Lee County Masonic Lodges 1840-1856

Lee County Iowa Genealogy

Lee County Masonic Lodges
1856 - 1857

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

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. 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