Tag: Famous Mason
Masonic Biography of MAJ Joseph E. Gillette
Summary
| Born | 6/26/1827 at Cedar Lawn, just outside Hunterdale, VA |
| Died | Nov/1/1863 at 36 yrs at Cedar Lawn |
| Father | Ezra Gillette |
| Mother | Elizabeth F. Murdaugh |
| Married | Edith Emeline Worrell on Oct 4, 1849 |
| Primary Masonic Affiliation | Franklin Lodge 151 |
| Primary residence | Cedar Lawn, Southampton County VA |
| Burried | Cedar Lawn in family cemetary |
| Children | 6 |
Military Service
Formed Southampton Calvary at Cedar Lawn in 1861, later to become Co. H, 5th Virginia Cavalry, later to reform as
Asa T. Biggs, Jr.
Summary
| Born | 1849 in Williamston, North Carolina |
| Died | Nov 10, 1883 at 34 yrs in/near Franklin, VA |
| Father | Asa T. Biggs, Sr. |
| Mother | Martha E. Andrews Biggs |
| Married | Lucy Myrick Massenburg in Apr 1879 |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Primary Masonic Affiliation | Franklin Lodge 151 |
| Children | Son, William Asa Biggs (born June 1, 1883) |
The Biggs family moved to Virginia from North Carolina after the Civil War; his father, the elder Asa Biggs (1811–1878), was a U.S. Senator and federal judge who also died in Virginia (Norfolk) a few years prior in 1878.
Tag: History
Masonic Biography of MAJ Joseph E. Gillette
Summary
| Born | 6/26/1827 at Cedar Lawn, just outside Hunterdale, VA |
| Died | Nov/1/1863 at 36 yrs at Cedar Lawn |
| Father | Ezra Gillette |
| Mother | Elizabeth F. Murdaugh |
| Married | Edith Emeline Worrell on Oct 4, 1849 |
| Primary Masonic Affiliation | Franklin Lodge 151 |
| Primary residence | Cedar Lawn, Southampton County VA |
| Burried | Cedar Lawn in family cemetary |
| Children | 6 |
Military Service
Formed Southampton Calvary at Cedar Lawn in 1861, later to become Co. H, 5th Virginia Cavalry, later to reform as
Asa T. Biggs, Jr.
Summary
| Born | 1849 in Williamston, North Carolina |
| Died | Nov 10, 1883 at 34 yrs in/near Franklin, VA |
| Father | Asa T. Biggs, Sr. |
| Mother | Martha E. Andrews Biggs |
| Married | Lucy Myrick Massenburg in Apr 1879 |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Primary Masonic Affiliation | Franklin Lodge 151 |
| Children | Son, William Asa Biggs (born June 1, 1883) |
The Biggs family moved to Virginia from North Carolina after the Civil War; his father, the elder Asa Biggs (1811–1878), was a U.S. Senator and federal judge who also died in Virginia (Norfolk) a few years prior in 1878.
Franklin Lodge No 15 History
History of Franklin Lodge No. 151 A.F.& A.M.
The History of Franklin Lodge
Franklin Lodge No 151 is a product of four different Lodges. Mt. Olivet Lodge No. 25 (), Berlin Lodge No. 42 (), Somerton Lodge No. 99 (), and Acacia Lodge No. 84 () can each give to the history of Franklin Lodge. The distance of each of these Lodges from the Franklin area and the mode of transportation in the year 1855 gave rise to the need of a Lodge in Franklin. On February 13, 1856 Brother Stephen G. Darden, Secretary of Mt. Olive Lodge No. 25 submitted a petition to the Grand Lodge of Virginia for a Lodge in Franklin. There were eleven other signatures on the petition. All but one of these eventually joined Franklin Lodge. The name of the Lodge was left blank on the petition with the choices being Franklin or Seaboard. The charter was granted on December 10, 1856, with twenty-eight charter members.
Historic District Deputy Grand Masters
The following is a list of the District Deputy Grand Masters governing Franklin Lodge No. 151:
Tag: Plaque
Franklin Lodge No. 151 Secretaries
Lodge Secretary–the hardest job in the Lodge.
Remembering:
Legacy Membership in Perpuity
The Legacy Membership In Perpetuity program, an annuity where the Mason pays 16 to 25 years dues (depending on year) at once, continues to make payments to both the Grand Lodge and local Lodge for as long as the Lodge holds its Charter. More information can be found from the Lodge Secretary.
| Mason | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Gregory A Jackson | Nov 2006 | |
| Steve M Jones | Nov 2006 | |
| Jerry C Branch | Dec 2006 | |
| Maxie R Day, Jr | Dec 2006 | 👼 |
| Robert R Warf, Sr | Nov 2007 | |
| Kenneth W Gay | Dec 2007 | |
| James W Hart, Sr | Oct 2009 | |
| Joel C Bradshaw, III | Dec 2009 | |
| John M Meditz | Oct 2010 | |
| Andrew P Spencer | Dec 2010 | |
| Joseph W Carr | Jun 2011 | |
| Sterling W Johnson | Nov 2011 | |
| Robert Cutchins, II | Nov 2011 | |
| Joshua C Old | Nov 2011 | |
| Gerald B Roberts | Nov 2011 | |
| Kevin V Insull | Dec 2011 | |
| Dewey W Edwards, Jr. | Dec 2011 | 👼 |
| Steven W Thomas | Dec 2011 | |
| W. Bryan Fenters | Dec 2011 | |
| Timothy C Bradshaw | Dec 2011 | |
| J G “Greg” Avent | Dec 2011 | |
| L Welton DeShields, Jr | Dec 2011 | |
| Latane W Talley, Jr | Nov 2012 | |
| J W “Will” Hart, Jr | 2012 | |
| Bobby W Worrell, Jr | Dec 2017 | |
| Zachary T Oman | Dec 2017 | |
| Jacob H Bradshaw | Nov 2018 | |
| David S Elks | Dec 2021 | |
| G G “Butch” Ambrose, Jr | Oct 2023 |
👼 = called to the Celestial Lodge Above
Franklin Lodge No. 151 Worshipful Masters
| Year | Past Master | Honorific | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Michael R Bishop | Wor | |
| 2025 | Vincent P Holt | Wor | |
| 2024 | Ronald W McDilda | Wor | |
| 2023 | Ronald W McDilda | Wor | |
| 2022 | Sterling W Johnson | Wor | |
| 2021 | Michael R Bishop | Wor | |
| 2020 | Michael R Bishop | Wor | |
| 2019 | Zachary T Oman | Wor | |
| 2018 | Latane W “Chip” Talley, Jr | Wor | |
| 2017 | Sterling W Johnson | Wor | |
| 2016 | Sterling W Johnson | Wor | |
| 2015 | Joseph W Carr | RW | |
| 2014 | Joel C Bradshaw, III | RW | |
| 2013 | James W Hart, Sr | RW | |
| 2012 | James W Hart, Sr | RW | |
| 2011 | Richard T Morris | Wor | |
| 2010 | L Welton Deshields, Jr | RW | |
| 2009 | Kevin V Insull | Wor | |
| 2008 | Gregory A Jackson | RW | |
| 2007 | Gregory A Jackson | RW | |
| 2006 | William E Allmond, III | RW | |
| 2005 | Kenneth W Gay | Wor | |
| 2004 | Kenneth W Gay | Wor | |
| 2003 | J Robert Cornwell, III | Wor | 👼 |
| 2002 | William F Worrell, Jr | Wor | 👼 |
| 2001 | Charles H Brown, III | Wor | 👼 |
| 2000 | Jerry C Branch | Wor | 👼 |
| 1999 | Jerry C Branch | Wor | 👼 |
| 1998 | Gregory A Jackson | RW | 👼 |
| 1997 | Richard L Tawney | RW | 👼 |
| 1996 | Melvin V Gray | Wor | 👼 |
| 1995 | William M Branch | Wor | 👼 |
| 1994 | Hubert R Kitchen | Wor | 👼 |
| 1993 | Ralph P Tayloe | RW | 👼 |
| 1992 | B Anthony Lane | RW | 👼 |
| 1991 | Donald K Blythe | Wor | |
| 1990 | B Anthony Lane | RW | |
| 1989 | H Richard Kitchen | RW | 👼 |
| 1988 | Gerald L Elks | Wor | 👼 |
| 1987 | Gerald L Elks | Wor | 👼 |
| 1986 | J G Cobb | Wor | 👼 |
| 1985 | Shelton Cobb | Wor | 👼 |
| 1984 | Shelton Cobb | Wor | 👼 |
| 1983 | Lawrence R Powers | Wor | 👼 |
| 1982 | Randy A Gray | Wor | 👼 |
| 1981 | R D Heeren | RW | 👼 |
| 1980 | W E Marks | Wor | 👼 |
| 1979 | William E Allmond, III | RW | |
| 1978 | Shady L Joyner, Jr | Wor | 👼 |
| 1977 | Donald E Wade | Wor | 👼 |
| 1976 | Gerald M Elks | RW | 👼 |
| 1975 | Richard G Bowman | RW | 👼 |
| 1974 | Gerald. E Whitley | RW | |
| 1973 | Samuel O Butler, Jr | RW | 👼 |
| 1972 | William J M Holland, III | Wor | 👼 |
| 1971 | Norfleet W Griffin | Wor | 👼 |
| 1970 | Joseph E Gillette | Wor | 👼 |
| 1969 | D T Rideout | Wor | 👼 |
| 1968 | Hursell M Fowler | Wor | 👼 |
| 1967 | R W McMurtrey | Wor | 👼 |
| 1966 | David C Council, Jr | Wor | 👼 |
| 1965 | H. L. Critzer, Jr | Wor | 👼 |
| 1964 | R B Atkinson | Wor | 👼 |
| 1963 | J M Way | Wor | 👼 |
| 1962 | S A Carr, Jr | Wor | 👼 |
| 1961 | W Beale, III | Wor | 👼 |
| 1960 | Samuel Mitchell | RW | 👼 |
| 1959 | R H Allen | RW | 👼 |
| 1958 | W L Health, Jr | Wor | 👼 |
| 1957 | R H Rawls, Jr | Wor | 👼 |
| 1956 | Brenner, John L. | Wor | 👼 |
| 1955 | Doughty, William A. | RW | 👼 |
| 1954 | Darden, Jr., Hunter | Wor | 👼 |
| 1953 | Spivey, Edward F. | RW | 👼 |
| 1952 | Stewart, Joseph T. | Wor | 👼 |
| 1951 | Duke, Jr., John F. | Wor | 👼 |
| 1950 | Steinbach, F. J. | Wor | 👼 |
| 1949 | Thorne, S. Henry | Wor | 👼 |
| 1948 | Rose, John E. | Wor | 👼 |
| 1947 | Atkins, W. Graham | Wor | 👼 |
| 1946 | Sandlin, Robert E. | Wor | 👼 |
| 1945 | Tuck, L. S. | Wor | 👼 |
| 1944 | Tuck, L. S. | Wor | 👼 |
| 1943 | Duffy, William C. | Wor | 👼 |
| 1942 | Broadus, J. P. | Wor | 👼 |
| 1941 | Morgan, Cary C. | RW | 👼 |
| 1940 | Morgan, Cary C. | RW | 👼 |
| 1939 | Morgan, Cary C. | RW | 👼 |
| 1938 | Bryant, E. M. | RW | 👼 |
| 1937 | Bryant, E. M. | RW | 👼 |
| 1936 | Broadus, J. P. | Wor | 👼 |
| 1935 | Broadus, J. P. | Wor | 👼 |
| 1934 | Sandlin, J. F. | Wor | 👼 |
| 1933 | Soble, Jonah | Wor | 👼 |
| 1932 | Pond, Charles E. | Wor | 👼 |
| 1931 | Pace, J. J. | Wor | 👼 |
| 1930 | Story, Beamon | Wor | 👼 |
| 1929 | Story, Beamon | Wor | 👼 |
| 1928 | W Curtis Byrd | Wor | 👼 |
| 1927 | George J Ernest | Wor | 👼 |
| 1926 | George J Ernest | Wor | 👼 |
| 1925 | Charles E Pond | Wor | 👼 |
| 1924 | Harry Coburn | Wor | 👼 |
| 1923 | C V McGhee | Wor | 👼 |
| 1922 | R S Barrett | Wor | 👼 |
| 1921 | George G McCann | RW | 👼 |
| 1920 | L M Barrett | Wor | 👼 |
| 1919 | L M Barrett | Wor | 👼 |
| 1918 | E T Fitzgerald | Wor | 👼 |
| 1917 | E T Fitzgerald | Wor | 👼 |
| 1916 | R H Cobb | Wor | 👼 |
| 1915 | J A Jackson | Wor | 👼 |
| 1914 | G T Stephenson | Wor | 👼 |
| 1913 | G T Stephenson | Wor | 👼 |
| 1912 | J A Weede | Wor | 👼 |
| 1911 | J A Weede | Wor | 👼 |
| 1910 | J Robert Boyd | Wor | 👼 |
| 1909 | J Robert Boyd | Wor | 👼 |
| 1908 | C A Bell | Wor | 👼 |
| 1907 | R H Cobb | Wor | 👼 |
| 1906 | R H Cobb | Wor | 👼 |
| 1905 | E M Eley | Wor | 👼 |
| 1904 | C W Gary | Wor | 👼 |
| 1903 | C A Bell | RW | 👼 |
| 1902 | C A Bell | RW | 👼 |
| 1901 | J R Knight | Wor | 👼 |
| 1900 | I E Howell | Wor | 👼 |
| 1899 | I E Howell | Wor | 👼 |
| 1898 | R Henry Cobb | Wor | 👼 |
| 1897 | R Henry Cobb | Wor | 👼 |
| 1896 | C C Vaughan, Jr | Wor | 👼 |
| 1895 | William H Dabney | Wor | 👼 |
| 1894 | R H Stephenson | Wor | 👼 |
| 1893 | J A Jackson, Jr | Wor | 👼 |
| 1892 | R H Cobb | Wor | 👼 |
| 1891 | R H Cobb | Wor | 👼 |
| 1890 | Robert A Ricks | Wor | 👼 |
| 1889 | Robert A Ricks | Wor | 👼 |
| 1883-1888 | James E Sebrell | RW | 👼 |
| 1882 | J F Bryant | Wor | 👼 |
| 1881 | C C Vaughan | Wor | 👼 |
| 1880 | A M Brownley | RW | 👼 |
| 1879 | Josiah P Gay | Wor | 👼 |
| 1878 | C C Vaughan | Wor | 👼 |
| 1877 | C C Vaughan | Wor | 👼 |
| 1876 | Joel H Cutchen | Wor | 👼 |
| 1875 | A M Brownley | RW | 👼 |
| 1874 | Irvin C Wills | Wor | 👼 |
| 1873 | Irvin C Wills | Wor | 👼 |
| 1872 | James H Bogart | Wor | 👼 |
| 1871 | James H Bogart | Wor | 👼 |
| 1870 | James Dillard | Wor | 👼 |
| 1869 | (Records lost in fire) | Wor | |
| 1868 | (Records lost in fire) | ||
| 1867 | (Records lost in fire) | ||
| 1866 | (Records lost in fire) | ||
| 1865 | (Records lost in fire) | ||
| 1864 | (Records lost in fire) | ||
| 1863 | (Records lost in fire) | ||
| 1862 | (Records lost in fire) | ||
| 1861 | Joseph E Gillette | Wor | 👼 |
| 1860 | Joseph E Gillette | Wor | 👼 |
| 1859 | Joseph E Gillette | Wor | 👼 |
| 1858 | Joseph E Gillette | Wor | 👼 |
| 1857 | Joseph E Gillette | 👼 | |
| 1856 | Gillette, Joseph E. | Wor | 👼 Charter Master |
👼 = called to the Celestial Lodge Above
Historic District Deputy Grand Masters
The following is a list of the District Deputy Grand Masters governing Franklin Lodge No. 151:
Franklin Lodge No. 151 Masonic Veterans
Masonic Veterans
Masonic veteran status in Virginia is achieved for achieving at least 50 years in good standing from the date raised to the sublime Degree of Master Mason. Masonic service in another Lodge or recognized Grand Lodge jurisdiction counts towards the service. The following represents Franklin Lodge No. 151 Masonic Veterans:
| Name | Year Raised | 50 year | 60 year | 70 year | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allmond, III, William E. | RW | 1969 | * | |||
| Atkinson, Ralph A. | * | 👼 | ||||
| Avent, Johnny W. | Bro | 1971 | * | |||
| Banks, Sr., Clarence L. | * | 👼 | ||||
| Beale, III, Walter | Bro | 1953 | * | 👼 | ||
| Blackney, Robert R. | 1957 | * | 👼 | |||
| Bland, Sr., James E. | 1967 | * | 👼 | |||
| Blythe, Franklin L. | 1960 | * | 👼 | |||
| Brenner, John H. | 1961 | * | 👼 | |||
| Britt, Sr., John G. | Bro. | 1959 | * | 👼 | ||
| Bland, Allen T. | Bro | 1959 | * | 👼 | ||
| Crook, John M. | 1961 | * | 👼 | |||
| Cutchins, Jr., Carlton L. | 1957 | * | 👼 | |||
| Darden, Jr., Hunter | Wor | 1947 | * | 👼 | ||
| Daughtrey, James H. | * | 👼 | ||||
| Daughtrey, Mills Parker | * | 👼 | ||||
| Duck, Jimmie R. | * | 👼 | ||||
| Fowler, Hursell M. | Wor | 1961 | * | 👼 | ||
| Friis, J. James | RW | 1955 | * | 👼 | ||
| Gay, III, Josiah Bynum | Bro | 1952 | * | 👼 | ||
| Harrison, Otis L. | 1951 | * | 👼 | |||
| Hudgins, Ira D. “Tuck” | Bro | * | 👼 | |||
| Howell, Jr., James E. | 1955 | * | ||||
| Jones, Harry E. | 1958 | * | 👼 | |||
| Kingery, Charles F. | * | 👼 | ||||
| Lankford, Aubrey | 1946 | * | 👼 | |||
| Lankford, Norman G. | 1950 | * | 👼 | |||
| Lupton, Charlie G. | 1958 | * | 👼 | |||
| Lupton, George B. | 1960 | * | 👼 | |||
| O’Brien, William G. | * | 👼 | ||||
| Purvis, Kyle R. | Wor | 1955 | * | 👼 | ||
| Raiford, Jr., Robert H. | 1946 | * | 👼 | |||
| Rainey, Edward F. | Bro | 1966 | * | |||
| Roberts, Jr., James E. | * | 👼 | ||||
| Spivey, June D. | 1954 | * | 👼 | |||
| Stewart, Sr., Emmett D. | * | 👼 | ||||
| Wade, Donald E. | Wor | 1971 | * | 👼 | ||
| Warf, Sr., Robert | Bro | 1974 | * | |||
| Whitley, Gerald E. | Wor | 1967 | * | |||
| Wills, Wesley F. | 1951 | * | 👼 | |||
| Worrell, Bobby B. | 1957 | * | 👼 |
Legend:
Tag: Masters
Franklin Lodge No. 151 Worshipful Masters
| Year | Past Master | Honorific | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Michael R Bishop | Wor | |
| 2025 | Vincent P Holt | Wor | |
| 2024 | Ronald W McDilda | Wor | |
| 2023 | Ronald W McDilda | Wor | |
| 2022 | Sterling W Johnson | Wor | |
| 2021 | Michael R Bishop | Wor | |
| 2020 | Michael R Bishop | Wor | |
| 2019 | Zachary T Oman | Wor | |
| 2018 | Latane W “Chip” Talley, Jr | Wor | |
| 2017 | Sterling W Johnson | Wor | |
| 2016 | Sterling W Johnson | Wor | |
| 2015 | Joseph W Carr | RW | |
| 2014 | Joel C Bradshaw, III | RW | |
| 2013 | James W Hart, Sr | RW | |
| 2012 | James W Hart, Sr | RW | |
| 2011 | Richard T Morris | Wor | |
| 2010 | L Welton Deshields, Jr | RW | |
| 2009 | Kevin V Insull | Wor | |
| 2008 | Gregory A Jackson | RW | |
| 2007 | Gregory A Jackson | RW | |
| 2006 | William E Allmond, III | RW | |
| 2005 | Kenneth W Gay | Wor | |
| 2004 | Kenneth W Gay | Wor | |
| 2003 | J Robert Cornwell, III | Wor | 👼 |
| 2002 | William F Worrell, Jr | Wor | 👼 |
| 2001 | Charles H Brown, III | Wor | 👼 |
| 2000 | Jerry C Branch | Wor | 👼 |
| 1999 | Jerry C Branch | Wor | 👼 |
| 1998 | Gregory A Jackson | RW | 👼 |
| 1997 | Richard L Tawney | RW | 👼 |
| 1996 | Melvin V Gray | Wor | 👼 |
| 1995 | William M Branch | Wor | 👼 |
| 1994 | Hubert R Kitchen | Wor | 👼 |
| 1993 | Ralph P Tayloe | RW | 👼 |
| 1992 | B Anthony Lane | RW | 👼 |
| 1991 | Donald K Blythe | Wor | |
| 1990 | B Anthony Lane | RW | |
| 1989 | H Richard Kitchen | RW | 👼 |
| 1988 | Gerald L Elks | Wor | 👼 |
| 1987 | Gerald L Elks | Wor | 👼 |
| 1986 | J G Cobb | Wor | 👼 |
| 1985 | Shelton Cobb | Wor | 👼 |
| 1984 | Shelton Cobb | Wor | 👼 |
| 1983 | Lawrence R Powers | Wor | 👼 |
| 1982 | Randy A Gray | Wor | 👼 |
| 1981 | R D Heeren | RW | 👼 |
| 1980 | W E Marks | Wor | 👼 |
| 1979 | William E Allmond, III | RW | |
| 1978 | Shady L Joyner, Jr | Wor | 👼 |
| 1977 | Donald E Wade | Wor | 👼 |
| 1976 | Gerald M Elks | RW | 👼 |
| 1975 | Richard G Bowman | RW | 👼 |
| 1974 | Gerald. E Whitley | RW | |
| 1973 | Samuel O Butler, Jr | RW | 👼 |
| 1972 | William J M Holland, III | Wor | 👼 |
| 1971 | Norfleet W Griffin | Wor | 👼 |
| 1970 | Joseph E Gillette | Wor | 👼 |
| 1969 | D T Rideout | Wor | 👼 |
| 1968 | Hursell M Fowler | Wor | 👼 |
| 1967 | R W McMurtrey | Wor | 👼 |
| 1966 | David C Council, Jr | Wor | 👼 |
| 1965 | H. L. Critzer, Jr | Wor | 👼 |
| 1964 | R B Atkinson | Wor | 👼 |
| 1963 | J M Way | Wor | 👼 |
| 1962 | S A Carr, Jr | Wor | 👼 |
| 1961 | W Beale, III | Wor | 👼 |
| 1960 | Samuel Mitchell | RW | 👼 |
| 1959 | R H Allen | RW | 👼 |
| 1958 | W L Health, Jr | Wor | 👼 |
| 1957 | R H Rawls, Jr | Wor | 👼 |
| 1956 | Brenner, John L. | Wor | 👼 |
| 1955 | Doughty, William A. | RW | 👼 |
| 1954 | Darden, Jr., Hunter | Wor | 👼 |
| 1953 | Spivey, Edward F. | RW | 👼 |
| 1952 | Stewart, Joseph T. | Wor | 👼 |
| 1951 | Duke, Jr., John F. | Wor | 👼 |
| 1950 | Steinbach, F. J. | Wor | 👼 |
| 1949 | Thorne, S. Henry | Wor | 👼 |
| 1948 | Rose, John E. | Wor | 👼 |
| 1947 | Atkins, W. Graham | Wor | 👼 |
| 1946 | Sandlin, Robert E. | Wor | 👼 |
| 1945 | Tuck, L. S. | Wor | 👼 |
| 1944 | Tuck, L. S. | Wor | 👼 |
| 1943 | Duffy, William C. | Wor | 👼 |
| 1942 | Broadus, J. P. | Wor | 👼 |
| 1941 | Morgan, Cary C. | RW | 👼 |
| 1940 | Morgan, Cary C. | RW | 👼 |
| 1939 | Morgan, Cary C. | RW | 👼 |
| 1938 | Bryant, E. M. | RW | 👼 |
| 1937 | Bryant, E. M. | RW | 👼 |
| 1936 | Broadus, J. P. | Wor | 👼 |
| 1935 | Broadus, J. P. | Wor | 👼 |
| 1934 | Sandlin, J. F. | Wor | 👼 |
| 1933 | Soble, Jonah | Wor | 👼 |
| 1932 | Pond, Charles E. | Wor | 👼 |
| 1931 | Pace, J. J. | Wor | 👼 |
| 1930 | Story, Beamon | Wor | 👼 |
| 1929 | Story, Beamon | Wor | 👼 |
| 1928 | W Curtis Byrd | Wor | 👼 |
| 1927 | George J Ernest | Wor | 👼 |
| 1926 | George J Ernest | Wor | 👼 |
| 1925 | Charles E Pond | Wor | 👼 |
| 1924 | Harry Coburn | Wor | 👼 |
| 1923 | C V McGhee | Wor | 👼 |
| 1922 | R S Barrett | Wor | 👼 |
| 1921 | George G McCann | RW | 👼 |
| 1920 | L M Barrett | Wor | 👼 |
| 1919 | L M Barrett | Wor | 👼 |
| 1918 | E T Fitzgerald | Wor | 👼 |
| 1917 | E T Fitzgerald | Wor | 👼 |
| 1916 | R H Cobb | Wor | 👼 |
| 1915 | J A Jackson | Wor | 👼 |
| 1914 | G T Stephenson | Wor | 👼 |
| 1913 | G T Stephenson | Wor | 👼 |
| 1912 | J A Weede | Wor | 👼 |
| 1911 | J A Weede | Wor | 👼 |
| 1910 | J Robert Boyd | Wor | 👼 |
| 1909 | J Robert Boyd | Wor | 👼 |
| 1908 | C A Bell | Wor | 👼 |
| 1907 | R H Cobb | Wor | 👼 |
| 1906 | R H Cobb | Wor | 👼 |
| 1905 | E M Eley | Wor | 👼 |
| 1904 | C W Gary | Wor | 👼 |
| 1903 | C A Bell | RW | 👼 |
| 1902 | C A Bell | RW | 👼 |
| 1901 | J R Knight | Wor | 👼 |
| 1900 | I E Howell | Wor | 👼 |
| 1899 | I E Howell | Wor | 👼 |
| 1898 | R Henry Cobb | Wor | 👼 |
| 1897 | R Henry Cobb | Wor | 👼 |
| 1896 | C C Vaughan, Jr | Wor | 👼 |
| 1895 | William H Dabney | Wor | 👼 |
| 1894 | R H Stephenson | Wor | 👼 |
| 1893 | J A Jackson, Jr | Wor | 👼 |
| 1892 | R H Cobb | Wor | 👼 |
| 1891 | R H Cobb | Wor | 👼 |
| 1890 | Robert A Ricks | Wor | 👼 |
| 1889 | Robert A Ricks | Wor | 👼 |
| 1883-1888 | James E Sebrell | RW | 👼 |
| 1882 | J F Bryant | Wor | 👼 |
| 1881 | C C Vaughan | Wor | 👼 |
| 1880 | A M Brownley | RW | 👼 |
| 1879 | Josiah P Gay | Wor | 👼 |
| 1878 | C C Vaughan | Wor | 👼 |
| 1877 | C C Vaughan | Wor | 👼 |
| 1876 | Joel H Cutchen | Wor | 👼 |
| 1875 | A M Brownley | RW | 👼 |
| 1874 | Irvin C Wills | Wor | 👼 |
| 1873 | Irvin C Wills | Wor | 👼 |
| 1872 | James H Bogart | Wor | 👼 |
| 1871 | James H Bogart | Wor | 👼 |
| 1870 | James Dillard | Wor | 👼 |
| 1869 | (Records lost in fire) | Wor | |
| 1868 | (Records lost in fire) | ||
| 1867 | (Records lost in fire) | ||
| 1866 | (Records lost in fire) | ||
| 1865 | (Records lost in fire) | ||
| 1864 | (Records lost in fire) | ||
| 1863 | (Records lost in fire) | ||
| 1862 | (Records lost in fire) | ||
| 1861 | Joseph E Gillette | Wor | 👼 |
| 1860 | Joseph E Gillette | Wor | 👼 |
| 1859 | Joseph E Gillette | Wor | 👼 |
| 1858 | Joseph E Gillette | Wor | 👼 |
| 1857 | Joseph E Gillette | 👼 | |
| 1856 | Gillette, Joseph E. | Wor | 👼 Charter Master |
👼 = called to the Celestial Lodge Above
Tag: Members
Franklin Lodge No. 151 Masonic Veterans
Masonic Veterans
Masonic veteran status in Virginia is achieved for achieving at least 50 years in good standing from the date raised to the sublime Degree of Master Mason. Masonic service in another Lodge or recognized Grand Lodge jurisdiction counts towards the service. The following represents Franklin Lodge No. 151 Masonic Veterans:
| Name | Year Raised | 50 year | 60 year | 70 year | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allmond, III, William E. | RW | 1969 | * | |||
| Atkinson, Ralph A. | * | 👼 | ||||
| Avent, Johnny W. | Bro | 1971 | * | |||
| Banks, Sr., Clarence L. | * | 👼 | ||||
| Beale, III, Walter | Bro | 1953 | * | 👼 | ||
| Blackney, Robert R. | 1957 | * | 👼 | |||
| Bland, Sr., James E. | 1967 | * | 👼 | |||
| Blythe, Franklin L. | 1960 | * | 👼 | |||
| Brenner, John H. | 1961 | * | 👼 | |||
| Britt, Sr., John G. | Bro. | 1959 | * | 👼 | ||
| Bland, Allen T. | Bro | 1959 | * | 👼 | ||
| Crook, John M. | 1961 | * | 👼 | |||
| Cutchins, Jr., Carlton L. | 1957 | * | 👼 | |||
| Darden, Jr., Hunter | Wor | 1947 | * | 👼 | ||
| Daughtrey, James H. | * | 👼 | ||||
| Daughtrey, Mills Parker | * | 👼 | ||||
| Duck, Jimmie R. | * | 👼 | ||||
| Fowler, Hursell M. | Wor | 1961 | * | 👼 | ||
| Friis, J. James | RW | 1955 | * | 👼 | ||
| Gay, III, Josiah Bynum | Bro | 1952 | * | 👼 | ||
| Harrison, Otis L. | 1951 | * | 👼 | |||
| Hudgins, Ira D. “Tuck” | Bro | * | 👼 | |||
| Howell, Jr., James E. | 1955 | * | ||||
| Jones, Harry E. | 1958 | * | 👼 | |||
| Kingery, Charles F. | * | 👼 | ||||
| Lankford, Aubrey | 1946 | * | 👼 | |||
| Lankford, Norman G. | 1950 | * | 👼 | |||
| Lupton, Charlie G. | 1958 | * | 👼 | |||
| Lupton, George B. | 1960 | * | 👼 | |||
| O’Brien, William G. | * | 👼 | ||||
| Purvis, Kyle R. | Wor | 1955 | * | 👼 | ||
| Raiford, Jr., Robert H. | 1946 | * | 👼 | |||
| Rainey, Edward F. | Bro | 1966 | * | |||
| Roberts, Jr., James E. | * | 👼 | ||||
| Spivey, June D. | 1954 | * | 👼 | |||
| Stewart, Sr., Emmett D. | * | 👼 | ||||
| Wade, Donald E. | Wor | 1971 | * | 👼 | ||
| Warf, Sr., Robert | Bro | 1974 | * | |||
| Whitley, Gerald E. | Wor | 1967 | * | |||
| Wills, Wesley F. | 1951 | * | 👼 | |||
| Worrell, Bobby B. | 1957 | * | 👼 |
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