| Name |
Harbin, Mason Phillip |
| Birth |
17 Jan 1895 |
Indiana  [1, 2] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Census |
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1940 Census, Stanford Township, Clay County, Illinois, page 13a
1940 United States Federal Census, Stanford Township, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-20), image 26, page 13a |
| Reference Number |
HARB.M001 |
| _FGRAVE |
26893705 |
| Military Service |
World War II, Private, United States Army [3] |
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United States Army
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United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
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World War II
(1939-1945) |
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Flag of the United States, 48 Stars (1912-1959)
In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959, a… |
| Death |
21 Jan 1975 [1] |
- Mason P. Harbin, 80, of Clay City, died Tuesday at 8:10 a.m. at the Flora Medical Center.
He was born January 17, 1895, at Wheatland, Ind., and had lived in Clay City for a number of years.
Funeral services will be held in the Clay City Chapel of the Cardascio-Easley Funeral Home with interment in Clay City cemetery. Visitation will be in the funeral home.
He was a veteran of World War 1 and was a member of the Clay City American Legion Post.
He is survived by his wife, Edna; two sons, John B. Harbin of Jald, N.M. and Ray Harbin of Clay City; and five daughters, Mrs. Betty Garbers of Alexandria, Va., Mrs. Henrietta Mathews of Seminole, Okla., Mrs. Catherine Cockerell and Mrs. Martha Pearce, both of Clay City, and Mrs. Mary Rosborough of Mt. Gilead, Ohio.
A sister, Mrs. Bessie Jackson of Evansville, Ind., 21 grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren also survive.
Taken from the Olney Daily Mail, Olney, IL, Jan, 1975
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| Burial |
Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois [1] |
| Person ID |
I28165 |
Carl Wayne Gray Research |
| Last Modified |
30 Dec 2025 |
Family  |
Rusk, Edna R., b. 25 Sep 1901, Illinois d. 29 Oct 1978 (Age 77 years) |
| Marriage |
5 Mar 1921 [1, 2] |
| Age at Marriage |
He : 26 years and 2 months - She : 19 years and 6 months. |
| Children |
| + | 1. Harbin, Betty Frances, b. 30 May 1922, Illinois d. 24 Sep 2010 (Age 88 years) |
| | 2. Harbin, John Byron, b. 22 Apr 1924, Wheatland, Knox County, Indiana d. 23 May 2003 (Age 79 years) |
| + | 3. Harbin, Lewis Ray, b. 11 Nov 1927, Wheatland, Knox County, Indiana d. 12 Apr 2005, Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 77 years) |
| + | 4. Harbin, Henrietta, b. 4 Mar 1930, Clay County, Illinois d. 16 Mar 2012, Flora Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 82 years) |
| + | 5. Living |
| + | 6. Living |
| + | 7. Living |
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| Family ID |
F9082 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
1895 - 1975 (80 years)
