Henry Mason by W. D. Ritter

In 1824 a spot was selected and surveyed for the county seat of Greene county, and named Bloomfield. Three years before that, November 15, 1821, HENRY MASON, with his father’s family came to within two miles of that place, where a home was made, on which near that vicinity all the family lived long lives and Henry was the last one, who died May 23, 1895. He was born in Guilford county North Carolina, September 22, 1820.

In boyhood he plowed corn when young panthers "cut their capers" and played like kittens on the fence. Mr. Mason was married to MARY J. QUILLEN, December 15, 1853. To them no children were born. He had the uncommon strong sense to knew when he had enough of this world’s goods and still higher manly and Christian quality to covet no more. His oldest brother lost his property in building the narrow-gauge railway. Henry told him, "While I have anything it is your till it is gone". So at his house that brother had a welcome home until, at past four-score years all was over with him on earth.

Biographical Memoirs of Greene County, Ind. With Reminiscences of Pioneer Days, Illustrated (1908, B. F. Bowen & Co. Indianapolis, Indiana) Vol. 1 Pg. 109

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>Biographical Memoirs of Greene County, Ind. With Reminiscences of Pioneer Days, Illustrated (1908, B. F. Bowen & Co. Indianapolis, Indiana) Vol. 1 Pg. 109