“…John McMaster, spent forty years on the high seas, and before the birth of his son Thomas had become an American citizen. During the gold excitement he went to California, but passed his last years in this city, where he died in April, 1893. His wife, who bore the maiden name of Margaret Peters, died in 1881. After their marriage they resided in Cumberland, England.” – Excerpt from “Portrait and Biographical Record of Northern Michigan,” published by Record Publishing Company of Chicago, 1895.
“…John McMaster, spent forty years on the high seas, and before the birth of his son Thomas had become an American citizen. During the gold excitement he went to California, but passed his last years in this city, where he died in April, 1893. His wife, who bore the maiden name of Margaret Peters, died in 1881. After their marriage they resided in Cumberland, England.” – Excerpt from “Portrait and Biographical Record of Northern Michigan,” published by Record Publishing Company of Chicago, 1895.
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