Mason, Arabella Greene

1810 - 1879  (69 years)

• Name	Mason, Arabella Greene  [1]
  	20251108GHLn- Lucretia Rudolph Garfield Added by: William Bjornstad on 21 Nov 2017 20251108GHLn- Lucretia Rudolph Garfield Photo added by William Bjornstad Lucretia Rudolph Garfield Famous memorial Birth 19 Apr 1832 Garrettsville, Portage County, Ohio, USA Death 14 Mar 1918 (aged 85) South Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California, USA Burial Lake View Cemetery Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA GPS- Latitude: 41.5130997, Longitude: -81.5982971 Plot Section 15, Grave 2 Memorial ID19668 · Photos 8 Flowers 1k+ Added by James Nicol Added by James Nicol Presidential First Lady. Her tenure in Washington lasted but 200 days. James Garfield's Inaugural Ball was held at the Smithsonian institute where an electric lamp was on display to the amazement of all who attended. Shortly after, Lucretia Garfield became ill with malaria and went to Elberon, New Jersey, for rest and recuperation when word arrived that her husband had been shot. She returned to Washington by special train, frail and fatigued to personally tend to her husband. The President was taken to Elberon for treatment during the three months he fought for his life. Attending doctors were unable to locate the bullet lodged in President's Garfield stomach and they may have caused an infection with non-sterile instruments that led to his death. After his burial in Cleveland, the family returned home to their farm in Mentor, Ohio. Lucretia Rudolph was born in Garrettsville, Ohio. Her father was Zebulon Rudolph, one of the founders of Hiram College. She was educated at home until the age of sixteen then attended school in nearby Chesterland where she met James A. Garfield. She enrolled in Hiram College, then known as Western Reserve Eclectic College, graduated and began her teaching career with assignments in Cleveland, Ravenna and Chagrin Falls. Letter writing to James Garfield culminated in courtship and finally marriage. Their relationship, in the beginning, was very unstable due to the amount of time spent apart. Garfield was rewarded for his outstanding civil war record with a seat in the House of Representatives. The marriage grew stronger as Lucretia and her children joined him in Washington. Of seven children, two died and five achieved adulthood. Garfield's election to the Presidency brought a cheerful family to the White House only to be overshadowed by death and illness. After the death and burial of the President, the family returned home to their residence "Lawnfield" in Mentor, Ohio. Lucretia Garfield remained there for many years remodeling the residence with the addition of many rooms including a library to house the President's huge collection of books. She added a carriage house and finally a windmill. The house today is preserved and is a favorite destination of tourists where they are able to view the many mementos from the Garfield family. She had many grandchildren and kept up her interest in politics. She rolled bandages for the Spanish War and for World War I. Finding the Ohio winters too cold, Lucretia moved to California and constructed a house in Pasadena. She was an honored guest in the first Rose Bowl parade. Lucretia remained a widow and lived 36 years after the death of her husband. She died at her Pasadena home at the age of eighty five and then taken to Cleveland and interred in the same mausoleum beside her husband at Lake View Cemetery. Bio by: Donald Greyfield Gravesite Details Interment Date: March 17, 1918 Family Members Parents Zebulon "Zeb" Rudolph 1803–1897 Arabella Greene Mason Rudolph 1810–1879 Spouse James A. Garfield 1831–1881 (m. 1858) Siblings PVT John C Rudolph 1835–1862 Joseph H Rudolph 1841–1934 Ellen "Nellie" Rudolph Rockwell 1845–1933 Children Eliza Arabella "Little Trot" Garfield 1860–1863 Harry Augustus Garfield 1863–1942 James Rudolph Garfield 1865–1950 Mary "Mollie" Garfield Stanley-Brown 1867–1947 Irvin McDowell Garfield 1870–1951 Abram Garfield 1872–1958 Edward "Neddie" Garfield 1874–1876 Flowers • 1170 Left by AlixG on 8 Nov 2025 Left by Anonymous on 8 Nov 2025
  Birth	18 Apr 1810	Hartford, Windsor, Vermont, USA   [1]
  	LDS
  Gender	Female
  FSID	L4SR-QTC
  Death	13 Jul 1879	Hiram, Portage, Ohio, USA   [1]
  	age 69
  Burial	Aft 13 Jul 1879	Hiram, Portage, Ohio, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I110473	WETZEL-SPRING

  
  

  Father	Mason, Elijah,   b. 26 Sep 1756, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, USA d. 27 Jun 1833, Hiram, Portage, Ohio, USA (Age 76 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Greene, Lucretia,   b. 20 Feb 1770, Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, USA d. 18 Mar 1852, Hiram, Portage, Ohio, USA (Age 82 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1795	Stafford, Tolland, Connecticut, USA
  	LDS
  Family ID	F62456	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rudolph, Zebulon,   b. 28 Feb 1803, Shenandoah, Page, Virginia, USA d. 20 Oct 1897, Mentor, Lake, Ohio, USA (Age 94 years)
  Children	1. Rudolph, Lucretia,   b. 19 Apr 1832, Garrettsville, Portage, Ohio, USA d. 14 Mar 1918, Pasadena, Los Angeles, California, USA (Age 85 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F62454	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 18 Apr 1810 - Hartford, Windsor, Vermont, USA Death - 13 Jul 1879 - Hiram, Portage, Ohio, USA Burial - Aft 13 Jul 1879 - Hiram, Portage, Ohio, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  Mason Rudolph, Arabella Green LDS 20251108GHLn- Arabella Green Mason Female 18 April 1810 – 13 July 1879 • L4SR-QTC

  
  

• Sources

  [S1115] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). Record for Lucretia Garfield (20) facts 20251108GHLn- 20251108GHLn- Lucretia Rudolph Garfield Photo added by William Bjornstad Lucretia Rudolph Garfield Famous memorial Birth 19 Apr 1832 Garrettsville, Portage County, Ohio, USA Death 14 Mar 1918 (aged 85) South Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California, USA Burial Lake View Cemetery Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA GPS- Latitude: 41.5130997, Longitude: -81.5982971 Plot Section 15, Grave 2 Memorial ID19668 · Photos 8 Flowers 1k+ Added by James Nicol Added by James Nicol Presidential First Lady. Her tenure in Washington lasted but 200 days. James Garfield's Inaugural Ball was held at the Smithsonian institute where an electric lamp was on display to the amazement of all who attended. Shortly after, Lucretia Garfield became ill with malaria and went to Elberon, New Jersey, for rest and recuperation when word arrived that her husband had been shot. She returned to Washington by special train, frail and fatigued to personally tend to her husband. The President was taken to Elberon for treatment during the three months he fought for his life. Attending doctors were unable to locate the bullet lodged in President's Garfield stomach and they may have caused an infection with non-sterile instruments that led to his death. After his burial in Cleveland, the family returned home to their farm in Mentor, Ohio. Lucretia Rudolph was born in Garrettsville, Ohio. Her father was Zebulon Rudolph, one of the founders of Hiram College. She was educated at home until the age of sixteen then attended school in nearby Chesterland where she met James A. Garfield. She enrolled in Hiram College, then known as Western Reserve Eclectic College, graduated and began her teaching career with assignments in Cleveland, Ravenna and Chagrin Falls. Letter writing to James Garfield culminated in courtship and finally marriage. Their relationship, in the beginning, was very unstable due to the amount of time spent apart. Garfield was rewarded for his outstanding civil war record with a seat in the House of Representatives. The marriage grew stronger as Lucretia and her children joined him in Washington. Of seven children, two died and five achieved adulthood. Garfield's election to the Presidency brought a cheerful family to the White House only to be overshadowed by death and illness. After the death and burial of the President, the family returned home to their residence "Lawnfield" in Mentor, Ohio. Lucretia Garfield remained there for many years remodeling the residence with the addition of many rooms including a library to house the President's huge collection of books. She added a carriage house and finally a windmill. The house today is preserved and is a favorite destination of tourists where they are able to view the many mementos from the Garfield family. She had many grandchildren and kept up her interest in politics. She rolled bandages for the Spanish War and for World War I. Finding the Ohio winters too cold, Lucretia moved to California and constructed a house in Pasadena. She was an honored guest in the first Rose Bowl parade. Lucretia remained a widow and lived 36 years after the death of her husband. She died at her Pasadena home at the age of eighty five and then taken to Cleveland and interred in the same mausoleum beside her husband at Lake View Cemetery. Bio by: Donald Greyfield Gravesite Details Interment Date: March 17, 1918 Family Members Parents Zebulon "Zeb" Rudolph 1803–1897 Arabella Greene Mason Rudolph 1810–1879 Spouse James A. Garfield 1831–1881 (m. 1858) Siblings PVT John C Rudolph 1835–1862 Joseph H Rudolph 1841–1934 Ellen "Nellie" Rudolph Rockwell 1845–1933 Children Eliza Arabella "Little Trot" Garfield 1860–1863 Harry Augustus Garfield 1863–1942 James Rudolph Garfield 1865–1950 Mary "Mollie" Garfield Stanley-Brown 1867–1947 Irvin McDowell Garfield 1870–1951 Abram Garfield 1872–1958 Edward "Neddie" Garfield 1874–1876 Flowers • 1170 Left by AlixG on 8 Nov 2025 Left by Anonymous on 8 Nov 2025 Rudolph Garfield, Lucretia fag_ 20251108GHLn- Added by: Aaron Furtado Baldwin on 09 Dec 2022 Lucretia Rudolph Garfield 20251108GHLn- Lucretia Rudolph Garfield Added by: William Bjornstad on 21 Nov 2017 20251108GHLn- Lucretia Rudolph Garfield Photo added by William Bjornstad Lucretia Rudolph Garfield Famous memorial Birth 19 Apr 1832 Garrettsville, Portage County, Ohio,… Rudolph Garfield, Lucretia fag_LOC 20251108GHLn- Lucretia Rudolph Garfield Added by: William Bjornstad on 21 Nov 2017 20251108GHLn- Lucretia Rudolph Garfield Photo added by William Bjornstad Lucretia Rudolph Garfield Famous memorial Birth 19 Apr 1832 Garrettsville, Portage County, Ohio, USA Death 14 Mar 1918 (aged 85) South Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California,… Garfield Stanley-Brown, Mary fag_ 20251108GHLn- Lucretia Rudolph Garfield Added by: William Bjornstad on 21 Nov 2017 20251108GHLn- Lucretia Rudolph Garfield Photo added by William Bjornstad Lucretia Rudolph Garfield Famous memorial Birth 19 Apr 1832 Garrettsville, Portage County, Ohio, USA Death 14 Mar 1918 (aged 85) South Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California,…

  
  

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TNG ID: I110473

FSID: L4SR-QTC