Beverly Randolph Mason

Beverly Randolph Mason M Y Photo: [From sketch by Gen. T. T. Mumford, of Lynchburg.]” Reference has photo.[2731] Image file is saved in E:\BHC Work Folder\Cavalryman Photos. Hardcopy is in Source Binder under C for Confederate Veteran. Born: 1834.[2732] Source? Check Baird.Fairfax.[2733] Married: Elizabeth Nelson Mason (1846–1925).[2734] Source? “[…] in 1875 he married Miss Bettie Nelson, of Albemarle County. After a few years Mr. and Mrs. Mason removed to Washington, where they engaged in the important work of teaching […]” [From sketch by Gen. T. T. Mumford, of Lynchburg.] From first obit. Died: April 24, 1910; buried Ivy Hill Cem, Alexandria.[2735] Source? 22 April 1910 Washington, D. C.; buried Ivy Hill Cemetery, Alexandria.[2736] 1910. “Buried in Section F—Lot 65, Ivy Hill Cemetery, Alexandria. “Because I live ye shall live also.”[2737] Obituary: “ ‘Of course I will serve in any capacity, but my desire is to be in a more active field.’ And he gave up a position greatly sought by others because it was not on the fighting line.” *need footnote. See Obituary Chapter. Obituary from CONFEDERATE VETERAN, Vol. XVIII, No. 10, August 1910 Is Gen. T. T. Mumford author of first Obit? “ ‘[… A] brave soldier and loyal adherent of the cause for which we stand. In every walk of life he may be said to have come up to those high standards which mark the ideal man and the Virginia gentleman […]’ ”[2738] See Obituary Chapter. [Check Fredericksburg Star 4/23/1910, p3, c2.] Children: “Mr. And Mrs. Beverly Randolph Mason, formerly of Gunston Hall, this county, have issued invitations to the marriage of their daughter, Miss Lucy Randolph Mason, to Mr. George Hoxie Moffett, which will take place Tuesday evening, January 7th, at half after six o’clock at Saint Margaret’s Church, Washington.”[2739] Parents and Siblings: Other Family: Stories, Letters & Biographies: At Fairfax Courthouse, Robert Randolph [BH] wrote, “I saw… Bev Mason some where, I wish he would join this company or some good infantry company.”[2740] [source letter at Letters Chapter under Robt. R., but says no more about B. Mason than this, so any reason to say “See Letter”?] CSR: Enlisted 9 September 1861; detailed with Genl. Walker September to October, Genl. Taylor November to December 1861; dropped October 1863; paroled Columbia. Additional Information: Served as ACS, 4th Va. Cav. Served with Fitz Lee’s sStaff. “Capt.”[2741] [NOTE:ACS = Association of Confederate Veterans?]1834–April 24, 1910; buried Ivy Hill Cem, Alexandria; wife; Eliza Nelson Mason; 1846–1925 [Check cemetery #.] Source? [Check Hayden.]#

From a sketch by Gen. T. T. Munford, of Lynchburg. August 2001

Obituary from CONFEDERATE VETERAN, Vol. XVIII, No. 10, August 1910

http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/fairfax/obits/1910/m2500000.txt

‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ “ ‘Of course I will serve in any capacity, but my desire is to be in a more active field.’ And he gave up a position greatly sought by others because it was not on the fighting line.”*need footnote. See Obituary Chapter. ‘ ‘ “ ‘[… A] brave soldier and loyal adherent of the cause for which we stand. In every walk of life he may be said to have come up to those high standards which mark the ideal man and the Virginia gentleman […]’ ”[2742] See Obituary Chapter.

Obituary from CONFEDERATE VETERAN, Vol. XVIII, No. 10, August 1910 Obituary: MAJ. B. R. MASON By the death on Friday, April 22, 1910, of Mr. Beverley Randolph Mason, Principal of Gunston Hall School, Washington D.C., [this is also a fragment] He was buried at Ivy Hill Cemetery, near Alexandria, Va., and in honor of their eminent comrade the Robert E. Lee Camp of Confederate Veterans of Alexandria in uniform attended his burial. The Rev. Herbert Scott Smith and the Rev. Samuel A. Wallis conducted the services.” *need footnote. See Obituary Chapter.

From a sketch by Gen. T. T. Munford, of Lynchburg. August 2001

Obituary from CONFEDERATE VETERAN, Vol. XVIII, No. 10, August 1910

http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/fairfax/obits/1910/m2500000.txt