OBIT: John S. MASON, 1889, Millmont, Union County, PA

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Sad Death of a Young Brakeman.

  The mangled remains of John S. Mason, a brakeman employed on the 
Pittsburg Division of the Pennsylvania Railroad, were found by a track 
walker early yesterday morning, just east of the Allegheny tunnel.  It 
is supposed that he fell off his car just as the train came out of the 
tunnel.  The remains were brought to this city and taken to the 
undertaking rooms of Tipton & Lafferty, where Coroner Glenn empanelled 
the following jury: I. P. Lafferty, George Anderson, P. W. Beegle, I. 
C. Houck, J. B. Kerr and Thomas Robison.  After viewing them the jury 
adjourned until this morning.  Several witnesses were examined and the 
jury rendered a verdict of "accidental death," attaching no blame to 
the Pennsylvania Railroad.  The deceased was a resident of Millmont, 
Union county, and was about 21 years of age.  He was a member of 
Conductor Wesley's crew and has been employed on the Pittsburg Division 
for about a year, previous to that time serving in the Altoona yard.  
While in this city he boarded at Griest's restaurant.

Altoona Mirror, Altoona, Pa., Monday, January 7, 1889

1880 Lewis Township, Union County census -
Bethel Mason, 57 
Anna Mason, 47 
Susan E. Mason, 22 
Maggie Mason, 14 
John S. Mason, 11