William Henry Mason b in N or S Carolina 1819
I am looking for help to find his parents. He was b on August 14, 1819, left out on his own and ended up in Ocala, Fl. Married Martha Matilda Fleming (b1831-d1916)had 1 son William Henry Jr. Made their living on the Oklawaha River. Jr. married Carra Jane Hodge in 1888 and had 5 boys all of whom took great interest in the river to make their living piloting river boats and harvesting cypress trees. The historic museum in Tallahassee has a push boat hewned out of one cypress log that they built to push as much as 50,000 feet of cypress lumber (trees) down the river to Palatka to the sawmill. If it is any clue, his decendants all seem to enjoy the sweat of their labor. Any clue to his parents when he was born in the Carolinas on Aug. 14, 1819 would be appreciated. Good luck to all and thanks to the many that share their knowledge.