Bossier Parish, La Masonic Records submitted by: Kay McMahan ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** Red Land #148 was organized in 1856, Chartered 10 Feb. 1857 & located at Red Land, La. Bossier Parish. It was serviced by the Post Office at Rocky Mount. While under dispensation and the first year under its new charter, the lodge was led by: J.B. CAMPBELL-W.M. Caleb SWINDLE-S.W. Washington Earl EDENS-J.W. Augustus MARTIN-Tres. G.W. ARNETT-Sec. R.S. HOLLOWAY-S.D. John Marshall HOLLOWAY-J.D. J.B. GAMBILL-Tyler Members were: John Gideon ALLEN James EDENS C.S. O'DANIEL Alfred Jackson SPURLIN Initiated: passed & raised John Gideon ALLEN James EDENS C.S. O'DANIEL Alfred Jackson SPURLIN 1858 returns show that officers for 1858 were: J.B. CAMPBELL-W.M. W.E. EDENS-S.W. J.M. HOLLOWAY-J.W. James ENGRAM-Tres. J.G. ALLEN-Sec. R.S. HOLLOWAY-S.D. M. MARTIN-J.D. J. CANNON-Tyler Members were: J.G. ALLEN James EDENS C.S. O'DANIEL A.J. SPURLIN Initiated, passed & raised: G.ALLEN J. CANNON James ENGRAM. Affiliated with the Lodge in 1856 was : J.H. SANDERS. Demitted were: J.B. GAMBILL J.H. SANDERS Caleb SWINDLE. 1859 returns show: J.B. CAMPBELL W.E. EDENS J.M. HOLLOWAY J.W. MARTIN J.G. ALLEN R.S. HOLLOWAY Wm. COVINGTON J. CANNON Members were: Gideon ALLEN G.W. ARNETT J.C. EDENS James ENGRAM J.M. ENGRAM J.T. KEMP Augustus MARTIN C.S. O'DANIEL A.J. SPURLIN Wm. STANLEY H.R.L. WINFREY Initiated, passed & raised: Wm. COVINGTON Peter CURRY J.M. ENGRAM W.M. STANLEY H.R.L. WINFREY Affiliated was: J.T. KEMP Demitted was: G.W. ARNETT 1860 returns show: J.B. CAMPBELL Reuben Tillman HOLLOWAY John Marshall HOLLOWAY A.B. HUGHES John G. ALLEN W.E. EDENS Wm. COVINGTON J. CANNON Members were: Joseph E. ADGER Gideon ALLEN Peter CURRY A.A. CURRY J.C. EDENS James ENGRAM J.M. ENGRAM W.J. FISH G.W. HOLT John HOLLEY J.T. KEMP J.J. KNIGHT A. MARTIN M. MARTIN C.S. O'DANIEL Wm. PERRIT A.M. RODGERS B.C. ROSEBOROUGH A.J. SPURLIN AJ. SANDRIDGE J.H. SANDLIN J.M. SADDLER J.J. SCOTT T.R. WALTERS J.D. WILSON H.R.L. WINFREY Initiated, passed & raised: A.A. CURRY J.M. SADDLER J.J. SCOTT J.D. WILSON Affiliated: J.E. ADGER W.J. FISH G.W. HOLT A.B. HUGHES John HOLLEY J.J. KNIGHT Wm. PERMI B.C. ROSEBOROUGH J.H. SANDLIN T.R. WALTERS Affiiated in 1868 were: E.W. ENGRAM Alexander M. RODGERS 1861 reports show: J.B. CAMPBELL A.M. RODGERS J.M. HOLLOWAY James ENGRAM John G. ALLEN J.M. SADDLER Wm. COVINGTON J. CANNON Members were: Joseph E.ADGER Gideon ALLEN L.A. BROOM A.A. CURRY Peter CURRY J.C. EDENS W.E. EDENS E.W. ENGRAM J.M. ENGRAM W.J. FISH R.T. HOLLOWAY G.W. HOLT John HOLLEY A.B. HUGHES J.T. KEMP J.J. KNIGHT M.P LONG Augustus MARTIN Martin MARTIN C.S. O'DANIEL Wm. PERRIT B.C. ROSEBOROUGH A.J. SANDRIDGE A.J.SPURLIN J.H. SANDLIN B.M.SANDERSON E.S. SANDERSON J.J SCOTT R.T. WALTERS J.D. WILSON H.R.L. WINFREY Total 40 members. Initiated, passed and raised: B.M. SANDERSON Affiliated: L.A. BROOM M.. LONG E.S. SANDERSON Demitted: E.W. ENGRAM Wm. STANLEY A.J. SANDRIDGE 1862 returns show: W.. EDENS JB. CAMPBELL J.M. HOLLOWA A. MARTIN JJ> SWINDLE R.T. HOLOWAY Wm. COVINGTON Marin MARTIN Members were: J.E. ADGER Gdeon ALLEN J.G.ALLEN L.A. BROOM J. CANNON A.A. CURRYPter CURRY J.E. EDENS J.M ENGRAM W.J. ISH G.W.HOLT John HOLLEY A.B. HGHES J.T. KEMP M.P. LONG Julius A. MARTIN C.S. O'DANIEL Wm. PERRIT A.M. RODGERS B.C. ROSEBOROUGH J.M. SADDLER J.N. SANDLIN J.J. SCOTT A.J. SURLIN B.M. SANDRSON E.S. SANDERSON J.J. SCOTT R.T. WALTERS J.D. WILSON H.R.L. WINFREY Total members-38 1866 returns show: initiated184: H.C. ALLEN, F.M. BARNETT, G.S. DAVIS, J. FRANKS, John HEIFNER, James L. McLEMORE, L.D. OWENS, R.E. WYCHE, & Reuben R. YOUNG Passed-1864: H.C. ALLEN, G.S. DAVIS, John HEIFNER, F.M. BARNETT, J.L. McLEMORE, L.D. OWENS, R.E. WYCHE. Affilliated-1864- J.O. LEWIS, John M. NUCKOLLS. Demitted-1864-Peter CURRY Died 1864-Reuben T. HOLLOWAY, George HOLT, Martin MARTIN, L.A. BROOM & J.H. SANDLIN. 1866 returns show: Initiated-1865 Alfred K. EDENS, Benson F. LYNN, C. SWINDLE, Robert E. HAMITER, J.B. CRAWFORD, W.J. COCHRAN Affiliated-1865 M.H. BROCK, G.W. RILEY, Alex WHITAKER. Demitted-1865-G.W.RILEY Died-1865-A.A. CURRY, Josephus FRANKS. 1866 returns show: J.B. CAMPBELL, John G. ALLEN, Alfred K. EDENS, Alex WHITAKER, John M. NUCKOLLS, John H. SWINDLE, Henry C. ALLEN, Ben F. LYNN, . Past Master was John B. CAMPBELL. Members were: Joseph E. ADGER, Gideon ALLEN, M.H. BROCK, Jack CANNON, Wm. COVINGTON, A.A. CURRY, G.S. DAVIS, J.C. EDENS, W.E. EDENS, J.M. ENGRAM, James ENGRAM, Wm. J. FISH, Josephus FRANKS, Wm. B. GOSSETT, John HEIFNER, John HOLLEY, Alex. B. HUGHES, John KEMP, J.O. LEWIS, M.P. LONG, J.B. MADING, Augustus MARTIN, J.A. MARTIN, J.L. McLEMORE, C.S. O'DANIEL, L.D. OWENS, Wm. PERRIT, G.W RILEY, A.M. RODGERS, B.C ROSBOROUGH, J.M. SADDLER, B.M. SANDERSON, E.S. SANDERSON, J.H. SANDLIN, .J. J. SCOTT, C.C.. SWNDLE, R.T. WALTERS, J.D. WILSON, H.R.L. WINFREY, R.E WYCHE. Total 49 members. Red Land Lodge continued to operate from its organization at Red Land, La. Bossier Parish in 1856, even during the Civil War, until Feb. 2, 1926, when the Lodge surendered its Charter after seventy years of service to boh the area and fraternity. The Lodge was located at Red Land, Bossier Parish, but was served at various times, from the Post Office at Rocky Mount, Collinsburg, Carterville and Plain Dealing, all Bossier Parish.. Returns for 1867-1929 may be found at: Grand Lodge 1300 Masonic Temple 333 St. Charles Avenue New Orleans, La. 70130