1856 Masonic Records Lodges in Dubuque and Epworth

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.

**Disclaimer** Researchers should always consult original records for 

additional information or to verify the information in this data-base. 

I've made every attempt to transcribe accurately, but there may be errors.

Data extracted, abstracted & transcribed exclusively for IAGenWeb 

by Sharyl Ferrall copyright 2005

See key below for explanations of abbreviations.

				No. 3, Dubuque Lodge 

				Dubuque, Dubuque Co. 
				Stated Meetings: Third Thursday of each Month. 
				Grand Lodge Dues, $49
				Chartered Jan'ry 8th, 1844
				Number of current members: 46

				Booth	C.H.	1855-56 officer: WM; DGM 1845
				Chaplin	J.A.	1855-56 officer: SW
				Gilliam	Thos. F.	1855-56 officer: JW
				Sawslayer	F.	1855-56 officer: Treas
				Childs	C.	1855-56 officer: Sec
				Bunting	A.S.	1855-56 officer: SD
				Beaubien	J.	1855-56 officer: JD
				Clark 	J.W.	1855-56 officer: Tyler
				Armbrecht H.	past member
				Axley	A.E.	master mason
				Barney	W.J.	past master
				Beaubien	M.	master mason
				Belfield		master mason
				Bemis	W.	past member
				Bonson	R. 	master mason
				Carson	J.	fellowcraft	
				Carson	W.C.	non-affiliated
				Conger	P.H.	master mason
				Connor	P.O.	master mason
				Cromer	F.J.	fellowcraft
				Cullom	James	expelled in 1846
				Cummins	G.W.	master mason
				Davis	B.F.	"expelled on May 3d, 1855"
				Dealham	S.	master mason
				Dorr	J.B.	fellowcraft
				Dribblebis	non-affiliated
				Duncan	Sam 	master mason
				Ercanbrach S.	master mason
				Fanning	Timothy	not on current member list; GSW 1844
				Fassett	T.C.	non-affiliated
				Gelpcke	Otto	past member
				George	Jas M.	master mason
				Gilliam	J.F.	past master; GSW 1852
				Gilliam	C.	master mason
				Grogan	W.H.	past member
				Hempstead S.	past master; GSW 1848
				Hewitt	C.C.	past master
				Hoffman	J.	master mason
				Hooker	W.	master mason
				Horr	A.	master mason
				Hurlburt	S.	master mason
				Jackson	A.	past member
				Keesley		past member
				Kinsey	Z.	non-affiliated
				Kries	John	suspended 1850
				Lancaster	J.P.	not on current member list; GSW 1847
				Langworthy S.H.	master mason
				Lewis	W.	past master
				Lewis	W.	non-affiliated
				Mason	T.	master mason
				Matthews	A.	master mason
				McKinsey	D.A.	non-affiliated
				Meeker	H.J.	non-affiliated
				Miller	C.	entered apprentice
				Mills	C.A.	master mason
				Minski	A.	master mason
				Neaudien	N.P.	non-affiliated
				Parker	J.W.	entered apprentice
				Robinson	L. 	master mason
				Rosenthal	J.	master mason
				Schmidt	T.	master mason
				Shafner	J.	master mason
				Shields	J.G.	master mason
				Skinner	A.E.	master mason
				Thompson M.Y.	master mason
				Uhl	Chas	master mason
				Ullman	J.	master mason
				Weld		non-affiliated
				Williams		master mason
				Williams	A.	entered apprentice
				Wilson	T.S.	non-affiliated
				Wolff	B.	master mason
				Zumkoff	G.	master mason
					

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				No. 49, Metropolitan Lodge 

				Dubuque, Dubuque co.
				Stated Meetings: First Thursday each month. 
				Grand Lodge Dues, $44
				Chartered June 6th, 1855
				Number of current members: 39

				Nairn	Thomas S.	 1855-56 officer: WM; 

                                                                                                                                 elected as 1856-57 officer 

                                                                                                                                 (either Master or Warden)
				Biles	Alexander 1855-56 officer: SW
				Bennet 	George	1855-56 officer: Treas; 

                                                                                                                                elected as 1856-57 officer 

						(either Secretary or Treasurer)
				Allen	Wm. P.	1855-56 officer: Sec
				Broadhurst [Broadhirst] John G. 1855-56 officer: SD;

						elected as 1856-57 officer 

						(either Master or Warden)
				Erdman	Jacob	1855-56 officer: JD
				Clark	John W.	1855-56 officer: Tyler
				Adams	T.	master mason
				Anderson	Alexander D. master mason
				Anderson	Wm J.	master mason
				Barlow	F.S.	past member
				Briggs	Wm L.	past member
				Burr	Hudson	master mason
				Burton	Geo W.	master mason
				Coats	John	entered apprentice
				Cooley	D.N.	entered apprentice
				Dillon	A.H.	master mason
				Erhart	Wm	master mason
				Evans	Robt	master mason
				Everett	John T.	"master mason;

						 elected as 1856-57 officer

						 (either Master or Warden);

						 also served as Grand Royal Arch Capt., 

						1856 Iowa Grand Chapter Royal Arch Masons"
				Fern	John	master mason
				Griffith	T.S.	master mason	
				Hall	Geo. A.	master mason
				Hardie	T. 	master mason
				Harvey	C.L.	past member
				Hearvey	Jas	fellowcraft
				Hind	Franklin	master mason
				Hull	John 	master mason
				James	Edwin	entered apprentice
				Johnson	J.W.	master mason
				Kynett	J.A.	master mason
				Luther	Chas G.	fellowcraft
				Manning	Andrew	entered apprentice
				McGuire	Geo	master mason
				Minshell	R.P.	master mason
				Morgan	Henry C.	fellowcraft
				Nadeau	N. 	past member
				Noxon	B.D.	entered apprentice
				Parker	Jeffrey A.	fellowcraft
				Potter	Jas	master mason
				Reed	Jas A.	entered apprentice
				Rider	Wm B.	entered apprentice
				Robbins	Wm. H.	master mason
				Robison	Jos	master mason
				Rouse	Hammond master mason
				Runyan	A.H.	master mason
				Samuels	Geo	master mason
				Sprague	Jos S.	master mason
				Taylor	Oscar	entered apprentice
				Vinton	Edward	master mason
				Virden	Saml	master mason
				Walmsley	Robt M.	entered apprentice
				Watson	B.R.	master mason
				Woolsey	Wm W.	master mason;

						 elected as 1856-57 officer

						 (either Secretary or Treasurer)
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				No. 84, Epworth Lodge
				Epworth, Dubuque co.
				Stated Meetings: Friday on or before Full Moon
				Grand Lodge Dues - not given
				Dispensation granted Jan 15, 1856
				Chartered June 4th, 1856
				Number of current members: 17

				Carpender Samuel B. JR 1855-56 officer: WM; 

						past WM; elected as 1856-57 officer

						 (either Master or Warden);

						 an original founder of Epworth Lodge
				Hogan [Hogin] W.H.	1855-56 officer: SW; 

						past master;

						 an original founder of Epworth Lodge
				Kidder	Zeph.	1855-56 officer: JW;

						 an original founder of Epworth Lodge
				Kempton	D.W.	1855-56 officer: Sec
				Warmoth	J.F.	1855-56 officer: SD;

						 elected as 1856-57 officer 

						(either Master or Warden)
				Jackson	A.	1855-56 officer: JD
				Bemis	Wm	1855-56 officer: Tyler
				Bowman	B 	master mason
				Evans	T.M.	master mason
				Garner	A.	master mason
				Havens	D.J.  REV	master mason
				Hewit	N.	entered apprentice
				Kempton	J.	master mason
				Lesher	J.	master mason
				Story	A.B.	fellow craft
				Watson	J.	entered apprentice
				Welch	S.  JR	master mason
				Yong [Young] Hezekiah master mason
				Yong [Young] S.D.	master mason; 

						elected as 1856-57 officer

						 (either Master or Warden)
				Young	Hiram	master mason

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 - - definition not given
non-affiliated - definition not given
U.D. - under dispensation "

Notes:  
-Masonic lodges have three separate degrees or ceremonies: Entered Apprentice, Fellowcraft, and Master Mason, given in that order.
-A lodge is a group of Masons, meeting in a specific location at regularly scheduled times.  Many lodges meet in a building called the 

 Masonic Hall.  The state Grand Lodge grants charters (permissions)  to the Subordinate Lodges within that state. The subordinate lodges 

 then operate under the bylaws and regulations of the Grand Lodge.
-The officers of a lodge are the Worshipful Master (presiding officer), Senior and Junior Wardens, Treasurer, Secretary, Senior and 

 Junior Deacons, Senior and Junior Stewards, and Tiler (Tyler). The first five officers are elected and installed annually; the WM appoints

 the other officers each year. 
-The WM generally serves for one year and then is called a Past Master, although as a PM  are equal in status to ordinary members.

 

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