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| Lisbon Masonic Hall, 1968 |
The Lisbon Lodge No. 229,
Free and Accepted Masons held their first formal meeting, under dispensation, on April
18, 1867 in a store building located on the east side of Kenowa in Sparta Township, Kent County. The first meeting, under Charter, was held January 16, 1868. Officers
were elected at the February 6, 1868 meeting. Public
consecration of the lodge room and installation of the officers was held on February 13, 1868. Dr.
Charles E. Koon became the first Worshipful Master.
From 1868 until 1892, the
Lisbon Lodge met in a hall owned by C. E. and J. S. Koon. The hall was located
on the west side of Kenowa in Chester Township, Ottawa County. In 1881 the Koon brothers agree to build a 14 x 26
addition to the present building, rather than have the lodge build a new hall. Then,
in 1892, the Lodge bought the hall and barn for $950.00. The barn was remodeled to provide stalls for 28 horses and the first
floor of the lodge hall was remodeled as a dining room.
Three new Lodges were established
from Lisbon Lodge No. 229: Sparta Lodge No. 334 in Sparta, Ravenna Lodge No. 441 in Ravenna, and Casnovia Lodge No. 461 in Casnovia.
Lisbon Lodge No. 229 F. &
A.M. Worshipful Masters and terms of office, from 1868-1968, were:
C. E. Koon 1868-1874
Charles Dole 1875-1877
C. E. Koon 1878
Abel Chase 1879-1880
A. J. Booram 1881-1884
Thomas W. Gibbs 1885-1886
L. W. Gannon 1887-1889
G. C. Whitsell 1890-1891
D. Waller 1892-1896
G. L. Chubb 1897-1899
G. H. Press 1900-1901
John Babcock 1902-1903
Earl B. Thurston 1904-1905
William Lauffer 1906-1907
E. A. Webb 1908-1909
Charles Bean 1910-1911
Louis P. Steig 1912-1914
A. F. Fitchit 1915
Martin L. Klenk 1916-1917
Charles G. Batson 1918-1919
Louis P. Steig 1920
Charles L. Bean 1921
Willard Asman 1922-1923
P. B. Gillhespy 1924-1925
G. E. Jacobs 1926-1927
John G. Lauffer 1928-1929 Ralph Wright 1930-1931
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Leroy A. Vogel 1932-1933
Maurice Anderson 1934-1935
Arthur Jablonski 1936-1937
Art T. Condon 1938
Leslie Groeneveld 1939
Harvey Batson 1940
Hiram Higley 1941
Russell Patterson 1942
Boyd Brittain 1943
Elmer Triick 1944
John Host 1945
Jay Bolthouse 1946
Lowell McKinney 1947
David Batson 1948
Elmo Heft 1949-1950
Milton Doane 1951
Pearl Carter 1952
John Host 1953
Verl Beuschel 1954-1955
Russell Lowing 1956-1957
Richard McKinney 1958
George Klenk 1959-1960
John Host 1961-1963
Pearl Carter 1964
Clifford Rasmussen 1965
Alvin Wilson 1966
Lynn Hill 1967 Thomas Rasmussen 1968
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The Grandville Lodge merged
with Lisbon Lodge No. 229 and took the new name of Lisbon-Crescent Lodge No. 229.
Lisbon-Crescent Lodge No.
229 is still active at this time and has 108 members.
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| The presentation text under the triagular flap on a Masonic apron |
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