Marriage and Children
Mason married Elizabeth Margaret Hunter on 28 January 1836. Richard and Elizabeth had three daughters:
- Emma Twiggs Mason Wheaton (17 October 1836–16 February 1864)
- Elizabeth Mary Ann Sally Mason (20 August 1838–19 November 1912)
- Alice Graham Mason (c. 1843–10 February 1847)
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