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Ashlar Lodge No. 33, A. F. & A. M.
This page is about the various fraternals, organizations and societies of Hall County, Nebraska.
History & Membership of Ashlar Lodge No. 33
Ashlar Lodge No. 33, A. F. & A. M., the first lodge of this order in Hall County, was organized October 5, 1870, and at the session of the Grand Lodge at Lincoln in 1871 application was made in proper form for a charter and the same was granted. Its report then showed thirty-four Master Masons, nineteen initiated, seventeen passed, and seventeen raised. The charter members . . . [and] at the time the charter was granted in 1871 the [early] officers were:
Ashlar Lodge Charter Membership
This charter membership are marmbers of the early masonic lodges that shows when joined the charter and what position held (if known). These names were extracted from the History of Hall Cuonty Nebraska
| Name | Year(s) Joined | Position(s) Held | Year(s) Served |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbott, O. A. | 1871 | Sec. W. M. | 1871-74 1874, 1878 |
| Abbott, Sr., O. A. | 1871 | ||
| Ackerman, Jr., David | W. M. | 1881 | |
| Adams, Jos. B. | 1871 | ||
| Alden, Frank | W. M. | 1918 | |
| Alden, Wm. T. | W. M. | 1907 | |
| Allan, Henry | W. M. | 1910 | |
| Ames, Chas. E. | 1871 | ||
| Barnes, E. A. | Sec. | 2 yrs. | |
| Barr, R. J. | Sec. | 1 yr. | |
| Baylor, P. H. | 1870-71 | Jr. Wdr. Treas. | 1870-71 1871 |
| Birk, C. P. | W. M. | 1903 | |
| Bond, Daniel C. | 1871 | ||
| Bowers, John J. | 1871 | ||
| Bowersox, B. E. | W. M. | 1919 | |
| Brininger, C. W. | Sec. | 3 yrs. | |
| Chapman, Horace M. | 1871 | W. M. | |
| Cosh, A. | |||
| Dean, Geo. P. | W. M. | 1891 | |
| Deuel, Wm. A. | W. M. | 1875-76 | |
| Dietz, Phillip | 1871 | ||
| Engle, Ludwig | 1871 | ||
| Ferguson, J. B. | Sec. | 1 yr. | |
| Fuhrer, Chas. E. | W. M. | 1916 | |
| Hanchett, L. J. | 1871 | ||
| Handy, J. P. | 1871 | ||
| Henderson, C. P. | 1871 | ||
| Hensley, Jos. | 1871 | ||
| Hexter, Sam | W. M. | 1892, 1899 | |
| Howard, Blake C. | W. M. | 1883 | |
| Howell, Charles L. | 1871 | Sec. W. M. | 1 yr., 3 yrs. 1882 |
| Huff, F. H. | 1871 | ||
| Huss, C. A. | W. M. | 1913 | |
| Hutchinson, Jno. T. | 1871 | ||
| Jordon, Robert C. | 1871 | W. M. | 1870-71, 1879-80 |
| Kelley, W. T. | 1871 | ||
| Kelly, B. B. | 1871 | ||
| Kirschke, Oscar R. | W. M. | 1909 | |
| Lloyd, Warren | 1871 | Tyler | 1871 |
| Makeley, Henry P. | 1871 | Sec. | 1 yr. |
| Menck, John G. | Sec. | 1901-02 | |
| Meunch, Elias | 1871 | ||
| Michelson, Chris. | W. M. | 1914 | |
| Michelson, James | 1871 | ||
| Miller, Geo. H. | W. M. | 1906 | |
| Miller, Jas. H. | W. M. | 1911 | |
| Moore, John D. | 1871 | W. M. | 1887 |
| Munch, Elias | 1871 | Jr. Deac. | 1871 |
| Obermiller, C. | 1871 | ||
| Piatt, Nathan | Sec. | 1 yr. | |
| Piatt, W. H. | S. W. M. | 1 yr. 1877 | |
| Prince, W. A. | W. M. | 1896 | |
| Robinson, C. E. | 1871 | ||
| Robinson, Thomas | W. M. | 1905 | |
| Rollins, Chas F. | W. M. | 1884-86, 1890 | |
| Rollins, L. W. | 1871 | ||
| Ryder, D. E. | W. M. | 1904 | |
| Saxe, S. J. | 1871 | Sr. Deac. | 1871 |
| Schlotfeld, Chris | W. M | 1888-89 | |
| Schmidt, Louis | W. M. | 1894 | |
| Sharpless, O. B. | 1871 | ||
| Smith, Samuel W. | 1871 | ||
| Spethman, D. | W. M. | 1895 | |
| Thomas, C. W. | 1871 | Sec. | 1 yr. |
| Thummel, George H. | 1870-71 | W. M. J. W. G. M. | 1870-71, 1872 1871 1878-79 |
| Touhey, Patrick | 1871 | ||
| Tout, Jas. | 1871 | ||
| Vieregg, Emil H. | W. M. | 1908 | |
| Vieths, D. H. | Sec. | 3 yrs. | |
| Washburn, C. D. M. | 1871 | ||
| Watson, R. R. | W. M. | 1897 | |
| Watson, R. R. | W. M. | 1900-01 | |
| Watson, Robert R. | Sec. | 1906-19 | |
| Wells, Oscar | Sec. | 1894-1901 | |
| Wells, Oscar | Sec. | 1902-06 | |
| White, Jay E. > | Sec. | 1 yr. | |
| Whitmore, Jesse D. | W. M. | 1915 | |
| Williams, C. P. R. | W. M. | 1893 | |
| Wilson, Geo. E. | 1870-71 | Sr. Wdr. W. M. | 1870-71 1873 |
| Wolbach, Emil | W. M. | 1917 | |
| Wright, J. E. | W. M. | 1898 |
Worshipful Masters of Masonic Order, 1870 - 1919
The number of members increased from seventeen at the start until sixty-one in 1876. The responsible office of Worshipful Master (W. M.) has been filled by the following:
1870-71 - R. C. Jordon
1870-71 - G. H. Thummel
1872 - Geo. H. Thummel
1873 - Geo. E. Wilson
1874 - O. A. Abbott
1875-76 - Wm. A. Deuel
1877 - Wm. H. Piatt
1878 - 0. A. Abbott
1879-80 - Robt. C. Jordon
1881 - David Ackerman, Jr.
1882 - Charles L. Howell
1883 - Blake C. Howard
1884-86 - Chas F. Rollins
1887 - John D. Moore
1888-89 - Chris Schlotfeld
1890 - Chas. F. Rollins
1891 - Geo. P. Dean
1892 - Sam Hexter
1893 - C. P. R. Williams
1894 - Louis Schmidt
1895 - D. Spethman
1896 - W. A. Prince
1897 - R. R. Watson
1898 - J. E. Wright
1899 - Sam Hexter
1900-01 - R. R. Watson
1902 - A. Cosh
1903 - C. P. Birk
1904 - D. E. Ryder
1905 > Thomas Robinson
1906 - Geo. H. Miller
1907 - Wm. T. Alden
1908 - Emil H. Vieregg
1909 - Oscar R. Kirschke
1910 - Henry Allan
1911 - Jas. H. Miller
1913 - C. A. Huss
1914 - Chris. Michelson
1915 - Jesse D. Whitmore
1916 - Chas. E. Fuhrer
1917 - Emil Wolbach
1918 - Frank Alden
1919 - B. E. Bowersox
Source Cited:
A. F. Buechler and R. J. Barr, editors. "Fraternals and Social Organziations of Hall Cuonty," History of Hall County Nebraska (Lincoln, NE: Western Publishing and Engraving Company, 1920): 368-371. Provided by the Prairie Pioneer Genealogical Society, Grand Island, Nebraska.
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