--part1_0.c9c5e0b9.259e149f_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit --part1_0.c9c5e0b9.259e149f_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-Path: <jmorriss@swbell.net> Received: from rly-yd03.mx.aol.com (rly-yd03.mail.aol.com [172.18.150.3]) by air-yd01.mail.aol.com (v67.7) with ESMTP; Fri, 31 Dec 1999 08:05:00 1900 Received: from mta1.rcsntx.swbell.net (mta1.rcsntx.swbell.net [151.164.30.25]) by rly-yd03.mx.aol.com (v67.7) with ESMTP; Fri, 31 Dec 1999 08:04:49 -0500 Received: from swbell.net ([151.164.42.81]) by mta1.rcsntx.swbell.net (Sun Internet Mail Server sims.3.5.1999.09.16.21.57.p8) with ESMTP id <0FNL001IYWBYA9@mta1.rcsntx.swbell.net> for ShelbyTX@aol.com; Fri, 31 Dec 1999 07:04:48 -0600 (CST) Date: Fri, 31 Dec 1999 07:03:14 -0600 From: "J. Morriss" <jmorriss@swbell.net> Subject: Re: Fwd: Masonic terminology To: ShelbyTX@aol.com Message-id: <386CA992.CAAD2DD7@swbell.net> Organization: Southwestern Bell Internet Services MIME-version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.05 [en]C-SBIS-NC404 (Win95; U) Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit References: <0.4605b06a.259d988f@aol.com> Please allow me to offer my understanding of the term "demit". According to my father, MM (Master Mason), it refers to a member that has either moved his membership or left the lodge -- been removed from the rolls which may be done for non payment of dues. My gg-grandfather, Stephen Francis Ray joined the Truitt Lodge in 1872 and demitted in Feb of 1874 ; he'd moved to Johnson Co. Ray married Alvenia Rozella Johnston in DeSoto Parish LA in 1855. She was the daughter of Moses Johns(t)on who died circa 1872 in Shelby Co and sister (or stepsister) of Sally Johnson Carroll wife of Thomas Carroll. I would greatly appreciate any information on the children of this Moses Johnston who were in Shelby Co in 1860 and then disappeared. ShelbyTX@aol.com wrote: > --part1_0.4605b06a.259d988f_boundary > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > > > --part1_0.4605b06a.259d988f_boundary > Content-Type: message/rfc822 > Content-Disposition: inline > > Return-path: CHenry8003@aol.com > From: CHenry8003@aol.com > Full-name: CHenry8003 > Message-ID: <0.1ddfaa90.259ccb38@aol.com> > Date: Thu, 30 Dec 1999 09:50:32 EST > Subject: Masonic terminology > To: ShelbyTX@aol.com > MIME-Version: 1.0 > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > X-Mailer: Windows AOL sub 44 > > Jane could you tell me what the word dimittee in masonic records mean? > Thanks, Mery Henry > > --part1_0.4605b06a.259d988f_boundary-- --part1_0.c9c5e0b9.259e149f_boundary--