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Notes for Basil LOWRY
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Bazzel (Basil) Lowrey was a member of Masonic Lodge No. 59 F and A M in
Atlanta, Ga.
In 1846, and possibly before, he was practicing medicine in Cassville, Ga.
In 1853/1854 he moved to Cherokee County, Ga and then to Cobb County
(Marietta), Ga.
In Marietta, he was the editor of the weekly newspaper and also practiced
medicine.
In 1858/1859 he joined the North Georgia Conference of the Methodist
Church. In June 1860 he became licensed to preach in Marietta, Ga.
Basil enlisted on Augst 1, 1863 for a 6 month term in Co. E of the 7th
Ga. State Guards, formed by Governor Joe Brown to guard the railroads in
north Georgia. On Nov. 16, 1863 (military pass in my possession) he was
granted a pass from Military Post #51 in Montgomery, Al to go to Marietta
Ga by way of Macon, Ga.
Jan 5, 1865 he was granted a pass (in my possession) to Athens, Ga by
order of Urgan Patillo, Capt.
In 1889 he moved to Atlanta, Ga. At the time of his death, in 1894, he
lived at 491 Piedmont Avenue, Atlanta. His Funeral was held at Merritts
Ave. Methodist Church and he was buried in Marietta, Ga. Cemetery near
the Confederate Soldiers Cemetery off Powder Springs Road.
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