Family Group Sheet
NameMason Darlington, 4C4R
Birth22 Jan 1891, Fayette Co., West Virginia
Death15 Sep 1968, Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia
FatherWilliam Darlington (1864-1917)
MotherMartha Jane Taylor (1862-1957)
Marriage13 Nov 1912, Slab Fork, Raleigh Co., West Virginia
SpouseRuby Darling Fix
Birthabt 1895, West Virginia
Death31 Jul 1963, Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia
Children
1 MMason Russell Darlington, 5C3R
Birthabt Apr 1915, Slab Fork, Raleigh Co., West Virginia
Death4 Aug 1963, Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia
SpouseHucie Mann
2 MWilliam Darlington, 5C3R
Birthabt Dec 1918, Raleigh Co., West Virginia
3 MWalton Darlington, 5C3R
Birthabt 1921, Raleigh Co., West Virginia
4 FMargaret Darlington, 5C3R
Birthabt 1923, Raleigh Co., West Virginia
5 MCarroll Darlington , 5C3R (Data Omitted for Privacy)*
Notes for Mason Darlington
His WW I draft registration card, filed 5 June 1917, records Mason Darlington, age 26, born 22 Jan 1891 in Kincaid, WVa, occupation miner, employer Slab Fork Coal Co., Slab Fork, W.Va., married supporting wife & 1 child.
His WW II draft registration card, filed 27 Apr 1942, records Mason Darlington, age 51, residence East Beckley, Raleigh Co., WVa, born 22 Jan 1891 in Kincaid, WVa, contact Mrs. Ruby Darlington, East Beckley, W. Va., employer Fire Creek Coal & Coke Co., Norvell, Raleigh Co., W.Va.
The SSDI lists Mason Darlington, born 22 Jan 1891, died Sep 1968, last residence Beckley, Raleigh Co., W. Va.
The death register for Raleigh Co., West Virginia lists Mason Darlington, age 77, retired miner, widowed, died 15 Sep 1968 in Beckley, Raleigh Co., cause of death septicemia due to benign prostatic hypertrophy, informant Arthur W. Haelig, M.D.
His WW II draft registration card, filed 27 Apr 1942, records Mason Darlington, age 51, residence East Beckley, Raleigh Co., WVa, born 22 Jan 1891 in Kincaid, WVa, contact Mrs. Ruby Darlington, East Beckley, W. Va., employer Fire Creek Coal & Coke Co., Norvell, Raleigh Co., W.Va.
The SSDI lists Mason Darlington, born 22 Jan 1891, died Sep 1968, last residence Beckley, Raleigh Co., W. Va.
The death register for Raleigh Co., West Virginia lists Mason Darlington, age 77, retired miner, widowed, died 15 Sep 1968 in Beckley, Raleigh Co., cause of death septicemia due to benign prostatic hypertrophy, informant Arthur W. Haelig, M.D.
Census
He was recorded twice in the 1910 census, once in Fayette Co., WV with his parents (enumerated 5 May), as age 19, motor man at coal mine, and once in Slab Fork, Raleigh Co., WV, enumerated 19 April, as age 18, coal miner, boarder with the family of James Kirk age 24 and wife Letha age 21. (This is the only census year with two Mason Darlington’s in West Virginia, and there is only one set of death and draft registration records, so it is hightly unlikely that these are for two different people.)
Notes for Ruby Darling Fix
The death register for Raleigh Co., West Virginia lists Ruby Darling Darlington, age 68, married, died 31 July 1963 in Beckley, cause of death congestive heart failure due to coronary arteriosclerosis, informant John M. Daniel, M.D.
Notes for Mason & Ruby Darling (Family)
Raleigh Co., West Virginia marriage records list the marriage on 13 Nov 1912 of L. Mason Darlington, age 22, and Miss Ruby Fix, age 18, both born in Fayette Co., W. Va., both residents of Raleigh Co., W.Va., at Slab Fork by Rev. J. E. Healy.
Census
1920 census of Raleigh Co., West Virginia, Oswald precinct, enumerated 2 Jan, lists on p. 1A as family #5:
Darlington, Mason, 27, miner electrician; Ruba, wife, 25; Mason R., son, 4 8/12; William, son, 1 1/12. All born WVa WVa WVa.
1930 census of Raleigh Co., West Virginia, Town precinct, enumerated 11 April, lists on p. 12A as family #208/216:
Darlington, Mason, 38, age at first marriage 21, electrician at coal mine; Ruby, wife, 35, age at first marriage 18; Mason Jr., son, 14; Billie, son, 11; Walton, son, 9; Margarett, dau, 7; Caroll, son, 2. All born WV WV WV.
Darlington, Mason, 27, miner electrician; Ruba, wife, 25; Mason R., son, 4 8/12; William, son, 1 1/12. All born WVa WVa WVa.
1930 census of Raleigh Co., West Virginia, Town precinct, enumerated 11 April, lists on p. 12A as family #208/216:
Darlington, Mason, 38, age at first marriage 21, electrician at coal mine; Ruby, wife, 35, age at first marriage 18; Mason Jr., son, 14; Billie, son, 11; Walton, son, 9; Margarett, dau, 7; Caroll, son, 2. All born WV WV WV.
