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
[special thanks to Sharyl Ferral for extracting and transcribing this information]
Key to Terms: 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 - outer guard |
No. 53, Warren Lodge, Indianola, Warren County, Iowa Stated Meetings: Saturday before Full Moon Grand Lodge Dues: $37.50 Chartered June 6, 1855 Number of Current Members: 25 |
Thompson, Thomas | 1855-56 officer: WM |
Fisk, H. | 1855-56 officer: SW |
Longshore, Robert | 1855-56 officer: JW |
Bable, Reece | 1855-56 officer: Treas |
Stover, G. R. | 1855-56 officer: Sec |
Williamson, James E. | 1855-56 officer: SD |
Bryan, Peter Gad | 1855-56 officer: JD |
Hough, John | 1855-56 officer: Tyler |
Arnold, Benjamin | past member |
Barngrover, Geo. W. | master mason |
Briggs, John | non-affiliated |
Cook, B. | non-affiliated |
Cooper, Jas | master mason |
Cox, A. O. | entered apprentice |
Cozad, John J. | master mason |
Crossthweit, Enoch G. | entered apprentice |
Cruise, J. | past member |
Davis, A. B. C. | non-affiliated |
Dunnegan, Wesley | master mason |
Fetters, Samuel | past member |
Gifford, John B. | non-affiliated |
Graham, Samuel | master mason |
Graham, D. B. | master mason |
Grantham, Richard | master mason |
Griffith, George E. | entered apprentice |
Haines, J. | non-affiliated |
Hamilton, Jas M. | master mason |
Henderson, P. P. | master mason |
Hockett, Z. H. | master mason |
Hunt, Lewis | past member |
Johns, S. B. | past member |
Jones, Thomas A. | past member |
Loper, William | master mason |
Loring, John L. | master mason |
Noble, Benjamin | master mason |
Perry, E. W. | entered apprentice |
Reed, Andrew | past member |
Sargeant, Thos A. | entered apprentice |
Shepherd, Moses | master mason |
Shepherd, Asa | master mason |
Sherwood, L. J. | past member |
Smith, Elijah | past member |
Thompson, Robert | non-affiliated |
Watson, Joseph | master mason |
Windle, I. | master mason |
Wyatt, H. B. | past member |
No. 83 Hartford Lodge, Hartford, Warren County, Iowa Stated Meetings: Thursday before Full Moon Grand Lodge Dues: $6.00 Dispensation granted Dec 20, 1855 Chartered June 4, 1856 Number of current members: 17 |
Maddock, Amos | 1855-56 officer: WM; an original founder of Hartford Lodge |
Johns, S. B. | 1855-56 officer: SW; elected as 1856-57 officer (either Master or Warden); an original founder of Hartford Lodge |
Lyon, G. B. | 1855-56 officer: JW; an original founder of Hartford Lodge |
Fetters, S. | 1855-56 officer: Treas |
Hendricks, C. W. | 1855-56 officer: Sec |
Wyatt, H. B. | 1855-56 officer: SD |
Crewes, J. | 1855-56 officer: JD |
Jones, G. | 1855-56 officer: Tyler |
Arnold, B. B. Rev. | master mason |
Arnold, G. G. M. | master mason; elected as 1856-57 officer (either Master or Warden) |
Carington, S. | non-affiliated |
Duncan, A. J. | entered apprentice |
Edmondson, H. L. | entered apprentice |
Hammer, Daniel | master mason |
Jamison, G. | non-affiliated |
Johnson, A.W. Rev. | master mason |
Karr, A. C. | master mason |
Lane, G. | entered apprentice |
Little, J. J. Rev. | master mason |
Smith, E. T. | master mason; elected as 1856-57 officer (either Master or Warden) |
Smith, Daniel | master mason |
Warson, H. C. Rev. | master mason |
Wells, L. | entered apprentice |