Freestone County, Texas
Social Organizations




David Masonic Lodge #318 (1868-1876)
David's Mill, Texas

Chartered June 16, 1868 and demised 1876.
All of its annual return lists its post office as Fairfield.
The members likely merged into the masonic lodge in Boggy Prairie (which later
 moves to Teague).

Fairfield Recorder newspaper - December 23, 1887 issue:
"...Mr. J. B. Killborn, near Mills, and we learn from him that a movement
is on foot to have the old David Lodge No. 318 revived, it having demised about
thirteen or fourteen years ago, where David's Mill was destroyed by fire, the 
Lode room being in the third story of the mill house. If the Lodge is revived,
it will be removed to Boggy Prairie, a more convenient location for the
neighborhood, about four miles from the site of the old Lodge. The Masons 
interested are erectomg a new two story building for Lode and school purposes,
has been made for the revival of the charter of David Lodge,..."

Deaths Reported at the Grand Lodge Meeting or Annual Lodge Returns:

Acuff, W. B. 1870  (David's Mill location, Fairfield post office)
   [There is a B. W. Acuff buried at Harrison Chapel cemetery who
   died 5/21/1870.]
   
Gilliland, L. A. 1875 (David's Mill location, Fairfield post office)

Richards, M. R. D. 1875 (David's Mill location, Fairfield post office)
  [Richards, M.R.D. 02/12/1819 - 12/16/1874  Aged: 54 yrs buried at 
   Harrison Chapel cemetery.]