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Brothers, We are in the process of compiling the history of Bluffton Lodge #
145.
We will include what we know and what we can obtain from lodge records but if
you have anything to add, or discover any errors in our facts, please email
the
Webmaster.
Thank you.
—Lodge History—
Bluffton Lodge No. 145, F. &
A. M., was organized under dispensation February 3, 1853, with A.W. Sanford as
Worshipful Master; O.P. Gilham, Senior Warden; and John Morgan, Junior Warden.
The charter was granted May 25th following, when O.P. Gilham was installed as
master, James M. McCleery as Senior Warden, and John Morgan as Junior Warden.
Following Mr. Gilham
as masters, for a period of sixty years, were the following:
Amos Townsend, 1858-60
Newton Burwell, 1860-61
Amos Townsend, 1861-64
Thomas L. Wisner, 1864-66
Amos Townsend, 1866- 67
Thomas L. Wisner, 1867-69
J. Sharle Wisner, 1869-September 18, 1870 (died in office)
James W. Spake, A. Townsend and William Bassett, who filled the chairs as pro
tem. masters until December, 1870
Newton Burwell, 1870-71
Jacob J. Todd, 1871-72
Thomas L. Wisner, 1872-74
Jere North, 1874-76
Jacob J. Todd. 1876-79
Amos Townsend, 1879-80
Jere North 1880-81
James R. Bennett, 1881-83
Cyrene Warner, 1883-85
James W. Spake, 1885-87
James H. Clifton, 1887-89
C.M. Miller, March - December, 1889
James P. Hale, 1889-91
C.M. Miller, 1891-93
Elmore Y. Sturgis, January-December, 1894
Horace L. Wisner, 1894-95
William A. Marsh, 1895-97
Samuel P. Roush, 1897-99
Joseph S. DeLong, 1899-1900
Samuel P. Roush, 1900-01
Charles E. Sturgis, 1901-02
Harry Lewis, 1902-04
Samuel E. Hitchcock, January-December, 1904
William W. Weisell, 1904-05
Herman W. Thoma, 1905-07
Charles A. Studabaker and Frank Ashbaucher (pro tem.), 1907-08
William H. Eichhorn and Samuel E. Hitchcock, 1907-10
Frank E. Ehle 1910-11
William R. Barr, 1911-12
John A. Park, 1912-13
Grant Pyle, 1913-14
Harry B. Wiltse, 1915-16
T.H. Koontz, 1916-17
From Plaques at the
Lodge
1915-16 Harry B. Wiltse
1917 Thomas Koontz
1918 William L. Kiger
1920 W. H. Marquart
1921 William E. Franzee
1922 Hoyt H. Hartman
1923 John W. Carnall
1924 Cloid B. Ratcliff
1925 Jay C. Kennedy
1926 C. Verne McKinney
1927 Elmore D. Sturgis
1928 Hoover R. McCleery
1929 Henry Koenig
1930 Fred R. Carnall
1931 Lester D. Irey
1932 Lauran R. Poff
1933 Carl O. Shelley
1934 Otto H. Weilmann
1935 Ival L. Young
1936 Matthew Worthman
1937 Norman D. Shufelt
1938 Waldo S. Huffman
1939 William H. Thoma
1940 John R. Young
1941 Raymond N. Fitzpatrick
1942 Clinton E. Sowards, Sr.
1943 Lloyd E. Rose
1944 Elmer E. Anderson
1945 Floyd R. Spade
1946 Lewis A. Pence
1947 John S. Collins
1948 Richard N. French, Sr.
1949 Ralph Gordon
1950 Lawrence L. Lockwood
1951 Jean S. Stout
1952 George N. Heller
1953 Phill C. Dwinnell
1954 Robert K. Dental
1955 Truman W. Bierie
1956 Linn E. Gregg
1957 Carl G. Turckes
1958 Orlo Harshman
1959 Jimi L. McCunje
1960 Elmer E. Armantrout
1961 Cloyd E. Grover
1962 Thurl B. Kaufman
1963 James E. Lockwood
1964 Jerry L. Lockwood
1965 Howard Clevenger
1966 Richard B. Holsinger
1967 George W. Miller
1968 Frederick Hoeppner
1969 Milo C. Drabenstot
1970 Roger E. Deam
1971 Phillip D. Hoopingarner
1972 Irvin Nicholson, Jr.
1973 J. Robert Hiester
1974 Robert A. Cline
1975 Jerry J. Elliott
1976 Lawrence H. Brink, Jr.
1977 G. Allan Penrod
1978, 1990 Dale L. Brinneman
1979 Richard W. Mynatt
1980 James W. Fritz
1981 John S. McDonald
1982 Wm. Michael Ulmer
1983 Lyle J. Cotton
1984 Kenneth E. Yake
1985 David L. Kelly
1986 Robert H. Maxwell
1987 Dale C. Dickinson
1988-89 Kenneth E. Boots
1990 Michael E. Chaney
1991 Keith E. Schoeff
1992 David L. Goodwin
1993 Alvin D. Massey
1994-95 Quinn D. Curry
1996-1997 Robert L. Spidel
1998 Michael E. Chaney
1999 William Michael Ulmer
2000 Gary M. Ulmer
2001 Geoffrey A Foughty
2002 Brian E. Curry
2003 Larry L. Tschannen
2004 Bermon E. Pritt
2005 Neal C. Pitts
2006 Jerry A. Pugh
2007-2008 Kenneth E. Boots
2009 Richard McAffee
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