>X-Message: #1 >Date: Mon, 8 Jun 1998 18:15:12 -0500 >From: "James Benny Cooper" <benracer@ebicom.net> >To: TNHARDIN-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [TNHARDIN-L] Masonic records in Hardin County > >Could someone offer a suggestion as to how I could get access to Masonic >records of some of my ancestors in Hardin county? So far, I know of two >or three that were Masons, but I thought if I could get their membership >records, I would know a bit more about them. > >James Benny Cooper >benracer@ebicom.net >>> > >JBC: > >Providing you have a good idea that your ancestor was a member of a Lodge in >Tennesse (or in Hardin County), one way you can obtain information is to write >a letter to: > >The Grand Secretary >Grand Lodge of Free & Accepted Masons of Tennessee >(Grand Lodge of F&AM of Tennessee) >Box 24216 >Nashville, TN 37202 > >If you know which Lodge your ancestor belonged to would be of great help >when corresponding with the Secretary of the Grand Lodge. Also provide >the Grand Secretary with clues as to possible dates your ancestor could have >been a Tennessee Freemason. > >Another way, if you know the ancestor was a Mason while in Savannah, TN, >is to obtain the address the Secretary of Savannah Lodge No.102, F&AM. >Other Lodges in the area were: Tennessee River Lodge No. 629, F&AM, Saltillo, >TN. >Clifton Lodge No. 173, F&AM, Clifton, TN. I don't know their addresses, but >the Grand Secretary in Nashville could provide them for you. > >My gg grandfather, Solomon Hardy BAKER was a member of the >Lodge in Clifton. I received his Masonic record from the Grand >Secretary several years ago as a response to my inquiry. >My gggf's gravemarker has very visable "Square & Compasses" >carved in it, and is located in the Baker Family Cemetery, just off >Hiway 128 about a mile or so from Clifton. > >Best Wishes in your search for information about your ancestors. > >Tom Evans >OoliticIN@aol.com >++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Tom: Thanks for posting this info. Interestingly my ggGrandfather, Charles Washington Thompson was a member of the Masonic Lodge in Clifton. This was in about 1867 and his sons, P.G.W. and J.A.P. joined also. Charles was buried out the Lodge in Jan of 1895. I think that given the size of Clifton, if I just addressed a letter to the Lodge, they'd get it, don't you? _R_i_c_h_a_r_d_ rbrooksa@pacifier.com ````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` Carelessly planned projects take three times longer to complete than expected. Carefully planned projects take four times longer to complete than expected, mostly because the planners expect their planning to reduce the time it takes.