Royal Arch Masons
Officers of Mount Vernon No. 25 - Shelbyville, Texas - 1853- 1967
| 1854 | 1855 |
| Samuel Samford | High Priest | Elkanah Samford | High Priest | |
| E. Samford | King | W. M. Hewitt, Sr. | King | |
| W. M. Hewitt | Scribe | Samuel Samford | Scribe | |
| W. H. Tucker | Captain of Host | Thomas M. Matthews | Captain of Host | |
| James Archer | Principal Sojourner | James M. Hughes | Principal Sojourner | |
| John L. Moore | R.A. Captain | B.B. Lee | R. A. Captain | |
| John T. Booth | Treasurer | Snider Samford | Sentinel | |
| George Samford | Secretary | George Samford | Secretary | |
| Z. Tamplin | Master of 3rd Veil | W. M. Hewitt, Jr. | Master of 3rd Veil | |
| H. H. Tamplin | Master of 2nd Veil | James A. King | Master of 2nd Veil | |
| W.W. Lanier | Master of 1st Veil | Robert Perry | Master of 1st Veil | |
| A. M. Samford | Sentinel | A. M. Samford | Sentiel |
| 1856 | 1857 |
| W. M. Hewitt, Jr. | High Priest | Elkanah Samford | High Priest | |
| Thomas M. Matthews | King | R. W. Field | King | |
| B. B. Lee | Scribe | John L. Moore | Scribe | |
| James Archer | Captain of Host | J. M. Hughes | Captain of Host | |
| P. H. McBride | Principal Sojourner | W. W. Lanier | R. A. Captain | |
| J. W. Hewitt | R. A. Captain | A. M. Sanford | Principal Sojouner | |
| Thomas F. Brittain | Master of 3rd Veil | George Samford | Treasurer | |
| James Hughes | Master of 2nd Veil | James Archer | Secretary | |
| Snider Samford | Master of 1st Veil | Snider Samford | Master of 3rd Veil | |
| George Samford | Secretary | John T. Potts | Master of 2nd Veil | |
| W. M. Hewitt, Sr. | Treasurer | John Boles | Master of 1st Veil | |
| W. H. White | Chaplain | Joab Samford | Sentinel | |
| Leland A. Sinclair | Steward | - | - | |
| A. E. Handley | Steward | - | - | |
| A. M. Samford | Sentinel | - | - |
| 1858 | 1859 |
| R. W. Field | High Priest | Samuel Samford | High Priest | |
| P. H. McBride | King | John Boles | King | |
| Snider Samford | Scribe | W. M. Hewitt, Sr. | Scribe | |
| Elkanah Samford | Captain of Host | Elkanah Samford | Captain of Host | |
| Samuel Samford | Principal Sojourner | J. L. Moore | Principal Sojourner | |
| B. B. Lee | R. A. Captain | J. W. Hewitt | Royal Arch Captain | |
| B. F. Powell | Treasurer | B. F. Powell | Master of 3rd Veil | |
| James Archer | Secretary | John Potts | Master of 2nd Veil | |
| J. W. Hewitt | Master of 3rd Veil | Joab Samford | Master of 1st Veil | |
| J. M. Hughes | Master of 2nd Veil | R. W. Field | Treasurer | |
| W. M. Hewitt | Master of 1st Veil | James Archer | Secretary | |
| Joab Samford | Sentinel | A. M. Samford | Sentinel |
| 1860 | 1861 |
| R. W. Field | High Priest | R. S. Field | High Priest | |
| J. M. Crawford | King | J. M. Crawford | King | |
| John Potts | Scribe | John T. Potts | Scribe | |
| B. F. Powell | Captain of Host | R. F. Powell | Captain of Host | |
| W. H. Crawford | Principal Sojourner | W. H. Crawford | Principal Sojourner | |
| P. H. McBride | Royal Arch Captain | J. W. Hewitt | Master of 3rd Veil | |
| John Boles | Treasurer | J. L. Morre | Master of 2nd Veil | |
| James Archer | Secretary | W. M. Hewitt, Sr. | Master of 1st Veil | |
| J. W. Hewitt | Master of 3rd Veil | J. W. Boles | Treasurer | |
| J. L. Moore | Master of 2nd Veil | James Archer | Secretary | |
| W. M. Hewitt, Sr. | Master of 1st Veil | Samuel Samford | Sentinel | |
| Samuel Samford | Sentinal | - | - |
1862 - 1863 same as 1861 - 1865 - 1866 same as 1854
| 1864 | 1867 |
| R. W. Field | High Priest | Elkanah Samford | High Priest | |
| J. M. Crawford | King | J. M. Crawford | King | |
| J. T. Potts | Scribe | B. F. Powell | Scribe | |
| B. F. Powell | Captain of Host | Snider Samford | Captain of Host | |
| W. H. Crawford | Principal Sojourner | B.B. Lee | Principal Sojourner | |
| J. W. Hewitt | Master of 3rd Veil | B. M. Hughes | Royal Arch Captain | |
| J. L. Moore | Master of 2nd Veil | J. T. Potts | Treasurer | |
| W. M. Hewitt | Master of 1st Veil | Samuel Samford | Secretary | |
| Samuel Samford | Sentinel | W. S. Matthews | Master of 3rd Veil | |
| A. J. Walker | Master of 2nd Veil | |||
| Leland A. Sinclair | Master of 1st Veil | |||
| Joab Samford | Sentinel |
Cumulative Roster of Mount Vernon Chapter No. 25 - Shelbyville 1853 - 1867
| James Archer -Died 1862 | W. S. Matthews |
| H. C. Ashton -Died 1861 | J. W. McCary |
| H. C. Ashton, Jr. | P. H. McBride |
| John Boles - Died 1861 | John L. Moore |
| John T. Booth - Died 1855 | Robert Perry |
| R. P. Booth | E. J. Potts |
| J. L. Bridges | John T. Potts |
| Thomas F. Brittain | R. A. Powdrill |
| H. C. Childress | Benjamin F. Powell |
| J. H. Clardy | Jameas Rowe |
| S. A. Cooper | A. Samford |
| J. M. Crawford | A. M. Sanford -Died 1863 |
| W. H. Crawford | Elkanah Samford |
| Ephraim M. Daggett | George Samford |
| R. W. Field | H. M. Samford |
| G. L. Hall | Joab Samford |
| A. E. Handley | Samuel Samford |
| S. C. Henderson | Snider Samford |
| M. H. Herring | Simon Z. Samford -Died 1854 |
| John W. Hewitt | Leland A. Sinclair |
| William M. Hewitt, Sr. | Joel Snider |
| William M. Hewitt, Jr. | H. H. Tamplin |
| James M. Hughes | Zacariah Tamplin |
| James A. King | A. M. Truitt -Died 1866 |
| W. S. Lanier | W. H. Tucker |
| Byron B. Lee | A. J. Walker |
| Pat H. Martin | W. H. White (Reverend) |
| Thomas M. Matthews, M. D. | - |