Lee County Genealogy
Organizations


Lee County Masonic Lodges
1856 - 1857

 Data extracted & transcribed by Sharyl Ferrall for Lee co. IAGenWeb  02/2008   

Key:
WM - worshipful master
GM - grand master
PGM - past grand master
DGM - deputy grand master
GSW - grand senior  warden
GJW - grand junior warden
SW - senior warden
JW  - junior warden
SD - senior deacon
JD - junior deacon
GT - grand treasurer
GS - grand secretary
Treas - treasurer
Sec - secretary
Tyler
non-affiliated - definition not given
U.D. - under dispensation

No. 12, Eagle Lodge, Keokuk, Lee co.
Stated Meetings: Wednesday on or before Full Moon.
Grand Lodge Dues, $25
Chartered June 2d, 1847
Number of current members: 42

Conklin

O.S.

1855-56 officer: WM; past master

Hornish

J.K.

1855-56 officer: SW

McKee

Wm

1855-56 officer: JW

Graham

J.A.

1855-56 officer: Treas; elected as 1856-57 officer (either Treas or Sect'y)

Landon

M.T.

1855-56 officer: Sec

Worster

R. 

1855-56 officer: SD

Phillips

G.B.

1855-56 officer: JD

Griffy

J.T.

1855-56 officer: Tyler

Anderson

J.M.

master mason

Baker

D.S.

suspended in 1853

Berry

D.P.

master mason

Bond

B.N.

expelled in 1851; also listed as expelled in 1852

Brown

A.

master mason

Campbell

H.J.

master mason

Carey

S.E.

elected as 1856-57 officer (either Master or Warden)

Casey

S.E.

master mason

Chineworth

T.J.

master mason

Clark

H.P.

master mason

Collins

M.F.

master mason

Conn

C.F.

master mason

Connoble

A.L.

non-affiliated

Dehuff

J.Q.A.

master mason

Dillon

H.

master mason

Dunn

Wm

master mason

Faulkner

C.

master mason

Fulton

Harry

past master; GJW 1852; GSW 1853

Gillmore

H.R.

non-affiliated

Haines

J.

master mason

Haines

J.

expelled in 1851

Hant

Charles

expelled in 1852

Heaight

S.

non-affiliated

Hinman

B.B.

master mason

Huff

Jesse

suspended in 1853

Hussey

G. St. Claire

past member; [abstracted by transcriber:  he appealed a charge that had been brought by G.B. Philips for "gross unmasonic conduct, to mislead and defraud" and "bring our time-honored institution into disgrace" by making "merchandise of Masonry, to accomplish selfish & venal purposes" while acting as agent of the Mohawk Valley Insurance Co. A Grand Lodge committee investigated and found that Hussey was an agent of the Insurance co., that the company failed & those insured lost their money. However the committee found no evidence that Hussey knew that the insurance co. was going to fail, or that he acted in bad faith. They ruled that the Eagle Lodge expulsion be reversed & Hussey be restored to full membership.]

Huston

L.

master mason

Jobe

Moses

suspended in 1853

Knight

James

entered apprentice

Knight

J.B.

non-affiliated

Lamb

Wm

master mason

Ogden

J.W.

past member

Patterson

John W.

past master; GJW 1850

Polser

H.

master mason

Rockwell

C.C.

master mason

Seaton

G.M.

master mason; elected as 1856-57 officer (either Treas or Sect'y)

Sharts

M.P.

non-affiliated

Shields

J.G.

master mason; elected as 1856-57 officer (either Master or Warden)

Staley

D.P.

past member

Staley

C.

non-affiliated

Stevens

C.C.

master mason

Templin

J.

master mason

Vanderwond

A.W.

master mason

Voohies

S.F.

master mason

Wells

Grey

master mason

Wickersham

Jesse

expelled in 1849

Woods

J.A.

master mason

Worster

W.H.

master mason

Wyman

R.H.

master mason; elected as 1856-57 officer (either Master or Warden)


 

 

No. 13, Fort Madison Lodge, Fort Madison, Lee co.
Stated Meetings: First Wednesday of each Month .
Grand Lodge Dues, $18
Chartered June 2d, 1847
Number of current members: 26

Lesuer [Leseur]

D.H.

1855-56 officer: WM

Claypoole

John  

1855-56 officer: SW; elected as 1856-57 officer (either Master or Warden); past master; GSW 1851; GT 1855

Styner

Jacob

1855-56 officer: JW; past-master

West

J.H.

1855-56 officer: Treas

Albright

R.W.

1855-56 officer: Sec; past master

Bennett

Nathaniel

1855-56 officer: SD; elected as 1856-57 officer (either Master or Warden)

Ellsrode

Geo W.

1855-56 officer: JD

Styner

Joshua

1855-56 officer: Tyler

Bacon

J.H.

master mason

Baldwin

Asha

master mason

Brown

John

non-affiliated

Cowles

Josiah

master mason

Douglass

George

entered apprentice

Eads

James D.

master mason; [abstracted by transcriber: charges were brought by James H. Gower in Iowa City Lodge, No. 4 & James Eads was expelled from that Lodge. The Grand Lodge committee reviewed the protest of Mr. Eads and ruled that the proceedings of No. 4 be quashed]

Eaton

Geo P.

master mason; elected as 1856-57 officer (either Master or Warden)

Edwards

J.H.

master mason

Epsy

S.B.

master mason; elected as 1856-57 officer (either Treas or Sect'y)

Finch

J.D.

master mason

Fulcher

Andrew

master mason

Hale

Thomas

non-affiliated

Hesser

Frederick

master mason; elected as 1856-57 officer (either Treas or Sect'y)

Hoffmiester

A.

master mason

Ingersoll

Arthur

non-affiliated

Kent

Josiah

master mason

Knapp

J.H.

master mason

North

W.S.

suspended in 1853

Skinner

Wm

master mason

Tibbetts

Daniel

non-affiliated

Toof

B.L.

past master


 

 

No. 29, Hardin Lodge, Keokuk, Lee co.
Stated Meetings: Monday preceding Full Moon.
Grand Lodge Dues, $29
Chartered June 2d, 1852
Number of current members: 21

Russell

Geo

1855-56 officer: WM; elected as 1856-57 officer (either Master or Warden)

Cross

Thos

1855-56 officer: SW

Anthony

J.Y.

1855-56 officer: JW

Garber

C.

1855-56 officer: Treas; elected as 1856-57 officer (either Treas or Sect'y)

Sanford

J.F.

1855-56 officer: Sec; past master; GJW 1855; GM 1856

Dodson

B.F.

1855-56 officer: SD; elected as 1856-57 officer (either Master or Warden)

Moore

C.

1855-56 officer: JD

Tyler

J.M.

1855-56 officer: Tyler

Beckwith

H.

master mason

Bruce

Thos

past member

Claggett

Thos W.

master mason; elected as 1856-57 officer (either Master or Warden)

Cowden

Jas

fellowcraft

Garbutt

C.C

fellowcraft

Hamlin

A.

suspended in 1854

Heaight

Thos

master mason

Holliday

Wm

master mason

Jennings

Thos W.

master mason

Lee

D.S.

suspended in 1854

Martin

D.G.

expelled in 1853

Mills

Frank 

master mason; elected as 1856-57 officer (either Treas or Sect'y)

Mitchell

J.D.

fellowcraft

Parsons

Chas

master mason

Pressell

D.W.

master mason

Sample

H.W.

master mason

Schmidt

Frank 

fellowcraft

Sheldon

A.C.

fellowcraft

Shelley

J.M.

master mason

Sloane

J.O.

master mason

Springer

Lorenzo

entered apprentice

Walker

W.W.

master mason

Wilson

Geo B.

master mason


 

 

No. 75, West Point Lodge, West Point, Lee co.
Stated Meetings: Friday on or before Full Moon
Grand Lodge Dues, $14.50
Dispensation granted June 14, 1855
Chartered June 4th, 1856
Number of current members: 14

Stafford

W.H.

1855-56 officer: WM; elected as 1856-57 officer (either Master or Warden); an original founder of West Point Lodge

Werner

Wm

1855-56 officer: SW; an original founder of West Point Lodge

Moody [Moodey]

Robert

1855-56 officer: JW; an original founder of West Point Lodge

Sala

E.M.

1855-56 officer: Treas

Everingham

J.

1855-56 officer: Sec

Martin

S.M.

1855-56 officer: SD

Sawyer

Thomas

1855-56 officer: JD; elected as 1856-57 officer (either Master or Warden)

Campbell

M.M.

1855-56 officer: Tyler

Bugard

H.

master mason

Burdick

Wm

master mason

Crossley

Ross

master mason

Edwards

J.W.

master mason

Fordemwalt

Adam

entered apprentice

Rodgers

Alex 

master mason; elected as 1856-57 officer (either Master or Warden)

Sawyer

John

past member

Stewart

W.R.

entered apprentice


 

 


 

 

Source: Ancient Free and Accepted Masons (AF&AM)

Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Iowa at the Thirteenth Grand Annual Communication, Held in the City of Oskaloosa on Tuesday, June 2D, A.D. 1856,  A.L. 5856; T.S. Parvin, Muscatine, Grand Secretary;  Printed by Raymond, Foote & Eystra, Faust Printing House, 1856.


 

 

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