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Martha Douglas Mason was born January 23, 1892, in Christian County, Kentucky, the only surviving child of Tandy Mason and Margaret Sypert.
Martha married William Clifford Thompson on August 20, 1914, in Chicago, Illinois. William Thompson was born June 9, 1890, the son of Andrew Jackson Thompson and Laura Cynthelia Richardson.
The couple moved to Arkansas, where they raised their family. William owned a clothing store at Conway, in Faulkner County, Arkansas. Martha taught music at SCA at Conway for many years.
William died May 21, 1959, at Conway.
Children of William Thompson and Martha Mason
1. Martha Virginia Thompson
2. Jean Russell Thompson
3. Andrew Jackson Thompson