 The
Knights of Honor, aka K. of H., was founded on June 30, 1873 by James
Andrew Demaree and Dr. Darius Wilson as a fraternal order and secretsociety for mutual aid, protection and wealth.
The Denison Lodge, Knights of Honor was organized April 18, 1879.  The Sunday Gazetteer Sunday, April 21, 1907 pg. 3 EARLY DAYS IN DENISON Items of Local and General Interest Taken from the Columns of the Denison News. Week Ending April 26, 1879 The Knights of Honor lodge was organized April 18 by Deputy Grand Dictator J.R. Rutherford of Mineola, assisted by J.R. Coffin of Houston lodge, and R.W. Parks of Mexia lodge. The following were the officers: M.H. Sherburne, dictator H.H. Hall, vice dictator A.H. Coffin, past dictator H. Casper, assistant dictator F.N. Robertson, reporter Julius Casper, guide J.M. Hill, chaplain O.B. Kone, guardian W.C. Tignor, sentinel W.J. Hughes, financial reporter W.S. Lowe, treasurer J.A. Malcolm, medical examiner Denison Daily News Sunday, April 20, 1879 pg. 8 In enumerating the names of the charter members of Denison Lodge Knights of Honor, we gave J.M. Mills as chaplain; it should have read J.M. Hill... Denison Daily News
Sunday, April 20, 1879 pg. 8 A Lodge of the Order of Protection, with 25 members, was organized in this city last night by Deputy Grand Dictator, J.R. Rutherford, Knights of Honor, with the following officers: Past Protector, Mrs. Dr. J.A. Malcomb Protector, Mrs. Geo. W. Williams Vice-Protector, Mrs. A.H. Coffin Corresponding and Financial Secretary, Mrs. A.H. Coffin Treasurer, Mrs. B.C. Murray Chaplain, Rev. H.H. Hall Guide, Mrs. Chas. Gilman Guardian, Mrs. W.F. Bennett Sentinel, Mr. M.H. Sherburne Organizations Susan Hawkins © 2024 If you find any of Grayson CountyTXGenWeb links inoperable, please send me a message. |