Information on Prince Hall Grand Lodge Masons from:

Gayle W. Hanson, Librarian/Archivist – ttexashistory@aol.com 
The Wilbert M. Curtis
Texas Prince Hall Library Museum
3433 Martin Luther King Freeway
Fort Worth, Texas 76119;  (817) 534-4612, ext. 105

Courtesy of Linda Mullen.


1887

	Bess Roberts Lodge No. 29 was under dispensation, warranted June 24, 1887.  
In the Texas Prince Hall Grand Lodge’s Proceedings of the Twelfth Annual 
Communication of the M. W. Grand Lodge, A. F. & A. M., for the State of Texas 
held at the City of Denison, Commencing on the Third Tuesday in June, A. D., 
1887, A. L. 5887, page55-56 are listed the following names. 

	Officers:  Jas. D.Dunbar, W. M. (Worshipful Master); P. D. Daniels, S. W. 
(Senior Warden); W. Washington, J. W. (Junior Warden).  Other officers not reported.

	Master Masons:  Wesley Griggs, Elisha Moore, O. Hutchinson, Wm. Chatman, E. D. 
Daniels, Sol. J. James, A. Smith, J. Connor; Charles Blair, L. Scurgs, Geo. M. 
McGhee, Geo. W. Washington, H. C. Carroll, B. Batty, D. Philpotts, Rich. Lewis, 
Thos. E. Foreman, G. L. Linn, Jas. D. Dunbar, P. D. Daniels, and W. Washington.  
Total 21. 

1888

According to the 1888 Thirteenth Annual Communication, Bess Roberts Lodge No. 29, 
p. 56-57, the Bess Roberts Lodge, held at Luna, Freestone County, on the First 
Tuesday of each month.  

	Officers:  J. D. Dunbar, W. M.; T. E. Foreman, S. W.; E. D. Daniel, J. W.; 
P. D. Daniel, Treasurer; G. M. McGee, Secretary; H. C.Carroll, Senior Deacon, 
S. J. James, Junior Deacon; D. Philpotts, Senior Steward; D. C. Huckaby, Junior 
Steward, and L. Scruggs, Tiler. 

	Past Masters:  J. D. Dunbar.

	Master Masons:  J. D. Dunbar, D. Philpotts, G. M. McGee, T. E. Foreman, W. G. 
Griggs, E. D. Daniels, S. J. James, P. D. Daniels, Rich Lewis, W. Washington, 
H. C. Carroll, J. Cannon, A. Smith, Chas. Blain, L. Scruggs, Wm. Chatman, 
E. Moore, O. Hutchinson, B. Batty, D. C. Huckaby, and R. Banks.  Total. 21

	Died:  C. L. Lynn

1889 

According to the 1889 Fourteenth Annual Communication, June 18, 1889 A.D., A. L. 
5889, Bess Roberts Lodge No. 29, p. 53, the Bess Roberts Lodge, held at Luna, 
Freestone County, on the First Tuesday of each month.  
	Officers:  J. D. Dunbar, M. W.; T. E. Freeman, S. W.; I. D. Daniel, J. W.; 
P. D. Daniel, Treasurer; G. M. McGee, Secretary; H. C. Carroll, S. D.; S. J. 
James, J. D., D. P. Philpott, S. S.; E. Moore, J. S., and L. Scruggs, Tiler.

	Past Masons:  J. D. Dunbar

	Master Masons:  P. D. Daniels, I. D. Daniel, J. Connor, J.D. Dunbar, R. Banks, 
O. Hutchinson, R. Lewis, E. Moore, L. Scruggs, S. J. James, G. M. McGee, H. C. 
Carroll, D. P. Philpot, T. E. Foreman, and C. Blain.  Total, 15.

	Suspended for Nonpayment of Dues – W. G. Griggs, G. W. Washington, W. Chapman, 
D. C. Huckaby, A. Smith, C. R. Cook and B. Baty.  

No information on Bess Roberts Lodge No. 29, Luna, Freestone, Texas, during the 
1890s or any other Freestone County lodges during that period.  The following is 
a list of Freestone County lodges during the 19th century:

	1887 – Bess Robert Lodge No. 29, Luna, Freestone, Texas
	1902 – S. B. Rose Lodge No. 122, Oakwood, Freestone/Leon, Texas
	1907 - Victor Lodge No. 262, Teague, Freestone, Texas
	1907 – Coherence Lodge No. 274, Brown’s Chapel, Freestone, Texas
	1910 – Blazing Star Lodge No. 363 – Young, Freestone, Texas
	1918 – Sun Light Lodge No. 451 – Teague, Freestone, Texas
	1918 – Fairfield Lodge No. 452 – Fairfield, Freestone, Texas
	1920s – Worthy Friends Lodge No. 474 – Wortham, Freestone, Texas
	1920s – New Mt. Rose Lodge No. 475 – Wortham, Odessa/Freestone, Texas
	1925 – Hungary Lodge No. 553 – Oakwood, Leon/Freestone, Texas


Additional Freestone County Lodge information in association with burials of 
Hopewell Cemetery near Big Brown Power Plant:

S. B. Rose Lodge No. 122, U.D. – Oak Woods (1901)
 
Officers:  H. S. Smith, W. M.; S. A. Andres, S. W.; E. W. D. Gorman, J. W.; 
H. A. Lacey, Treas.; V. T. Tubbs, Sec.; E. L. Dunlop, S. D.; Robert Mathis, J. D.; 
and James Tryan, Tiler.
 
Members:  H. S. Smith, S. A. Andrews, E. W. D. Gorman, H. A. Lacey, T. Tubbs, 
Sam Clay, Arthur Betts, R. D. Daniel, Sam McElroy, Robert Matthis, Robert Proctor, 
A. B. Simms, Jessie Campbell, J. C. Baldwin – Total 19
 
 
Other lodges in Freestone County, Texas – Information in varies Annual Conference 
Proceedings books:
 
Coherence Lodge No. 274, Buffalo, Freestone, Texas (1951)
  Several Cunningham men were masons.
 
Blazing Star Lodge No. 363, Young, Freestone, Texas (1911)
  W. T. “Walter” Titus, Sr., Worshipful Master
  Walter Washington, Junior Warden
 
Blazing Star Lodge No. 363, Young, Freestone, Texas (1919)
  Henry E. Titus, Junior Warden
  Willie Titus, member
 
Blazing Star Lodge No. 363, Young, Freestone, Texas (1929)
  H. Titus, Senior Deacon
  John Wesley Lee, Senior Warden
  J. L. Lee, Senior Steward
 
Blazing Star Lodge No. 363, Young, Freestone, Texas (1951)
  Members:  Paul Coleman, Roger Coleman, Sidney Coleman, H. T. Titus, W. L. V. 
Titus and Wilson Titus
 
Sunlight No. 451 - Teague, Freestone, Texas
  Tatum, Huckaby and Daniel families are listed.