J. E. Arrants, Sr.

Personal & Professional Information

• Profession: According to the 1901-1902 Bristol City Directory, he worked for the U.S. Postal Service as an assistant mailing clerk.

Addresses:

1901-1902: Resided at 1007 Windsor Avenue, Bristol, TN.

1917-1925: Resided on "Anderson extd" (Anderson Street Extended).

• Family: Genealogical records indicate he had siblings named Harmon A. Arrants (who moved to Houston) and Alice Eliza Arrants (1857–1929).

Masonic Record

John E. Arrants was highly active in the York Rite and local Bristol Freemasonry during the early 20th century:

King Lodge No. 461 (F. & A.M.): He was elected by his Brothers to serve as Worshipful Master for three consecutive terms in 1917, 1918, and 1919. He remained deeply involved in the lodge's administration long after his time in the East, serving as Lodge Secretary in 1925.

• Royal Arch Masonry: He served as the Excellent High Priest (E.H.P.) of the E.H. Gill Royal Arch Chapter, No. 50, in Bristol, recorded in the 1923-1924 city directories.