Perry County, Mississippi Genealogy and History

LODGE

LODGE NAME

COMMUNITY

NOTES

NUMBER

COUNTY

19

Leaf River

Augusta

Perry

Dispensation 1829. Chartered Feb. 17, 1830. Merged with Monroe No. 39 in 1856 keeping name and number. Moved to Eastabutchie in 1891. Merged with Albertson No. 454 and moved to Moselle in 1919.  Defunct Aug. 6, 1938.

Eastabutchie

Jones

39

Monroe

Monroe

Perry

Dispensation 1839. Chartered Feb. 6, 1840. Originally met in house of John Mixon in Monroe. Location changed to Masonic Hall 5 miles west of Monroe. Merged into Leaf River No. 19 in 1856.

Masonic Hall

199

Enon

Enon

Perry

Dispensation 1855. Chartered Jan. 25, 1856. Moved 1868, 1897, and 1905.

Augusta

Bullis

New Augusta

366

L. S. Myers

Enon

Perry

Dispensation 1873. Chartered 1874 Name changed 1877. Moved 1895.

Perry

Brooklyn

380

J. L. Power

Red Hill

Perry

Dispensation 1875. Chartered Feb. 12, 1876. Defunct 1887.

397

Hattiesburg

Hattiesburg

Forrest

Dispensation July 5, 1885. Chartered Feb. 18, 1886. Merged with Mazda No. 596 in 1934 keeping name and number.

443

Rawls Springs

Rawls Springs

Perry

Dispensation Feb 23, 1898. Chartered Feb. 18, 1899. Moved twice by 1915.

Sanford

Lux

Covington

Sanford

449

McLaurin

McLaurin

Perry

Dispensation Feb 18, 1899. Chartered Feb. 27, 1900. Defunct Jan. 25, 1938.

477

Richton

Richton

Perry

Dispensation 1905. Chartered March 1, 1906.

516

Runnelstown

Runnelstown

Perry

Dispensation 1909. Chartered Feb. 16, 1910. Moved Oct. 29, 1929. Name changed Feb. 11, 1930.

Petal

Petal

614

Beaumont

Beaumont

Perry

Dispensation 1947. Chartered Feb. 11, 1948. Merged with McLain No. 468 to form Beaumont No. 468 on 12-14-1998.