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LODGES AND ASSOCIATIONS.
McHENRY COUNTY.

   St. Mark's Lodge, No. 63, A., F. and A. M., organized Sept. 20, 1847. First
Officers: John F. Gray, W. M.; Luke Coon, S. W.; Calvin Searles, J. W.; Jonathan
Kimball, Treasurer; Henry Petrie, Secretary; Jonathan Bliss, S. D.; George W.
Dana, J. D.; Silas Chatfield, Tyler; Cornelius Lansing and Nicholas Terrell,
Stewards.
Officers, 1876: Edwin E. Thomas, W. M.; Geo. L. Sherwood, S. W.; Edwin Whitson,
J. W.; A. L. Salisbury, Treasurer; S. Brink, Secretary; A. F. McGhee, S. D,; F.
M. Buell, J. D.; J. Petrie, Tyler. Meets on 1st and 3d Tuesdays in each month,
at Masonic Hall, Woodstock.


    Woodstock, Chapter, No. 86, R. A. M., chartered October 3, 1857. First
Officers: John D. Pierce, M. E. H. P.; Elzapahan I. Smith, K.; Benj. Carter, S.
Officers, 1876: E. E. Thomas, M. E. H. P.; A. L. Salisbury, K.; W. H. Stewart,
S.; A. F. McGhee, C. H.; B. N. Smith, P. S.; F. Renich, R. A. C.; J. A. Parrish,
3d V.; J. P. Zimpleman, 2d V.; C. N. Kendall, 1st V.; J. Petrie, Tyler. Meets on
2d and 4th Mondays of each month, at Masonic Hall, Woodstock.


    Calvary Commandery, No. 25, organized October 22d, 1867. First Officers: E.
W. Smith, Eminent Commander; J. J. Murphy, Generalissimo; Holbert Nickerson,
Captain General; John S. Wheat, Prelate; Benj. F. Church, S. W.; Edwin E.
Thomas, J. W.; James Northrup, Treasurer; John S. Medlar, Recorder; Alex. L.
Salisbury, Standard Bearer; Leander Church, Sword Bearer. Officers, 1876: E. E.
Thomas, E. C.; G. B. Southworth, G.; E. E. Richards, Captain General; R. K.
Todd, Prelate; W. H. Sanford, S. W.; G. L. Sherwood, J. W.; Alex McNaughton, S.
K. B; R. Diesel, S. W.; M. Church, W.; C. A. Given, Capt. of G. Meets at Masonic
Hall, on 2d and 4th Thursdays of each month, at Woodstock.

   Harvard Lodge No. 309, A., F. and A. M., organized March 15, 1859. First
Officers, elected December 19, 1859: T. B. Wakeman, W. M.; A. E. Axtel, S. W.;
Joseph E. Crumb, J. W.; Benj. Lowell, Treasurer; A. J. Burbank, Secretary; H. B.
Minier, S. D.; Hiram Jackson, J. D.; Geo. F. Crawford and Holland Norton,
Stewards; G. H. Sherwood, Tyler. Officers, 1876: L. P. Smith, W. M.; Aremus
Coventry, S. W.; J. W. Groesbeck, J. W.; Wm. B. Walker, Treasurer; P. Wilkinson,
Secretary; P. L. Russell, S. D.; A. M. Leeland, J. D.; J. B. Rosecrantz,
Chaplain; Wm. N. Merritt and Abijah F. Barrett, Stewards; Wm. N. Grovesteen,
Tyler. Meets on the 1st and 3d Mondays of each month, at Masonic Hall, Harvard.

   Harvard Chapter No. 91, R. A. M., was organized October 5, 1866. First
Officers: J. G. Callender, H. P.; H. B. Minier, K.; Holland Norton, S. Officers,
1876: J. B. Rosecrantz,-H. P.; B. A. Wade, K.; J. W. Groesbeck, S.; J. C. Crumb,
Treasurer; H. C. Crumb, Secretary; D. W. Downs, C. H.; L. P. Smith, P. S.; R.
Coventry, R. A. G.; E. Smith, M. 3d V.; P. L. Russell, M. 2d V.; W. H. Williams,
M. 1st V.; W. H. Grobenstein, Tyler. Meets on 2d and 4th Tuesdays of each month,
at Masonic Hall, Harvard.

   Richmond Lodge, No. 143, A., F. and A. M., organized October 2, 1854. First
Officers: C. G. Cotting, W. M.; Dr. R. P. Bennett, S. W.; George M. Leach, J.
W.; Wm. A. McConnell, Treasurer; Asa P. Bennett, Secretary. Officers, 1876: Geo.
B. Carpenter, W. M.; J. McConnell, S. W.; A. R. Alexander, J. W.; Wm. A.
McConnell, Treasurer; C. G. Cotting, Secretary; G. P. Wodell, S. D.; J. A.
Ratnour, J. D.; Wm. Parsons, Tyler. Meets on Monday on or before full moon and
second Monday thereafter at Richmond.

   Hebron Lodge, No. 604, A., F. and A. M., organized July 15, 1868. First
Officers: H. W. Mead, W. M.; James Erckenbrack, S. W.; M. S. Goodsell, J. W.;
David Rowe, Treasurer; George Colburn, Secretary; D. A. Clarey, S. D.; Henry
Rowe, J. D.; W. S. Erckenbrack, Tyler. Officers, 1878: D. A. Clarey, W. M.;
Henry Housholder, S. W.; W. H. Noyes, J. W.; David Rowe, Treasurer; D. S.
Blodgett, Secretary; Frank Rowe, S. D.; John Woodberry, J. D.; Wm. Chapman, S.
S.; H. W. Noyes, J. S.; D. K. Smith, Tyler.

   Orion Lodge, No. 358, A., F. and A. M., organized November 23, 1859. First
Officers: P. M. Frisbie, W. M.; H. Wayne, S. W.; S. A. Randall, J. W.; N. C.
Gardner, Treasurer; P. B. Smith, Secretary; Wm. Tompkins, S. D.; H. W. Belden,
J. D.; N. C. Gardner, S. S.; E. W. Fillmore, J. S.; Cyrus Ladd, Tyler. Officers,
1876: N. C. Gardner, W. M.; H. W. Belden, S. W.; J.F. Prowse, J. W.; Amos
Capron, Treasurer; F. S. Sheldon, Secretary; J. D. Bliss, S. D.; A. Andrew, J.
D.; Wm. J. Fillmore, S. S.; H. J. Bright, J. S.; Orson Petingale, Tyler. Meets
Wednesday evening on or before full moon in each month at Union.

   Lansing Chapter, No. 73, R. A. M., organized October 27, 1864. First
Officers: H. P. Stockton, H. P.; G. V. Wells, K.; A. G. Simons, S.; M. L. Utter,
C. H.; _____ Van Arman, R. A. C.; H. A. Buck, G. M. 3d V.; A. Lewis, G. M. 2d
V.; Willliam Tompkins, G. M. 1st V.; M. White, Tyler. Officers, 1876: Ira R.
Curtiss, H. P.; W. Avery, K.; J. W. Green, S.; G. V. Wells, Treasurer; I. L.
James, Secretary; P. T. Parkhurst, C. H.; J. B. Babcock, P. S.; W. J. Casely, R.
A. C.; G. Crego, G. M. 3d V.; P. L. Wells, G. M. 2d V.; H. M. Fillmore, G. M.
1st V.; T. Demon, Tyler. Meets second Wednesday evening in each month, at
Masonic Hall, Marengo.

   Marengo Lodge, No. 138, A., F. and A. M., organized March 3, 1853. First
Officers: J. W. Green, W. M.; C. D. Cannon, S. W.; R. B. Simpkins, J. W. pro
tem.; E. A. Guilbert, Secretary pro tern.; N. Terrill, S. D. pro tem.; D.
Hammer, J. D. pro tem.; D. Barron, Tyler, pro tem. Officers, 1876: J. W. Green,
W. M.; Ira R. Curtiss, S. W.; P. T. Parkhurst. J. W.; G. V. Wells, Treasurer; S.
J. James, Secretary; L. A. Hovey, S. D.; O. I. Searles, J; D.; W. H. Sanders,
Tyler. Meets 1st, and 3d Wednesdays in each month in Masonic Hall, Marengo.

   McHenry Lodge, No. 158, A., F. and A. M., organized 1854. First Officers: Z.
W. Burnham, W. M.; J. R. Mack, S. W.; H. N. Owen, J. W.; George Gage, Treasurer;
Horace Burton, Secretary; A. H. Nixon, S. D.; G. W. Burnham, J. D.; Wm. R.
Willard, S. S.; A. McCulley, J. S.; Abner Mack, Tyler. Officers, 1876: Smith
Searles, W. M.; J. M. Smith, S. W.; Philo D. Smith, J. W.; Albert Hibbard,
Treasurer; Chas. Morey, Secretary; Rollin Wait, S. D.; Pulaski Allen, J. D.; H.
Golby, Tyler. Meets every two weeks, on Saturday evening before the full moon,
at McHenry.

   Algonquin Lodge, No. 256, A., F. and A. M., chartered October 6, 1858. First
Officers: Sam'l A. French, W. M.; Wm. Henry, S. W.; Thos. Plumleigh, J. W.; A.
S. Thomas, Treasurer; S. D. Pease, Secretary; James Philp, S. D.; J. J. Sears,
J. D.; R. R. Sherwood, Tyler. Officers, 1876: Wm. A. Nason, W. M.; J. C.
Bennett, S. W.; Wm. H. Earlie, J. W.; C. C. Chunn, Treasurer; J. Peter,
Secretary; J. D. Terenson, Jr., S. D.; Wm. Stewart, J. D.; J. Adamek, Tyler.
Meets 1st and 3d Wednesdays of each month in Masonic Hall, Algonquin.

   Chemung Lodge, No. 326, A. F. and A. M., chartered Oct. 5,1859. First
Officers: Alpheus March, W. M.; W. G. Billings, S. W.; J. A. Woods, J. W.
Consolidated with Bonus Lodge, No. 258, Boone County, Dec. 30, 1861, and newly
chartered as Chemung Lodge, No. 258: W. G. Billings, W. M.; J. G. Callender, S.
W.; J. A. Woods, J. W. Officers, 1876: W. G. Billings, W. M.; A. J. Alderman, S.
W.; Jacob Barth, J. W.

   Nunda Lodge, No. 169, A. F. and A. M., organized Oct. 2,1855. First Officers:
J. R. Mack, W. M.; W. R. Willard, S. W.; H. Green, J. W.; G. A. Palmer,
Treasurer; N. Buck, Secretary; O. Mansfield, S. D.; M. H. Buck, J. D.; S. A.
French, S. S.; J. Barthell, J. S.; W. H. Huffman, Tyler. Officers, 1876: J. H.
Palmer, W. M.; Orrin Mansfield, S. W.; Charles H. Stone, J. W.; William Hill,
Treasurer; John Morton, Secretary; Walter B. Fitch, S. D.; Cecil C. Pettibone,
J. D.; Charles H. Lanning, S. S.; Joseph H. Wilbur, J. S.; Ole Arnesen, Tyler.
Meets 2d and 4th Saturdays in each month at Masonic Hall, Nunda.

    Guardian Lodge, No. 60, I. O. O. F. Officers for 1876: George Bachman, N.
G.; Jacob Kuhn, V. G.; Richard Roessler, Secretary; Jacob Schwamb, Treasurer;
Richard Roessler, Representative. Appointed Officers: Jacob Kropp, Ward.; Chris.
Hausauer, Cond.; H. Schneider, Jun. Guard.; Ole Blome, R. S. N. G.; Henry
Munzer, L. S. N. G.; Michael Eckert, R. S. V. G.; Daniel Plocher, L. S. V. G.;
Michael Schneider, R. S. I.; Alois Dreyer, L. S. S.; Chas. Retterer, P. G.; R.
J. Osman, D. G. M. Meets every Monday, at Odd Fellows' Hall, Choate's Block,
Woodstock.

Woodstock Division, No. 998, Sons of Temperance, organized December, 1874.
Officers, 1876: L. H. S. Barrows, W. P.; J. E. Jones, P. W. P.; Mrs. A. B.
Sheets, W. A.; A. B. Sheets, R. S.; Jennie Lemmers, Asst. R. S.; C. Barrows, F.
S.; H. T. Nettleton, Chaplain; Chas. Haas, Cond.; Maggie McLain, Asst. Cond.;
Aggie McLain, I. S.; George Skinner, O. S. Meets every Friday evening, at
Thomas' Hall, Woodstock.


Additional Comments:

Extracted from:

BIOGRAPHICAL DIRECTORY OF THE TAX-PAYERS AND VOTERS
OF
McHENRY COUNTY;

CONTAINING ALSO

A Map of the County; a Condensed History of the State of Illinois; an Historical
Sketch of the County, its Towns and Villages; an Abstract of Every-day Laws of
the State; a Business Directory; Officers of Societies, Lodges and Public
Officers; a Department of General Information for Farmers, Dairymen, Etc., Etc.

CHICAGO: C. WALKER & CO.
1877.


Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1876, by
C. WALKER & CO.,
in the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.

CULVER, PAGE, HOYNE & CO.,
PRINTERS, CHICAGO.


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