City: Nashville
MASON, Arthur B., insurance; born Barren Plains, Tenn., August 12, 1858; English and Irish descent; son of Thomas Ryan and Victoria Jane (Taylor) MASON; paternal grandfather Granberry B. MASON, maternal grandfather Jesse B. TAYLOR; educated Barren Plains, Tenn., and Adairville, Ky.; early business occupation general store, drugs and dry goods business; married Ella H. PASCHALL, October 24, 1893; member Marks Council National Union, Elks, Democrat; member Kentucky State Guards (Louisville Legion), 1894-95, as private Company F, Captain Bly; honorably discharged; member of First Baptist Church, Nashville, Tenn.; engaged in insurance business at Nashville, Tenn.
Source: Who’s Who in Tennessee: A Biographical Reference Book of Notable Tennesseans of To-Day. Memphis: Paul & Douglas Co, 1911.
