A history of freemasonry in Indiana from 1806 to 1898, Part 34

Author: McDonald, Daniel, b. 1833
Publication date: 1898
Publisher: Indianapolis : By authority of the Grand Lodge
Number of Pages: 614


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Austin W. Morris, Indianapolis, 1841.


Charles Fisher, Indianapolis, 1847-8-9-1850-1-2-3-4-5-6- 7-8-9-1860-1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-1870-1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-1880-1-2.


Martin H. Rice, Indianapolis, 1883-4-5-6-7-8-9-1890-1-2- 3-4-5-6-7-S.


SAMUEL C. TATE, of Charlestown, was the first Grand Treasurer, and served as such from January to September, 1818. He was a resident of Charlestown for several years. He was a carpenter and builder by trade, and a good work- man. He built many houses, among them the two-story frame residence of Grand Master Howk, one of the best buildings in Charlestown at that time, and which is still standing in good condition. He was an enthusiastic good fellow, full of life and hope.


HENRY L. MINER, of Charlestown, was elected and served as Grand Treasurer for the year 1818 to 1819.


RICHARD C. TALBOTT, of Madison, served as Grand Treas- urer 1819 to 1820.


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WILLIAM H. LILLY was Grand Treasurer of the Grand Lodge in 1820-1-2-3-4-5. Hle was the first Auditor of State after Indiana was admitted into the Union, and served as such from 1816 until 1828. During a portion of this period he was a resident of Corydon, but removed to In- dianapolis after the capital of the State was located there, and affiliated with Center Lodge.


In 1826 the Grand Lodge met at Salem. The following letter from Brother Lilly was presented to the Grand Lodge:


"To the Grand Lodge of Indiana:


"BRETHREN-I am extremely sorry that severe indisposition has prevented my meeting you at the next annual Grand Communication. Rest assured that no ordinary cause should have prevented my attendance. If the brethren should deem it no impropriety, I would be glad to be re- elected to the office I now hold. But I do not wish to make a request for them to do so unless it would be entirely satis- factory to them. If they should do so, Brother H. Gregg, the bearer of this letter, will attend to the business for me and bring up the funds. The principal part of the funds are upon loan, in good hands, and ready to be accounted for at a moment's warning. Accept, gentlemen of the Grand Lodge, assurances of respect and high esteem from


"Yours fraternally, "WILLIAM H. LILLY."


"INDIANAPOLIS, September 27, 1826."


The Grand Lodge, however, did not grant his request, but elected Harvey Gregg as Grand Treasurer in his stead. At the next session Brother Lilly made a partial report of the amounts in his hands as Grand Treasurer. The report was referred to a committee, who recommended that he be required to settle in full at the next meeting of the Grand Lodge. At that session, owing to ill health, he was not present. The committee reported having called on him, but were unable to effect a settlement. They reported that he was indebted to the Grand Lodge $223.932, and that on the 17th of February, 1828, he had died.


At the session of 1829 it was decided that no proceedings be instituted on his bond, and the matter was dropped.


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HARVEY GREGG was elected and served as Grand Treasurer of the Grand Lodge in 1826-7-8-9. He was also chairman and made the report of the Committee on Foreign Corre- spondence in 1826-7. He was a resident of Indianapolis. and was the first Worshipful Master of Center Lodge, of that place. At the meeting of the Grand Lodge in 1825 he presented the following petition :


"The undersigned most respectfully represents that be- fore the next annual Grand Communication he will leave the United States for the city of Accapulco in the Republic of Mexico, and that he is desirous of taking along with him a charter for a lodge, to be called Pacific Lodge, and he most respectfully solicits a charter from the Grand Lodge of Indiana. He has already been offered a charter from an adjoining State, but would much rather take it from his own State. As it cannot be expected that regular returns can be made to the Grand Lodge, your petitioner prays your most worshipful body to grant him a charter without cost. As to his general Masonic character, he can produce any testimony your worshipful body may require.


"HARVEY GREGG."


The prayer of the petition was not granted, and it appears from reliable authority that he abandoned his intention of removing to that country. During his term as Grand Treasurer he died insolvent, and was indebted to the Grand Lodge in the sum of $455.50, which has never been paid. He lived and died and was buried in Indianapolis in 1833.


JOHN WALKER, of Shelbyville, served three terms as Grand Treasurer. No information in regard to his life and public career could be obtained.


JOHN TIPTON, of Logansport, served as Grand Treasurer. See sketch of his life under head of.Grand Masters.


JOHN McMAHON, of Salem, was present at the session of the Grand Lodge in 1832, and was elected Grand Treasurer. He was born in Ireland in 1795 and settled in Salem about 1820, and was made a Mason in that place about 1822. He was justice of the peace from 1822 to 1830, sheriff from 1840 to 1844, and county treasurer from 1845 to 1849. By occupation he was a tailor. In later years he was a suc-


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cessful merchant and trader. On the 12th of May, 1824, the following entry was made on the county commissioners' record: "Ordered, That John McMahon make brick on the public square, provided he leaves the ground in as good order as when he commenced." He died in July, 1866, and was buried with the honors of Masonry.


PHILIP MASON, of Connersville, was Grand Treasurer in 1835. See sketch under head of Grand Masters.


ZERA T. PERCIVAL, of Lawrenceburg, was Grand Treas- urer in 1836. See sketch under head of Deputy Grand Masters.


JOHN FOSTER, of Indianapolis, served seven years as Grand Treasurer. He was the first treasurer of Center Lodge on its reorganization in 1835, and later served the lodge as such for six terms.


BENJAMIN I. BLYTHE was a resident of Indianapolis and a prominent man in his day. He was the second Auditor of State, serving from 1828 to 1829. He was also a member of the Legislature, and the secretary of the board that laid Indianapolis out into lots in 1821. He was elected and served as Treasurer of the Grand Lodge in 1839 and 1840.


AUSTIN W. MORRIS, 1841. See sketch as Grand Secretary.


CHARLES FISHER served as Grand Treasurer thirty-six years. See sketch under head of Grand Secretary.


MARTIN H. RICE. See sketch as Grand Master.


OFFICIAL REGISTER, 1818 TO 1898.


T1 THE following is a complete list of the names of those who have served as officers of the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of Indiana from the organization, January 12, 1818, to and including the year 1898:


JANUARY, 1818.


Alexander Buckner, Grand Master, Charlestown.


Alexander A. Meek, Deputy Grand Master, Madison. John Tipton, Senior Grand Warden, Corydon. Benjamin V. Beckes, Junior Grand Warden, Vincennes. Samuel C. Tate, Grand Treasurer, Charlestown. Henry P. Thornton, Grand Secretary, Madison. Nathaniel Jenkins, Grand Chaplain, Rising Sun. Jeremiah Sullivan, Grand Orator, Madison. Isaac Howk, Senior Grand Deacon, Charlestown.


Jonathan Woodbury, Junior Grand Deacon, Lawrenceburg.


Nicholas D. Grover, Grand Pursuivant, Madison.


Alexander McCrosky, Grand Steward and Tyler, Madison.


SEPTEMBER, 1818.


Alexander A. Meek, Grand Master, Madison. Davis Floyd, Deputy Grand Master, Corydon. John Tipton, Senior Grand Warden, Corydon. Thomas Douglass, Junior Grand Warden, Madison.


Henry L. Miner, Grand Treasurer. Charlestown.


Isaac Howk, Grand Secretary, Charlestown.


William Stephens, Grand Chaplain. Jeremiah Sullivan, Grand Orator, Madison. Richard C. Talbott, Grand Marshal, Madison.


Nicholas D. Grover, Senior Grand Deacon, Madison.


John Weathers, Junior Grand Deacon, Charlestown. Abel C. Pepper, Grand Sword Bearer, Rising Sun. Alexander McCrosky, Grand Pursuivant, Madison. George Leas, Grand Steward and Tyler, Charlestown.


1819.


Alexander A. Meek, Grand Master, Madison. John Tipton, Deputy Grand Master, Corydon. Joseph Bartholomew, Senior Grand Warden, Charlestown.


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James Dill, Junior Grand Warden, Lawrenceburg. Richard C. Talbott, Grand Treasurer, Madison. William C. Keen, Grand Secretary, Vevay. David Darrick, Grand Chaplain.


John N. Dunbar, Grand Orator, Corydon. John Sheets, Grand Lecturer, Madison. Reuben W. Nelson, Grand Marshal, Corydon.


Nicholas. D. Grover, Senior Grand Deacon, Madison. Edward B. Wilson, Junior Grand Deacon, Corydon. William P. Thomasson, Grand Sword Bearer, Corydon. Francis Cunningham, Grand Pursuivant, Vincennes. Alexander McCrosky, Grand Steward and Tyler, Madison.


1820.


John Tipton, Grand Master, Corydon. John Sheets, Deputy Grand Master, Madison. Jonathan Jennings, Senior Grand Warden, Corydon.


Samuel Gwathmey, Junior Grand Warden, Jeffersonville. William H. Lilly, Grand Treasurer, Corydon.


William C. Keen, Grand Secretary, Vevay. Joseph Oglesby, Grand Chaplain.


Harbin H. Moore, Grand Orator, Corydon. John H. Farnham, Grand Lecturer, Jeffersonville.


Abel C. Pepper, Deputy Grand Lecturer, Rising Sun. Stephen Beers, Grand Marshal, New Albany. Nicholas D. Grover, Senior Grand Deacon, Madison. Harvey Bates, Junior Grand Deacon, Brookville. Edward B. Wilson, Grand Sword Bearer, Corydon. Elihu Stout, Grand Pursuivant, Vincennes. Charles R. Waring, Grand Steward and Tyler.


1821.


John Sheets, Grand Master, Madison. Jonathan Jennings, Deputy Grand Master, Corydon. Thomas Posey, Senior Grand Warden, Corydon. John N. Dunbar, Junior Grand Warden, Corydon. William H. Lilly, Grand Treasurer, Corydon. William C. Keen, Grand Secretary, Vevay. Joseph Oglesby, Grand Chaplain.


Isaac Naylor, Grand Orator. Charlestown. Stephen Beers, Grand Marshal, New Albany. Edward B. Wilson, Senior Grand Deacon, Corydon. Edmund I. Kidd, Junior Grand Deacon, Connersville. Rollin C. Dewey, Grand Sword Bearer, Palestine. Ansel Abbey, Grand Pursuivant, New Albany. Cyrus Vigus, Grand Steward and Tyler, Corydon.


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1822.


John Sheets, Grand Master, Madison. Jonathan Jennings, Deputy Grand Master, Corydon. Thomas Posey, Senior Grand Warden, Corydon. John H. Farnham, Junior Grand Warden, Jeffersonville. William H. Lilly, Grand Treasurer, Corydon. William C. Keen, Grand Secretary, Vevay. Joseph Oglesby, Grand Chaplain.


Isaac Naylor, Grand Orator, Charlestown. Samuel Wilson, Grand Marshal.


Edward B. Wilson, Senior Grand Deacon, Corydon.


Edmund I. Kidd, Junior Grand Deacon, Connersville. Rollin C. Dewey, Grand Sword Bearer, Palestine. Thomas D. Wilson, Grand Pursuivant, Connersville. Cyrus Vigus, Grand Steward and Tyler, Corydon. .


1823.


Jonathan Jennings, Grand Master, Corydon. Thomas Douglass, Deputy Grand Master, Madison. Harvey Gregg, Senior Grand Warden, Indianapolis. George L. Murdock, Junior Grand Warden, Lawrenceburg. William H. Lilly, Grand Treasurer, Corydon. William C. Keen, Grand Secretary, Vevay. James V. Hedenburg, Grand Chaplain, Madison. Henry P. Thornton, Grand Orator, Madison. Richard C. Talbott, Grand Marshal, Madison. Nicholas D. Grover, Senior Grand Deacon, Madison.


Charles I. Hand, Junior Grand Deacon, Bloomington. Rollin C. Dewey, Grand Sword Bearer, Palestine. Bartholomew McCleary, Grand Pursuivant, Centerville. Cyrus Vigus, Grand Steward and Tyler, Corydon.


1824.


Jonathan Jennings, Grand Master, Corydon. Abel C. Pepper, Deputy Grand Master, Rising Sun. Marston G. Clark, Senior Grand Warden, Salem. George L. Murdock, Junior Grand Warden, Lawrenceburg. William H. Lilly, Grand Treasurer, Corydon. William C. Keen, Grand Secretary, Vevay. Calvin C. Ruter, Grand Chaplain, Madison. Henry P. Thornton, Grand Orator, Madison. Richard C. Talbott, Grand Marshal, Madison. William M. Purdy, Senior Grand Deacon, Carlisle. Thomas J. Evans, Junior Grand Deacon, Princeton. James M. Ray, Grand Sword Bearer, Indianapolis. Michael G. Bright, Grand Pursuivant, Madison. Cyrus Vigus, Grand Steward and Tyler, Corydon.


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1825.


Marston G. Clark, Grand Master, Salem.


Abel C. Pepper, Deputy Grand Master, Rising Sun. Elihu Stout, Senior Grand Warden, Vincennes. Woodbridge Parker, Junior Grand Warden, Salem. William II. Lilly, Grand Treasurer, Corydon. William C. Keen, Grand Secretary, Vevay. Job MI. Baker, Grand Chaplain.


James Whitcomb, Grand Orator, Bloomington. Thomas J. Evans, Grand Marshal, Princeton.


James F. D. Lanier, Senior Grand Deacon, Madison. David Cummins, Junior Grand Deacon, Corydon. Ira Westover, Grand Sword Bearer, Jeffersonville. James Grant, Grand Pursuivant.


Cyrus Vigus, Grand Steward and Tyler, Corydon.


1826.


Isaac Howk, Grand Master, Charlestown. Elihu Stout, Deputy Grand Master, Vincennes. Woodbridge Parker, Senior Grand Warden, Salem. John Jacobs, Junior Grand Warden, Brookville. Harvey Gregg. Grand Treasurer, Indianapolis. James F. D. Lanier, Grand Secretary, Madison. Job M. Baker, Grand Chaplain. Henry P. Thornton, Grand Orator, Madison. William C. Keen, Grand Marshal, Vevay. Joseph Warner, Senior Grand Deacon. John McMahon, Junior Grand Deacon, Salem. Ira Westover, Grand Sword Bearer, Jeffersonville. Daniel Comstock, Grand Pursuivant, Madison. Cyrus Vigus, Grand Steward and Tyler, Corydon.


1827.


Elihu Stout. Grand Master, Vincennes. Woodbridge Parker, Deputy Grand Master, Salem. Thomas J. Evans, Senior Grand Warden, Princeton. Daniel Comstock, Junior Grand Warden, Madison. Harvey Gregg, Grand Treasurer, Indianapolis. James F. D. Lanier, Grand Secretary, Madison. Hiram A. Hunter, Grand Chaplain, Washington. IIenry P. Thornton, Grand Orator, Madison. John DePauw, Grand Marshal, Salem. Austin W. Morris, Senior Grand Deacon, Indianapolis. Zera T. Percival, Junior Grand Deacon, Lawrenceburg. William Marshall, Grand Sword Bearer, Brownsburg. Alanson Andrews, Grand Pursuivant, Vernon. Cyrus Vigus, Grand Steward and Tyler, Corydon.


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1828.


John Tipton, Grand Master, Logansport. General W. Johnson, Deputy Grand Master, Vincennes. John W. Davis, Senior Grand Warden, Carlisle. Charles I. Hand, Junior Grand Warden, Indianapolis. Harvey Gregg, Grand Treasurer, Indianapolis. James F. D. Lanier, Grand Secretary, Madison. Hiram A. Hunter, Grand Chaplain, Washington. Bethuel F. Morris, Grand Orator, Indianapolis. Samuel Peck, Grand Marshal, Salem. Austin W. Morris, Senior Grand Deacon, Indianapolis. J. B. Duret, Junior Grand Deacon, Logansport. William Marshall, Grand Sword Bearer, Brownstown. Zera T. Percival, Grand Pursuivant, Lawrenceburg. Cyrus Vigus, Grand Steward and Tyler, Corydon. 1829.


Abel C. Pepper, Grand Master, Rising Sun. General W. Johnson, Deputy Grand Master, Vincennes. Hiram Todd, Senior Grand Warden, Logansport. Philip Mason, Junior Grand Warden, Connersville. Harvey Gregg, Grand Treasurer, Indianapolis. James F. D. Lanier, Grand Secretary, Madison. Hiram A. Hunter, Grand Chaplain, Washington. William W. Wick, Grand Orator, Indianapolis. Noah Noble, Grand Marshal, Indianapolis. Zera T. Percival, Senior Grand Deacon, Lawrenceburg. Anthony L. Davis, Junior Grand Deacon, Fort Wayne. Samuel Peck, Grand Sword Bearer, Salem. J. B. Duret, Grand Pursuivant, Logansport. Jordan Vigus, Grand Steward and Tyler, Logansport.


1830.


Philip Mason, Grand Master, Connersville. William Sheets, Deputy Grand Master, Madison. John B. Martin, Senior Grand Warden, Vincennes. William M. Purdy, Junior Grand Warden, Carlisle. John Walker, Grand Treasurer, Shelbyville. Austin W. Morris, Grand Secretary, Indianapolis. Hiram A. Hunter, Grand Chaplain, Washington. Richard Daniel, Grand Orator, Mt. Vernon. Thomas C. Stewart, Grand Marshal, Petersburg. Andrew W. Ingraham, Senior Grand Deacon, Fairfield. Samuel P. Mooney, Junior Grand Deacon, Brownstown. Charles I. Hand, Grand Sword Bearer, Indianapolis. Francis B. Cogswell, Grand Pursuivant, Noblesville. Joseph Watson, Grand Steward and Tyler, Liberty.


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1831.


William Sheets, Grand Master, Madison. John B. Martin, Deputy Grand Master, Vincennes. William Purdy, Senior Grand Warden, Carlisle. Woodbridge Parker, Junior Grand Warden, Salem. John Tipton, Grand Treasurer, Logansport. Austin W. Morris, Grand Secretary, Indianapolis. Henry M. Shaw, Grand Chaplain, Vincennes. John W. Davis, Grand Orator, Carlisle. Joseph Warner, Grand Marshal, Washington. Daniel Kelso, Senior Grand Deacon, Hartford. Onatus D. Chaffee, Junior Grand Deacon, Princeton. Richard P. Price, Grand Sword Bearer, Vincennes. John B. Semans, Grand Pursuivant, Lafayette. Joseph Roseman, Grand Steward and Tyler, Vincennes.


1832.


Woodbridge Parker, Grand Master, Salem. Daniel Kelso, Deputy Grand Master, York. Daniel Kress, Senior Grand Warden, Brownstown.


Daniel Gelwick, Junior Grand Warden, Brownstown. John McMahon, Grand Treasurer, Salem. Austin W. Morris, Grand Secretary, Indianapolis. Henry M. Shaw, Grand Chaplain, Vincennes. HIarbin II. Moore, Grand Orator, Albany. S. G. Scott, Grand Marshal, Rising Sun. William O. Little, Senior Grand Deacon, Shelbyville. Robert W. Vermilya, Junior Grand Deacon, Salem. Noah Noble, Grand Sword Bearer, Indianapolis. James Butler, Grand Pursuivant, Connersville. Charles I. Hand, Grand Steward and Tyler, Indianapolis.


1833.


Philip Mason, Grand Master, Connersville. John B. Martin, Deputy Grand Master, Vincennes. Zera T. Percival, Senior Grand Warden, Lawrenceburg. John Finley, Junior Grand Warden, Richmond. John Walker, Grand Treasurer, Shelbyville. Austin W. Morris, Grand Secretary, Indianapolis. Henry M. Shaw, Grand Chaplain, Vincennes. Andrew C. Griffith, Grand Orator, Brownstown. Charles Taylor, Grand Marshal, Terre Haute. B. I. Blythe, Senior Grand Deacon, Indianapolis. John Wiley, Junior Grand Deacon, Connersville. T. M. Smith, Grand Pursuivant, Indianapolis. Charles I. Hand, Grand Steward and Tyler, Indianapolis.


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1834.


Daniel Kelso, Grand Master, York. Caleb B. Smith, Deputy Grand Master, Connersville. John Finley, Senior Grand Warden, Richmond. Shepherd Whitman, Junior Grand Warden, New Albany. John Walker, Grand Treasurer, Shelbyville.


Austin W. Morris, Grand Secretary, Indianapolis. Henry M. Shaw, Grand Chaplain, Vincennes. Philip Mason, Grand Lecturer, Connersville. Philip Mason, Senior Grand Deacon, Connersville.


F. T. Luse, Junior Grand Deacon, Indianapolis.


Charles I. Hand, Grand Steward and Tyler, Indianapolis.


1835.


John B. Martin, Grand Master, Vincennes.


Zera T. Percival, Deputy Grand Master, Lawrenceburg. Shepherd Whitman, Senior Grand Warden, New Albany. Austin W. Morris, Junior Grand Warden, Indianapolis. Philip Mason, Grand Treasurer, Connersville.


Daniel Kelso, Grand Secretary, York.


Townsend Truslow, Grand Chaplain, Indianapolis.


N. L. Squibb, Grand Lecturer, Hartford. Samuel J. Stewart, Senior Grand Deacon, Jeffersonville. John Foster, Junior Grand Deacon, Indianapolis.


S. S. Rooker, Grand Steward and Tyler, Indianapolis.


1836.


James L. Hogin, Grand Master, Indianapolis. Shepherd Whitman, Deputy Grand Master, New Albany. Austin W. Morris, Senior Grand Warden, Indianapolis. John Foster, Junior Grand Warden, Indianapolis. Zera T. Percival, Grand Treasurer, Hartford.


Daniel Kelso, Grand Secretary, York. Townsend Truslow, Grand Chaplain, Indianapolis.


Philip Mason, Grand Lecturer, Connersville. Charles Fisher, Senior Grand Deacon, Indianapolis. Joseph Dunham, Junior Grand Deacon, Logansport. Solomon Cook, Grand Steward and Tyler, Indianapolis.


1837.


Caleb B. Smith, Grand Master, Connersville. Austin W. Morris, Deputy Grand Master, Indianapolis. John B. Rose, Senior Grand Warden, Liberty. Henry W. Smith, Junior Grand Warden, New Albany. John Foster, Grand Treasurer, Indianapolis. A. W. Harrison, Grand Secretary, Indianapolis. Townsend Truslow, Grand Chaplain, Indianapolis.


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Shepherd Whitman, Grand Lecturer, New Albany. William Dewey. Senior Grand Warden, Richmond. William G. Lure, Junior Grand Deacon, Brownstown. A. W. Noe, Grand Steward and Tyler.


1838.


Philip Mason, Grand Master. Connersville. Rawley Scott, Deputy Grand Master. Brownstown. John Wiley, Senior Grand Warden. Connersville. Samuel Fleming. Junior Grand Warden, Richmond. John Foster. Grand Treasurer, Indianapolis. Charles Fisher, Grand Secretary, Indianapolis. Townsend Truslow, Grand Chaplain, Knightstown.


William B. Smith, Grand Lecturer, Richmond. Caleb Schmidlap. Senior Grand Deacon, Madison. Philip W. Seibert, Junior Grand Deacon, Indianapolis. Samuel S. Rooker, Grand Steward and Tyler, Indianapolis.


1839.


Philip Mason, Grand Master, Connersville.


Isaac Bartlett, Deputy Grand Master, Logansport.


S. B. Stanton, Seuior Grand Warden, Richmond. J. H. Lane, Junior Grand Warden, Lawrenceburg. B. I. Blythe, Grand Treasurer, Indianapolis. Austin W. Morris, Grand Secretary, Indianapolis. C. W. Ruter, Grand Chaplain, Lawrenceburg. Caleb B. Smith, Grand Lecturer. Connersville. T. B. Baldwin, Senior Grand Deacon, New Albany. J. J. Morrison, Junior Grand Deacon, Salem. Samuel S. Rooker, Grand Steward and Tyler, Indianapolis.


1840.


Philip Mason, Grand Master. Connersville. Isaac Bartlett, Deputy Grand Master, Logansport. Smallwood Noel, Senior Grand Warden, Fort Wayne. R. H. Reed, Junior Grand Warden, Jeffersonville. B. I. Blythe, Grand Treasurer, Indianapolis. Austin W. Morris, Grand Secretary, Indianapolis. Eli P. Farmer, Grand Chaplain, Bloomington. Charles Woodward. Senior Grand Deacon, Madison. B. F. Robinson, Junior Grand Warden, Vincennes. Uriah Gates, Grand Steward and Tyler, Indianapolis.


1841.


Philip Mason, Grand Master, Connersville. Isaac Bartlett, Deputy Grand Master, Logansport. John Hill, Senior Grand Warden, Bloomington. Caleb Schmidlap, Junior Grand Warden, Madison.


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Austin W. Morris, Grand Treasurer, Indianapolis. William H. Martin, Grand Secretary, Rushville. Eli P. Farmer, Grand Chaplain, Bloomington. James Moffatt, Grand Lecturer.


C. R. Evans, Senior Grand Deacon, LaPorte. Hugh Ferry, Junior Grand Deacon, Lawrenceburg. Uriah Gates, Grand Steward and Tyler, Indianapolis.


1842.


Philip Mason, Grand Master, Connersville. Isaac Bartlett, Deputy Grand Master, Logansport. John W. Watson, Senior Grand Warden, Madison. Hugh Ferry, Junior Grand Warden, Lawrenceburg. John Foster, Grand Treasurer, Indianapolis. Austin W. Morris, Grand Secretary, Indianapolis James L. Hogin, Grand Lecturer, Marion. Eli P. Farmer, Grand Chaplain, Bloomington. A. W. Harrison, Senior Grand Deacon. LaPorte. John L. Menaugh, Junior Grand Deacon, Salem. Samuel S. Rooker, Grand Steward and Tyler, Indianapolis.


1843.


Philip Mason, Grand Master, Connersville. Isaac Bartlett, Deputy Grand Master, Logansport. Hugh Ferry, Senior Grand Warden, Lawrenceburg. E. Deming, Junior Grand Warden, Lafayette. John Foster, Grand Treasurer, Indianapolis. Austin W. Morris, Grand Secretary, Indianapolis Eli P. Farmer, Grand Chaplain, Bloomington. John L. Menaugh, Senior Grand Deacon, Salem. Abner Bailey, Junior Grand Deacon, LaPorte. Samuel S. Rooker, Grand Steward and Tyler, Indianapolis.


1844.


Philip Mason, Grand Master, Connersville. Isaac Bartlett, Deputy Grand Master, Logansport. Johnson Watts, Senior Grand Warden, Dearborn county. Caleb Schmidlap, Junior Grand Warden, Madison. John Foster, Grand Treasurer, Indianapolis. Austin W. Morris, Grand Secretary, Indianapolis. Draper Chipman, Grand Chaplain, Frankfort. John L. Menaugh, Senior Grand Deacon, Salem. Lewis Burke, Junior Grand Deacon, Richmond. Samuel S. Rooker, Grand Steward and Tyler, Indianapolis.


1845.


Isaac Bartlett, Grand Master, Logansport. Johnson Watts, Deputy Grand Master, Dearborn county.


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Caleb Schmidlap, Senior Grand Warden, Madison. John Burke, Junior Grand Warden, Lewisburg. John Foster. Grand Treasurer, Indianapolis. Austin W. Morris. Grand Secretary, Indianapolis. David Fisher, Grand Chaplain, Wilmington. Chester G. Ballard, Senior Grand Deacon, Greencastle. Edward Barrell. Junior Grand Deacon, Lafayette. Samuel S. Rooker, Grand Steward and Tyler, Indianapolis.


1846.


Johnson Watts, Grand Master, Dearborn county. Caleb Schmidlap, Deputy Grand Master, Madison. James L. Hogin, Senior Grand Warden, Danville. Lewis Burke, Junior Grand .Warden, Richmond John Foster, Grand Treasurer, Indianapolis. Austin W. Morris, Grand Secretary, Indianapol .. Anson Clarke, Grand Chaplain, Logansport. John Taylor, Grand Lecturer, Lafayette. Edward Barrell, Senior Grand Deacon, Lafayette. Richard Sopris. Junior Grand Deacon, Aurora. Samuel S. Rooker, Grand Steward and Tyler, Indianapolis.


1847.


Elizur Deming, Grand Master, Lafayette. Harvey G. Hazelrigg, Deputy Grand Master, Thorntown. Joseph Roseman, Senior Grand Warden, Vincennes. James S. Freeman. Junior Grand Warden, Terre Haute. Charles Fisher. Grand Treasurer, Indianapolis. Austin W. Morris, Grand Secretary, Indianapolis. John W. Sullivan, Grand Chaplain, Brownsville. Richard Sopris, Senior Grand Deacon, Aurora. E. W. H. Ellis, Junior Grand Deacon, Goshen. Samuel S. Rooker, Grand Steward and Tyler, Indianapolis.


1848.


Elizur Deming, Grand Master. Lafayette. George W. Whitman, Deputy Grand Master, Cambridge. John W. Spencer, Senior Grand Warden, Rising Sun. Samuel P. Anthony, Junior Grand Warden, Muncietown. Charles Fisher, Grand Treasurer, Indianapolis. Austin W. Morris, Grand Secretary, Indianapolis. John W. Sullivan, Grand Chaplain, Greensburg. William Fogg, Senior Grand Deacon, New Albany. William N. Doughty, Junior Grand Deacon. Laurel. Charles I. Hand, Grand Steward and Tyler, Indianapolis.




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