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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 |