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Masonic Lodge Petitions
The Bellville Masonic Lodge, No. 223, was chartered in June, 1858. It has provided service to Bellville since that date. Its archives which contain correspondence, financial records, reports of committees, etc. are preserved by the Bellville Historical Society in the old Masonic Lodge building on Masonic Street. In December, 2003, the Grand Lodge of Texas authorized the publication of information about petitioners who were admitted to Lodges. Such information is potentially valuable to genealogists because of the information included in the membership petitions. Men wishing to join the Lodge wrote a petition which contained their residence, occupation, and age. If a petitioner had previously been admitted to another Lodge, that information was included. The petitions were signed by the applicant and two members of the Lodge who stood as sponsors.
The petition file in the Masonic Lodge Archives contain items from 1858 until 1923. Other items such as demits (statement of good standing from a previous lodge) and committee reports are also included in the file. According to Grand Lodge policy, information about rejected petitioners is not included in the following catalog of the petition file.
For more information about the Bellville Masonic Lodge Archives please contact the historian of the Bellville Historical Society.
| name |
date of filing
|
ponsors
|
previous affiliation |
residence |
occupation |
age |
| Acton, J. G. |
1/2/1907
|
Louwein, Kopisch |
|
Bellville |
conductor |
34
|
| Alexander, Wm. |
1/1/1876
|
Matthaei, Stopple |
Jackson, AL |
|
|
|
| Artmann, I. |
2/2/1901
|
Hellmuth, Hill |
|
Bellville |
cotton buyer |
28
|
| Asbeck, Charles |
4/12/1867
|
Cocke, Chesley |
|
Bellville |
merchant |
28
|
| Bailleux, J. B. |
7/14/1883
|
Prouty, Molsa |
|
Bellville |
sadler |
35
|
| Ballard, K. |
9/29/1860
|
request for demit |
|
|
|
|
| Bell, John P. |
3/27/1869
|
Engelke, Seelhorst |
|
Bellville |
lawyer |
24
|
| Bell, Joseph T |
5/1/1858
|
Osterhout, Hunt |
|
forks of creek |
farmer |
|
| Bethany, J. W. |
2/22/1886
|
Chesley, Prouty |
Brenham |
|
|
|
| Bethany, J. W. |
11/29/1862
|
Ward, Chessher |
|
forks of Mill Cr |
farmer |
38
|
| Biggs, A. B. |
6/28/1890
|
Stone, Blake |
|
Buckhorn |
physician |
21
|
| Biggs, T.S. |
|
Bell, Shelburne |
Bellville |
Buckhorn |
farmer |
55
|
| Biggs, Thomas S. |
5/14/1874
|
McLaran, Bell |
Hempstead |
Buckhorn |
|
|
| Blake, S. R. |
7/25/1874
|
Chesley, Johnson |
|
Bellville |
lawyer |
29
|
| Blassingame, Joseph |
4/11/1874
|
Brossman, Glenn |
Terry Lodge |
|
|
|
| Bonney, E. T. |
11/30/1859
|
Johnson, Hunt |
|
Bellville |
physician |
25
|
| Bosman, J. W. |
6/3/1876
|
McLaran, Lee |
|
|
farmer |
27
|
| Bostick, James W. |
3/19/1863
|
Osterhout, Elliott |
|
Travis |
farmer |
23
|
| Boynton, G. A. |
2/23/1907
|
Louwein, Knop |
|
Bellville |
carrier of passengers and mail |
|
| Bozeman, John |
11/28/1888
|
Chesley, Sanders |
Bellville |
Kenney |
|
|
| Bozeman, P. R. |
10/6/1900
|
Bell, Brewer |
Nelsonville |
Kenney |
farmer |
44
|
| Brandes, F. W. |
9/17/1873
|
Chesley, Glenn |
|
|
farmer |
41
|
| Brewer, B. D. |
4/16/1878
|
Chesley, Lee |
Nelsonville |
|
|
|
| Brewer, B. D. |
2/13/1878
|
demit from Nelsonville |
|
|
|
|
| Brewer, R. H. |
2/12/1870
|
Johnson, Chesley |
|
Center Hill |
farm/stock raiser |
39
|
| Brewer, R. H. |
2/24/1877
|
McLaran, Stevens |
|
Travis |
farmer |
45
|
| Brewer, S. |
3/18/1860
|
Catlin, Bell |
|
Travis |
farmer |
55
|
| Brewer. B.D. |
1/26/1888
|
Chesley, Holtkamp |
Bellville |
|
|
|
| Brewer. J. S. |
6/24/1896
|
Chesley, Lewis |
|
Bellville |
lawyer |
27
|
| Brooks, J. W. |
12/29/1892
|
Tomlinson, Chesley |
|
Bellville |
bookkeeper |
35
|
| Brossman, Char. |
4/5/1867
|
Engelke, Bonney |
|
Bellville |
carpenter |
30
|
| Brown, Harold Edney |
5/31/1912
|
Louwein, Strauss |
|
Bellville |
electrician |
28
|
| Burdett, J. B. |
7/31/1902
|
Bell, Lewis |
|
Bellville |
physician |
30
|
| Byrnes, J. P. |
7/5/1865
|
Chesley, Elliott |
Potter Lodge, MO |
|
|
|
| Campbell, W. T. |
8/28/1879
|
Lee, Blake |
|
|
farmer |
42
|
| Catlin, Ben. S. |
6/5/1875
|
Chesley, McLaran |
|
Travis |
farmer |
21
|
| Catlin, S. W. |
6/3/1876
|
McLaran, Lee |
Nelsonville |
|
|
|
| Chambers, E. G |
12/6/1875
|
Blake, Howard |
|
Bellville |
farmer |
33
|
| Chambers, E. G. |
12/11/1875
|
Blake, Thomas |
|
Bellville |
farmer |
33
|
| Chatham, Henry |
1/4/1879
|
Bell, Chesley |
Brenham |
|
farmer |
37
|
| Chatham, R.E. |
6/19/1891
|
Stone, Chesley |
|
Bellville |
butcher |
25
|
| Chatham, Walter |
3/22/1902
|
Hill, Kopisch |
|
Bellville |
Car inspector |
32
|
| Chesley, Alvah |
12/6/1862
|
Ward, Catlin |
|
|
|
|
| Chesley, Alvah |
7/2/1860
|
Bell, Francis |
New Market NH |
|
|
|
| Chessher, Daniel. S. |
5/5/1860
|
Knolle, Shelburne |
|
Industry |
physician |
23
|
| Chessman, Thomas |
12/31/1870
|
Bell, Prouty |
Hempstead |
|
|
|
| Childers, J. P. |
2/13/1883
|
Prouty, Bell |
Cold Spring, Iola TX |
Bellville |
minister |
44
|
| Clemons, Wm. C. |
9/11/1875
|
Hober, Catlin |
|
travis |
farmer |
24
|
| Cochran, J. F. |
9/3/1902
|
Bell, Brooks |
|
Buckhorn |
farmer |
26
|
| Cochran, John D. |
12/22/1877
|
Bell, Lewis |
|
|
farmer |
37
|
| Cochran, W.W. |
12/11/1867
|
Bonney, Chesley |
Hempstead |
|
farmer |
31
|
| Cochran, W.W. |
5/10/1889
|
Bell, Stone |
Bellville |
|
|
|
| Cochran, W.W. |
11/5/1881
|
demit |
|
|
|
|
| Cochrane, W. W. |
8/8/1873
|
Morris, Bell |
|
|
farmer |
35
|
| Cocke, W. J. |
6/5/1858
|
Hunt, Elliott |
|
|
physician |
|
| Collins, K. |
|
Bell, Brossman |
|
Buckhorn |
farmer |
42
|
| Collins, S. W. |
7/25/1885
|
Sanders, Glenn |
Brenham |
Kenney |
farmer |
|
| Cooper, Pashel |
|
Osterhout, Cocke |
|
|
planter |
26
|
| Cumings, W. L. |
9/2/1876
|
Francis, Thomas |
|
Bellville |
farmer |
24
|
| Daniels, J. N. |
7/8/1865
|
Terry, Bell |
Terry Lodge, TX |
|
|
|
| Daughtery, James |
11/29/1862
|
Chessher, Ward |
|
Industry (2 mi.) |
farmer |
39
|
| Dearman, B. F. |
4/9/1892
|
Stone, Wessendorf |
|
Bellville |
telegraph operator |
26
|
| Dent, Theodore |
12/10/1859
|
demit |
Tuscaloosa |
|
|
|
| Dent, Theodore |
6/30/1860
|
Johnson, Sherburne |
Tuscaloosa |
|
|
|
| Dial, L. F. |
10/1/1906
|
Bell, Matthaei |
Bay City, TX |
Bellville |
rr conductor |
33
|
| Dittmann, Max Fredich |
|
4 letters of recomm. |
Marietta, I.T. |
|
|
|
| Dittmann, Max Fredrich |
3/22/1902
|
Hill, Kopisch |
|
Bellville |
Section foreman |
26
|
| Dixon, W. Z. |
12/15/1865
|
Foster, Shelburne |
High Log, Al |
Bellville |
|
|
| Dodd, Tom |
10/22/1904
|
Bell, Brewer |
|
Kenney |
stockman |
28
|
| Drake, S.A |
7/14/1883
|
Thomas, Bell |
|
Bellville |
editor, publisher |
40
|
| Early. T. P. |
3/16/1878
|
Morris, Bell |
Brenham |
|
|
|
| Ellerkamp, J. H. |
4/13/1908
|
Dial, Louwein |
|
Bellville |
engineer |
31
|
| Elliott, B. F. |
|
request for demit |
|
|
|
|
| Engleke, F.A. |
4/28/1866
|
Cocke, Chesley |
Giddings Lodge |
Bellville |
|
|
| Faucett, C. H. |
7/21/1877
|
Bozman, Bell |
Nelsonville |
|
|
|
| Ferrell, John P. |
1/1/1872
|
Brossman, Prouty |
Brazos Lodge |
|
|
|
| Ferris, H.C. |
1/16/1875
|
Stopple, Morris |
Chappell Hill |
|
|
|
| Fetterly, A. J. |
1/19/1890
|
Bell, Prouty |
|
Yoakum |
locomotive engineer |
|
| Fettley, A. J.(Fetterly) |
1/11/1890
|
demit |
San Felipe |
|
|
|
| Fitzgerald, T. W. |
6/5/1858
|
Osterhout |
|
Travis |
teacher |
|
| Fitzgerald, T. W. |
7/21/1858
|
3rd degree pet. |
|
|
|
|
| Fort, Clinton |
7/19/1859
|
Johnson, Bell |
Hernando Ld MS |
|
|
|
| Foster, G. W. |
3/24/1866
|
Ward, Bethany |
San Felipe |
Forkston, Tx |
|
|
| Foster, Geo. W. |
9/18/1858
|
Hunt, Johnson |
|
|
teacher |
|
| Fox, Andrew C. |
11/3/1890
|
Bell, Brewer |
Cameron |
|
telegraph operator |
42
|
| Francis, George M. |
3/31/1860
|
Bell, Elliott, Ward |
Prairie Lea |
|
|
|
| Francis, Wm. M. |
8/16/1875
|
Bell, Thomas |
|
Bellville |
farmer |
|
| Frank, Arnold Charlie |
7/9/1921
|
Zeiske, Moorhead |
|
Bellville |
hardware merchant |
39
|
| Frear, A.W. |
6/5/1858
|
Hunt, Elliott |
|
Bellville |
lawyer |
29
|
| Frederick, W. J. |
|
Louwien,Bell |
San Felipe |
San Felipe |
merchant |
|
| Gardner, A. B. |
2/22/1886
|
Chesley, Prouty |
Bellville |
|
|
|
| Gardner, A. B. |
12/31/1881
|
Thomas, Francis |
Post Oak Island |
|
|
|
| Gardner, A.B. |
1/28/1882
|
Chesley, Bell |
|
|
|
|
| Gerdes, John D. |
9/13/1902
|
Wolf,Kopisch |
LaGrange |
Bellville |
clerk |
30
|
| Glenn, Alexander |
1/15/1869
|
Hunt, Elliott |
Chappell Hill |
|
|
|
| Glenn, Colbert |
4/29/1893
|
Kopisch, Hellmuth |
|
Bellville |
clerk |
24
|
| Glenn, W. B. |
12/19/1874
|
Stopple, Bell |
|
Austin Co. |
farmer |
24
|
| Glenn, W. I. |
3/27/1869
|
Engleke, Brossman |
|
Bellville |
lawyer |
26
|
| Glenn, W.B. |
2/22/1886
|
Chesley, Bell |
Bellville |
|
|
|
| Glueck, Franz |
1/4/1879
|
Peters, Langhammer |
|
Cat Spring |
farmer |
27
|
| Granbury, J. R. |
6/5/1858
|
Osterhuit, Catlin, Bell |
|
Cat Spring |
|
|
| Harcourt, James |
1/1/1902
|
Harcourt, Lewis |
|
Bellville |
railroad employee. |
28
|
| Harcourt, Wm. J. |
5/12/1900
|
Wolf, Lewis |
|
Bellville |
RR section boss |
|
| Haring, Peter |
5/21/1887
|
Stone, Blake |
|
Bellville |
carpenter |
52
|
| Harloff, J. |
1/2/1868
|
Engelke, Chesley |
|
Bellville |
carpenter |
43
|
| Hellmuth, C. F. |
6/23/1877
|
Stopple, Matthaei |
Lodge #46 |
|
|
|
| Hill, F. M. D. |
7/13/1889
|
demit |
Colorado Ldg #96 |
|
|
|
| Hill, F. M. D. |
|
Blake, Gardner |
Colorado Ldg #96 |
|
|
|
| Hill, S. A. Jr. |
9/11/1882
|
Shelburne, Stone |
|
Bellville |
telegraph oper |
24
|
| Hilltpold, Gottleib |
11/20/1858
|
Amsler, Hunt |
|
Cat Spring |
stone mason |
35
|
| Hoben, F. C. |
2/24/1866
|
Cocke, Chesley |
Adison U. NY |
|
|
|
| Hober, Darius W. |
11/20/1874
|
Catlin, Chesley |
|
|
teacher |
31
|
| Holtkamp, Edwin |
11/10/1883
|
Harloff, Bell |
|
Bellville |
merchant |
|
| Hopkins, Chas. F. |
1/15/1906
|
Brooks, Chatham |
|
Bellville |
rr clerk |
24
|
| Howard, Iverson |
4/1/1866
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Howard, Iverson |
5/26/1866
|
Lewis |
|
|
farmer |
33
|
| Howard, Silas |
12/15/1866
|
Foster, Ward |
Terry Lodge |
|
|
|
| Hunt, Z. |
5/30/1874
|
McLaran, Bell |
|
|
|
|
| illegible, G. P. |
8/3/1895
|
Bell, Prouty |
Nelsonville |
|
laborer |
40
|
| Kastrop, Henry |
4/27/1866
|
Bell, Chesley |
|
Bellville |
sadler |
31
|
| Kessler, Chas. W. |
5/16/1861
|
Johnson, Shelburne |
Caladonia Ldg. |
New Ulm |
merchant |
26
|
| Kistler, August |
5/30/1888
|
Thomas, Matthews |
|
Cat Spring |
merchant |
39
|
| Knolle, A. P. |
6/9/1891
|
Prouty, Matthews |
|
Cat Spring |
physician |
21
|
| Knolle, A. P. |
1/28/1890
|
Shelburne, Bell |
|
Cat Spring |
physician |
21
|
| Knolle, B. B. |
2/13/1907
|
Bell, Louwein, |
|
Bellville |
dentist |
25
|
| Knolle, B. E. |
4/23/1904
|
Bell, Kopisch |
|
Industry |
physician |
37
|
| Knolle, Chas. F. |
10/10/1907
|
Knolle, Knolle |
|
Industry |
merchant |
36
|
| Knolle, Chas. F. |
1/18/1906
|
Bell, Tesch |
|
Industry |
merchant |
34
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