Every once in a while a new and surprising fact or story pops up about an ancestor when you are least expecting it. This happened to me the other day when a family member shared a photo of my 2nd great-grandmother Mariam Blass and her second husband Earl John Muckle….
Sylvester P. Mason was born on about 1815 in Danube, Herkimer, New York. His father’s name was George Mason.On June 23, 1834, at the age of 19, Sylvester enlisted in the U.S. Army in Albany New York. Sylvester P. Mason enlists in the U.S. Army on June 23, 1834, in Albany, New…