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Fraternal orders abound in Kansas as in other states. They are men's organizations which were
often formed for altruistic purposes. Examples include the Freemasons, the Independent
Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF), and their women's affiliate, the Rebekah Assembly, the Ancient Order of
United Workmen (AOUW) and the Knights of Pythias (KP). These groups print lists of their members' deaths which are called necrologies.
The Kansas Historical Society keeps indexes to these necrologies
in the reference area in our reading room. The combined indexes
to the IOOF, Rebekah Assembly, AOUW and KP (not the Freemasons)
are also available online. To search this online database click
here.
In most cases the indexes contain the member's date of death and
lodge number to which he or she belonged at the time of death.
The location of the lodges can be determined by checking the lists
that appear at the front of each index (locations are included in the
online index). The lodge's location can be used as a probable
death and/or burial place. With this information, a newspaper
obituary may be found.
The following is a list of the indexes that are available in printed form in our reading room. These are not available for interlibrary loan. Please refer to our ask a research question page for information about ordering copies from these:
K/366.5/An2i
Kansas. Historical Society. Library. Death Notices from
Proceedings of the Ancient Order of United Workmen (AOUW), Grand
Lodge of Kansas, 1879-1908; and Proceedings of the Grand Lodge,
Knights of Pythias (KP), 1877-1918. 1973. 120 pp. To
search the online database click
here.
These are separate and unrelated fraternal organizations.
The AOUW was an early fraternal insurance group and the Knights
of Pythias was a lesser known secret fraternal order.
K/366.1/F87d
Kansas. Historical Society. Library. Death Notices from
the Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted
Masons of Kansas, 1860-1935. 1971. 3 vols. To search
the database click
here.
K/366.1/Odli
Kansas. Historical Society. Library. Death Notices from
Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Independent Order of Odd Fellows
of Kansas, 1873-1970. 1972. 3 vols. To search the database
click
here.
K/366.3/R24d
Kansas. Historical Society. Library. Death Notices from
Proceedings of the Rebekah Assembly of Independent Order of Odd
Fellows, 1891-1953. 1974. 2 vols. To search the database
click
here.
Although this is a woman's organization, some men's names
are included.
Related Library and Manuscript Collections
The proceedings for these organizations are also available at the research center. You can use the following call numbers and the year of the proceedings to request them from our stacks:
K/366.5/An2
Proceedings of the Ancient Order of United Workmen (A.O.U.W.), Grand Lodge of Kansas, 1879-1908
K/366.5/
Proceedings of the Grand Lodge, Knights of Pythias (KP) of Kansas, 1877-1918
K/366.3/Od1
Proceedings of the International Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF), 1873-1970
K/366.3/R24d
Proceedings of the Rebekah Assembly, International Order of Odd Fellows of Kansas, 1891-1953
K/366.3/
Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of Kansas, 1860-1935
05-03-07-05 = A.O.U.W. manuscript collection
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