Third Generation  

4. Frank Elmer Masland II,^1,2 son of Frank Elmer Masland ^1,2 and Mary Esther Gossler,^1,2 was born on 8 Dec 1895 in East Allegheny Ave., Kensington, Philadelphia, PA,^1,2 died on 30 Jul 1994 in Carlisle, PA^1,2 at age 98, and was buried in Mount Holly Springs, PA.²

General Notes: From an article for the Travelers Club by Ginny Boynton:

Frank Masland lived a life that was full by anyone's standards. Hewas born in Philadelphia in 1895, came to Dickinson College in 1914and interrupted his schooling to serve as a sub-chaser commander inWorld War I. Following marriage in 1918 to Virginia Sharp, he and hisgrandfather's company, C.H. Masland & Sons, moved to Carlisle andbegan a 67 year association with Carlisle that ended upon the carpetcompany's purchase by Burlington Industries in 1986. Despitehardships for the carpet industry during the depression, the Maslandskept the company going and during World War II the factory was awardedfour Army-Navy "E" awards for service to the war effort. FE had alwaysloved the outdoors, probably stemming from his summers at a camp inMaine, but it wasn't until his sons traveled west and made him promiseto visit the Grand Canyon that he fell in love with the southwest andadventure travel. He was among the first people to raft the ColoradoRiver, helped lay out the boundaries for Canyonlands National Park andEverglades National Park, made trips to the Galapagos, Darien and SanBlas Islands and took numerous horseback trips into the Arches andCanyonlands areas. He may have been a manufacturer, but theprotection of the environment came higher on his list, and he workedformally with at least six Secretaries of the Interior to make certainthat natural areas would be available for posterity. Through hisconservation work, adventure travel and trips overseas on behalf ofthe US government and the Methodist Committee for Overseas Relief, hecame in contact with many interesting personalities of the 20thCentury including Lady Bird Johnson, Chiang Kai Shek and MadameChiang Kai Shek, Haile Selassie and Barry Goldwater. FE didn't neglecthis home area in central Pennsylvania, however. He was instrumentalin turning Kings Gap and the Children's Lake in Boiling Springs overto state control. He helped arrange financing to create ThornwaldPark. He was involved in the creation of the Carlisle Industrial Pooland the rebuilding of Allison Methodist Church after the buildingburned in 1954. In many ways, he changed the landscape we live in.Throughout FE's life and especially during his later years, hecorresponded with anyone and everyone. He praised; he criticized; hesympathized and supported. He could be acerbic and loving, but he wasonly very rarely, if at all, dull. Those of us who care aboutCarlisle, and anyone who has a passion for the outdoors should begrateful for the life that FE led for it smoothed the way for many ofus who followed.

Noted events in his life were:

• Occuation: Carpet Manufacturer.

Frank married Mary Virginia Sharp ^1,2 on 2 Jan 1918 in Trinity United Methodist Church, Mullica Hill, NJ.² Mary was born on 31 Aug 1895 in Roadstown, NJ,^1,2 died on 13 Sep 1984 in Carlisle, PA^1,2 at age 89, and was buried in Mount Holly Springs, PA.²

Children from this marriage were:

2         i.  Frank Elmer Masland III ^1,2 (born on 23 Aug 1921 in Carlisle, PA - died on 22 Jan 2011 in Carlisle, PA)

         ii.  David Sharp Masland Dr. ^1,2 was born on 24 Oct 1923 in Carlisle, PA^1,2 and died on 2 Apr 2014 in Carlisle, PA at age 90.

Frank next married Florence Eugenia Skirven ² in Feb 1989.² Florence was born in 1910.²

5. Mary Virginia Sharp,^1,2 daughter of Ezra Bradway* Sharp ^1,2 and Ruth Ella Reece,^1,2 was born on 31 Aug 1895 in Roadstown, NJ,^1,2 died on 13 Sep 1984 in Carlisle, PA^1,2 at age 89, and was buried in Mount Holly Springs, PA.²

Mary married Frank Elmer Masland II ^1,2 on 2 Jan 1918 in Trinity United Methodist Church, Mullica Hill, NJ.² Frank was born on 8 Dec 1895 in East Allegheny Ave., Kensington, Philadelphia, PA,^1,2 died on 30 Jul 1994 in Carlisle, PA^1,2 at age 98, and was buried in Mount Holly Springs, PA.²

6. Osgood Perry,^1,2,3 son of Charles* Hall Perry ^1,2,3 and Bessie Mariah Osgood,^1,2,3 was born on 18 May 1890 in Falmouth, MA^1,2,3 and died on 13 Jul 1973 in New Milford, CT^1,2,3 at age 83.

Osgood married Sarah Willingham Colcord ^1,2,3 on 29 Aug 1921 in Washington, DC. Sarah was born on 10 Feb 1900 in Atlanta, Georgia^1,2,3 and died in Dec 1986 in Carlisle. PA^1,2,3 at age 86.

Children from this marriage were:

3         i.  Marie Perry ^1,2 (born on 12 Jul 1922 in Great Barrington, MA - died on 16 May 2004 in Carlisle, PA)

         ii.  Osgood Endicott Perry ^1,2 was born on 24 Nov 1930 in Washington, Connecticut^1,2 and died on 24 Dec 1990 in Wilton, Fairfield, Connecticut at age 60.

7. Sarah Willingham Colcord,^1,2,3 daughter of Aaron Reppard Colcord ^1,2,4 and Sally Willingham* Bacon,^1,2 was born on 10 Feb 1900 in Atlanta, Georgia^1,2,3 and died in Dec 1986 in Carlisle. PA^1,2,3 at age 86.

Noted events in her life were:

• Education: Attended Sophie Newcomb College in New Orleans, graduated Phi Beta. ²

Sarah married Osgood Perry ^1,2,3 on 29 Aug 1921 in Washington, DC. Osgood was born on 18 May 1890 in Falmouth, MA^1,2,3 and died on 13 Jul 1973 in New Milford, CT^1,2,3 at age 83.