1899 ODD FELLOWS DIRECTORY, ONTARIO, NEW YORK Copyright (c) 2001 by Martha Perry. Magill. ************************************************************************ USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submittor has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. ************************************************************************ ODD FELLOWS DIRECTORY 1899-1900 Geneva, N.Y. Old Castle Lodge, No. 299, I.O.O.F. Officers for Term ending in December, 1899 Wm. S. Moore - Noble Grand Wm. A. Sattler - Vice Grand A. Clark Dixon - Secretary John D. Scott - Financial Secretary Allen G. Frisbie - Treasurer Clarence Dunn - Warden Edward G. Hull - Conductor Charles E. Ralston - Inside Guardian Fred W. Lain - Outside Guardian Charles A. Hanes - Chaplain M.K. Simpson - R.S.N.G. Frank J. Phillips - L.S.N.G. Amos H. Phillips - R.S.V.G. Charles B. Castle - L.S.V.G. William Bramish - R.S.S. James F. Grieg - L.S.S. James M. Kennedy - S.P.G. Trustees Joseph T. Duck, Term expires Dec., 1899 Frank J. Phillips, Term expires Dec., 1900 George H. Beamish, Term expires Dec. 1901 PAST GRAND MASTERS with Year of Service Baxter, Wm. 1886 Beacham, Henry L. 1898 Blodget, W.H. 1888 Breuer, Fred 1887 Ditmars, Geo. F., 1893 Duck, Joseph R. 1896 Hirschfield, Jos. 1896 (withdrawn) Kennedy, James M. 1899 Keuhn, Julius 1890 Lewis, Thos. 1885 Mowry, James M. 1897 Perry, Chas. W. 1889 Phillips, Frank J. 1882 Proudfit, John F. (By Cd.) 1883 (Suspended) Reed, James W. 1889 Robson, Ed. B. 1897 Scott, John D., 1895 Sheldon, Horace E. 1891 Simpson, Mark K. 1881 Simpson, Mark W. 1893 Smith, Geo. W. (By Cd.) 1898 Smith, Thos. Y. 1887 Tills, Ed. R. 1886 Turner, Geo. R. 1890 Charter Members *R.B. Beach, P.G. *Philip Crane, P.G. *Elbridge Dakin, P.G. *Samuel Green, P.G. *George McFeggan, P.G. *James McNicol, P.G. C.H. Proudfit, P.G. *George Taylor, P.G. * Deceased Old Castle Lodge No. 299 ROLL OF MEMBERS With Year Admitted Anderson, Albert 1898 Bachman, Chas. M. 1893 (withdrawn) Bachman, Clarence 1897 Bachman, Wm. 1898 Balfour, John 1881 Barker, Jesse W. 1895 Barth, Chas. F. 1898 Baxter, Wm. 1880 Beach, Jacob L. 1875 Beacham, Henry L. 1894 Beamish, Wm. A. 1898 Beamish, George H. (By Cd.) 1892 Berg, Ludwig J. 1899 Blackman, Frank A. 1894 Blakslee, Fred R. (By Cd.) 1898 Blodget, W.H. 1872 Booth, Sidney E. (By Cd.) 1899 Breuer, Fred 1881 Brown, Wm. S. 1896 Brown, Samuel 1897 Burbank, E.H. (By Cd.) 1895 Burroughs, E. Ridley 1893 Butler, Clarence E. 1893 Bull, Eugene 1899 (added by hand) Castle, Charles B. 1897 Clapp, H.D. 1895 (withdrawn) Cole, Peter R. 1894 Coons, James G. 1897 Cummings, Wm. 189 Cutts, Wm. A. 1898 Dannerstein, Sam'l. 1897 Davis, Wm. 1892 Dean, Clarence 1896 Dennison, Wm. C. 1875 Detmars, Geo. F. 1890 Dixon, A. Clark 1893 Doxsee, Herbert A. (By Cd.) 1897 Duck, Joseph T. 1887 Dunn, Clarence J. 1899 Fee, James A. 1893 Fellows, Norman L. 1895 Fitton, James 1878 Fletcher, Montgomery 1897 Fowler, Harry J. 1897 Frisbie, A.G. 1894 Friss, Adam 1893 Furman, Fred J. 1893 Furman, Chas. A. (By Cd.) 1897 Gano, S.G. 1897 Gow, John 1897 Grieg, James F. 1898 Hanes, Charles A. 1896 Hemans, Chas., Jr. 1894 Hirschfield, Jos. 1872 (withdrawn) Hull, Ed. G. 1899 Hutchinson, Joseph 1895 Hydon, Walter J. (By Cd.) 1893 Kennedy, James M. 1893 Keuhn, Julius 1888 King, Henry E. 1892 Klopfer, Wm. 1897 Lain, Fred W. 1899 Lain, Wm. F. 1899 Laws, Jno. W. 1873 Lewis, Samuel 1897 Lewis, Thos., 1881 Liddington, James 1899 Long, Ed. E. 1892 Loy, Harry J. 1896 Lumbard, Eugene A. 189 Lusk, S.W. 1893 McClement, Hugh 1894 McConnell, Wm. 1892 McDougall, Charles 1893 McIntire, Chas. 1897 McIntosh, Donald 1894 McEwen, Daniel A. 1893 McEwen, Peter H. 1894 McEwen, James 1894 (withdrawn) McEwen, George 1895 Mead, Herbert C. 1891 Meisner, Charles 1897 Michaelson, Adam (By Cd.) 1895 Millard, Wm. 1897 Miller, W.W. (By Cd.) 1897 Mills, Theo. W. 1897 Mitten, Wm. D. 1894 Moore, Wm. S. (By Cd.) 1892 Mowry, James M. 1893 Neil, George 1893 Nellis, John W. 1897 Oastler, Albert L. 1896 Perry, Chas. W. 1887 Phillips, Amos H. 1897 Phillips, Frank J. 1872 Powers, W. Fred, 1895 Present, David 1891 Priest, George E. 1897 Proudfit, John F. (By Cd.) 1873 Rackmyer, W.W. 1890 Ralston, Chas. 1899 Ralston, Frank E. 1899 Rankin, F.C. 1897 Reed, James W. 1888 Reed, Thos. C. 1887 Reed, Wm. C. 1896 Reid, Alexander 1894 Reid, Wm. 1898 Reynolds, Ham. W. 1895 Rippey, Thos. 1897 Robson, E.B. 1894 Sanderson, Fred A. 1897 Sanford, Alexander 1896 Sattler, Wm. A. (By Cd.) 1896 Scott, John D. 1891 Scribner, Bert P. 1897 Sheldon, Horace E. 1889 Simmonds, Fred 1894 Simpson Mark K. 1879 Simpson, Mark W. 1889 Smith, Geo. W. (By Cd.) 1892 Smith, Robt. C. 1897 Smith, Thos. Y. 1876 Steck, Jno. W. 1897 Stephen, Wm. A. 1894 Taylor, Samuel H. 1892 Terrell, Ed. J. 1887 Thomas, A.W. 1894 Tills, Ed. R. 1880 Turner, Geo. T. 1887 Turner, Gilbert W. 1896 VanBuren, Wm. L. 1899 Wellberry, Charles 1894 Weller, W.W. (By Cd.) 1897 Weyburn, Henry D. 1888 Wilson, H.N. 1897 Wood, Chas. N. 1897 Wood, Theo. H. 1894 Wyler, Ed. J. 1894 Weaver, Hiram (added by hand, no date) Old Castle Lodge No. 299 Deceased members, Year admitted, Date of death, Where buried. Armstrong, Frederick A., P.G., 1890, May 19, 1898, Glenwood. Carpenter, Calvin H., 1878, Dec. 1878, Glenwood. Clark, Ralph, 1872, Sept. 14, 1889, Chatham, N.Y. Coon, John S., 1872, Aug. 20, 1874, Wash. Street. Crane, Philip, 1872, Dec. 30, 1885, Glenwood. Culver, Frank, 1878, Oct. 1, 1880, Penn Yan. Dennison, Geo., P.G., 1872, Feb. 27, 1894, Wash. Street. Fisher, Lewis, 1874, Aug. 26, 1881, Glenwood. Fox, Gus. H., 1876, June 23, 1886, Glenwood. George, Robert, P.G., 1874, Apr. 3, 1898, Wash. Street Green, Samuel, P.G., 1872, Feb. 4, 1895, Glenwood. Haas, Fred J., 1890, Oct. 22, 1892, Glenwood. Lozier, Charles, P.G., 1891, July 18, 1894, Glenwood. McCoy, George, P.G., 1880, Aug. 8, 1899, Wash. Street. McCoy, Wm. J., P.G., 1880, Nov. 19, 1882, Wash. Street. McEwen, John A., 1893, Jan. 31, 1898, Glenwood. McFeggan, George, P.G., 1872, Feb. 16, 1874, Glenwood. Nichols, James H., P.G., 1872, Jan. 9, 1892, Wash. Street. Taylor, Geo., P.G., 1872, June 17, 1899. Glenwood. Tompkins, Benj. M., P.G., 1872, Nov. 11, 1873, Glenwood. Smith, Homer M., N.G., 1890, Oct. 22, 1894, Glenwood. Swallow, A.J., P.G., 1872, Mch. 17, 1891, Wash. Street. Tuttle, Floyd F., 1896, Aug. 8, 1894, Drowned Seneca Lake. (definitely date typos in booklet) West, Jas., P.G., 1881, Nov. 20, 1897, Wash. Street. Ontario Encampment, No. 84 Officers for Term Ending Dec. 1899 Amos H. Phillips - Chief Patriarch Geo. H. Beamish - High Priest Chas. F. Barth - Senior Warden Joseph T. Duck - Junior Warden Jas. G. Coons - Guide Jas. W. Reed - Financial Scribe Walter J. Hydon - Recording Scribe James M. Kennedy - Treasurer Fred Sanderson - Inside Sentinel A. Clark Dixon - Outside Sentinel Ed. B. Robson - 1st Watch Jas. Greig - 2d Watch Wm. A. Beamish - 3d Watch Dan'l. McEwen - 4th Watch ..... 1st Guard of Tent ..... 2d Guard of Tent Trustees Ed. R. Tills, Term expires Dec., 1899 Frank J. Phillips, Term expires Dec., 1900 Ed. B. Robson, Term expires Dec., 1901 Charter Members Wm. H. Blodgett Wm. Butcher Nathan L. Levi *P.Q. Lincoln Frank W. Savage *Spencer A. Tompkins *George Taylor * Deceased PAST CHIEF PATRIARCHS with Year of Service Baxter, Wm. 1886 Breuer, Fred 1887 Burroughs, E.R. 1896 Ditmars, Geo. F. 1894 Hirschfield, Joseph 1893 Hydon, W.J. 1897 Kennedy, J.M. 1896 Keuhn, Juhn 1890 Lewis, Thos. 1885 McIntosh, Donald 1899 Mowry, J.M. 1895 Philips, F.J. 1883 Robson, E.B. 1897 Scott, John D. 1898 Simpson, M.K. 1884 Smith, T.Y. 1888 Thomas, A.W. 1898 Tills, E.R. 1886 Turner, Geo. R. 1893 Watkins, John T. 1877 Ontario Encampment, No. 84 ROLL OF MEMBERS With Year Admitted Barth, C.F. 1898 Baxter, Wm. 1880 Beamish, Geo. H. 1896 Beamish, W.A. 1899 Breuer, Frederick 1893 Burroughs, E.R. 1894 Case, W.L. 1897 Conroy, Wm. 1898 Coons, Jas. G. 1897 Cooper, A.D. 1897 Dannerstien, Sam'l. 1897 Ditmars, G.F. 1892 Dixon, A.C. 1899 Duck, J.T. 1897 Fee, Jas. A. 1899 Fellows, N.A. 1895 Friss, Adam 1896 Gow, John 1897 Greig, James 1899 Hanes, Chas. A. 1897 Hirschfield, Joseph 1876 Huff, Wm. M. 1894 Hull, E.G. 1899 Hydon, W.J. 1894 Kennedy, Jas. M. 1894 Kuehn, Julius 1889 Lewis, Thos. 1892 McConnell, Wm. 1894 McEwen, Dan'l. 1899 McIntire, Chas. 1897 McIntosh, Donald 1896 McMaster, M.J. 1897 Michaelson, Adam 1896 Moore, Wm. S. 1899 Mowry, Jas. M. 1892 Phillips, A.H. 1898 Phillips, F.J. 1891 Present, David 1895 Reed, Jas. W. 1894 Reed, W.C. 1897 Reid, Alex. 1894 Reid, Wm. 1898 Robson, E.B. 1894 Sanderson, F.A. 1899 Sanford, Alex. 1897 Scott, John D. 1894 Simpson, M.K. 1880 Smith, Robt. 1897 Smith, Thos. Y. 1880 Thayer, H.S. 1897 Thomas, A.W. 1895 Tills, E.R. 1880 Turner, Geo. R. 1891 Watkins, John T. 1875 Waite, J.A. 1897 Yates, Richard 1875 Ontario Encampment No. 84 Deceased Members, Date of Death Armstrong, Fred A., May 19th, 1898 Culver, Frank, Oct. 1st, 1880 Green, Sam'l, Feb. 4th, 1895 Lozier, Chas. July 18th, 1894 McCoy, Wm., Nov. 9th, 1882 McCoy, George, Aug. 8th, 1899 McEwen, John, Jan. 31st, 1898 Nichols, J.H., Jan. 8th, 1892 Parks, E.W., ___ ___, 1883 Smith, Homer, Oct. 22d, 1894 Swallow, A.J., Mch. 17th, 1891 Seneca Rebecca Lodge, No. 159, I.O.O.F. Seneca Rebecca Lodge, No. 159 Officers for Term Expiring Dec., 1899 Mrs. Wm. Mitten - N.G. Mrs. Lillie Gauger - V.G. Mrs. Clara Wilson - Secy. Mrs. Chas. Barth - F. Secy. Miss Ella Dutcher - Treas. Mrs. Jas. W. Reed - R.S.N.G. Mrs. Geo. smith - L.S. N.G. Mrs. E.R. Tills - R.S.V.G. Mrs. Albert Radder - L.S.V.G. Miss Mamie Ireton - Warden Mrs. Edw. Potter - Conductor Miss Hattie Duck - R.S.S. Miss Mamie Tills - L.S.S. Mrs. G.H. Beamish - O.G. Mrs. Helen Swallow - I.G. Mrs. J.T. Duck - Chaplain Trustees Mrs. Helen Swallow, Term expires Dec., 1899 Mrs. M.W. Simpson, Term expires Dec., 1900 Mrs. George Beamish, Term expires Dec., 1901 Seneca Rebecca Lodge, No. 159, I.O.O.F. Charter dated Oct. 23, 1893 Past Grands Armstrong, Mrs. Jennie A. Reed, Mrs. Jas. W. Tills, Mrs. E.R. Scott, Mrs. J.D. Bachman, Mrs. Wm. Charter Members Armstrong, F.A. (deceased) Armstrong, Mrs. Jennie A. Beamish, George H. Beamish, Mrs. George H . Clark, Martin J. Clark, Mrs. Martin J. Flaxman, Philip Friss, Adam Friss, Mrs. Adam Furman, Charles A. Hirschfield, Joseph Hirschfield, Mrs. Joseph (deceased) Hydon, W.J. Hydon, Mrs. W.J. King, Henry E. King, Mrs. Henry E. Laws, John Lynes, Charles E. Lynes, Mrs. Charles E. Mead, Herbert C. Mead, Mrs. Herbert C. McConnell, Wm. McConnell, Mrs. J.W. Neil, George Reed, James W. Reed, Mrs. James W. Sattler, Wm. Simpson, M.W. Scott, John D. Scott, Mrs. John D. Taylor, Samuel H. Taylor (Bush), Mrs. Sam'l. H. Tills, Mrs. Edward R. Tills, Edward R. Wilson, Wallace F. Wilson, Mrs. Wallace F. Youngs, Amos T. Seneca Rebecca Lodge, No. 159 ROLL OF MEMBERS With Year of Initiation Armstrong, Mrs. Jennie A. 1894 Bachman, Charles M. 1894 Bachman, Mrs. Charles M. 1894 Bachman, Wm. 1899 Bachman, Mrs. Wm. 1894 Bachman, Clarence 1897 Bachman, Mrs. Clarence 1897 Barth, Chas. F. 1898 Barth, Mrs. Chas. F. 1897 Beamish, Geo. H. 1894 Beamish, Mrs. Geo. H., 1894 Beamish, Hattie 1899 Bosworth, Mrs. Bertha 1899 Brown, Bertha 1895 Brown, Stella 1895 Bush, Mrs. Rachael 1894 Chronaberry, Wm. 1898 Chronaberry, Mrs. Wm. 1898 Clark, M.J. 1894 Clark, Mrs. M.J. 1894 Conroy, Wm. 1897 Conroy, Mrs. Wm. 1897 Curtis, Mrs. W. 1895 Dannerstein, Sam. 1897 Darlington, Lottie 1899 Davis, Wm. 1894 Davis, Mrs. Wm. 1894 Dean, C. 1897 Ditmars, Geo. F. 1894 Dirmars, Mrs. Geo. G. 1894 Duck, Jos. 1896 Duck, Mrs. Jos. 1896 Duck, Hattie 1896 Dutcher, Ella 1896 Fee, Jas. 1895 Fiero, Edna M. 1899 Fletcher, M.G. 1898 Frautz, Nancy 1897 Friss, Adam 1894 Friss, Mrs. Adam 1894 Furman, Chas. A. 1894 Gauger, Mrs. Lillie 1895 Gravely, Thos. 1899 Greig, Jas. F. 1899 Hirschfield, Jos. 1894 Hydon, W.J. 1894 Hydon, Mrs. W.J. 1894 Ireton, Mamie 1897 Jardine, Emma 1899 Jewel, Mary 1895 Judges, Mrs. Geo. L. 1896 Judges, Minnie 1896 King, H.E. 1894 King, Mrs. H.E. 1894 Klopfer, Mrs. Wm. 1897 Laws, J.W. 1894 Lewis, Sam 1897 Lewis, Mrs. Sam 1897 McClement, Hugh 1898 McClement, Mrs. Hugh 1898 McConnell, Wm. 1894 McConnell, Mrs. Wm. 1894 McEwen, Dan'l. 1895 Mead, H.C. 1894 Mead, Mrs. H.C. 1894 Miller, Wm. 1897 Miller, Mrs. Wm. 1897 Mitten, Wm. 1897 Mitten, Mrs. Wm. 1896 Mowry, J.M. 1894 Neil, Geo. 1894 Phillips, Frank 1897 Phillips, Mrs. Frank 1897 Phillips, Amos 1898 Phillips, Mrs. Amos 1898 Potter, Edw. 1897 Potter, Mrs. Edw. 1897 Powers, Fred 1896 Present, Dave 1894 Radder, A. 1894 Radder, Mrs. A. 1894 Reed, Jas. W. 1894 Reed, Mrs. James W. 1894 Sanford, Alex. 1898 Sanford, Mrs. Alex. 1898 Sattler, Wm. 1894 Scott, J.D. 1894 Scott, Mrs. J.D. 1894 Simpson, M.W. 1894 Simpson, Mrs. M.W. 1894 Simpson, M.K. 1895 Smith, Mrs. Francis 1896 Smith, Minnie 1896 Smith, Mrs. Lyda 1894 Smith, Mrs. Laura 1894 Swallow, Mrs. Helen 1894 Taylor, S.H. 1894 Taylor, Mrs. S.H. 1899 Tills, E.R. 1894 Tills, Mrs. E.R. 1894 Tills, May 1899 Turner, Geo. R. 1897 Turner, Mrs. Geo. R. 1897 Watkins, John T. 1895 Wilson, Mrs. Wallace F. 1894 Wood, Theo. 1897 Wood, Chas. 1899 Wood, Mrs. Chas. 1899 Yackel, Addie 1899 Seneca Rebecca Lodge, No. 159 Deceased Members, Date of Death Armstrong, F.A., 1898 Calvert, Mrs. Geo., 1899 Hirschfield, Mrs. Joseph, 1898 McEwen, John A., 1898 Smith, Homer M., 1894 Note: The Odd Fellows (I.O.O.F.) and Rebekahs were lodges formed in the 19th century to provide for the security and well-being and welfare of members. Over the years the Rebekahs have given personal and financial assistance after natural disasters and raise money for eye treatment and vision research. Membership in the Rebekahs is open to all women over 16 as well as men who are members of the Odd Fellows. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ All spellings are as in the original booklet.