KNOX COUNTY OHIO - Norton's History of Knox County [Chapter XLVIII]

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A History of Knox County, Ohio, From 1779 to 1862 
Inclusive: Comprising Biographical Sketches, Anecdotes and 
incidents of men connected with the county from its first 
settlement: Together with complete lists of the senators, 
representatives, sherriffs, auditors, commissioners, 
treasurers, judges, justices of the peace, and other 
officers of the county, also of those who have served in a 
military capacity from its first organization to the 
present time, and also a sketch of Kenyon College, and 
other institutions of learning and religion within the 
county. 
By A. Banning Norton.

Columbus: Richard Nevins, Printer. 1862
Entered according to the act of Congress in the year 1862 
by A. Banning Norton, In the Clerk’s office of the Southern 
District of Ohio.
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CHAPTER XLVIII.

INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS.

Mt. Vernon Lodge No. 20, was duly instituted on the 
21st day of June 1813, by a dispensation from the R. W. 
Grand Lodge of Ohio, by D. D. G. Master J. T. Blain, acting 
under a dispensation from G. M. Thomas Sherlock.

Charter Members--R. Blake, L. Waite, L. D. Nash, W. Sullivan. and R, 
Wright. The following officers were duly installed: R. Blake, N. G.; Liberty 
Waite, V. G.; L. D. Nash, Secretary; W. Sullivan, Treasurer. Initiated at the 
first meeting: J. K. Miller, D. A. Robertson, and J. R. Wallace.

Celebrations.--The first public celebration was June 22, 1844,
D. T. Disney, of Cincinnati, Orator; the second, June 21, 1845
Rev. Mr. Doolittle, of Columbus, Orator; the third, June 19, 1851, 1,
Rev. A. T. Mather, Orator.

Officers January 1, 1862.-H. D. Brown, N. G.; Edwin Rogers, V. G. ; J. 
D. Haymes, Secretary ; J. W. White, Financial Secretary ; R. N. Kindrick, 
Treasurer. Truestees,--Joshua Hyde, W. M. Bunn., H. Phillips.
Reprepresentatives to the Grand Lodge of Ohio.—W. M. Bunn, R. C. 
Kirk, A. C. Elliott, and J. W. White.

Ellicott Lodge No. 267, was instituted at Fredericktown, 
April 11, 1855, by M W. G. Master T.
J.	McLain, assisted by Past Grands W. M. Bunn, J. W. 
White, J. F. Andrews, R. C. Kirk, J. W. Ly brand, A. C. 
Elliott, and G. W. Shurr.

Charter Members.--A. Love, T. Mosure, G. Cole, B. F. Mosure,
R.	Cole, N. B. Rowley, G. W. Condon, J. Z. Griffith, A. Snow, Jr., 

J.	B. Roberts, and J. W. Condon, The first officers installed were:
G.	W. Condon, N. G.; J. Z. Griffith, V. g. A. Love, Secretary; r.
Cole, Treasurer. Initiated at the first meeting D. S. Headley.
C.	G. Mount, and R. Ewers. The only public celeb ration was July
4, 1857, P. G. John Lamb, Orator.

Representatives.--P. G. J. Z. Griffith in 1857, and P. G. Issacher 
Rowley in 1860.

D. D. Grand Masters—P. G. J. Z. Griffith, 1857; P. G. G. W. Condon, 
1860.

Officers, 1862.--J. C. Ebersole, N. G.; D. T. Montague, V. G.
E.	J. Breese, Secretary; N. F. Strong, Financial Secretary; W. D.
Morrison, Treasurer.	Trustees—I. Rowley, J. W. Porch, A.
Stephens.

Quindaro Lodge No. 316, was duly instituted
June 9, 1857, by a dispensation from the R. W. G.
Lodge of Ohio, by D. G. Master P. G. A. E.
Glenn, acting under a dispensation from G. M. W.
C.	Chidsey.

Charter Members.--G. B. Arnold, J. M. Byers A. C. Elliott. ,J F. 
Andrews, J. Lamb, T. P. Frederick, and J. Jennings. Officers installed: J. M. 
Byers, N. G. ; T. P. Frederick, V. G. G. 13. Arnold, Secretary; A. C. Elliott, 
Financial Secretary; J. F. Andrews, Treasurer. Admitted on card: M. 
McFarland, A. J. Beach W. C. Cooper, J. Jennings. Initiated : I. Underwood 
and L. Monk. The dedication of the new hall, No. 109 Main street, was June 
9, 1858. A supper was given to the members of the Order. P. G. Rev. 
Glancy delivered an address.

Representatives.—P. G. J. F. Andrews, P. G. J. M. Byers.
Officers, 1862.--J. M. Byers, N. G. E. B. Shinabery, V. G.; H.
Graff, Secretary; W. McGaughey, Financial Secretary; J. F.
Andrews, Treasurer. Trustees.—P. G.'s J. F. Andrcws, G. B.
Arnold, J. R. Wallace.

Kokosing Encampment No. 38, was instituted at Mt. 
Vernon, March 29, 1849, by Grand Chief Patriarch 
Williams, assisted by J. H. Wheeler as Grand

High Priest, H. B. Horton as Grand S. W., J. S. Clark as 
Grand Scribe.

Charter Members.--J. M. Campbell, S. W. Gribbon, L. G. Prentiss, R. C. 
Kirk, H. Phillips, A. EhIe, A. P. Mather, U. Stephens. Officers.--J. M. 
Campbell, C. P.; A.P. Mather, H. P.; R. C. Kirk, S. W. A. Ehle, Scribe ; L. 
G. Prentiss, Treasurer. Initiated at the first meeting: W. M. Bunn, J. A. 
Shannon, T. T. Tress, J. Cooper, J. Eichelberger, R. B. Wright.

Officers January 1, 1862.-J. W. Porch, C. P.; A. Harnwell, H. P.; K 
Shinabery, S. W. ; R. N. Kindrick, J. W.; J. W. White,  cribe J. Hyde, 

Treasurer. Trustees.—J. Hyde, W. M. Bunn, Henry Phillips.

Representatives to the Grand Encampment of Ohio.--Since the adoption 
of the new constitution, in 1855, the following Patriarchs, viz: W. M. Bunn 
J. W. White, J. F. Andrews.