Section III
Benjamin Franklin Massey and Maria H. Withers' Ten Children
and Their Line in Missouri and Beyond.
One Maryland Massey Family by George Langford, Jr. 1901-1996
©Cullen G. Langford and George Langford, III, 2010



M-378.Logan Sydney Massey(6.Benjamin Franklin, 5.Benjamin, 4.Elijah Eleazer, 3.Peter, 2.James, 1.Nicholas)

Dates

Source
21 Jun.1848
Birth: in Jasper, Co., Mo., in or near the town of Sarcoxie.
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Death

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Marriage




6 Sep.1850
Jasper Co., Mo.: he is listed in his father's household:  in the Census:
Persons
Age-Sex-Birthplace Occupation
Ben F. Massie
40-M-b.Md.
Farmer - $1,000 R.E.
Maria H. Massie
29-F-b.Va.

Eliz. Ellenor Massie
10-F-b.Mo.

Ben U. Massie
8-M-b.Mo.

Julian P. Massie 6-M-b.Mo.

Clarence R. Massie 4-M-b.Mo.

>Logan S. Massie 2-M-b.Mo.

Frank R. Massie 8/12-M-b.Mo.

Sarah L. Pierce
23-F-b.Va.

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6 Jul.1860
Jefferson City, Cole Co., Mo.: 1860 Census:
Persons
Age-Sex-Birthplace
Occupation
Benj. F. Massey
49-m-b.Md.
Secy of State 0.R.E. $3,600 P.P.
M. H. Massey
38-f-b.Va.

Nina E. Massey
20-f-b.Mo.
Dom.
B. U. Massey
18-m-b.Mo.
Clerk
J. P. Massey
16-m-b.Mo.
Student
C. R. Massey
14-m-b.Mo.

>L. S. Massey
12-m-b.Mo.

F. R. Massey
10-m-b.Mo.

S. W. Massey
8-m-b.Mo.

Eliza Massey
6-f-b.Mo.

Mariah Massey
4-f-b.Mo.

Robt. D. Massey
2-m-b.Mo.

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25 Jul.1865
Boonville, Cooper co., Mo.: Maria Hawkins (Withers) Massey died; "survived by ten children."
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Note
Although the ten children were not listed by name, we infer that one of these living children was Logan Sydney Massey.

1870
Missouri Census could not be searched.

15 Feb.1875
Brunswick, Saline Co., Mo.: B.F. Massey, in a letter to his friend, Dr. J.F. Snyder, says:

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Note
Again, these children were not listed by name, but by inference Logan Sydney Massey was still living.

1880
Missouri State Census searched, but Logan Sydney Massey not found.
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8 Nov.1909
When 90.Robert Douglass Massey was killed in a runaway horse accident, only these three surviving brothers and sisters were listed:
Frank R. Massey, Springfield, Mo.
Mrs. [Lyda] Holmes, Kansas City, Mo.
Mrs. [Nina] Hough, St. Louis, Mo.
Apparently, Logan Sydney Massey had died before this date.
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27 Jan.1912
When 42.Frank R. Massey listed all the heirs of 90.Robert Douglass Massey, d.intestate 1909, the name of Logan Sydney Massey was not mentioned:
Identified by Name
Identified by Inference


1848: Born; Jasper Co.

1850: Census; do.

1860: Census: Cole Co.


1865 Mother's Obit.
1870: Census: Not found.


1875: Listed by B.F.M.

1879: Father's Obit.
1880: Census: searched, Not found.
Census of Mo. searched, not found.
1890: Census: Not found.

1900: Census: Not found.

1909: Not an heir of R.D.M.



Civil War:
Age 13 in 1861, age 17 in 1865; too young to have served in Army.

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Burial: Not buried in family lots in Springfield, Mo.

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Census Lists.: Not found 1870, 1880, 1890, and 1900.

<1909, >1879
Death; place not known.

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Married: nothing known.




Children
Nothing known.


Sources

Page
1
J.G. Massey: 1908 Notes: Dec.1936 to GL,Jr., p.8.
p.0032
2
Greene Co., Mo.: Probate Court records, File #7683.
p.0770
3
Dimmit Co., Texas: Land Papers.
p.0633
4
Sarcoxie, Jasper Co., Mo.: 1850 Census.
p.0748
5
Jefferson City, Cole Co., Mo.: 1860 Census.
p.0749
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Appendix XXXV: 90.Robert D. Massey - Massey Hotel, Bentonville, Ark.

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Records of Maple Park Cemetery, Springfield, Mo.
p.0741
8
Springfield, Mo.: 1909: Obituary of R.D. Massey.
p.0524
9
Appendix XXXII: Published Biography of 44.Benjamin Ulpian Massey
pp.0057, 0058, 0059
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Jefferson City, Mo.: Peoples Tribune, p.3, col.2.
p.0485
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Appendix XLVII: Dr. J.F. Snyder Collection: Letters of B.F. Massey: 15 Feb.1875

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Microgen Search: 11 Feb.1980.
p.1482A