Macon, Noxubee County, Mississippi, 1891
The town of Macon, the seat of justice of Noxubee County, was laid out by
Charles W. Allen in April, 1 834. It was called Macon in honor of Nathaniel
Macon, one of the first settlers of the place. It is located on the line of the
Mobile & Ohio railroad, and has a population of twenty-two hundred. Early in the
forties a two-story brick courthouse was built there. Just before the war the
present courthouse was built, at an expense of $60,000. The town has five
churches where white people worship: Methodist, Presbyterian, Baptist, Episcopal
and Catholic; and two for colored people: Methodist Episcopal and Baptist.
Stockman lodge No. 19, I. O. O. F., is one of the oldest lodges in the state.
Its charter and records were destroyed by fire in 1 878, and the lodge was
granted a new charter July 22, 1879.
Macon lodge No. 40, A. F. & A. M., was instituted February 7, 1840. The first
officers were: F. C. Ellis, master; E. D. Barker, S. W.; Samuel Moore, J. W. The
present officers are: C. C. Sessions, master; J. L. Ford, S. W.; W. S. Farmer,
J. W.; W. T. Hodges, treasurer; W. P. Minor, secretary; J. W. Halbrook, Sr. D.
and P. M.; F. W. Bransby, J. D.; Jacob Faser, S. and T. This lodge has a total
membership of sixty-eight, owns its hall and has money at interest. It meets on
the second Friday night of each month.
Macon chapter No. 11, K. A. M., was organized in 1849, with F. G. Ferguson as
high priest. Its membership is now thirty-nine, and it meets on the third Friday
night of each month.
Mauldin lodge No. 2937, K. of H, was instituted April 6, 1883, with twenty-six
char-ter members. The first officers were: George D. Dillard, P. D.; Jacob
Holberg, D.; J. S. Scott, V. D.; J. J. Callaway, A. D.; E. E. Jeffries,
reporter; W. G. Sellick, F. E.; J. W. Patty, Jr., treasurer; W. M. Jones, guide;
Thomas Foote, sentinel; trustees, A. Klaus, W. B. Barker, E. K. Wooten. The
present officers are: J. W. Patty, D.; M. L. Wells, V. D.; A. Klaus, A. D.; J.
S. Scott, reporter; W. M. Jones, F. R.; Jacob Holberg, treasurer; T. J. O'Neill,
guide; T. T. Patty, guard; Lewis Luclis, sentinel; trustees: C. M. Carter, J. L.
Griggs, G. D. Dillard. The lodge meets on the second and fourth Tuesday nights
of each month. The membership is twenty-eight.
Noxubee lodge No. 63, K. of P., was instituted June 19, 1890, with twenty-six
charter members. The first officers were: H. F. Van Kohn, P. C. C.; T. J.
O'Neill, C. C; W. S. Farmer, V. C; J. L. Patty, prelate; W. T. Hodges, M. E.; L.
M. Scales, M. F. and K. E. S.; J. W. Holt, M. A.; G. A. Freeman, I. G.; L. Ludi,
O. G. The present officers are: T. J. O'Neill, P. C. C; C. C; F. W. Bransby, V.
C. C; S. J. Feibeman, K. E. S. and M. F.; George A. Freeman, prelate; W. L.
Hodges, M. E.; J. W. Holt, M. A.; Luther Freeman, I. G.; L. Ludi, O. G. The
membership is forty-four. The lodge meets on the first and third Tuesday nights
of each month.
Besides Macon the towns in Noxubee County are Brookville, Shuqualak, Summerville
and Cooksville.
Back to: Mississippi Counties, Cities and Towns, 1891
Source: Biographical and Historical Memories of Mississippi, Goodspeed Publishing Company, 1891
