Prominent Mason. Solomon D. Bayless, former postmaster, was one of Fort Wayne, Indiana's distinguished Freemasons of his time. Sol. D. Bayless Lodge No. 359 F.&A.M., was founded in his honor in 1866.
He became a Mason in Troy, O., and affiliated here with Wayne Lodge No. 25, becoming its Master in 1861. He later became head of the four grand bodies of the Indiana Freemasonry.
He resided in a brick dwelling at Wayne and Clinton in Fort Wayne, Indiana and for a number of years was U.S. Pension Agent. He died on May 30, 1875, and friends came from all parts of the midwest to attend his funeral.
He became a Mason in Troy, O., and affiliated here with Wayne Lodge No. 25, becoming its Master in 1861. He later became head of the four grand bodies of the Indiana Freemasonry.
He resided in a brick dwelling at Wayne and Clinton in Fort Wayne, Indiana and for a number of years was U.S. Pension Agent. He died on May 30, 1875, and friends came from all parts of the midwest to attend his funeral.
Prominent Mason. Solomon D. Bayless, former postmaster, was one of Fort Wayne, Indiana's distinguished Freemasons of his time. Sol. D. Bayless Lodge No. 359 F.&A.M., was founded in his honor in 1866.
He became a Mason in Troy, O., and affiliated here with Wayne Lodge No. 25, becoming its Master in 1861. He later became head of the four grand bodies of the Indiana Freemasonry.
He resided in a brick dwelling at Wayne and Clinton in Fort Wayne, Indiana and for a number of years was U.S. Pension Agent. He died on May 30, 1875, and friends came from all parts of the midwest to attend his funeral.
He became a Mason in Troy, O., and affiliated here with Wayne Lodge No. 25, becoming its Master in 1861. He later became head of the four grand bodies of the Indiana Freemasonry.
He resided in a brick dwelling at Wayne and Clinton in Fort Wayne, Indiana and for a number of years was U.S. Pension Agent. He died on May 30, 1875, and friends came from all parts of the midwest to attend his funeral.
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