Mason, Emily Allyn

John G. Mason was born in Hiram Ohio in 1832. He was the son of Carnot and Olive Mason, and the grandson of Elijah and Lucretia Mason. Elijah, a Revolutionary War soldier from Connecticut via Vermont and Carnot were two of the founders of the village of Hiram. John married Emily Allyn (b. 1839) in 1856. Emily was the daughter of Pelatiah Allyn, Jr. who along with John's father Carnot served on the building committee of the Western Reserve Eclectic Institute which later became Hiram College.

Emily and John had 3 children; Carrie, Owen, and Mabel. John died in 1904 and Emily in 1913.

Kate Allyn was a cousin of Emily Allyn Mason.

John was also a cousin of Lucretia Rudolph Garfield.

The Mason and Allyn families are among the oldest families in Hiram Ohio.

From the guide to the Allyn Mason Civil War Papers 1847-1879, 1847-1879, (Hiram College)