I have included some comments in brackets next to some of the names of interest. Some of it is on the fly, as I am out of town, and don't have my data with me. Cheers from the WDC beltway. Dick Stewart ----- Original Message ----- From: "RMS" <rmstewart@myexcel.com> To: <kmorris7@midsouth.rr.com> Cc: "RMS" <rmstewart@myexcel.com> Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2005 2:09 PM Subject: Re: [ALTUSCAL] MASONIC LODGE > These are all very interesting names, a few of which I find interacting with > my Stewart ancestors. > > Definitely interested in this stuff. Perhaps there were other lodges in > other cities or nearby counties? > > Dick Stewart > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <kmorris7@midsouth.rr.com> > To: <ALTUSCAL-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2005 5:42 AM > Subject: [ALTUSCAL] MASONIC LODGE > > > > I got this info from a researcher looking for the COLBERT....I was > wandering > > if anyone could give me more info on this and where about would the Lodge > > #30 be located? > > Kim > > > > Pioneers of > > Tuscaloosa County Alabama Prior to 1830 > > by Tuscaloosa Genealogy Society > > > > MASONIC LODGE > > > > The Rising Virtue Lodge #4 of Tuscaloosa, Alabama was founded 2 August > 1819 > > as Lodge #30 of the Ancient York Masons. The Following were among the > > early members: > > > > John G. Aiken: [[ I believe this is John Gaston Aiken, who was a lawyer. His brother was James L. G. Aiken, who married my GG Aunt Czarina M. Stewart, daughter of Solomon B. Stewart - Sarah C. Hogins/Hogan. I believe John's dad or grandadad was a revolutionary war veteran. He may have been in the Alabama Militia as well, but I'm not sure. I know for sure that James L. G. Aiken was in the militia, major, lt col, and then colonel I believe. ]]] > > R.E.B. Bledsoe: [[ doesn't ring any bells ]] > > William Proctor Gould: [[ doesn't ring any bells ] > > Constantine Perkins: [[[ I believe he was a lawyer as well, and a Colonel, I think, in the Alabama Militia. He sold land to Solomon's brother Larkin W. Stewart, I believe. ]]]] > > William Y. Glover: [[ doesn't ring any bells ] > > Elisha Colver: [[ doesn't ring any bells ] > > B.B. Fontaine: [[ doesn't ring any bells ] > > Thomas C. Hunteer: [[ doesn't ring any bells ] > > John R. Drish: I'm pretty sure this is one of two people involved in helping Czarina [Stewart] Aiken in disposing of her husband's estate after he died. Also, Drish may have been one of the people involved on some of the various bank committees. Can't recall for sure. But Drish is mentioned a number of times in my Stewart research. Never have clarified why. > > Robert L. Kennon: [[ doesn't ring any bells ] > > Doric S. Ball: [[ doesn't ring any bells ] > > H.A. Snow: [[ doesn't ring any bells; although I seem to recall at least one or two Snow's .. Henry Snow, maybe, who may have been signers like my Solomon Stewart on Judge Toulmin's 1817 pettition to Congress regarding the dividing line between Alabama and Mississippi. ]]] > > Thomas Cummings: [[ doesn't ring any bells ] > > Seth Barton: [[ If I recall correctly, this guy was a lawyer, and there was for a while in Tuscaloosa a partnership called Stewart-Barton or Barton-Stewart ...1820's? 1840's? and the Stewart side was lawyer named George N(oble) Stewart, of British descent, not related to my family. George N. Stewart, (backtracking over time) was mayor of Tuscloosa briefly I think, he was a lawyer in Mobile a while, he was, back around 1817? back in Philadelphia, the Secretary of the French Society. He came down with a bunch of French exiles to Alabama via Mobile, and settled on some land townships provided by the US congress, called the French Vine and Olive Company. George N. Stewart, wound up marrying Paulina David, daughter of a french general, around 1823? and from there proceeded on to begin to read law, under who I don't know. Don't recall anything about Seth Barton. ]] > > Marmaduke Williams: [[ doesn't ring any bells ] > > Sion L. Perry: [[ doesn't ring any bells ] > > Hardin Perkins: [[ doesn't ring any bells ] > > John B. Hogan: [[ there were at least three Hogans active during the early 1800s: James Hogan, John Hogan, and John B. Hogan. All were invoved either in land acquisition or banking things. Two of them were involved in various banking committes, and one, perhaps it was John B. Hogan, apparently bought, along with some other partners or investors (or whateveer) appear to have bought the entire Fort Charlotte in Mobile. > > Charles S. Pitcher: [[ doesn't ring any bells ] > > Joel White: [[ doesn't ring any bells ] > > J.V. Isbell: [[ doesn't ring any bells ] > > James Guild: [[ doesn't ring any bells ] > > John Owen: [[ doesn't ring any bells; although I believe my Solomon Stewart bought or sold land to/from an Owen family. ] > > John O. Cummings: [[ doesn't ring any bells ] > > Z.B. Snow: [[ doesn't ring any bells; see Snow above. ] > > > > > >