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Mason Mandeville, Civil War Soldier (CDV by J.W. Maser, 83 Main Street, Rochester, New York)
Identification on the verso. A one cent brown stamp is on the verso.
Mason Mandeville (sometimes Manderville) was born in 1846 in Webster, Monroe County, New York, the son of David Mandeville (1823-1874) and Carolyn W. Mason (1817-1859); the couple had seven children. In 1850, Mason was living on a farm in Webster with his parents and a brother. The family had real estate valued at $1,200, which was comprised of 70 improved acres and 20 unimproved acres. The family grew corn, wheat, and oats, and had livstock that included three horses, four milk cows, 29 sheep, and 12 swine. Mason was still living with his family on a farm in Webster for the 1860 census. On 2 December 1863, Mason enlisted in the New York 18th Light Artillery Battery. Mason Mandeville died in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on 28 September 1864, one of the many soldiers who died of disease during the Civil War.
Photographer John W. Maser was born in May 1835, either in Pennsylvania or Darmstadt, Germany. It is not known when he began his photography career, but he was listed in as a daguerreotype artist in 1857-1858 in Rochester, New York, at 68 Aracade Hall. He was married circa 1860 to Carrie (last name unknown, born July 1839), and the couple had one daughter. In 1861, his studio was at 73 Arcade Gallery. He paid the requisite taxes as a photographer during 1862-1866. In 1865, he had income of $1,134. During three months in 1866, he had income of $450. The last listing that I found for Maser as a photographer in Rochester was 1868, although he was listed as a photographer in the 1870 census, when the family had real estate valued at $2,000 and a personal estate of $500. John then went into the grocery business and the boat building business (as Maser & Smith). By the time of the 1905 New York census, John was working as an insurance agent. I did not find a death date for John Maser.
Mason Mandeville, Civil War Soldier (CDV by J.W. Maser, 83 Main Street, Rochester, New York)
Identification on the verso. A one cent brown stamp is on the verso.
Mason Mandeville (sometimes Manderville) was born in 1846 in Webster, Monroe County, New York, the son of David Mandeville (1823-1874) and Carolyn W. Mason (1817-1859); the couple had seven children. In 1850, Mason was living on a farm in Webster with his parents and a brother. The family had real estate valued at $1,200, which was comprised of 70 improved acres and 20 unimproved acres. The family grew corn, wheat, and oats, and had livstock that included three horses, four milk cows, 29 sheep, and 12 swine. Mason was still living with his family on a farm in Webster for the 1860 census. On 2 December 1863, Mason enlisted in the New York 18th Light Artillery Battery. Mason Mandeville died in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on 28 September 1864, one of the many soldiers who died of disease during the Civil War.
Photographer John W. Maser was born in May 1835, either in Pennsylvania or Darmstadt, Germany. It is not known when he began his photography career, but he was listed in as a daguerreotype artist in 1857-1858 in Rochester, New York, at 68 Aracade Hall. He was married circa 1860 to Carrie (last name unknown, born July 1839), and the couple had one daughter. In 1861, his studio was at 73 Arcade Gallery. He paid the requisite taxes as a photographer during 1862-1866. In 1865, he had income of $1,134. During three months in 1866, he had income of $450. The last listing that I found for Maser as a photographer in Rochester was 1868, although he was listed as a photographer in the 1870 census, when the family had real estate valued at $2,000 and a personal estate of $500. John then went into the grocery business and the boat building business (as Maser & Smith). By the time of the 1905 New York census, John was working as an insurance agent. I did not find a death date for John Maser.