A W Mason - A Mystery

 John Mason (1828), the son of William Mason & Catherine Hutt, married Charlotte Arbuckle (1826), the daughter of Old Willie Arbuckle & Mary Vincent.

According to an ancestry tree, they were married in 1853 at Merigomish, Nova Scotia but that might be an error based on the birth of their first two children - one in 1847, the other in 1851.

I completed the 2nd oldest, George A (1851-1921) and was working thru the rest of the children when I stumbled across this obituary - their daughter Charlotte is Mrs Forbes

Eastern Chronicle, 28 Dec 1923
Mrs. Kenneth Forbes has received the sad news of the passing away of her brother, A.W. MASON in Tuscon Hospital, Arizona. He was home this summer and returned about two months ago to Arizona. He contracted pneumonia, lingering for two weeks. Mr. Mason was born at the Ponds, Merigomish, seventy-six years ago. He left home when but eighteen. Since that time he has made his home in Old Mexico and Arizona where he was interested in copper mining etc., having vast interests in mining stocks in Old Mexico. Mr. Mason while on his visit home was in excellent health. The news comes as a shock to his many friends. He was a brother of the late George A. Mason, Mrs. Fleigher, Pictou, Mrs. Spindler, Ohio, USA, James in Alberta and Mrs. Kenneth Forbes of this town.

I still can't figure out what the initials are and I can't find any records for him.  I am leaning towards the W being William given that both grandfathers were Williams but the A is a mystery.....who was this boy who left home so early and found success in the copper fields?


[update Sep 2017 - AW was Angus William]