Manuscript No. 120UNION LODGE #28, F.A.& MMS-1201842-1956 Douglas G. Beach, Treasurer SIZE: 10 volumes PROCESSING: BNJ, 2002 HISTORICAL NOTE: "Union Lodge, No. 28, Free and Accepted Masons was one of the early organizations of the county. The charter was applied for on October 22, 1842, and was organized on December 4, 1842," according to Clifford L. Smith in History of Troup County (1933). The Lodge continues to function today as a part of the Masonic Organization. Many old Troup County families have participated in this lodge. SCOPE & CONTENT: This collection consists of 10 volumes of recorded minutes of the Lodge for December 4, 1842-September 19, 1844 and December 18, 1885-November 6, 1956. The volumes contain minutes of meetings, requests for membership, yearly election of officers, desires of members to gain additional standings in the organization, financial reports, charitable works, and the coverage of a few county historical events. Disciplinary actions are sometimes recorded. Little genealogical information is found. Note: Membership rolls of lodge members are generally not found in this collection. Individual members are listed when elected to office, in remembrances, and when appearing before membership with special requests. CONTENT LIST: Highlights of minutes are noted below. Volume I: December 4, 1843 - September 19, 1844 October 22, 1842 Application for charter December 10 Constitution and By Laws Roster of Members February 27, 1843 By Laws Volume II: December 18, 1885 - May 29, 1898 Page 38 Visitors List to Corner Stone Laying, LaGrange Female College, Aug. 19, 1887 44 Remembrance, Peter Boyert 87 Remembrance, John G. Whitfield 97 Remembrance, William C. Yancy 102 Remembrance, Judge A. G. Hightower 181 Remembrance, John Gorham 186 Remembrance, Judge B. H. Bigham Page 225 Remembrance, Dr. John A. Baugh 235 Remembrance, Dr. E. D. Pitman 253 Remembrance, Hiram K. Brady 270 Remembrance, J. C. Forbes Volume III: June 21, 1898 - December 7, 1909 1 List of Memorandum Papers and Records, March 21, 1916 2 Remembrance, W. B. Jones 4 Request to lay Cornerstone, LaGrange First Methodist Church, July19, 1898 15 Remembrance, M. J. Hunter 33 Remembrance, Col. W. B. Jones 35 Remembrance, Andrew J. Boyd 39 Application of Tecumseh Tribe, Red Men to use Lodge 67 Burial of Frank Crenshaw 97 Mention of death of E. Callaway 128 Burial of Joe H. Cleaveland 141 Request to lay Cornerstone of LaGrange High School, June 6, 1903 168 Laying of Cornerstone of Troup County Courthouse, June 30, 1904 306 Membership, 1909 Volume IV: December 21, 1909 - December 30, 1919 13 Remembrance, Larkin G. Cleaveland 41 Remembrance, B. Handley 58 Remembrance, J. T. Rutledge 67 Remembrance, Luther Rakestraw 68 Resolutions of Sympathy to Brothers Sam and Morris Goldstein on Death of their Mother in Russia 105 Remembrance, John O. Smith 118 Resolutions on the Death of the Wife of Brother J. E. Warlick 119 Remembrance, E. M. Henderson 120 Remembrance, Emanuel Ketzky 123 Resolutions by Union Lodge on Death of Wife of Brother John Banks 135 Roll of Dead, August 13, 1913-August 31, 1914 147 Remembrance, Rufus W. Smith 172 Resolutions of Sympathy to Brother Duke Davis on Death of Mother 173 Remembrance, Thomas F. Cook 197 Roll of Dead, August 31, 1915-August 31, 1916 Volume V: January 6, 1920 - December 17, 1929 Page 28 Remembrance, Henry Banks, Sr. 29 Letter to the Wife of E. B. Hendy on His Death 47 Letter to the Wife of J. R. Torbert on His Death 48 Remembrance, Henry Banks 98 Remembrance, W. W. Haygood 104 Remembrance, H. A. Carr 105 Remembrance, H. L. Dozier 122 Resolutions on Death of the Wife of Brother O. W. Brown 123 Remembrance, B. C. Ferrell 124 Resolutions on the Death of the Father of Brother G. B. Head 125 Resolutions on the Death of the Mother of Brother G. W. Evans 129 Remembrance, W. B. Hogg 145 Remembrance, Judge Francis Marion Longley 239 Remembrances: Rev. F. J. Dodd F. C. Tigner Charlie Griffin J. H. Cleaveland on the death of his mother Frank Ogletree 257 Remembrance, E. T. Poythress 263 Remembrance, Fuller E. Callaway, Sr. Remembrance, J. H. Brazil 280 Remembrance, T. W. Glass 286 Remembrance, Charles E. Market J. B. Carr H. F. Jarrell 291 Remembrance, James B. Ridley Eugene Philpot Book VI: January 7, 1930 - October 1, 1940 NOTE: Beginning with this volume, entries are referred to by month and date rather than by page number. 1930 Feb 4 Remembrance, Dr. Albert Bell Vaughn Aug 5 Remembrance, Charles L. Dix 1931 Jan 9 Remembrance, Anderson C. Towns Feb17 Remembrance, Sam B. Neely Oct 6 To the Relatives of J. O. Perry Jan 17 To the Family of James M. Curtis 1932 Apr 19 Remembrance, F. M. Orr J. T. King S. D. Conner W. R. Walker Albert Lehman May 9 Remembrance, O. A. Mann Oct 12 Remembrance, Sam Goldstein 1935 Feb 19 Remembrance of R. R. Cone Eldon S. Longley J. P. Bennett Family of M. R. Owensby John H. Cleaveland J. D. Waller W. B. Martin Marvin U. Mooty H. W. Carlisle Jarrell R. Dunson Howard P. Park Jun 10 Remembrance, Henry C. Butler 1936 Oct 20 Remembrance, W. W. Rutland Feb 15 Remembrance, Clifford L. Smith 1937 Mar 2 Remembrance, J. W. Short Max Grablowsky W. L. Cleaveland A. A. Brazil 1938 Aug 23 Remembrance, H. D. Venable 1939 Feb 21 Remembrance, Frank C. Tigner Dave Yalovitz Robert J. Guinn, Sr. Feb 22 Laying of cornerstone of Troup County Court House, Ridley Avenue Contents of cornerstone Feb 5 Remembrance, W. A. Harris Oscar H. Horn George W. Smith Charles P. Borders 1940 Jan 2 Resolution on Recovery of George E. Billinghurst from illness, dated 12-20-38 Apr16 Remembrance, Z. T. Gorham Philip Augustine Volume VII: October 15, 1940 - August 22, 1945 1940 Feb17 Remembrance, H. R. Lipham 1941 Feb 4 Remembrance, F. F. Rowe Mar 4 Remembrance, Warren Randall Apr 15 Remembrance, J. A. Stone May 20 Remembrance, Albert Lehmann, Jr. Aug19 Remembrance, Robert S. Woodham Jan.18 Remembrance, A. C. Fuller 1943 Sep7 Remembrance, W. A. Sprayberry Jan16 Remembrance, M. M. Maxwell 1944 Jan18 Remembrance, Henry R. Slack Jun 30 Remembrance, W. M. Lawrence Aug 27 Remembrance, Ernest Lester Gray Aug 30 Remembrance, W. O. Burke Jan 21 Remembrance, Arthur D. Harris 1945 Apr 23 Remembrance, John Amos Bennett Jun 2 Remembrance, Walter P. Hicks Aug 22 Remembrance, W. Abb Smith Volume VIII: September 4, 1945 - April 19, 1949 1947 Jul 9 Remembrance, C. W. Sutherlin Oct 21 Remembrance, John R. Sorgee 1948 Apr.6 New By-Laws Jun 15 Remembrance, Joe Delancey Jul 20 Remembrance, C. L. Collum A. W. McCoy Aug 17 Remembrance, B. C. Gordy Jan 16 Remembrance, Clarence H. Day, Jr. James Walter Harris 1949 Mar15 Remembrance, Thomas L. Rhodes Volume IX: May 3, 1949 - December 16, 1952 Jul 5 Remembrance, Thomas W. Godfrey Joe B. Davis Jul1 Remembrance, Oscar L. Hobby Feb19 Remembrance, Harry W. Callaway 1952 Apr 30 Remembrance, John H. Stodghill Albert Grover Pope R. H. Pfankuche Volume X: January 6, 1953 - November 6, 1956 1953 Jan17 Remembrance, Robert B. Priddy 1954 Jul 20 Remembrance, Clarence G. Higginbotham Jan16 Remembrance, Henry Wesley Caldwell 1956 Feb 6 Remembrance, Raymond Oscar Muse TRACINGS LaGrange Female College LaGrange: Fraternal Organizations Troup County Courthouse
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