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Past Masters of Zebulon Lodge
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The Twenty-Seventh Master of Zebulon Lodge was William Dingus, who practiced law in Prestonsburg during the 1890-1940 period. Dingus served in the Kentucky Legislature during the 1890s, and from 1915 to 1925 he served as Floyd County Attorney. Mr. Dingus served  as master of the lodge in 1908. He is buried in the Porter Cemetery  next to his wife, Pocahontas Layne Dingus.
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The Twenty-Eighth Master of Zebulon Lodge was Col. John Calvin Hopkins, son of Congressman Frank Hopkins and Prestonsburg attorney. Mr. Hopkins was admitted to the Kentucky Bar in 1906. In 1915 he was appointed as aide-de-camp to Governor A. O. Stanley, with rank of colonel, and from 1915 to 1919 he served as Government Appeal Agent for the Floyd County Draft Board. For the remainder of his life he was associated with companies engaged in the development of the Eastern Kentucky  coal industry. He died in 1933 and is buried in the  Weddington Cemetery next to his wife Valentine, granddaughter of Congressman John W. Kendall of West Liberty.
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The Twenty-Ninth Master of Zebulon Lodge was Joseph D. Harkins, Sr., son of Walter Scott Harkins and grandson of Hugh Harkins, who opened a law practice in Prestonsburg in 1839. After his graduation from Centre College in 1904, Joseph Harkins was admitted to the Kentucky Bar and joined his father's firm. He later served as Vice-President of the Bank Josephine. Active as a developer of Floyd County's gas and oil resources, he organized and financed the Pennsylvania Oil and Gas Company in 1920. He constructed a pipeline from Sitka in Johnson County to Maytown in Floyd County, by means of which all the gas in the Beaver Creek district was made available for use in Louisville. The business was later sold to the Louisville Gas and Electric Company. He is buried in the Harkins Cemetery  in Prestonsburg.
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The Thirtieth Master of Zebulon Lodge was Elijah C. Snyder. According to Delmas Saunders,  Mr. Snyder owned and operated a blacksmith shop on North Lake Drive where Cooley Apothecary stands today. The 1910 U.S. Census lists him as a blacksmith, age 50, with wife Kate, age 39, son John, age 16, and daughter Beatrice, age 9. His date of death and place of burial are unknown.
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The Thirty-First Master of Zebulon Lodge was James W. Alley. According to Delmas Saunders, Mr. Alley was a civil engineer employed by a Virginia land development company. Coming to Prestonsburg in 1908, he supervised the construction of a coal mine on Town Branch. Under his supervision, a power plant and coal tipple were constructed. The mine operated from 1908 until the early 1920s. He died in 1971 and is buried in Davidson Memorial Gardens.
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The Thirty-Second Master of Zebulon Lodge was William B. Burke, father of Edmund Russell Burke. According to Alice Gray Burke Buchanan, writing on page 208 of Traum's History of Floyd County, William Baker Burke and his wife Irene moved to Prestonsburg around 1907. The standard sources of information contain no other information about him. Edmund R. Burke was educated at Prestonsburg Baptist Institute and Bowling Green Business College. For several years he operated  a Prestonsburg dry cleaning business, and in later years he worked  for the Kentucky Division of Game and Fish.
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The Thirty-Third Master of Zebulon Lodge was N. M. "Bud" White, Jr. According to Delmas Saunders, White was the son of the man who built the Colonial Coal Mine, which was located on the west side of the Big Sandy opposite the south end of Prestonsburg.  White managed this mine during the 1915-1925 period. The  mine tipple was located on the east side of the river, and coal was moved  across the river by means of gondolas suspended from steel cables. White later managed a mine at Winchester near Cow Creek. He served as master of the lodge in 1920.
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The Thirty-Fourth Master of Zebulon Lodge was Charles L. Hutsinpiller, who owned and operated a drugstore in Prestonsburg during the 1915-1925 period. He later operated a drugstore in Ashland. Hutsinpiller returned to Prestonsburg sometime in the 1940s and opened a second drugstore in the building where Hopson's Jewelry is located today. He is buried in Davidson Memorial Gardens next to his wife Maxie.
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The Thirty-Fifth Master of Zebulon Lodge was Martin D. Powers, who operated a feed store on Court Street where  Photo-Magic is located today. Powers served as master of the lodge in 1923. The 1910 Census lists him as a salesman. He is buried in the Porter Cemetery next to his wife Ethel.
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The Thirty-Sixth Master of Zebulon Lodge was Greenville R. Spradlin, son of Sam Spradlin and Lida Davidson Spradlin. According to Delmas Saunders, Greenville worked in the local office of the Kentucky Emergency Relief Administration  during the 1930s. Greenville served as master of the lodge in 1924. He is buried in Porter Cemetery next to his father and mother.
The Thirty-Seventh Master of Zebulon Lodge was Mike Blevins, owner of Blevins's Automobile Repair. Blevins's Garage was located on Graham Street at the corner of Graham and Central. According to Delmas Saunders, Blevins served in the Seabees during World War II. He is buried in the  Old Mayo Cemetery at Lancer.
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The Thirty-Eighth Master of Zebulon Lodge was Charles Oppenheimer, who owned and operated a men's clothing store in Prestonsburg during the 1920s and 1930s. His first store, which was located on the north side of Court Street, burned sometime around 1920. His second store was located where Hopson's Jewelry stands today. Raised a Jew, Oppenheimer became a convert to Christianity and joined the Prestonsburg Methodist Episcopal Church. His wife Minnie J. Oppenheimer (1882-1940) is  buried in the Porter Cemetery. His birth and death dates and place  of burial are unknown. He served as master of the lodge in 1926.
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The Thirty-Ninth Master of Zebulon Lodge was Harry Trimble Hill, owner of a farm on Abbott Creek and an agent for the Prudential Life Insurance Company.   During World War II he served as Clerk of the Floyd  County Draft Board. He later found work as a clerk in the local office of the Kentucky Department of Pensions. He is listed in the 1910 U.S. Census as son, age 14, of Jane Hill, age 44, along with brother Tom, age 21. In later life Hill operated a store near the mouth of Abbott Creek. He is buried in the Hill Cemetery on Abbott Creek along with his wife Fannie Howard Hill.
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The Fortieth Master of Zebulon Lodge was Emery E. Clark, who served as master of the lodge in 1928. A native of Floyd County, Emery grew up on a farm near Auxier and spent many years with the Kentucky and West Virginia Gas Company. He was president of the company when he retired. His wife Mae Hill Clark (1903-1980) is buried in Richmond Memorial Gardens at the south end of Prestonsburg.
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The Forty-First Master of Zebulon Lodge was Alex H. Spradlin, son of Alex M. Spradlin and Agnes Auxier Spradlin. Alex M. Spradlin worked for many years as sales clerk at the Middle Creek Coal Company Store, located near the mouth of  Middle Creek. Alex H. Spradlin was a teacher at Prestonsburg High School. He married Victoria Merrill, daughter of Reverend Merrill, pastor of the First Methodist Episcopal Church. Alex H. Spradlin served as master of the lodge in 1929. He is buried next to his father and mother in the Porter Cemetery in North Prestonsburg.
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The Forty-Second Master of Zebulon Lodge was Dr. John Sizemore, who practiced in Prestonsburg during the 1920s and 1930s. Dr. Sizemore operated an office in his home, which was located on Graham Street across from the house now owned by Fred and Joy James. Sizemore served as master of the lodge in 1930. According to  Delmas Saunders, he was a good doctor and a valuable member of the  community. His birth and death dates and place of burial are unknown.
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The Forty-Third Master of Zebulon Lodge was Zebrum S. Dickerson, Sr., chief accountant for the Prestonsburg Coal Company, which operated a mine on Town Branch. He is listed in the 1910 U.S. Census as "Jebe S. Dickson". He married Bertha Alley, daughter of mining engineer James W. Alley. Mr. and Mrs. Dickerson are buried in Davidson Memorial Gardens. He served as master of the lodge in 1931.
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The Forty-Fourth Master of Zebulon Lodge was Charles W. Alley, son of James W. Alley and Viola J. Alley. He is listed in the 1910 U.S. Census as "Charles W., age 21, coal miner," along with brothers Thomas H. and James and sisters Bessie and Hattie. Master of the lodge in 1932, Charles was the manager of the coal mine on Bull Creek owned by the Prestonsburg Coal Company. He is buried in Davidson Memorial Gardens next to his wife Emma Weddington Alley.
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The Forty-Fifth Master of Zebulon Lodge was William J. May, son of Beverly Clark May and Annie Laurie Auxier May. William worked as Cashier of the Bank Josephine for many years and served as President for seventeen years. In addition, he served for thirty-nine years as Treasurer of Floyd County. His wife was Louise Richmond May. The couple had one son, William James May, Jr., who still resides in Prestonsburg.
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The Forty-Sixth Master of Zebulon Lodge was Forrest D. Short, who had a law practice in Prestonsburg during the 1930s. At one time, according to Delmas Saunders, he served as Floyd County Attorney. The 1910 U.S. Census shows him as the son of James and Mollie Short. Forrest is buried in the May Cemetery in North Prestonsburg next to his father and mother. He served as master of the lodge in 1934.
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The Forty-Seventh Master of Zebulon Lodge was Sheridan F. Kozee, who worked as an engineer for the Prestonsburg Coal Company at their mine on Bull Creek. He served as master of the lodge in 1935. Sometime after World War II, he and his family moved to Indiana. According to Delmas Saunders, he had a son Edward who lives in Michigan.
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The Forty-Eighth Master of Zebulon Lodge was Richard Spurlock, son of Beriah M. Spurlock, owner of a general store   in West Prestonsburg and one of the founders of the First National Bank. Established in 1904, the First National Bank  was located on Front Street north of Billy Ray's Restaurant.  During the 1930s Richard worked as a cashier in the bank, and in  later years he owned and operated the H & R Block Tax Preparation  Service in downtown Prestonsburg. He served as master of the  lodge in 1936.
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The Forty-Ninth Master of Zebulon Lodge was Harry R. Burke, son of Dr. Isaac Marian Burke and Loula Webb Burke. The 1910 U.S. Census shows that Harry was born in 1903.  According to Delmas Saunders, Burke was a Prestonsburg lawyer and a graduate of the University of Louisville School of Law.
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The Fiftieth Master of Zebulon Lodge was William H. Jones, Jr., whose father, William H. Jones, was a business partner of Martin D. Powers, the Prestonsburg feed-store merchant.  His mother was Lucy Goble Jones. William H. Jones, Jr. was  a commissioned officer in the U.S. Army and served in Burma  during World War II. He is buried in the Mayo Cemetery at Lancer next to his son, William H. Jones III.
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