19th Century

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Ziba Hurd (1837-1908)
Frances Hurd Mason (1864-1953) - teenager
Frances Hurd Mason (1864-1953) - adult
Robert John Mason (1862-1929)
Table in far right background of this picture was in the Marshall house in Northbrook for many years, with the picture of teenaged Frances Mason with long hair prominently displayed. The table currently resides with Sarah Aldridge and family.
James Mason (1834-1895)
Francis Hurd Mason (far left) & Robert John Mason (second from left)
Elizabeth Howard Hurd (woman in the middle) & Ziba Hurd (far right)
Ralph & Norman Mason (boys wearing hats)
Other identities uncertain
Courtesy of the Downers Grove Historical Society - Farming crew at threshing time, 1899
- 15 neighbors brought their horses, wagons, and pitch forks to help thresh the oats on Fairview farm (Downers Grove between 55th and 63rd on the east side of Fairview Ave.)
- Far left: Ziba Hurd / three boys in front: Ralph, Norman, and Horace Mason
- Some of the men in this picture were on the school board of Maercker on Cass Ave.
Fairview Farm (Downers Grove, Illinois) buildings
Left to right: Norman Mason, two unknown, Horace Mason, unknown woman, Ralph Mason, Robert John Mason
Elizabeth Howard Hurd (1839-1941) at the Howard farm on Westmont Road
Ziba Hurd (1837-1908)
Elmira Gardiner Mason (1838-1923) with her grandson David Mason (1898-1974)