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| James Bryan 1815-1884 (left) Joseph B. Bryan 1824-1907 (right) |
On 14 October 1853, as recommended by a number of members of the Sparta Lodge, No. 108, a Dispensation for the formation of the lodge in Ringgold, Bienville Parish, Louisiana, was granted. This lodge was called Mackey Lodge. My great-grandfather's brothers, James and Joseph Bryan, were charter members of the lodge, along with their brother-in-law, James C. Watts.
Prior to the formation of the lodge in Ringgold, some of the charter members were members of the Minden, Mt. Lebanon, and Coushatta Lodges.
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| Family found on this 1852 Coushatta Lodge roll: James Bryan, Joseph B. Bryan, John Regan (half-brother to Joseph and step-brother to James), Robert E. Hammett (brother-in-law) and James C. Watts (brother-in-law) |
The following typed notes were found in the files of Marguerite Cook Clark. This post is the first of several where you will see notes and other items of interest she saved regarding the Mackey Lodge.
