Bone [Bowe], John, 1855-56 officer: WM; an original founder of Albia Lodge
Gossage [Gassage], Samuel, 1855-56 officer: SW; elected as 1856-57 officer (either Master or Warden); an original founder of Albia Lodge
Hatton, W.C., 1855-56 officer: JW; an original founder of Albia Lodge
Hartness, R.M, 1855-56 officer: Treas
Knight, J.M., 1855-56 officer: Sec
Mercer, Wm, 1855-56 officer: SD
Saunders, Henry, 1855-56 officer: JD
Zanona, Joseph, 1855-56 officer: Tyler
Bill [Bills], E.M., master mason; elected as 1856-57 officer (either Master or Warden)
Collins, Jas M., master mason
Craig, Thos, master mason
Detar, M.S., entered apprentice
Driese, Samuel, entered apprentice
Ingham, Rowland, master mason
Jones, J.S., master mason
Kenworthy, Thos, master mason
Lambert, P.T., master mason; elected as 1856-57 officer (either Master or Warden)
Lower, W.M., master mason
Mohler, T.D., entered apprentice
Moore, J.E.L., master mason
Past, Thos H., master mason
Smiley, William, past member
Townsend, John S., master mason
Waugh, Wm E., master mason
Waynick, W.D., master mason
Ancient Free and Accepted Masons (AF&AM) source:
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.
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
Transcribers 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.
-Transcription 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.