Ocean Lodge 
#214 F.&A.M.
Brunswick, Georgia
est. 1857

The History of Ocean Lodge

Founded in 1857, Ocean Lodge #214 F&AM has been a steadfast part of Brunswick History since the city itself was founded. In fact, the first lodge, in Hanover square, housed City Hall on the ground floor for many years.

Masons of Ocean Lodge have included influential community members, government leaders and businessmen. Below, you can click to read the entire history of Ocean Lodge. Much of this was written many years ago by Past Master N.H. Ballard. Other portions were written by Past Masters H. Burgay Staley and Robert L. "Bo" Fahs II.

Table of Contents
Title Author
History of Glynn County N.H. Ballard (PM)
The Beginnings N.H. Ballard (PM)
Troubled times N.H. Ballard (PM)
Tom Davenport and Jerry Conoley N.H. Ballard (PM)
The Charity of Ocean Lodge N.H. Ballard (PM)
Atlantic Lodge N.H. Ballard (PM)
Ogg and Symons N.H. Ballard (PM)
Conclusion N.H. Ballard (PM)
The history on the 140th anniversary H. Burgay Staley (PM)
Forward and notes to the volume of minutes 2003 R.L. Fahs II. (PM)
History of the Ocean Lodge buildings R.L. Fahs II. (PM)

Past Masters

Luther H. Greenleaf 1857-1858   Irvin E. Davis 1949-1950
James T. Blain 1858-1858   James Russell Tuten 1950-1951
Gary W. Styles 1858-1859   Samuel L. Register 1951-1952
Luther H. Greenleaf 1860-1861   Pat Thompson (Died) 1952-1953
No Meetings During the Civil War 1861-1866   James Russell Tuten 1953-1953
James T. Blain 1866-1868   Henry Burgay Staley 1953-1954
William S. Blain 1868-1871   Benjamin Agren Barker 1954-1955
J. J. Harris 1871-1874   Wesley Harold Sigman 1955-1956
Thomas E. Davenport 1874-1876   John Morris Mcclurd 1956-1957
William S. Blain 1876-1877   Bert Ragen Malone 1957-1958
J. J. Spears 1877-1880   John Wesley S. Staley 1958-1959
S.C. Littlefield 1880-1881   James Leslie Belcher 1959-1960
Charles E. Flanders 1881-1883   Seaborn Felix Morris 1960-1961
C. L. Schlatter 1883-1885   Rupert A. Carr 1961-1962
W. M. Berryman 1885-1886   William Munroe Roach 1962-1963
Charles E. Flanders 1886-1887   John R Wells 1963-1964
J. J. Spears 1887-1888   John A. Kaufman 1964-1965
Lames E. Lambert 1888-1889   William 0. Inman 1965-1966
W. F. Symons 1889-1894   Roy H. Homans 1966-1967
Charles D. Ogg 1894-1896   James E.Crandall Jr. 1967-1968
J. M. Connolly 1896-1897   Kenneth L. Mobley 1968-1969
Charles D. Ogg 1897-1901   Edgar Raymond Mock 1969-1970
W. F. Symons 1901-1901   Willard L. Thompson 1970-1971
George W. Blanton 1901-I 902   Charles W. Carter 1971-1972
Alfred Christie 1902-1903   Don R. Roberts, Jr. 1972-1973
F. Mcc. Brown 1903-1904   L. Lamar Floyd 1973-1974
N. H. Ballard 1904-1907   William T. Russell 1974-1975
J. B. C. Blitch 1907-1908   Austin E. Roberson 1975-1976
Charles D. Ogg 1908-1909   Jim Fussell Dickerson 1976-1977
N.H. Ballard 1909-1910   Henry H. Hughes 1977-1978
Charles D. Ogg 1910-1911   Clyde Hubert Floyd 1978-1979
Charles M. Cowen 1911-1913   James Russell Tuten, Jr. 1979-1979
Eugene S. Smith 1913-1915   Quinton L. Slaughter 1979-1980
John W. Symons 1915-1917   Walter Frank Farmer 1980-1981
Walter S. Nathan 1917-1919   Arthur 0. Deller Jr. 1981-1982
M .J. Needham 1919-1919   William Curtis Tucker 1982-1983
Frank Muir Scarlett, Jr. 1919-1920   George B. Aycock 1983-1984
Charles L. Millsaps 1920-1921   Marvin J. Highsmith 1984-1985
Frank M. Scarlett, Jr. 1921-1922   Grover E. Drawdy Jr. 1985-1986
John S. Dunlop 1922-1924   Thomas S. Hutcherson 1986-1987
Frank J. Peterson 1924-1925   William A. Strickland 1987-1988
William A. Whittle, Jr. 1925-1926   Raymond Alton Walling 1988-1989
Don R. Roberts 1926-1928   Robert Leo Fahs II 1989-1990
J. Ernest Odum 1928-1929   Gregory Randolph Nazzrie 1990-1991
John M. Curry 1929-1930   William Benston Lewis 1991-1992
Homer C. Maynard 1930-1931   James David Brumit, Jr. 1992-1993
E. Way Highsmith 1931-1932   Roger W Tinkham 1993-1994
Charles H. Ellis, Jr. 1932-1933   Jeffrey Lee Hesser 1994-1995
Alexander E. Flanders 1933-1934   James Monnie Bishop 1995-1996
C. Harry Porter 1934-1935   Matthew Jacob Permar 1996-1997
Arthur T. Harrison 1935-1936   Marvin Robert Eggleston 1997-1998
Mitchell E. Owens 1936-1937   Jesse Robert Jones, Jr. 1998-1999
Elbert C. Allen 1937-1938   Robert E. Roberts 1999-2000
Ernest K. McClendon 1938-1939   C. James Allen 2000-2001
J. Corbett Slaughter 1939-1940   J. Robert Jones, Sr. 2001-2002
J. B. Padgett 1940-1941   Duette I. Thomas 2002-2003
J. William Blount 1941-1942   A. Wayne Dodge 2003-2004
Calvin F. Allen 1942-1943   Daniel W. Simpson 2004-2005
W. L. Williamson 1943-1944   T. Randall Mankin 2005-2006
Ottis C. Johnson 1944-1945   Robert N. Asbell 2006-2007
William E. Linder 1945-1946   H. Michael Roberts 2007-2008
Robert A. Thompson 1946-1947   D. Michael Roberts 2008-2009
Forrest E. Powell 1947-1948   J. Barry Cooper 2009-2010
Edward Y. Gill 1948-1949