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History of East Trinity Lodge No. 157, A.F.& A. M.
In 1857, the Brothers Camp, Davis, Heath, Matthews an Smith were
no longer members of this Lodge. Perhaps some had moved to
other communities in the manner of the average pioneer who
seemed to have tried several localities before settling in a
permanent home. Some however, were still in the area.
In this year, East Trinity Lodge held its stated meeting at Rock
Wall on the first Saturday in each month. It's officers
were C. K. Vance - Worshipful Master, J. Wilson - Senior Warden,
J. U. Vance - Junior Warden, J. A. Heath - Treasurer, Q. P.
Barnett - Secretary, A. G. Vance - Senior Deacon, J. H. B. Jones
- Junior Deacon, D. J. Anderson - Tyler. The Past Master
was James Wilson. Master Masons included: J. S. M.
Baker, S. R. Barnes, S. Carrington, E. P. Chisholm, I. Chisum,
M. Graves, W. S. Monroe, F. J. Vance, T. U. Wade and H.
Williams. Fellowcraft, M. B. Jones and Entered Apprentices
A. A. Love and A. Brown.
John O. Heath had an interest in a mercantile store in Rock Wall
and still lived at Willow Springs in the Rock Wall vicinity, but
for some reason, perhaps an oversight, was not listed amount the
1857 members of East Trinity Lodge. Perhaps he was merely
an unaffiliated Mason at the time. He and his family seem
to have continued the ideals of Masonry and participated in the
work in later generations.
Heath's farm was near Willow Springs. The Post Office was
in J. O. Heath's home and was called "Black Hill." In
later years, a son of John O. Heath, E. C. Heath, who became
County Judge of Rockwall County, said they had few neighbors and
then proceeded to name about 200. Years later, there was
an E. C. Heath Masonic Lodge, affirming the constance of the
Heaths to Masonic Ideals. In 1968, the E. C. Heath Lodge
No. 1149 merged with East Trinity Lodge No. 157.
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