mason, W.R. 39 M W Farmer b. TN
--- Martha 37 F W Keeps house $600 - $3,000 b. AL
--- Emma 15 F W b. TX
--- Jenny 6 F W b. TX
Groves, Mary 20 F W b. TX
Harrison, A.E. 14 F W b. TX
---Martha 9 F W b. TX
Mason, Georgia 2 F W b. TX
--- Nancy 1 F W b. TX
Harrison, T. 23 F B Servant b. TX
--- Hettie 3 F B b. TX
--- Liddie 1 F B b. TX
Seven years later “Matilda E. Mason” of Bell Co., TX married G.S. Roberts on 7 Apr 1877 in Bell Co., Texas.
[Source: Bell County, Texas Marriage Records 1850- 1882 by Linda B. Allie and Weldon I. Hudson]
It is not unreasonable to think that Wesley Randolph Mason named his daughter Matilda after his mother Matilda (Lewis) Mason.
Matilda and George S. "Roberds" appear on the 1880 Bosque County, Texas census:
4 June 1880, Dist 9, Bosque Co., TX:
231-231
Roberds, George S. W M 31 Husband Farming b. MO
---Matilda E. W F 25 Wife b. TX
---Hettie W F 2 Dau b. TX fb. MO mb. TX
---Robert R. W M 3/12 Feb Son b. TX fb. MO mb. TX
This Matilda E. Roberds is the same age as Wesley R. Mason's daughter Emma Mason. Subsequent records indicate that this was G.S. and Matilda E. Roberts not Roberds. Although Wesley R. Mason has not been found in Bosque County, Texas in 1880, he filed for his pension from Bosque County in 1899. Matilda's son's full name was Robert Randolph Roberts, yet another indication that she was Wesley's daughter.
When George S. Roberts next appears on the census, it is with his second wife Ollie Sherman, who he had married in Hamilton County, Texas on 19 February 1888.
7th & 8th June 1900, West Part of Duke Twp., Geer Co., Oklahoma:
72-72
Roberts, George Head W M b. Sep 1847 52 M-2 b. OH fb. unk mb. unk farmer
---Ollie Wife W F b. Sep 1871 28 M-2 7-3 b. TX fb. MO mb. TX
---Hattie Dau W F b. Feb 1878 22 S b. TX fb. OH. mb. TX
---Madie Dau W F b. Jan 1782 18 S b. TX fb. OH. mb. TX
---George O. Son W M b. Dec 1889 10 S b. TX fb. OH. mb. TX
---Delia A. Dau W F b. Feb 1894 6 S b. TX fb. OH. mb. TX
---Germy Son W M b. June 1899 1 S b. TX fb. OH. mb. TX
George O. Roberts, Delia Roberts, and Jeremiah Roberts are the children of Ollie Sherman since they were born after her marriage to George S. Roberts.
19 May 1910, Pct #1 Outside Portales, Roosevelt County, New Mexico:
256-257
Roberts, George Head W M 62 Wd b. OH fb. OH mb. Eng/Scot
---Hattie Dau W F 30 S b. TX fb. OH. mb. TX
---Adelia Dau W F 16 S b. TX fb. OH. mb. TX
---Jeremiah Son W M 10 S b. TX fb. OH. mb. TX
---O.K. Son W M 9 S b.OK fb. OH. mb. TX
---Addley B C Son W M 7 S b. OK fb. OH. mb. TX
Of the children of Matilda Emma (Mason) Roberts, Hattie Roberts married John Mathis Langston in Harmon County, Oklahoma on 2 July 1912 and moved to Texas eventually settling in Cleburne, Texas.
Robert Randolph Roberts died 29 July 1951 in Orange County, California. His death records indicate that his mother's maiden name was Mason. He was born 6 Feb 1880.
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