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Subject: Re: [ARKANSAS] Masons
Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2006 14:58:05 -0600
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Thank you.

Eldon J. Edgin
14908 Woodbriar Drive
Dallas, Texas 75248
Phone: (972) 991-4891

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jana" <>
To: <>
Sent: Sunday, December 31, 2006 2:03 PM
Subject: Re: [ARKANSAS] Masons


> Here in TX, the state Masonic records are held in Waco, the Eastern Star
> in Fort Worth. In TX they will not do lookups for you in Waco, but
> Eastern Star will. You could probably contact the Lodge (I'm not sure if
> that's the correct term, but the state offices) in Waco and they could
> tell you or if you contact one of your local lodges they could probably
> get you the information for Arkansas if someone here doesn't know right
> off.
> Jana
> in Fort Worth
> ----- Original Message -----
> From:
> To:
> Sent: Sunday, December 31, 2006 12:27 PM
> Subject: [ARKANSAS] Masons
>
>
> A relative of mine who died in Franklin County, Arkansas in 1871 has a
> Masonic tombstone.
>
> Does anyone know how to locate possible records of the Masons?
>
> Thank you very much.
>
> Eldon J. Edgin
> 14908 Woodbriar Drive
> Dallas, Texas 75248
> Phone: (972) 991-4891
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Beverly Portillo" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Sunday, December 31, 2006 12:13 PM
> Subject: [ARKANSAS] Parrish - Masons
>
>
> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------
> >> Hi Marian
> >
> > Thanks for the suggestion. I will contact the Masons in Poinsett
> > County. If I could just get the source of the info, hopefully I
> > will find where he died since AR Vital Records cannot find any record
> > for him. He had relatives in MS and NC so I am checking tthose
> > states also. I will search for the newspapers in that time period.
> > Hopefully a library in the area has microfilm of newspapers. I used
> > to volunteer for Random Acts of Genealogy Kindness" but I don't
> > remember seeing a volunteer for Poinsett County. As I said I have
> > checked the available burial records for AR. Thanks for your
> > offer. Happy New Year!
> > Beverly
> > Hayward, CA
> >
> >> Message: 1
> >> Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2006 09:45:24 EST
> >> From:
> >> Subject: Re: [ARKANSAS] Parrish, Masons
> >> To:
> >> Message-ID: <>
> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"
> >>
> >> hi Beverly:
> >>
> >> I did find some information on my Masonic G-G-Uncle but it was
> >> early in the
> >> 1900s. They had a card file with articles on this particular person
> >> in the
> >> Arkansas Gazette. Now, there is a Masonic Group in every CO. Now if
> >> I were you
> >> I would write to the county that you think your person lived most
> >> of his
> >> life. Most of these groups are very helpful to help you.
> >>
> >> The other thing I think might help would be to the Newspaper of
> >> the town
> >> where your peep lived. I found a whole other family with a small
> >> article in the
> >> local newspaper. The reason for the separation was a divorce and a
> >> marriage
> >> to a 2nd cousin after which they ran off to Indian Territory. The
> >> person who
> >> answered my question was the last child living of my G-
> >> Grandfather's brother.
> >> She has since passed away and I shed a tear when I think of her
> >> and that
> >> side of the family. They opened the door just like so many folks
> >> in AR. What a
> >> blessing.
> >>
> >> I do a lot of research in AR. so if I can help please let me know.
> >>
> >> My Dad was a Mason and he was a poor kid from out of Sharp, CO. AR.
> >>
> >> I have rambled on but don;t give up, I sent three requests to
> >> Washington,
> >> DC for pension papers and the last one found the records.
> >>
> >> Let me know how you fare and maybe I can help more.
> >>
> >> Marian-St. Louis, MO.
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
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