Mills County, Iowa

Ancient Free and Accepted Masons

1856:
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 PMs are equal in status to ordinary members.

Mills County, Glenwood Lodge, No.58.
Stated Meetings: 1st & 3rd Mondays each month
Chartered: June 6th, 1855; Grand Lodge Dues, $26.10
Current number of members in 1856: 18

NAME
MISCELLANEOUS (See key below)
Marks S.T. 1855-56 officer: WM
Oakes D.C. 1855-56 officer: SW; elected as 1856-57 officer (either Master or Warden)
Reeder B.S. 1855-56 officer: JW
Tutt Andrew 1855-56 officer: Treas; elected as 1856-57 officer (either Master or Warden)
Greene M.W. 1855-56 officer: Sec; elected as 1856-57 officer (either Secretary or Treasurer)
Coolidge J.W. 1855-56 officer: SD
Street Wm 1855-56 officer: JD
Mewes F. 1855-56 officer: Tyler
Armstrong A.J. non-affiliated; elected as 1856-57 officer (either Secretary or Treasurer)
Ayres Joseph non-affiliated
Bixby H.Y. master mason
Burtch A.H. master mason
English Wm. R. entered apprentice
Hepner Geo master mason
Hopkins Wm master mason; elected as 1856-57 officer (either Master or Warden)
Kelly Isaac entered apprentice
Kinney L.B. master mason
Kirkpatrick Henry non-affiliated
Marshal J.W. master mason
Minard J.R. fellow craft
Nichols W. St. C. non-affiliated
Patrick J.F. past member
Rodgers Achilles master mason
Slaughter W.M. master mason
Snuffin John P. master mason
Snuffin Ellis entered apprentice

KEY TO TITLES:
WMWorshipful MasterGMGrand MasterPGMPast Grand MasterDGMDeputy Grand Master
GSWGrand Senior WardenGJWGrand Junior WardenSWSenior wardenJWJunior warden
SDSenior DeaconJDJunior DeaconGTGrand TreasurerGSGrand Secretary
TreasTreasurerSecSecretaryTylerdefinition not givenNon-affiliateddefinition not given
U.D.Under dispensation       
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.

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.

Credit: Data extracted, abstracted & transcribed exclusively for IAGenWeb by Sharyl Ferrall. Copyright 2005

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