I recently went to a Mason site and they said that Russell was not a Mason. They pointed out that the WT speaks negatively about Free Masonry which gives further evidence that he was not a member.
Some have pointed out that Joseph Smith founder of the Mormans was a Mason. However, the Mason site points out that he was thrown out of the Masons for misconduct. Shortly after this, Joseph Smith was killed and the Mormans blamed this on the Masons. Brigham Young the successor of Joseph Smith was not a Mason forbade church members from joining. The bad blood cut both ways. The Masons did not accept Mormans as members from 1844 til 1984.
Therefore, the goofy sites that claim that Masonry, Mormans, and JWs are a connected part of some illuminati conspiracy, are just a pile of rubbish.