----- Original Message ----- From: Cliff Roberts <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, January 24, 2000 12:18 PM Subject: Re: [GAJONES] more abstracts......."Law" > Hi, > The titles, WM is for Worshipful Master, SW is for Senior Warden, JW is Junior > Warden, JD is for Junior Deacon, SW is for Senior Deacon. The records MAY be > available to you if you are a Mason. I will not make public on the net any of my > Masonic Records. > Cliff Roberts > > [email protected] wrote: > > > Does anyone know how to access Masonic Lodge Records????? Does anyone know > > what the mason titles of the names given at the botton of this page mean? > > > > Here are some more abstracts from the HISTORY OF TWIGGS COUNTY > > > > Page 277 > > > > TWIGGS COUNTY > > > > Legislature acts show how changes took place from time to time in elections > > and districts. Elections to be held at the Court House; at James Garrett's > > or the Justices' court on Captain Oliver's district; at Hartwell H. Tarver's > > or the place of Justices' courts in Dean's district; and at the house of Benja > > min B. Smith or the place of Justice's courts on Captain Bostick's district, > > 1829. Vol. IV 180 - The foregoing act repealed, 1830, pam. 110-Elections to > > be held at Marion; at the house of H. H. Tarver; at the house of Benjamin B. > > Smith; and at the house of S. Greenberry, 1831, pam. 125. > > Ref.: Prince's Digest of Georgia Laws 1837, pafe 968. > > Dawson's Compilation of the Laws of the State of Georgia > > Published in 1831 page 180. > > An act to establish Election Districts in the County of Twiggs - 6 > > sections to this act--- > > Warren Jordan > > Speaker of the House of Representatives > > Thomas Stocks > > President of the Senate > > Assented to 22nd Dec., 1829 > > George R. Gilmer, Governor > > GEORGIA LAWS 1834 page 20 > > An act to alter Act passed 26th Dec. 1831 that names of William A. Tharp, > > Jeremiah A. Tharp, and James Pearson be inserted in lieu of William A. > > Sharpe, Jeremiah A. Sharp, and William Davis, Trustees of Stone Creek Academy. > > General Assembly of Georgia 1851-1852 > > Title 1 Academies and Free Schools > > An act to provide for the education of the poor, approved 1-22-1852, page 1, > > there are 22 sections to this Act which relate to such as, funds, > > distribution of funds, Commissioners, duties, power, Constitution and > > by-laws, gifts, and bequests, officers, trustee power, pledge to teach, > > appropriations, boards and such. > > Page 335 of Georgia Laws 1851-1852 (no. 209) An act was approved on jan. 15, > > 1852 relating to the education of the poor, so far as Twiggs County is > > concerned-Treasurer to be selected in each Militia District, > > Bond, Commission > > Duty of Inferior Court > > Duty of Treasurer and the repealing clause. > > GEORGIA LAWS 1853-54, 1855-56, 1857 page 162 > > Twiggs Lodge Incorporated, Number 164 of Free and Accepted Masons. > > Section V, #18, Be it further enacted that John Glover, W. M.; E.A. Wimberly > > , S. W.; J.U. Burkett, J.W.; Hardy Solomon, Treas.; Wright Neel, > > Sec'y,; S. Methvin, J. D.; W. H. Crocker, S.D.; James Evans, > > Tyler; the officers of the Twiggs Lodge #164 of Free and Accepted Masons, > > situated in Marion, Twiggs County, and their successors I office, be and they > > are hereby declared capable in law and in equity of suing and being sued of > > purchasing and holding real and personal property, of giving and receiving > > titles for the same, to use a common seal, and to do all other things which > > corporate bodies may in law do, connected with objects of their association. > > Assented to 22nd Dec. 1857 > > > > > > ==== GAJONES Mailing List ==== > > Visit the Jones County GAGenWeb page > > http://www.intersurf.com/~johnjanr/jones.htm > > John Radford, County Coordinator > > > ==== GAJONES Mailing List ==== > Visit the Jones County GAGenWeb page > http://www.intersurf.com/~johnjanr/jones.htm > John Radford, County Coordinator >