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HISTORY OF ALABAMA
who had a village at Guntersville, as early as 1790, which they called Kusa-nunnahi, meaning "Creek Path," because it was sit- uated near the great passage leading from the Creek country in middle Alabama to the hunt- ing grounds in the valleys of the Tennessee, the Cumberland and Ohio River.
The county is rich in indications sugges- tive of its former people, the Cherokees, and due to the work of Hon. O. D. Street of Gun- tersville, many of their towns and village sites can be located at the present time. Brown's village, founded about 1790, was sit- uated on the west side of Brown's or Thomp- son's Creek near the present Red Hill. Corn- silk's village was situated on Oldcornsilk pond near the present Warrenton Creek Path, a community was located on the old Russell place on the east side of Brown's creek where the present road from Warrenton to Albertville crosses it. Here lived about one-third of the entire Cherokee population of Alabama, nearly 500 souls. The place is now known as "Old Missionary", due to the fact that in 1820 The American Board of Commissioners of Foreign Missions estab- lished there a mission school and church which was maintained until the final emi- gration to the west. A village was located two and one-half miles south of Warrenton, west of Brown's creeks on the "Old Bill Griffin" place. Its name is not known. Gunter's village, established about 1784 stood where the present towns of Gunters- ville and Wyeth City are located. It was an important settlement and included some very intelligent Cherokees. Melton's village, a small Creek settlement, stood on Town Creek at the spot still known as the "Old Village Ford." Meltonsville, near by, per- petuates the name. Wasasa's village, a mixed Creek and Cherokee village was in Brown's valley, near the present line be- tween Blount and Marshall Counties. A burial-cave known as Hampton's Cave is about one mile west of Guntersville. On the north bank of Tennessee River just above the mouth of Paint Rock River on the farm of John H. West is also a cave. Shell deposits occur frequently along the Tennessee River in which are found human skeletons. On the property of John Bogen- shott near Bean Rock on the Tennessee is a village site in which have been found burials and great quantities of stone arrow and spear points. A village site near Paint Rock landing on property of John West, one on the Foster place now owned by A. M. Ayers, Esq., and one on the Penny place show burials. In view from the landing at Guntersville is a large domiciliary mound, on the Green Seibold property. McKee Island shows much evidence of aboriginal occupancy and recent investigations made thereon have shown quite a few burials, and some objects of a very interesting nature. On the mainland opposite on the property of the same party is a cemetery and village site. On Henry Island is a large domicil-
iary mound and a smaller burial one. In it, has been recently found, genuine evi- dences of the Stone box-grave. Six mounds are noted on the property of Benjamin Rod- en, three and one-half miles above Gunters- ville, in which some very fine native copper objects were found. On Pine Island, on property of J. C. Gunter, of Bridgeport, is a domiciliary mound and large cemetery and town site, the mound being much reduced now by the wash of overflows of the river. The cemetery site here has yielded to recent investigators some very interesting results. Ceremonial objects differing from any found elsewhere in this State, being unearthed there.
The county was first settled by immigrants from Georgia, Tennessee, and the Carolinas.
Upon the formation of the county in 1836, Claysville, a small village north of the Ten- nessee River, became the county seat by popu- lar election, though more votes were cast for the place now known as Guntersville. In 1838 Marshall, became the county site, and continued as such unitl 1841, when in a gen- eral election Warrenton was chosen; in 1848 Guntersville was successful and has remained the county site ever since.
During the War of Secession, 1861-65, the county suffered greatly from the ravages of the Federal troops. But after 1872 it be- gan to revive, and since has enjoyed a steady growth along every line.
Agricultural Statistics .- From U. S. Cen- sus 1910:
Farms and Farmers
Number of all farms, 4,893.
Color and nativity of farmers:
Native white, 4,748.
Foreign-born white, - Negro and other nonwhite, 145.
Number of farms, classified by size:
Under 3 acres, 2.
3 to acres, 178.
10 to 19 acres, 659.
20 to 49 acres, 1,917.
50 to 99 acres, 1,210.
100 to 174 acres, 623.
175 to 259 acres, 177.
260 to 499 acres, 104.
500 to 999 acres, 19.
1,000 acres and over, 4.
Land and Farm Area.
Approximate land area, 385,280 acres. Land in farms, 330,132 acres.
Improved land in farms, 152,846 acres.
Woodland in farms, 149,414 acres.
Other unimproved land in farms, 27,872 acres.
Value of Farm Property.
All farm property, $6,752,843.
Land, $3,925,159.
Buildings, $1,333,887.
Implements and machinery, $333,053.
Domestic animals, poultry, and bees, $1,- 160,744.
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Average values:
All property per farm, $1,380. Land and buildings per farm, $1,075. Land per acre, $11.89.
Domestic Animals (Farms and Ranges). Farms reporting domestic animals, 4,629. Domestic animals, value, $1,115,686. Cattle: total, 12,858; value, $207,898. Dairy cows only, 6,225. Horses: total, 2,082; value, $209,751. Mules: total, 4,919; value, $641,176. Asses and burros: total, 31; value, $1,774. Swine: total, 11,415; value, $52,697. Sheep: total, 1,189; value, $2,149. Goats; total, 199; value, $241.
Poultry and Bees. All poultry, 113,381; value, $42,054. Bee colonies, 1,809; value, $3,004.
Farms Operated by Owners.
Number of farms, 2,615. Per cent of all farms, 53.4.
Land in farms, 245,151 acres.
Improved land in farms, 92,578 acres.
Land and buildings, $3,561,474. Farms of owned land only, 2,084. Farms of owned and hired land, 531. Native white owners, 2,571.
Foreign-born white, -
Negro and other nonwhite, 44.
Farms Operated by Tenants.
Number of farms, 2,273. Per cent of all farms, 46.5.
Land in farms, 82,142 acres.
Improved land in farms, 59,688 acres.
Land and buildings, $1,659,502.
Share tenants, 2,032.
Share-cash tenants, 38. Cash tenants, 154. Tenure not specified, 49.
Native white tenants, 2,172.
Foreign-born white,
Negro and other nonwhite, 101.
Farms Operated by Managers.
Number of farms, 5. Land in farms, 2,839 acres.
Improved land in farms, 580 acres.
Value of land and buildings, $38,070.
Live Stock Products. Dairy Products.
Milk: Produced, 1,607,473; sold 6,240 gal- lons.
Cream sold, 12 gallons.
Butter fat sold,
Butter: Produced, 670,165; sold 47,875 pounds.
Cheese: Produced,
Dairy products, excluding home use of milk and cream, $109,085. Sale of dairy products, $9,125.
Poultry Products.
Poultry: Number raised, 266,667; sold 79,934.
Eggs: Produced, 631,888; sold 374,172
dozens.
Poultry and eggs produced, $165,773. Sale of poultry and eggs, $80,496.
Honey and Wax.
Honey produced, 7,476 pounds. Wax produced, 426 pounds. Value of honey and wax produced, $950.
Wool, Mohair, and Goat Hair.
Wool, fleeces shorn, 798. Mohair and goat hair, fleeces shorn, 3. Wool and mohair produced, $617.
Domestic Animals Sold or Slaughtered.
Calves-Sold or slaughtered, 1,434. Other cattle-Sold or slaughtered, 5,726. Horses, mules, and asses and burros-Sold, 623.
Swine-Sold or slaughtered, 13,788. Sheep and goats-Sold or slaughtered, 362. Sale of animals, $164,671. Value of animals slaughtered, $175,235.
Value of All Crops.
Total, $2,445,721.
Cereals, $613,160.
Other grains and seeds, $10,932.
Hay and forage, $70,294.
Vegetables, $152,778.
Fruits and nuts, $46,722.
All other crops, $1,551,835.
Selected Crops (Acres and Quantity).
Cereals: total, 57,307 acres; 663,070 bushels. Corn, 52,010 bushels; 611,020 bushels. Oats, 5,178 acres; 51,300 bushels.
Wheat, 105 acres; 675 bushels.
Rye, 14 acres; 71 bushels. Kafir corn and milo maize, -4 bushels.
Rice,
Other grains:
Dry peas, 726 acres; 5,625 bushels. Dry edible beans, Peanuts, 71 acres; 886 bushels.
Hay and forage: total, 4,961 acres; 4,546 tons.
All tame or cultivated grasses, 2,121 acres; 2,060 tons.
Wild, salt, and prairie grasses, 906 acres; 910 tons.
Grains cut green, 1,792 acres; 1,375 tons. Coarse forage, 142 acres; 201 tons. Special crops: Potatoes, 723 acres; 58,507 bushels. Sweet potatoes and yams, 662 acres; 64,911 bushels. Tobacco, 3 acres; 1,123 pounds. Cotton, 48,391 acres; 17,604 bales.
Cane-sugar, 43 acres; 187 tons. Sirup made, 1,898 gallons. Cane-sorghum, 633 acres; 2,752 tons. Sirup made, 26,059 gallons.
Fruits and Nuts. Orchard fruits: total, 197,455 trees; 82,623 bushels. Apples, 101,878 trees; 45,018 bushels.
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Peaches and nectarines, 88,458 36,184 bushels.
Pears, 2,973 trees; 693 bushels.
Plums and prunes, 2,149 trees; 526
bushels.
Cherries, 1,723 trees; 169 bushels. Quinces, 159 trees; 12 bushels.
Grapes, 6,269 vines; 25,191 pounds. Tropical fruits: total, 135 trees. Figs, 133 trees; 1,226 pounds. Oranges, 2.
Small fruits: total, 10 acres; 10,655 quarts. Strawberries, 4 acres; 3,592 quarts. Nuts: total, 272 trees; 2,091 pounds. Pecans, 27 trees; 671 pounds.
Labor, Fertilizer and Feed.
Labor-Farms reporting, 975. Cash expended, $44,240. Rent and board furnished, $9,646.
Fertilizer-Farms reporting, 3,917. Amount expended, $135,292.
Feed-Farms reporting, 968. Amount expended, $31,228.
Receipts from sale of feedable crops, $54,905.
Domestic Animals Not on Farms.
Inclosures reporting domestic animals, 272. Value of domestic animals, $40,707. Cattle: total, 330; value, $8,762. Number of dairy cows, 226.
Horses: total, 197; value, $23,840. -
Mules and asses and buros: total, 43; value, $6,855. Swine: total, 217; value, $1,229.
Sheep and goats: total, 9; value, $21.
Post Offices and Towns .- Revised to July 1, 1919, from U. S. Official Postal Guide. Figures indicate the number of rural routes from that office.
Albertville-6
Guntersville (ch)-4
Arab-3
Horton-2
Bean Rock
Meltonsville
Boaz-8
North
Columbus City
Union Grove-3
Grant-1
Upton
Population .- Statistics from decennial pub- lications of the U. S. Bureau of the Census:
White
Negro
Total
1840
6,688
865
7,553
1850
7,952
894
8,846
1860
9.596
1,872
11,472
1870
8,504
1,367
9,871
1880
13,084
1,496
14,580
1890
17,652
1,279
18,935
1900
21,789
1,500
23,289
1910
27,188
1,365
28,553
1920
32,669
Delegates to Constitutional Conventions .- 1861-Arthur C. Beard; James L. Sheffield.
1865-James L. Sheffield; Albert G. Henry.
1867-Samuel F. Kennamer.
1875-Montgomery Gilbreath.
1901-W. H. Bartlett.
Senators .-
1839-40-Emory Lloyd.
1841-2-Mace T. P. Brindley.
1844-5-William M. Griffin.
1847-8-Mace T. P. Brindley.
1851-2-Enoch Aldridge.
1853-4-James Lamar.
1857-8-S. K. Rayburn. 1859-60-R. W. Higgins.
1861-2-John P. Morgan.
1863-4-James Critcher.
1865-6-William O. Winston.
1868-C. O. Whitney.
1871-2-C. O. Whitney.
1872-3-A. Snodgrass.
1873-A. Snodgrass.
1874-5-A. Snodgrass.
1875-6-A. Snodgrass.
1876-7-L. A. Dobbs.
1878-9-L. A. Dobbs.
1880-1-P. Brown.
1882-3-Preston Brown.
1884-5-Ira R. Foster.
1886-7-J. L. Sheffield.
1888-9-W. W. Haralson.
1890-1-Wm. W. Haralson.
1892-3-W. H. Bogart.
1894-5-W. H. Bogart.
1896-7-G. J. Hall.
1898-9-George I. Hall.
1899 (Spec.)-George 1. Hall.
1900-01-Floyd A. Bostick.
1903-Floyd Alexander Bostick.
1907-W. M. Coleman.
1907 (Spec.)-W. M. Coleman.
1909 (Spec.)-Samuel Philips.
1911-C. W. Brown.
1915-J. A. Lusk.
1919-John B. Tally.
Representatives .-
1837-8-Middleton T. Johnson.
1838-9-Richard Golding.
1839-40-William M. Griffin; William Bar- clay.
1840-1-William M. Griffin; James M. Adams.
1841 (called)-William M. Griffin; James M. Adams.
1841-2-William M. Griffin; Jas. Fletcher. 1842-3-William M. Griffin; Jas. Fletcher. 1844-5-Edmond Hays; James Fletcher. 1845-6-S. M. McElroy; James Fletcher. 1847-8-Lewis Wyeth; James Critcher. 1849-50-James M. Adams; Jas. Critcher. 1851-2-James M. Adams; Jas. Critcher. 1853-4-Frank Gilbreath; James Fletcher. 1855-6-James L.
Sheffield; James Critcher.
1857-8-James L. Sheffield; William M. Griffin.
1859-60-R. S. Clapp; William M. Griffin. 1861 (1st called)-R. S. Clapp; William M. Griffin.
1861 (2d called)-R. S. Clapp; William M. Griffin.
1861-2-R. S. Clapp; William M. Griffin.
1862->-R. S. Clapp; William M. Griffin.
1862-3 (called)-John Sibley; A. C. Beard. 1863-4-John Sibley; A. C. Beard.
1864 (called)-John Sibley; A. C. Beard. 1864-5-John Sibley; A. C. Beard.
trees;
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1865-6-James L. Sheffield; P. M. Bush.
1868-S. F. Kennemer.
1869-70-S. F. Kennemer.
1870-1-R. K. Boyd.
1871-2-R. K. Boyd.
1872-3-R. K. Boyd.
1873-R. K. Boyd.
1874-5-C. B. St. John.
1875-6-C. B. St. John.
1876-7-W. M. Griffin.
1878-9-James Critcher.
1880-1-O. H. Milner.
1882-3-Gus May.
1884-5-J. L. Burke.
1886-7-W. H. Herron.
1888-9-Jno. G. Winston.
1890-1-W. N. Bain.
1892-3-W. M. Coleman.
1894-5-W. M. Coleman.
1896-7-T. J. Kennamer.
1898-9-J. A. Jarrett.
1899 (Spec.)-J. A. Jarrett.
1900-01-W. H. Bartlett.
1903-John Alexander Lusk.
1907-J. A. Lusk.
1907 (Spec.)-J. A. Lusk.
1909 (Spec.)-J. A. Lusk.
1911-Joe Johnson.
1915-T. L. Harvey.
1919-Thomas E. Orr.
REFERENCES .- Toulmin, Digest (1823), index; Acts of Ala .; Brewer, Alabama, p. 382; Berney, Handbook (1892), p. 314; Riley, Alabama as it is (1893), p. 32; Northern Alabama (1888), p. 58; Alabama, 1909 (Ala. Dept. of Ag. and Ind., Bulletin 27), p. 165; U. S. Soil Survey (1913), with map; Alabama land book (1916), p. 111; Ala. Official and Statistical Register, 1903, 1915, 5 vols .; Ala. Anthropological Society, Handbook (1910) ; Geol. Survey of Ala., Agricultural fea- tures of the State (1883) ; The Valley regions of Alabama, parts 1 and 2 (1896, 1897), and Un- derground Water resources of Alabama (1907).
MASONIC HOME. A benevolent institu- tion maintained by the Grand Lodge, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of Alabama, for "indigent master masons in good standing and widows and orphans of deceased master masons, who at their death were members of and in good standing in a subordinate lodge working under the jurisdiction of" the Ala- bama Grand Lodge. It is located about four miles from Court Square, Montgomery, on the Carter Hill Road and the Central of Georgia Railway. The grounds contain 236 acres, mostly farm land; and the buildings consist of the central or "administration" building, completed in 1912; 2 cottages of 10 rooms each, completed in 1914; a hospital erected in 1914 by the Order of the Eastern Star; a school building, completed in 1917; the resi- dence of the farm superintendent; and numer- ous modern farm buildings. All the principal buildings, including the cottages, are fire- proof, with iron.staircases and adequate fire escapes. On November 15, 1915, a certified public accountant, after making a thorough investigation, estimated the total assets of the home at $ 136,007.29.
The land formerly known as the LaPrade place, was purchased in 1909 for $15,998.50, and the contract for the erection of the ad- ministration building let for the sum of $54,549.
Since its opening in 1912, the home has received more than 160 persons. In Decem- ber, 1916, there were 127 residents, exclusive of the management and the servants. During the year 1916 the cost of maintaining the institution was $23,168.70. It is made self- sustaining so far as possible, and for the past few years the farm has been operated at a net profit. Its ideal is the maintenance of a "home," not an "institution." It is under the management and control of the grand lodge. "It is simply another method and means for Masonic charity."
Genesis .- A home for Masonic widows and orphans was first proposed in 1868 by Grand Master George D. Norris in his annual ad- dress. He expressed the belief that, from the Masonic standpoint, "the great consideration and necessity of the age, is the rearing, edu- cating and maintenance of the orphans of deceased Masons and the children of indigent members of the Order, and we would include the orphans of Confederate soldiers," and urged that all surplus funds then in the treas- ury and those which might thereafter accrue, be set apart for the establishment "forth- with" of an orphans home, "where the little homeless, houseless, fatherless ones may be cared for and educated for usefulness." The suggestion was referred to a committee which, "after taking into consideration the various offers made and considering the advantages of health and accessibility, as well as the lib- eral donation tendered," recommended that the home be located at Monte Sano, 3 miles north of Huntsville. The report, however, was laid upon the table without action.
In 1882 James A. Bilbro offered a resolu- tion for the establishment of a Masonic Home; a committee was appointed whose report was printed in the Proceedings for 1883, and further consideration of the subject post- poned from time to time until 1885, when the entire subject was laid upon the table.
The project was again presented to the grand lodge in 1890, by Grand Master Henry H. Brown, but without securing any action further than its reference to the committee on finance. Efforts continued to be made at every grand lodge communication, but with- out success. In 1894 a resolution was offered by M. B. Shelton, of Florence Lodge No. 14, submitting to the subordinate lodges an amendment to the constitution of the grand lodge "raising the per capita tax from fifty cents to one dollar, the extra fifty cents to be accumulated and held in trust for the use and benefit of a Masonic Home, and when this sum shall be accumulated to not less than fifty thousand dollars, the grand lodge at its discretlon may take active steps in ob- taining a suitable location and building for a Masonic Home." The amendment was ap- proved by 104 lodges, and rejected by 228, the number necessary to adopt being 256.
In 1897 Grand Master Bilbro made an elo-
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quent appeal for the home; and a second attempt was made to raise the per capita tax to $1, but the proposal was again rejected by a large majority of the subordinate lodges. At every annual communication from this time until definite action was secured, earn- est efforts were made in behalf of a home. In 1901 and again in 1902, an amendment was submitted to the lodges providing, as Masonic Home dues, a per capita tax of $1 for five years and 50 cents thereafter. Both proposals were rejected.
At the annual communication of 1904 a resolution was introduced by Walker S. Scott, and adopted, which provided that the "Grand Master call upon the various Masonic Districts for volunteers who are willing and will organize in their respective counties a crusade of education and will keep their issue before the respective lodges in their coun- ties and report to the grand lodge at the next annual communication." The grand master carried out the terms of the resolution. In 1905 another proposed increase in the per capita tax for the benefit of the home was ap- proved by the grand lodge but overwhelm- ingly rejected by the subordinate lodges.
In 1906 an amendment raising the per capita tax was adopted by the grand lodge, and a committee appointed under a resolu- tion providing that the "Grand Master ap- point a committee of not less than five and not more than fifteen members of which he is to be a member, whose duty it shall be to wage a campaign of education throughout this grand jurisdiction on the proposed con- stitutional amendment." The committee con- sisted of Ben M. Jacobs, chairman, Hugh S. D. Mallory, grand master, Daniel A. Greene, Hinds Beevey, Joseph H. Edwards, Colman Black, Albert D. Bloch, George A. Beauchamp, William M. Bass, Walter H. Trimby, M. C. Thomas, Robert J. Redden, H. G. Earnest, LeRoy C. Sugg, James A. Bilbro, and Law- rence C. Leadbeater. The work of this com- mittee has been referred to by the chairman, as follows:
"How faithfully this campaign committee labored is best expressed in the favorable result of their work. . There were four hun- dred and forty-four subordinate chartered lodges entitled to vote on the amendment. Of these 392 voted aye, 50 nay and but two lodges failed to report. The numerical strength, using the returns of 1908 as a basis, the total membership of those lodges voting in opposition was but 1770, less than ten per cent of our total membership."
Thus after a struggle extending through forty years the establishment of a Masonic Home was assured.
Selection of Site and Erection of Buildings, -During the summer of 1909, a subcom- mittee consisting of Mr. Mallory, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Bilbro, Mr. Bass, Dr. Redden, and Mr. Bloch was appointed "to visit and inspect the various locations and property offered as sites for the Masonic Home." Propositions had been made by Odenville, Jacksonville, Monte- vallo and Tuskegee; but in its investigations Vol. II-16
the subcommittee reached the conclusion that "to insure the future prosperity of the home and the continued and active interest of the entire craft, the home should be located at a point most easily accessible to the Masons of the entire State and where they assem- bled most frequently." On this basis, Mont- gomery was the only logical location for the home. The Masons of Montgomery pledged a contribution of $10,000, if Montgomery were selected, and their proposition was ac- cepted.
On June 27, 1910, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Bloch, Lawrence H. Lee and Duncan C. Carmichael were appointed as a building committee, with power to adopt plans and make contracts. Satisfactory plans and specifications were submitted by Hutchinson & Chester, of Mo- bile, and a contract was let in October, 1910, to the Interstate Construction Co., of Mobile, whose bid for the construction of the admin- istration building and two wings complete was $105,125, of which $54,449 was to cover the erection of the main building alone. The cornerstone of this building was laid by the grand lodge, December 6, 1911. The com- pleted and furnished building was dedicated by the grand lodge, December 4, 1912, and formally opened January 18, 1913. The Or- der of the Eastern Star contributed $2,500 to furnish the main hall, the dining room and the kitchen.
The committee recommended in its report for 1911, that a permanent board of control for the home be appointed to complete and conduct the institution, which was done, the chairman of the committee, Mr. Jacobs, be- ing made chairman of the board of control. The board took up the work at once, and all the affairs of the home have since been in its hands.
In 1913 the general building scheme for the institution was altered so as to provide for the erection of two 10-room cottages in- stead of the two wings to the main building, and they were ready for occupancy early in 1914.
In 1914 the hospital building, erected by the Order of the Eastern Star at a cost of about $8,000, was completed. It is equipped with every modern convenience.
In 1916 the Masons of Jefferson County donated a fund of about $17,000 to the home for the erection of a commodious school build- ing. This building has now been completed, and furnishes thoroughly modern accommo- dations for all the children below the high school grades.
See Eastern Star, Order of the; Masons, A. F. and A. M.
REFERENCES .- Grand Lodge A. F. & A. M. of Alabama, Proceedings, 1868-1917.
MASONIC MUTUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION. Organized in 1866 by an old Scotchman, named Gardner, who planned it on the order of the Friendly Societies of Great Britain, it being the first fraternal insurance society or- ganized in this country. The association was chartered by Act of Congress, March 3, 1869,
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and has been doing business continuously since its organization.
It was licensed in Alabama in 1909 and had in the State on December 31, 1918, 2,032 members and 4 active branches and subordi- nate bodies. The organization does not pro- vide for a State grand body, but has a direc- tor for most of the States in which it con- ducts business.
REFERENCE. - Letter from William Mont- gomery, Secretary and General Manager, Wash- ington, D. C., in the Department of Archives and History.
MASONS. The first Masonic lodge in Ala- bama was Madison Lodge No. 21, at Hunts- ville, organized under dispensation issued by the grand master of Kentucky, August 29, 1811. The first officers of this earliest lodge in the State were Marmaduke Williams, wor- shipful master, John C. Hamilton, senior warden, William Harrison, junior warden. A charter was granted to the lodge August 28, 1812, and the following officers were in- stalled: Lewis Watson, worshipful master, Thomas Fearn, senior warden, John J. Wins- ton, junior warden. There were several other subordinate lodges in the State prior to the organization of the grand lodge, among them Friendship Lodge No. 6, at Mobile, chartered September 4, 1813, under Louisi- ana jurisdiction, with James Lyon as wor- shipful master, S. H. Garrow, senior warden, and Charles Stewart, junior warden; Friend- ship Lodge No. 65, at St. Stephens, under North Carolina jurisdiction; Alabama Lodge No. 21, at Huntsville, organized under Ten- nessee jurisdiction April 6, 1818, and char- tered October 14, 1818; Washington Lodge No. 23, at Hazel Green, organized under Ten- nessee jurisdiction July 6, 1818, with Dan- iel S. Leonard as worshipful master, Samuel Noble as senior warden, and Sutton F. Allen junior warden, and chartered October 6, 1818; Eureka Lodge No. 16, at Blakeley, chartered under Louisiana jurisdiction March 27, 1819, with William Coolidge as worship- ful master. Sylvester Bell as senior warden, and E. G. Sheffield as junior warden; Alabama Lodge No. 51, at Claiborne, chartered under South Carolina jurisdiction June 25, 1819, with John Murphy as worshipful master; Rising Virtue Lodge No. 30, at Tuscaloosa, organized under Tennessee jurisdiction August 2, 1819, and chartered October 5, 1819; Halo Lodge No. 21, at Cahaba, organ- ized under Georgia jurisdiction February 21, 1820, with John Taylor, worshipful master, Thomas Wood, senior warden, and John Brown, junior warden; Moulton Lodge No. 34, at Moulton, organized under Tennessee jurisdiction May 2, 1820, and chartered Octo- ber 4, 1820, with George A. Glover as wor- shipful master; Franklin Lodge No. 36, at Russellville, organized under Tennessee juris- diction October 3, 1820; Tuscumbia Lodge No. 40, at Courtland, organized under Tennes- see jurisdiction March 3, 1821, and chartered December 18, 1821; Farrar Lodge No. 41, at Elyton, organized under Tennessee jurisdic-
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