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March 19, 1815, died at Unionville, June years. In 1902 he was elected Represen-
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Carlos Luke Mason, son of Luke and
Diana (Higley) Mason, was born at
Simsbury, Connecticut, May 1, 1839, and
for thirty years was engaged in the insur-
ance business in Unionville. Subsequently
he was in the employ of the American
Telegraph and Telephone Company,
where he remained for twenty-five years.
He married, September 23, 1862, at
Unionville, Frances E. Goodwin, born
there April 3, 1843, an d died there May
5, 1884. They were the parents of four
children: 1. Carlos V., of further men-
tion. 2. Frederick G., born at Unionville,
April 30, 1866; married, October 23,
1894, at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Emily
Liness ; two children: Frederick L.,
J.
born in New London, August 30, 1901,
and Marian F., born at Springfield, Mas-
sachusetts, February 27, 1903. 3. Alfred
J., born December 29, 1872; married, October
3, 1896, at Newport, Kentucky, Mrs.
Effie H. Banister, born at Tangipahoe,
Louisiana, daughter of Alfred Hennen.
4. Edward C, born February 9, 1877;
married, September 7, 1898, at Saratoga,
New York, Jessie S. Ide, born at Corinth,
New York, September 10, 1875.
Carlos V. Mason, son of Carlos Luke
and Frances E. (Goodwin) Mason, was
educated in the district schools of Union-
ville, Connecticut. After completing his
schooling he came to Bristol, in October,
1883, and engaged in the real estate and
insurance business. He has built up a
large and flourishing trade, and through
his upright methods of doing business
has attained a prominent and enviable
reputation among the leading men of that
town. He has ever taken more than a
passive interest in all matters pertaining
to the general welfare and has served in
many offices. He is treasurer of the
Third School District for the last fifteen
tative, and served as clerk of the railroad
committee. Mr. Mason is a director of
the Dunbar Brothers Company, and fra-
ternally he affiliates with Franklin Lodge,
No. 56, Ancient Free and Accepted Ma-
Commandery, No. I,
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sons ; Washington
of Hartford ; Sphinx Temple, of Hart-
ford ; Stephen Terry Lodge, No. 59, Independent
Order Odd Fellows ; Knights
of Pythias Lodge, No. 9; and of Bristol
Lodge, Benevolent and Protective Order
of Elks. He is also a member of the
Bristol Club.
Mr. Mason married, May 3, 1888, at
Bristol, Alice M. Dunbar, born in that
town, April 3, 1868, daughter of Winthrop
W. and Sarah A. (Wheeler) Dun-
bar. Mr. and Mrs. Mason were the par-
ents of three children: 1. Florence F.,
born at Bristol, July 14, 1889, married
Leander W. Rockwell, son of Albert F.
Rockwell, of Bristol. 2. Anna D., born
June 11, 1893, wife of Herbert A. Marom,
of Meriden, Connecticut. 3. Carlos H.,
born September 25, 1900.
KELLOGG, Henry Laurens,
Agriculturist.
For several generations the Kellogg
family was established in what is now the
town of Newington (previous to 1871
Newington Parish of Wethersfield). The
family is a very old one in Wethersfield,
beginning with Lieutenant Joseph Kel-
logg, and tracing in England to Phillipe
Kellogg, of Bocking, County Essex, a
parish adjoining Braintree. The surname
Kellogg, found in England in the six-
teenth century, is a place name, derived
from two Gaelic words meaning lake and
cemetery. In January, 1525, Nicholas
Kellogg was taxed in Debden, County
Essex, and at the same time William
Kellogg was also on the tax list. The