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Jerusalem Lodge #99, Established 1850

Past Masters of Jerusalem #99

Sylvester Redfield

1850

John N. Perkins

1851

William S. Price

1852

B. F. Morey

1853

B. F. Morey

1854

B. F. Morey

1855

B. F. Morey

1856

A. J. Dowdy

1857

S. Temple

1858

S. E. Patton

1859

William Reeder

1860

G. Nebeker

1861

G. Nebeker

1862

G. Nebeker

1863

G. Nebeker

1864

G. Nebeker

1865

A. J. Dowdy

1866

A. J. Dowdy

1867

A. J. Dowdy

1868

G. Nebeker

1869

G. Nebeker

1870

G. Nebeker

1871

George B. Sparks

1872

G. Nebeker

1873

George B. Sparks

1874

George B. Sparks

1875

J. Roberts

1876

J. Roberts

1877

J. Roberts

1878

P. Z. Anderson

1879

B. F. Morey

1880

B. F. Morey

1881

B. F. Morey

1882

J. Roberts

1883

J. Roberts

1884

H.B. Dudley

1885

James Roberts

1886

J. Roberts

1887

R. B. Bailey

1888

R. B. Bailey

1889

J. Roberts

1890

J. N. Frist

1891

C. M. White

1892

H. Nebeker

1893

G. M. C. Bartmess

1894

D. W. Larr

1895

F. N. Frist

1896

C. M. White

1897

C. M. White

1898

C. M. White

1899

C. M. White

1900

G. M. C. Bartmess

1901

C. M. White

1902

Ross Adams

1903

Ross Adams

1904

A. Roberts

1905

C. Cluder

1906

L. E. Marvel

1907

L. E. Marvel

1908

I. T. Peer

1909

W. T. Reid

1910

W. T. Reid

1911

J. N. Frist

1912

I. T. Peer

1913

W. E. Benner

1914

W. E. Benner

1915

J. F. Adams

1916

J. F. Adams

1917

W. E. Benner

1918

S. Amour

1919

E. A. Lewin

1920

E. A. Lewin

1921

George Kitto

1922

David Llewellyn

1923

Thomas W. Wilson

1924

W. Samuel Bell

1925

David T. Wilson

1926

Raymond B. Medlock

1927

John Dunsmore

1928

Charles Taylor

1929

George Harwood

1929

Clarence A. Harrison

1930

H. Raymond Gilfoy

1931

William F. Provence

1932

E. A. Lewin

1933

George Baird

1934

Roy Butts

1935

Fred E. Vanhorn

1936

Louis J. Lemstra

1937

Odell Archer

1938

William M. Vastbinder

1939

Toivo A. Lahti

1940

Ray R. Shew

1941

Otis F. Shell

1942

John T. Miller

1943

John Griffiths

1944

Thomas A. Connely

1945

John Griffiths

1946

Leonard Hill

1947

Ear B. Waters

1948

Albert J. Dunsmore

1949

Donald Reinerio

1950

Wakefield P. Kirkman

1951

Ray M. Biggs

1952

Harold E. Ruby

1953

James E. Moudy

1954

Morris G. Montgomery

1955

Joesph Marks

1956

Claude L. Vietti

1957

Eugene D. Barton

1958

Elmer E. Humphrey

1959

Herbert A. Donald

1960

Paul R. Miller

1961

Ben S. Sharp

1962

Carl F. Cloyd

1963

James W. Helms

1964

Arthur S. Nowling

1965

Jack L. McMullen, Sr.

1966

Wayne L. Blackburn

1967

David Llewellyn

1968

Donald R. Kemper

1969

Henry L. Maudlin

1970

Arthur E. Jones

1971

Edward M. Reiber

1972

Donald M. Wright

1973

Dtanley D. Owens

1974

John B. Monts

1975

Earl L. Guinn

1976

Paul I. Holbert

1977

Arnold T. Abner

1978

Michael L. Guinn

1979

Richard L. Baker

1980

George E. Williams

1981

Steven A. Giordano

1982

Frank J. Pitchkites

1983

Jack L. MuMullen, Jr.

1984

James S. Cloud

1985

John M. Summers

1986

James W. Toppas

1987

Michael Kelley

1988

Floyd E. Bennett

1989

Jeffery A. Bates

1990

Edward P. Magee

1991

Charles E. Cartwright

1992

Paul E. Cox

1993

Dirk Foltz

1994

Leo Measch

1995

Tim Foltz

1996

Neal Woodard

1997

R. Joe Cartwright

1998

Brian V. Price

1999

Robert D. Shepard

2000

James W. Toppas

2001

Ronald C. Lockwood

2002

Ared Allen

2003

Kevin S. Williams

2004

James W. Toppas II

2005

Bradley Shepherd

2006

 


 

Here is a genealogy of Dr. Sylvestor Redfield, the Charter Master of Jerusalem Lodge #99. 

1.             William Redfield emigrated from England to the colony of Massachusetts between the years of 1630 and 1639.  The exact date is unknown, but as early as 1639 he owned four acres on the south side of the Churles River about six miles from Boston.  In September of 1646 he sold his land to Edward Jackson.

     William removed to Pequot, later called New London, in the Connecticut colony where he bought 10 acres of arable land lying at Munhegan.  His family at this time consisted of his wife, Rebecca; his daughters, Lydia, Rebecca, and Judith; and his son, James.  William’s death occurred about May of 1662.  His widow, Rebecca, survived him for an unknown period of time.  The last record of her is in 1667.

2.             James Redfield, the only son of William, bound himself to Hugh Roberts of New London on April 1, 1662 for five years, “to learn the art and trade of tanning,” when he was around age sixteen.  In May of 1669, James Redfield married at New Haven, Connecticut to Elizabeth How.  A daughter was born in May of 1670 and he removed to Tisbury, Martha’s Vineyard in 1671.  In July of 1676 he was living at Saybrook with his wife, children, and a servant man.

     James Redfield moved from Saybrook to Fairfield, Connecticut as early as 1963, and his wife, Elizabeth died a short time before moving.  Living in Fairfield, he married for a second time, this time to Deborah Sturges.  They had a son, James.  James had three children by his first wife; their names were Sarah, Mrs. John Seeley, and Theophilus.  Sarah married Daniel Frost.  The deaths of James and Deborah probably occurred before 1723.

3.             William Redfield, seventh son of Theophilus, son of James, resided at Guilford, Connecticut, and was a sea captain.  He married Elizabeth Starr on January 8, 1755.  He later moved to Middletown where he spent the remainder of his life and it was also the place where all of his children were born.  He kept an inn and at one time was in charge of the jail.  On July 1, 1977 he was appointed Issuing Commissary to the Battalion Raised in Connecticut for Continental Service.  He died in July of 1813 at age 86, while his wife passed away near 1800.  All four of his sons became seamen.

4.             Pelig Redfield, fourth son of Captain William, son of Theophilus, left home at age 14, following the sea as his profession for most of his life.  In 1788 he married Elizabeth Pratt of Staddle Hill, Middletown, where he died September 10, 1802, at age 41.  In 1804 his widow married Nathan Sears.  On the first day of June, 1806, the family consisting of his nine children and four of her younger ones started with and ox team for that part of Ohio then called New Connecticut, arriving July 25, 1806, in Randolph, Portage County.  She died there on February 2, 1825.

5.             Pelig Redfield, third son of Pelig, son of Captain William removed with his brother to Randolph, Portage County, Ohio in 1806.  He married Silena Sherrill (born on July 17, 1797, daughter of Reverend Henry and Mercy Sherrill formerly of New Jersey and sister of his brother Samuel’s wife) on March 1, 1818.  He cultivated a farm at Randolph until about 1838 when he moved to Rockville, Parke County, Indiana.  In 1856 he moved to Nebraska City, Northwest Territory where he still lived when his wife died on September 15, 1858.  They had six children; Alvin, Nathan, Sylvestor (born May 28, 1824), Mary, Louisa, Lavina Sileon, and William Pelig.

6.             Dr. Sylvestor Redfield, physician and farmer, third son of Pelig, son of Pelig, son of Captain William, graduated from Electic Medical Institute of Cincinnati, Ohio.  Born on May 28, 1853 in Randolph, Portage County, Ohio, moving to Parke County, Indiana in 1838 with his father, later moving to Clinton, Indiana before 1850.  He was married on June 19, 1853 to Harriet Fryatt, Born on February 4, 1835, daughter of William and Delilah Fryatt.  They had three children, Rowena Armed, Silena D. May, and Robert Morris.  The family moved to Nebraska City, Northwest Territory in the year 1856.

 

The above information is presented to Jerusalem Lodge #99, F. & A.M., Clinton, Indiana due to the efforts of Leon Guinn and John Shepard (originally presented on January 4, 1997).