RELEASE DATE: JUNE 2, 2013
KINSEARCHING
by
Marleta Childs
P. O. Box 6825
LUBBOCK, TX 79493-6825
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If you believe one of your ancestors was a merchant connected with the Santa Fe Trail, you may want to check out the research articles funded by the National Park Service on the Santa Fe Trail Association website at www.santafetrail.org. Two recent items are “Non-New Mexican Merchants Listed in the 1860/1870 Censuses” and “New Mexican Merchants Listed in the 1860/1870 Censuses.” Under the heading About Us, go to Our Programs, then Scholarly Research, and you will see the link to the National Park Service articles.
The following lists of chapter representatives can be found on page [67] of TRANSACTIONS OF THE M. E. GRAND ROYAL ARCH CHAPTER OF TEXAS AT ITS THIRTIETH ANNUAL CONVOCATION HELD AT THE MASONIC TEMPLE, IN THE CITY OF HOUSTON, ON THURSDAY, THE ELEVENTH DAY OF DECEMBER, A. D. 1879, A. I. 2409, AT THREE O’CLOCK P. M., which was published in Houston by W. H. Coyle, Printer and Lithographer, in 1880. (In the title, the M and E are each followed by three dots, representing the Triple Tau emblem of the organization. However, for simplicity, a period is used in this column. For more information about the organization, go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Arch_Masonry.) Except for a few cases, the rosters give the name of the person, state of the grand chapter, and the individual’s place of residence.
Representatives of the M. E. Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Texas near other Grand Chapters:
Henry THOMAS, California, San Jose
Richard BRIESLY, Canada, Montreal
W. B. LANGRIDGE, Iowa, not given
Jacob SWIGERT, Kentucky, not given
Samuel M. TODD, Louisiana, New Orleans
W. L. VANDERLIP, Maryland, not given
E. D. B. PORTER, Minnesota, not given
Noah M. GIVEN, Missouri, Harrisonville
Arthur G. POLLARD, Massachusetts, not given
Henry C. BANKS, New York, New York City
Henry O. HANNA, Nebraska, Nebraska City
E. M. COPELAND, Quebec, not given
A. T. SMYTHE, South Carolina, not given
B. F. HALLER, Tennessee, Memphis
O. MEACHAM, Vermont, Brandon
K. D. WALKER, West Virginia, Fairmount (Cass County)
Representatives of other Grand Chapters near the M. E. Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Texas:
Henry SCHERFFIUS, Canada, Houston
James F. MILLER, District of Columbia, Gonzales
Benj. A. BOTTS, Kentucky, Houston
Philip C. TUCKER, Louisiana, Galveston
Robert M. ELGIN, Massachusetts, Houston
Robert BREWSTER, Minnesota, Houston
James F. MILLER, New Hampshire, Gonzales
Robert BREWSTER, Oregon, Houston
Robert BREWSTER, South Carolina, Houston
E. W. TAYLOR, Tennessee, Houston
Philip C. TUCKER, Vermont, Galveston
William F. SWAIN, West Virginia, Columbia (Brazoria County)
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