I. O. O. F. Grand Lodge I. T. 1893 Historical Information Submitted by the Oklahoma I O O F Grand Lodge © I O O F ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. ==================================================================== Oklahoma Odd Fellow Lodge Roster The Grand Lodge of the Indian Terriotry Instituted on 08/03/1893 in the convention at the townsight of Lehigh in the Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory Past Grand Master of the Jurisdiction of Kansas A. L. Voorhis, by authorization of the Sovereign Grand Lodge of America presiding GLD = Grand Lodge Degree CHARTER LODGES Inst Township Indian Nation Present Co. Caddo #1 1875 Caddo Choctaw Bryan Pocahontas #2 1884 Lehigh Choctaw Coal Cyclone #3 1885 McAlester Choctaw Pittsburg Atoka #5 1886 Lehigh Choctaw Atoka Thomas Wildey #6 1888 Lehigh Choctaw Atoka South Canadian #7 1888 Canadian Choctaw Pittsburg Friendship #8 1888 Krebs Choctaw Pittsburg Ardmore #9 1889 Ardmore Chickasaw Carter Enterprise #10 1890 Colgate Choctaw Coal Purcell #11 1890 Purcell Chickasaw McClain South McAlester #12 1891 McAlester Choctaw Coal White Bead #13 1892 White Bead Chickasaw Garvin Hartshorne #14 1892 Hartshorne Choctaw Pittsburg Hanson #15 1892 Hanson Cherokee Sequoyah Pauls Valley #16 1892 Pauls Valley Chickasaw Garvin Claremore #17 1893 Claremore Cherokee Rogers Lodge Representatives 1893 Rep-1 Rep-2 Rep-3 Caddo #1 1893 Hancock, J. S. Pocahontas #2 1893 Donahoe, Thomas Hughes, Richard Cyclone #3 1893 Williams, Wm. T. Fisher, T. C. Jones, J. E. Atoka #5 1893 Ragsdale, A. W. Dufilen, I. Stinson, A. L. Thomas Wildey #6 1893 Groomer, W. E. Rennie, John South Canadian #7 1893 Neal, J. T. Burton, R. D. Friendship #8 1893 Jennings, Granville Otterson, G. B. Wilson, F. S. Ardmore #9 1893 Hall, Fred Enterprise #10 1893 Richardson, J. E. Neil, William Gilfillan, Archibald Purcell #11 1893 Allen, E. D. South McAlester #12 1893 Moore, O. S. White Bead #13 1893 Spear, E. R. Hartshorne #14 1893 Ross, A. Frank English, A. J. Hanson #15 1893 Brewer, B. Pauls Valley #16 1893 Lewis, W. J. Claremore #17 1893 Jackson, W. S. Elected Officers 1893-1894 Rennie, John Grand Master Allen, E. D. Deputy Grand Master Jennings, Granville Grand Warden Ross, Aaron Frank Grand Secretary Hall, Fred Grand Treasurer Groomer, W. E. Grand Representative SGL MEMBERSHIP By Lodge # Location Present Co. Allen, E. D. GLD Purcell #11 Purcell McClain Brewer, B. GLD Hanson #15 Hanson Sequoyah Burton, R. D. GLD South Canadian #7 Canadian Pittsburg Donahoe, Thomas GLD Pocahontas #2 Lehigh Coal Dufilen, I. GLD Atoka #5 Lehigh Coal Ellard, H. J. GLD Cyclone #3 Krebs Pittsburg English, A. J. GLD Hartshorne #14 Hartshorne Pittsburg Fisher, T. C. GLD Cyclone #3 Krebs Pittsburg Gilfillan, Archibald GLD Enterprise #10 Coalgate Coal Groomer, W. E. GLD Thomas Wildey #6 Lehigh Atoka Hall, Fred GLD Ardmore #9 Ardmore Carter Hancock, J. S. GLD Caddo #1 Caddo Bryan Hughes, Richard GLD Pocahontas #2 Lehigh Coal Jackson, W. S. GLD Claremore #17 Claremore Rogers Jennings, Granville GLD Friendship #8 Krebs Pittsburg Jones, J. E. GLD Cyclone #3 McAlester Pittsburg Lewis, W. J. GLD Pauls Valley #16 Pauls Valley Garvin Moore, O. S. GLD S. McAlester #12 McAlester Coal Mooris, Theo GLD Cyclone #3 Krebs Pittsburg Neal, J. A. or T. GLD South Canadian #7 Canadian Pittsburg Neil, William GLD Enterprise #10 Coalgate Coal Noble, William GLD S. McAlester #12 McAlester Pittsburg Otterson, G. B. GLD Friendship #8 Krebs Pittsburg Ragsdale, A. W. GLD Atoka #5 Lehigh Coal Rainey, John L. GLD Hartshorne #14 Hartshorne Pittsburg Rennie, John GLD Thomas Wildey #6 Lehigh Atoka Richardson, J. E. GLD Enterprise #10 Coalgate Coal Ross, Aaron Frank GLD Hartshorne #14 Hartshorne Pittsburg Spear, E. R. GLD White Bead #13 White Bead Garvin Stinson, A. L. os S. GLD Atoka #5 Lehigh Coal Williams, William. T. GLD Cyclone #3 McAlester Pittsburg Wilson, F. S. James GLD Friendship #8 Krebs Pittsburg