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Boggy Masonic Lodge #739  (1892-current) (moved to Teague in 1907)
Teague, Texas

Masonic District 22
Charter granted December 8, 1892
Current Number of Members: 105
Lodge Address: 503 Main St., Teague 75860
Mailing Address: PO Box 397, Teague, 75860-0397
Meetings: 3rd Tues @ 7:30 pm
Lodge Phone: 254-739-2053

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,..."

Officers in 1892:
Beaver, T. H. [Worshipful Master]
Tacker, J. M. [Senior Warden]
Nichols, W. L. [Junior Warden]
Oakes, A. G. [Treasurer]
Greer, W. B. [Secretary]
Hasty, S. N. [Senior Deacon]
Yerby, J. W. [Junior Deacon]
Kilborn, J. G. [Tiler]

Boggy Prairie was 2 miles southwest of Teague later its residents moved to
Teague when the railroad came through.  The lodge moved from Boggy Prairie to
Teague on August 17, 1907.  The Sept 13, 1907 edtion of the Teague Chroncile,
"Notice to Masons, Boggy Lodge of A.F. & A.M. No. 739 having removed to Teague
Saturday, September 14, 1907.  Full attendance is desired and cordial 
invitation is extended to all visiting members.  M. A. Webb, W.M., E. Headlee,
Secretary."

In the minutes of July 11, 1908 reveals an little interesting item:
"Received a letter from Fredericksburg, Virginia lodge #4 asking for donation to
help build a monument to be erected in memory of our worthy brother, George
Washington.  The hat was passed and $7.00 was raised to the monument."

Known Former Members:
Arhos, Philip
Bond, Bowlen
Boyd, L. R. Sr.
Cain, Ottis (50 yr pin on Oct 14, 1971)
Crump, John M. 
Curry, Weldon
Drumwright, McNeill
Green, Hardy
Heichelbech, Eugene
Hood, Harry I. (50 yr pin on Oct 14, 1971)
Johnson, John  L.
Johnson, Paul H.
Lambert, Ward P.
Martin, Cicero
Patton, Randolph
Riley, Ed (brother of Nat Davis Riley)
Savage, Frank  (petitioned on Oct ober 7, 1905)
Stiles, W. F.
Webb, Marion A. (petitioned on June 16, 1894, elected Worshipful Master on May 
                 28, 1904)
York, Ed