Freestone County, Texas
Social


Birdston Masonic Lodge A. F. & A.M. #333 
Located in Streetman.

Birdston was originally located 2.5 miles east of Streetman, but its residents
moved when the railroad came through the county.

Chartered on June 14, 1871.

Charter members that signed the original petition letter back in 1871:

Abbott, Frank C. (demitted from Oakland Lodge #75 Mississippi)
Blackman, Benjamin F. (demitted from Dals Lodge #25 Alabama)
Burleson, Ed (demitted from Cherino Lodge)
Burleson, Joseph (demitted from Red Land Lodge, Texas)
Clark, John D. (member of Corsicana Lodge #74)
Coleman, G. B. (member of Cotton Gin Lodge #84)
Evans, Johns (demitted from Centerville Lodge #18 Florida)
Gilbert, D. J. (demitted from ?)
Gilbert, J. S. (member of Thomas Jefferson Lodge #3 Louisana)
Grayson, Thomas B. (P.M.) (member of Fairfield Lodge #103)
Keel, J. V. (demitted from Fairfield Lodge #103)
Mayo, Benjamin M. (demitted from Cotton Gin Lodge #84)
Whetstone, W. (demitted from Rocky Mountain Lodge #3) 

Note - 
D. J. Gilbert joined the A. F. & A.M. Masonic Lodge at the age of 21.

Deaths Reported at the Grand Lodge Meeting or Annual Lodge Returns:
Keel, J. V. 1872
Neal, James T. 1872
Pickering, H. W. 1875
Harris, J. M. 1879
Manning, R. G. 1879
Burleson, David  1882