Sgt Finley Patterson Mast

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Birth: Mar. 30, 1832 Sugar Grove Watauga County North Carolina, USA

Death: Jan. 12, 1924 Sugar Grove Watauga County North Carolina, USA

• CIVIL WAR *
• 1ST SGT FINLEY P. MAST *

- Finley Patterson Mast -

Born March 30, 1832, Sugar Grove, Watauga County, N.C., Finley Patterson Mast, was the son of John Mast and Susannah "Susan" Harmon Mast; his parents were born in N.C.

Finley Patterson Mast was a farmer.

An older brother of Finley, was Joseph Harrison Mast, born 1827.

Finley married Rhoda Smith, in 1865, in N.C.; they had six children.

-Marriage-

Name: Finley Patterson Mast Gender: male Birth Place: NC Birth Year: 1832 Spouse Name: Rhoda Smith Spouse Birth Place: NC Spouse Birth Year: 1839 Marriage Year: 1865

-Death-

On January 12, 1924, Sugar Grove, Watauga County, N.C., Finley Patterson Mast, a widower, died at the age of 91 years, 9 months, and 12 days.

Finley's brother, Joseph, was aged 88, when he passed away.

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• CIVIL WAR *
• PRISONER OF WAR *

- Captured on March 28, 1865 - Boone, N.C. -

- Military Roll Of Records lists 1st Sgt Finley Patterson Mast, as a prisoner, at Military Prison, Louisville, Ky., as being captured on March 28, 1865, Boone, N.C. -

• 1ST SGT FINLEY PATTERSON MAST*

- Boone, N. C. - March 28, 1865

- Detachment of the 12th Kentucky Cavalry.

This was one of the incidents of the raid of Gen. George Stoneman into southwestern Virginia and western North Carolina.

On approaching the town of Boone, it was learned that a company of home guards was to meet there on the 28th. The detachment of cavalry, under Maj. Keogh, was sent forward to surprise the Confederates.

The movement was entirely successful, 9 of the home guards being killed and 68 captured. Keogh's loss, nothing.

-More On The Same Incident-

• A month later, Stoneman began his march through North Carolina. His first stop in Watauga County was in Sugar Grove. The men stopped around 1 p.m. on March 27, in the meadow of Benjamin Councill. They stole food, destroyed property, and murdered Jacob Councill who was out plowing his fields. A little later in the afternoon they moved on toward Boone, through Hodges Gap. The advance guard, a detachment of the 12th Kentucky under Major Keogy, surprised the home guard assembled in Boone (Company A under Jordan Cook). The home guard opened fire, possibly thinking it another ruse by Federal sympathizers. One of the 12th Kentucky was killed by Steel Frazier, a boy of fifteen. Two of the Home Guard were killed: Ephraim Norris and Warren Green. Several others were captured and sent off to prison. Stoneman's men continued their stealing and general destruction, burning several buildings, including the jail, and destroying the records in the court house.

Name: Finley Patterson Mast

Residence: Watauga County, North Carolina

Occupation: Domestic

Age at enlistment: 30

Enlistment Date: 27 Jun 1862

Rank at enlistment: 1st Sergt

Enlistment Place: Watauga County, NC

State Served: North Carolina

Survived the War? Yes

Service Record: Enlisted in Company D, North Carolina 58th

Infantry Regiment on 27 Jun 1862.

Birth Date: 30 Mar 1832

- Son: Jack John Mast

• See Grandson: Finley Houston Mast

-Burial-

Death Certificate states that he was to be buried in the Mast Cemetery, Jan. 14, 1924; U.T. J. J. Mast, Sugar Grove

Family links:

Parents:

*John Mast (1786 - 1868)

• Susannah E. Harman Mast (1790 - 1868)

Spouse:

*Rhoda Smith Mast (1833 - 1910)

Children:

*David Charles Mast (1867 - 1953)*

• Martha Carolyn Mast Laine (1871 - 1952)*
• Jack John Mast (1874 - 1948)*
• Emmaline Lenoir Mast Baird (1878 - 1967)*

Burial: Mast Cemetery Sugar Grove Watauga County North Carolina, USA

Created by: Autumn

• Residence: Watauga county, Watauga, North Carolina, United States - 1850
• Residence: Valley Cruces District, Watauga, North Carolina, United States - 1860
• Residence: Laurel Creek, Watauga, North Carolina, United States - 1880
• Residence: Laurel Creek Township, Watauga, North Carolina, United States - 1900
• Residence: Laurel Creek, Watauga, North Carolina, United States - 1910
• Residence: Sugar Grove, N.C. - 12 Jan 1924
  • Reference: FamilySearch Genealogy - SmartCopy: Mar 12 2018, 17:10:35 UTC

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• Residence: Watauga county, Watauga, North Carolina, United States - 1850
• Residence: Valley Cruces District, Watauga, North Carolina, United States - 1860
• Residence: Laurel Creek, Watauga, North Carolina, United States - 1880
• Residence: Laurel Creek Township, Watauga, North Carolina, United States - 1900
• Residence: Laurel Creek, Watauga, North Carolina, United States - 1910
• Residence: Sugar Grove, N.C. - 12 Jan 1924
  • Reference: FamilySearch Genealogy - SmartCopy: Mar 12 2018, 17:21:52 UTC