MASONIC LODGES OF ANDERSON COUNTY, TEXAS - 1887 *************************************************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm Transcribed by Kathy Odom Submitted by Scott Fitzgerald - scottfitzgerald@tyler.net East Texas Genealogical Society, 1st Vice-President 29 March 2007 *************************************************************************** Originally published in The Tracings, Volume 4, No. 2, Fall 1985, Pages 24-28 by the Anderson County Genealogical Society, copyright assigned to the East Texas Genealogical Society. MASONIC LODGES ANDERSON COUNTY TX 1887 The following abbreviations are used for these offices: Worshipful Master: W.M. Senior Warden: S.W. Junior Warden: J W. Senior Deacon: S D. Junior Deacon: J.D. Senior Steward: S.S. Junior Steward: J.S. Secretary: Sec. Treasurer: Trea. PALESTINE LODGE, NO. 31 Held at Palestine on the second and fourth Tuesdays in each month. Post office: Palestine. Date of Charter: May 1, 1848. Officers W. F. Arthur, W.M. P. J. Anderson, S.W. J. G. Francis, J.W. J. B. McKnight, Treas. Dan Egbert, Sec. J. Webb, S. D. J. R. Woodruff, J.D. Dan McLeod, S.S. A. J. Mitchell, J.S. H. W. Steadman, Tiler Past Masters Robert McClure H. J. Hunter J. B. McKnight J. R. Palmer N. W. Hunter M. H. Addington S. P. Allen J. F. Watts J. W. Douglas E. F. Arthur Master Masons Joseph Anson S. P. Allen M. H. Addington E. F. Arthur P. J. Anderson W. S. Bryant W. H. Boulware John Brady T. J. Bordeaux Lou Blumenthal W. P. Cain B. F. Doherty W. DeGressi Thomas Dean George C. Deming George M. Dilley J. W. Douglas E. S. Dickerson Dan Egbert Charles Eppner John Folliard J. G. Francis H. Fitzenberger T. T. Gammage I. N. Gallagher A. S. Grant J. R. Hughes H. J. Hunter N. W. Hunter C. A. Hotchkiss W. G. W. Jowers S. D. Jones J. A. Kelley E. R. Kersh James Logan O. A. Lovli W. M. Lacy E. J. Lowe W. W. Love I. N. McCulloch Robert McClure W. M. McClanahan J. B. McKnight R. S. Marsh I. Michelson J. M. Mears J. M. McMillan A. J. Michell Dan McLeod Sol Maier J. W. Ozment J. R. Palmer Thomas Pennie R. C. Parks W. J. Peebles I. A. Patrick S. A. Rollins E. S. Richmond J. R. Richardson J. E. Rodgers G. P. Stewart I. N. Singletary D. Sottilaro H. W. Steadman W. P. Savage S. Sochaloski T. W. Trelford J. R. C. Terry Abe Teah H. O. Tyler Philip Unger J. B. Walden J. F. Watts A. B. Williamson J. J. Word J. T. Watson M. Winner Peter Weckle J. R. Woodruff Alford Clark Entered Apprentices G. W. Burkitt W. L. Coleman A. M. Brashers G. G. Newell J. A. Peter H. C. Storey R. P. Wardlow Fellow Crafts J. E. Myer J. Reitch Joshua Taylor Demitted W. E. Elliott J. S. Watson F. Reeves T. K. McFarland P. T. Allen J. H. Reagan L. F. Airhart Suspended for NonPayment of Dues J. R. Hughes J. W. Armstrong C. A. Sterne J. W. Crawshaw W. G. Atkina J. W. Cartwright J. M. Pillett J. A. Herman Charles Blumenthall J. T. Watson T. K. McFarland J. W. Ewing W. C. Foster G. J. Gooch N. W. Hunter H. J. Hunter W. M. Lacy J. Y. Gooch F. A. Weidemeyer T. E. Kersh F. Rain Death S. F. Wood Kickapoo Lodge, No. 105 Held at Kickapoo on the second Saturday night in each month. Post office: Kickapoo Officers W. R. Miller, W.M. H. D. Hamilton, S.W. D. B. Baker, J.W. G. B. Willingham, Treas. R. C. Adams, Sec. J. C. Davis, S.D. J. Q. Oldham, J.D. Sam Miller, S.S. Clem Cecil, J.S. John Beard, Tiler Past Masters W. R. Miller D. B. Baker R. D. Hamilton Master Masons R. C. Adams Clem Cecil W. R. Miller John A. Miller J. T. Simpson John Beard J. C. Davis W. A. Miller J. Q. Oldham G. B. Willingham D. B. Baker R. D. Hamilton Sam Miller W. S. Roberson B. W. J. Wooford Entered Apprentices S. J. Ayres Demitted C. M. Coleman J. W. Lamb Tyre Lodge, No. 198 Held at Tennessee Colony on the third Saturday of each month at 3:00 p.m. Post office: Tennessee Colony. Date of Charter: Jan. 1857 Officers G. W. Hudson, W.M. J. L. Gage, S.W. J. B. Hanks, J.W. M. S. Avant, Treas. R. M. Jackson, Sec. A. G. Dupuy, S.D. Arch Vannoy, J.D. J. E. Fitzgerald, Tiler Past Masters G. W. Hudson R. M. Jackson J. D. Robinson Jesse Graham J. L. Gage A. G. Dupuy J. B. Hamlett Master Masons G. B. Abernathy M. S. Avant O. Childress W. L. Derden A. G. Dupuy E. England J. E. Fitzgerald J. L. Gage A. Graham Jesse Graham J. B. Hamlett J. B. Hanks Miel Hilton W. A. J. Hilton G. W. Hudson W. L. Hurbrough R. M. Jackson J. W. Nickodemus F. H. Oldham J. C. Oldham R. B. Petty John Reeder J. D. Robinson Arch Vannoy J. H. Woodard Entered Apprentices J. C. Ausley D. J. Barton F. M. Brown Newton Lawnon Fellow Craft Thomas Brown Demitted Elias Oldham William Foster Lodge, No. 312 Held at Fosterville at 3:00 p.m. on the third Saturday of each month. Post office:Fosterville. (This Lodge is now located at Frankston). Date of Charter: June 15, 1869 Officers J. L. Scarborough, W.M. T. F. Wylie, S.W. P. Pagitt, J.W. D. Henderson, Treas. J. M. Emerson, Sec. J. W. Patterson, S.D. F. M. Leuassar, J.D. J. H. Henderson, S.S. C. Richardson, J.S. E. Herrington, Tiler Past Masters J. M. Emerson J. L. Scarbrough, Sr. Master Masons S. Cantrell W. R. Clanahan Thomas Christian R. Caker E. R. Dean William Elkins J. M. Emerson W. G. Gore E. Herrington D. Henderson J. H. Henderson J. M. Hallems James Loflin F. Leuassar G. W. Milner John McInish W. F. Moss J. W. Patterson J. H. Price Pleasant Pagitt J. S. Pagitt Clark Richardson J. L. Scarbrough, Sr. J. L. Scarborough, Jr. T. M. Sweeney J. Y. Welborn M. B. Welborn T. F. Wylie Entered Apprentices William Cone A. M. Finnell D. D. Hanks I. P. Poynor P. E. A. Williams J. F. Watkins Demitted W.E.M. Pickle Providence Lodge, No. 400 Held at Lodge Room, Anderson County, on the fourth Saturday in each month at 2: p.m. Post office: Alder Branch. (This is now Elkhart Lodge, No. 400, located at Elkhart). Charter: Jun 6, 1874. Officers J. T. Ferguson, W.M. J. D. DuPuy, S.W. Julius Burke, J.W. W. M. Hill, Trea. J. S. Burke, Sec. A. J. Goff, S.D. J. P. Cone, J.D. S. R. Pierce, S.S. W. M. Hardy, J.S. N. S. Middleton, Tiler Past Masters John H. Burke J. P. Huddleston G. H. Stovall J. T. Ferguson Master Masons James H. Burke John H. Burke Julius Burke J. S. Burke J. I. Campbell M. C. Crawford J. P. Cone A. G. DuPuy J. D. DuPuy J. H. Fennell J. T. Ferguson A. J. Goff T. G. Gresham W. M. Hardy W. M. Hill J. J. Hudson J. P. Huddleston F. M. Huddleston T. J. McKelvain N. S. Middleton L. Mullins S. R. Pierce W. A. Powell C. G. Stewart F. B. Scott G. H. Stovall E. G. Sammons J. J. Taylor Entered Apprentices F. F. Downs J.R.H. Mathias W. H. Taylor A. Gibson J. J. Joyce A. Lewy E. D. Tandy W. E. Timmons T. M. Timmons Fellow Craft M. V. Mills Demitted W. F. Griffith R. J. Harvey W. E. Hudson A. Sharp A. J. Smith F. R. Weems William Mars Suspended for Non-Payment of Dues William Williams Nechesville Lodge, No. 535 Held at Nechesville on the first Saturday night in each month. Post office: Nechesville. Date of Charter: December 12, 1881 Officers R. M. Chandler, W.M. J. W. Sammons, S.W. C. R. Bell, J.W. T. R. Dunn, Treas. J. B. Davis, Sec. C. O. Driggus, S.D. B. A. Dunn, J.D. John Jackson, S.S. Henry Williams, J.S. A. J. McElyea, Tiler Past Masters J. Q. A. Capps J. B. Davis B. Posey Master Masons C. R. Bell J. Q. A. Capps R. M. Chandler B. F. Carpenter C. O. Driggus J. J. Davis T. R. Dunn J. B. Davis John Jackson J. H. Lane J. W. Laird J. D. McElyea A. J. McElyea B. Posey J. C. Rhodes T. L. Ragsdale J. J. Redwine J. W. Sammons A. R. Todd Henry Williams B. A. Dunn P. W. Ezell W. J. Fosque G. W. Green J. L. Hanks Entered Apprentices M. Springer J. W. Simpson Fellow Craft J. A. Evans J. G. McReynolds Demitted E. George Riley Copied exactly from the "Proceedings in the 52nd Annual Convention of the Masonic Grand Lodge of Texas". Held at Houston, commencing on the second Tuesday in December, 1887. Anson Rainey, Waxahachie, Grand Master T. W. Hudson, Houston, Grand Secretary Submitted by: Bonnie Woolverton