Truitt Lodge Lodge No. 149 - Truitt
Store - Shelby County Texas
1854-1869
The third Masonic Lodge established in Shelby County was Truitt Lodge No. 149, which met at Truit's Store in the Northeastern portion of the County. (see the book "Freemasonry in Shelby County -1846 - 1900 for additional information on the Lodges.}
| Name | Apprentice Degree |
Fellow Craft Degree |
Master of the Lodge | Remarks |
| Ashton, Charles H. | 11-20-1858 | 02-11-1860 | 03-10-1860 | Confederate Army 1861 Died 05-17-1862 |
| Ball, William F. | C.M. 1854 | - | - | - |
| Bogard, Charles | 08-20-1864 | 05-13-1865 | 06-18-1865 | Demit, 1867 |
| Brook, W. R. | C.M. 1854 | - | - | Demitted 11-2-1855 |
| Bryant ? Edward | 10-20-1858 | 11-20-1858 | ||
| Bryant, Edward F. | - | - | - | Affiliated 02-14-1857 - Dimitted 06-26-1858 |
| Burrow, J. A. | 11-07-1868 | 12-05-1869 | - | - |
| Buse, Bryant | 05-20-1854 | 07-15-1854 | 09-16-1854 | Demitted 1856 |
| Carroll, Henry | 06-13-1865 | 08-13-1865 | 09-09-1865 | - |
| Carroll, M. D. | 02-03-1868 | - | - | Transferred to Sam Houston Lodge No 32 03-03-1866 |
| Cash, Grayson | 07-08-1865 | 08-13-1865 | 09-09-1865 | - |
| Chrildress, W. S. | 03-05-1864 | 03-05-1864 | 04-23-1864 | - |
| Choat, J. J. | 10-01-1963 | 10-31-1893 | 11-29-1863 | - |
| Clardy, J. H. | - | - | - | Affiliated 03-22-1856 - Confedeerate Army, 1861- Dimitted 04-12-1868 |
| Clark, William H. | 06-13-1863 | 07-08-1863 | 09-09-1863 | - |
| Collins, William | 03-05-1864 | 04-23-1964 | E.A. in Quitman, Clark County, Mississippi. - Dimit 03-03-1866 | |
| Connell, W. J. | 04-32-1855 | 05-19-1855 | 08-16-1956 | Dimitted 08/04/1860 |
| Cooper, John | - | - | - | Asked Oakland Lodge No. 258 for permission to raise John Cooper - 12-26-1853 |
| Corley, E. T. | - | - | - | Affiliated 03-02-1861 |
| Daniels, A. R. | 12-16-1854 | 03-19-1855 | 05-19-1855 | Died 10- 1856 |
| Davis, Asa | - | 08-29-1893 | 10-01-1863 | Dimitted 06-18-1863 - Affiliated 06-12-1863 |
| Davis, William H. | 07-20-1859 | 08-13-1859 | 10-15-1959 | Dimitted 08-04-1860 |
| Fleming, J. M. | 04-03-1858 | 05-29-1858 | 07-20-1858 | Demitted 02-1867 |
| Freeland, James B. | - | - | 09-17-1859 | Dimitted 09-07-1860 |
| Freeland, J. K. | 08-05-1855 | 11-26-1855 | 1856 | Dimitted 12-27-1859 |
| Freeland, William J. | 04-23-1859 | 05-21-1859 | 08-13-1859 | Confederate Army 1861 - Co. F. 10th Regt. Texas Cavalry, Died near Memphis, Tennessee 05-01-1862 |
| Garrett, G. N. | - | - | - | Affiliated 01-10-1857 |
| Harris, J. M. | 12-02-1865 | - | - | Petition 11-04-1865 |
| Harvy, P. M. | 11-20-1858 | 01-27-1859 | 02-19-1859 | - |
| Henry, A. J. | 07-08-1865 | 09-09-1865 | 12-02-1865 | Dimitted -11-24-1866 - Affiliated 04-20-1867 |
| Henry, William | - | - | - | Affiliated 01-10-1857 - Died 08-09-1858 |
| Hilliard, A. C. (Sandy) | 12/26/1863 | 06-13-1865 | 07-08-1865 | Dimitted 04 - 1867 |
| Hooper, J. M. | 08-30-1864 | 11-19-1964 | - | - |
| Hooper, L. C. | 07-08-1865 | - | - | - |
| Hudson, James H. | 1864 | Dimitted 09-29-1865 | ||
| Hutto, G. S. (J. S.?) | 0-01-1868 | 09-09-1865 | 10-03-1869 | - |
| Johnston, B. Milam | 04-04-1863 | 1863 | 09-29-1863 | - |
| Johnson, Peter L. | 11-20-1858 | 12-25-1868 | 01-22-1859 | Confederate Army 1861 - |
| King, A. D. | 1863 | 10-01-1863 | 10-31-1863 | Dimitted 06-18-1865 |
| King, D. M. | 07-10-1858 | 07-31-1859 | 08-10-1858 | Confederate Army 1861 - Dimitted 06-18-1865 |
| King, George | 08-19-1854 | 10-21-1854 | 10-21-1854 | 12-18-1854 - Confederated Army 1861 |
| King, James A. | 09-16-1864 | 10-21-1854 | 11-18-1854 | Died 10 - 1857 |
| King, A. L. | 07-03-1858 | 08-28-1859 | 09-25-1858 | Dimitted 04-07-1860 |
| King, R. H. | - | - | - | Affiliated 05-01-1858 - Dimitted 06-19-1865 |
| Kirkland, J. J. | 02-19-1859 | 03-19-1859 | 04-23-1859 | - |
| Kirkland, Z. | 07-20-1859 | 09-17-1859 | 11-12-1859 | - |
| Lambright, Thomas M. | 08-28-1859 | 09-25-1858 | 19-23-1858 | Confederated Army 1861 -Dimitted 11/24/1866 |
| Lambright, W. S. | 05-09-1857 | 06-13-1857 | 07-11-1857 | Confederated Army 1861 - Dimitted 03 - 1867 |
| Love, G. V. | - | - | - | Affiliated 04-25-1855 |
| Martin, P. H. | - | - | 1854 | Dimitted 11-24-1855 |
| May, John | 02-14-1857 | 03-15-1857 | 04-11-1857 | - |
| May, William H. | 04-23-1864 | 05-21-1864 | 06-25-1864 | - |
| McClure, D. W. | 02-061863 | 04-04-1863 | - | Died 1864 |
| McClure, E. T. | 10-01-1863 | 10-31-1863 | 11-29-1863 | Died 1864 |
| McGowen, J. J. | 09-17-1864 | - | - | - |
| McLaughlin, Pat H. | 11-07-1868 | 12-05-1868 | 1869 | - |
| McRae, A. | 12-31-1856 | - | - | Allowed to transfer to Newbern Lodge No. 97 in 1857 |
| Middleton, D. C. | 06-30-1855 | 04-23-1864 | 05-21-1864 | Dimitted 02-23-1867 |
| Middleton, J. C. | 06-25-1864 | - | - | - |
| Moore, J. J. | - | - | 10-06-1865 | - |
| Morris, B. F. | 11-18-1854 | 12-16-1854 | 02-17-1865 | Confederate Army 1863 |
| Mott, Joseph C. | 11-29-1863 | 12-26-1863 | 02-23-1864 | Came to Texas from Clark County Mississippi - Dimitted 02-23-1867 |
| Needham, Royell | 03-05-1864 | 05-21-1864 | 06-25-1864 | - |
| Norwood, T. C. | 06-25-1864 | - | - | - |
| Odam, Abner | 05-19-1855 | 08-11-1855 | 09-28-1855 | - |
| Oliver, Andrew | 07-23-1864 | 08-20-1864 | 10-15-1854 | - |
| Oliver, Bailey | 08-13-1865 | - | - | - |
| Oliver, William | 07-08-1865 | 09-09-1865 | 10-06-1865 | Died 02-15-1868 |
| Pace, P. K. | 04-03-1857 | 04-03-1858 | 06-26-1858 | Died 11-20-1864 |
| Penebaker, G. F. | 10-27-1855 | - | - | - |
| Perry, Robert W. | - | - | 1854 | Reported Dead 10-27-1855 |
| Pope, J. W. | 11-12-1859 | 12-27-1859 | - | - |
| Price, James | 10-06-1865 | 02-03-1866 | - | Transferred to Sam Houston Lodge No. 32, 03-03-1866 |
| Price, John | - | - | - | On May 21, 1864 Lodge voted to "Ask Sam Houston Lodge No. 32 to permission to pass and raise John Price as and E. A." |
| Ramey, William Neal | - | - | 02-03-1866 | E.A and F. C. Degrees received in Army Lodge, U.D., in Randall's Brigade |
| Ramsey, O. F. | 07-08-1865 | 09-09-1865 | 10-06-1865 | - |
| Redditt, William | 07-31-1858 | 08-28-1858 | 09-25-1858 | Confederate Army 1861 |
| Reed, J. F. | - | - | - | Affiliated 03-07-1953 p Dimitted 02-23-1867 |
| Richards, C. H. | 05-20-1854 | 07-15-1854 | 09-16-1854 | Confederate Army 1861 |
| Robertson, James M. | 12-16-1854 | 03-19-1865 | 04-21-1855 | - |
| Ross, J. B. | 02-11-1860 | 03-19-1860 | 07-07-1860 | Confederate Army 1861 Dimitted 06-12-1868 |
| Rowe, B. H. | 04-07-1860 | 05-05-1860 | 06-09-1860 | Confederate Army 1861, Co. F. 10th Regiment Texas Cavalry, Killed in Battle of Richmond, KY, 08-31-1862 |
| Rowe, James | - | - | - | Affiliated 02-27-1858 - Died 10-10-1858. (Notation on Annual returns says "One of th Original members of the Lodge and one of the Oldest Masons in the County. Was a brother to Joseph Rowe. Was a Surveyor. His descendents have many of his original Papers. |
| Russell, A. J. | 05-01-1858 | 05-29-1858 | 06-26-1858 | Dimitted 01-22-1839 |
| Scott, William S. | 11-18-1854 | 12-16-1854 | 02-17-1855 | Confederate Army 1861 |
| Salter, J. D. | 12-29-1860 | 03-30-1861 | 03-23-1862 | Confederate Army 1865 |
| Samford, A. M. | - | - | 1854 | Dimitted 12-25-1858 |
| Samford, George W. | 02-14-1857 | 03-15-1857 | 04-11-1857 | Died 1863 |
| Samford, Green H. | - | - | 1854 | Dimitted 12-26-1855 |
| Samford, Samuel | - | - | 1854 | Confederate Army 1863 - Dimitted 03-1867 |
| Sholar, David | - | - | 04-15-1854 | E.A. and F. C. received in Newbern Lodge No. 97. |
| Slaughter, C. R. | 06-30-1855 | - | - | - |
| Smith, Henry C. | 10-27-1866 | - | - | - |
| Snider, Joel | - | - | 1854 | Dimitted 09-29-1855 |
| Snider, T. W. | 12-05-1868 | - | - | - |
| Solomon, James M. | 10-31-1863 | 11-29-1863 | 1863 | Died 1864 |
| Stevens, George H. | 03-21-1859 | 07-20-1859 | 08-13-1859 | Died June 1864 |
| Tatum, A. J. G. | 11-29-1863 | 03-23-1867 | 04-20-1867 | Died 12-20-1867 |
| Tatum, J. C. | 03-05-1864 | 04-23-1964 | 05-21-1864 | Died 12-31-1866 |
| Taylor, John M. | 08-19-1854 | 10-21-1854 | 11-25-1854 | Confederate Army 1861 |
| Todd, John D. | 05-29-1858 | 07-31-1858 | 11-20-1858 | Confederated Army 1861 - Dimitted 04-12-1868 |
| Todd, T. J. | 06-09-1860 | 07-07-1860 | 08-04-1860 | Confederate Army 1861 |
| Truit, Alfred M. | - | - | 1854 | Confederate Army 1861 |
| Truit, James | - | - | 1854 | - |
| Truit, Joshua H. | - | - | 1854 | Confederate Army1861 |
| Truit, L. M. | 11-29-1863 | 12-26-1863 | 01-23-1864 | - |
| Walling, V. D. | 01-23-1864 | 11-24-1966 | 03-23-1867 | - |
| Walding, W. A. | 04-02-1864 | - | - | Petition 02-27-1864 - On 04-13-1864, Lodge gave "Certificate to W. A. Walding, an E. A., authorizing any Traveling Military or any other Lodge under the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of Texas to pass and raise Brother W. A. Walding". On May 21, 1864, Lodge voted to refund W. A. Walding's initiation fee to his Widow. Died in April 1864 |
| Watlington Thomas b. | - | - | - | Affiliated 11-07-1868 from Marengo Lodge No. 28 Alabama (Degrees in 1846) |
| Welch, J. M. | 12-05-1868 | - | - | - |
| Whidden, William E. | - | - | 04-15-1854 | E.A. and F. C. received in Newbern Lodge No. 97., Died 02-17-1855 - Post-burial Masonic Services 03-11-1855 |
| Wilson, William | 02-23-1864 | 02-17-1864 | 03-05-1864 | - |