"Wesley, situated upon Section 26, township 16, Range 28, in the fertile valley of Richland and Lamar Townships, bears the surname of its first postmaster. Ten lots, constituting the site of the town, were surveyed April 1, 1872, but thee had been some village indications previous to that date. The Wesley Joint Stock Company has a large general store. The most important feature of the town is the substantial two-story brick building recently erected by the Masonic order and school district.
Mate Trammel Lodge No. 93, F. & A. M., was instituted November 6, 1867, with the following members: Hezekiah Caldwell, W. M.; Daniel Boone, S. J.; William P. Clark, J. W.; W. R. Lawson, John Clark, G. T. Trammel, Levi Phillips, W. M. Phillips, N. R. Shofner, B. B. Davis, Martin Counts, James Malloy, James Stewart, Elisha Dodson, Frederick King, James Churchwell, C. S. Fritts." (Goodspeeds’ History of Madison County....)
