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Earliest Known Orders of Ozark, Franklin County
Free and Acepted Masons
Ozark Lodge No. 79
Date: 1851

Organized By:
Capt. Whitley G. W. Sutherland Kendall Webb Redman Sagely A. Berry
First Known Officers:
Worthy Master Capt. Whitley Senior Warden W. J. Montague Tyler G. W. Sutherland
Worthy Master Successors Before The Civil War:
W. A. Carter G. McWilliams W. J. Montague T. A. Carter
Reorganized After War: November 18, 1868
Grand Master Thomas A. Carter Senior Warden W. A. Carter Junior Warden M. F. Fleeman
Officers as of February 13, 1873:
Worthy Master J. Reynolds Senior Warden E. M. Blackburn, S. W. Junior Warden L. L. Wittich Senior Deacon W. D. Lacy Junior Deacon J. B. Carter
Worthy Master Succeeding Mr. J. Reynolds:
L. L. Wittich T. A. Carter W. N. Nichols W. W. Jennings J. B. Carter R. W. Steele T. P. Williams T. A. Carter (second time)
Officers in 1889:
Worthy Master M. F. Fleeman Senior Warden P. H. Scott Junior Warden W. W. Jennings Senior Deacon L. R. A. Wallace Junior Deacon T. H. Parks Tyler T. D. Berry Secretary C. F. Holden

Royal Arch Masons
Carter Chapter No. 58
Named in honor of veteran Mason, Dr. T. A. Carter
Charter Granted: November 3, 1871
Organized By:
Johnson Reynolds T. A. Carter W. S. Garner W. M. Dunn H. R. Withers J. R. Fisher H. Puckett E. M. Roach W. M. Mathis E. J. Riggs
The first High Priest was Mr. Johnson Reynolds...J. B. Carter was High Priest in 1889.
Knights Of Honor
Franklin Lodge No. 1354
Organized: January 27, 1879
Organized By: Grand Dictator John G. Price
First officers And Charter Members:
Past Dictator A. H. Boles Dictator W. W. Jennings Vice Dictator F. M. Elsey Assistant Dictator J. B. Tallow Reporter S. R. Chew Regent Louis Rosenwater Treasurer J. D. Berry Guide A. A. Moomaw Medical Examiner J. W. Cary Medical Examiner F. G. Chew Medical Examiner B. A. Hancock Medical Examiner S. J. Hairston Trustee E. Williams Trustee T. D. Berry Trustee G. O. Linebarger Other Charter Members J. C. Bridges J. Wolf H. P. Brownrigg E. Epstein Charles E. Valentine
Officers in 1888:
Past Dictator B. A. Hancock Dictator Ed H. Mathes Vice Dictator T. D. Berry Assistant Dictator John H. Wilson Reporter W. W. Jennings Regent C. E. Valentine Guide L. Greer Guardian M. M. Kile Sentinel W. H. Cole Chaplain J. F. Maxey
The society, like all other orders in Ozark at the time, met in Jenning's Hall.
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Ozark Lodge No. 46
Organized: January 27, 1872
Organized By: James R. Steelman
Charter Members:
James R. Sanders Sylvester Berry J. W. Carey Charles E. Berry H. R. Withers Frank J. Allen George D. Lingo
Officers:
Noble Grand Mr. Sanders Vice Grand Mr. Carey, V. G. Secretary Mr. Allen Treasurer C. E. Berry
Noble Grands Succeeding Mr. James R. Sanders:
L. L. Wittich J. D. Berry H. Punckett J. C. Elsey A. J. Wood J. J. Eichenberger A. L. Eichenberger J. W. Glenn T. D. Berry J. W. Carey B. A. Hancock W. J. Glenn S. B. Felker M. Sternberg C. F. Holden C. W. Conrad E. Williams J. F. Hodnett E. E. Morrell R. H. Strong E. B. Moore R. B. Moore C. T. Bell John Stevenson Noble Grand in 1888 was C. C. Colburn
Other 1888 Officers:
Vice Grand S. M. Wilson Secretary L. G. Hill Assistant Secretary I. E. Wilson Sentry W. J. Glenn Treasurer A. L. Eichenberger
Knights of Pythias
Mystic Lodge No. 22
Organized: December 6, 1882
Organized By:
Bob Newell Thomas Essex Mr. Anderson Mr. Pollock Mr. Gibson Mr. McGuire
Charter Members and Officers:
L. L. Wittich Grand Chancellor T. F. Hodnett Inner Guard S. B. Felker Prelate W. J. Glenn Outer Guard W. W. Jennings Vice Chancellor L. Jones Master of Exchequer A. H. Boles Past Chancellor A. J. Nichols Master at Arms H. C. Carter Keeper of Records and Seals W. M. Montague Master of Finance A. H. Treadway S. R. Chew J. R. Taylor T. M. Mitchell M. F. Greer J. H. Dacus A. W. Poole
1888 Officers:
Grand Chancellor Mr. W. E. Littleton Vice Chancellor C. A. Pullen Prelate B. L. Jones Master of Finance W. J. Glen Master of Exchequer R. E. Eichenberger Master at Arms J. H. Crites Inner Guard T. C. Moore Outer Guard W. L. Huggins

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