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Miami County Ohio

Chapter 23

FRATERNAL ORDERS,
BUILDING and LOAN ASSOCIATIONS,
POPULATION, Etc.

The establishment of fraternal societies in the county began at an early date. Many of the first settlers belonged to the older orders, principally Masonic, and as early as 1812 a lodge of that order was established at Troy. From that date the system of fraternalism grew rapidly until today a great many fraternal societies exist in the country. The list that follows is as nearly complete as diligent research can make it. So far as possible the name of the order and the date of organization are given.

MASONIC

Franklin Lodge, Troy........................January 12, 1812
Warren Lodge, Piqua.........................October 21, 1841
Tippecanoe Lodge, Tippecanoe City...........October 27, 1851
West Milton Lodge, West Milton..............November 19, 1896
Covington Lodge, Covington..................November 1847
1847 Social Lodge, Lena.....................October 22, 1852
Pleasant Hill Lodge, Pleasant Hill..........October 17. 1866
Bradford Lodge, Bradford....................June 27, 1905
Troy Chapter, O.E.S., Troy..................November 23, 1906
Fidelity Chapter, O.E.S., Lena..............August 6, 1897
Christian Chapter, O.E.S., Bradford.........July 14, 1906
Sharon Chapter, O.E.S., West Milton.........
Covington Chapter O.E.S., Covington.........1908

INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS

Piqua Lodge, Piqua..........................April 29, 1839
Piqua Council...............................March 27, 1851
Troy Lodge..................................June 30, 1845
Tippecanoe Lodge............................May 12, 1854
Industry Lodge, Lena........................June 17, 1854
Covington Lodge.............................September 7, 1866
Taylor Lodge, Fletcher..................... June 16, 1857
Bradford Lodge..............................September 25, 1873
Stillwater Lodge, West Milton...............October 19, 1850
Casstown Lodge..............................June 5, 1869
Pleasant Hill Lodge.........................June 24,1874
Brandt Lodge, Brandt........................July 31, 1882
Garfield Lodge (colored), Troy..............

REBEKAH LODGES

Begonia Lodge, Bradford.....................June 16, 1815
Virique Lodge, West Milton..................December 7, 1888
Trojan Lodge, Troy..........................June 22, 1894
Oriental, Tippecanoe City...................September 15, 1898
Violet Lodge, Fletcher......................June 6, 1896
Silver Star, Lena...........................June 28, 1896
Mildred Lodge. Covington....................July 6, 1881
Champion, Castown...........................August 23, 1903
Household of Ruth, Troy.....................

MISCELLANEOUS SOCIETIES

Piqua Tent -Maccabees.......................September 25 1889
Crystal Hive, Maccabees.....................May 1891
Alexander Mitchel Post, G.A.R., Piqua.......October 27 1866
Langston Post, G.A.R., Covington............1883
Grand Army Post, Pleasant Hill..............September 17, 1833
A.H.Coleman Post, Troy......................1876
A.H.Coleman Corps. W.R.C., Troy.............January 7, 1886
Maj. W.H.Gross, Camp S.of V., Covington.....April 18, 1904
Veterans of the Spanish War, Piqua..........
Chapter D.A.R., Piqua.......................
Miami Chapter, D.A.R., Troy.................May 1897
Piqua Tribe, I.O.R.M........................May 7, 1908
Amokee Tribe, I.O.R.M., Covington...........February 26, 1891
Demoiselle Council, D. of P., Covington.....February 26, 1900
Loramie Tribe I.O.R.M, Piqua................January 1, 1893
Piqua Council, Royal Arcanum................1879
Royal Arcanum Council, Tippecanoe City......
Piqua Court Foresters.......................December 6, 1893
Piqua Court Marguerite......................June 19, 1903
Patrons of Husbandry, Covington.............1899
Patrons of Husbandry, Pleasant Hill.........October 23, 1873
D.M. Rouser Post, G.A.R., Tippecanoe City....
D.M. Rouser., W.R.C., Tippecanoe City........February 18, 1891
Chattanooga Castle, K.G.E., Lena.............April 27, 1892
Willow Camp, W.O.W., Piqua...................April 11, 1906
Miami Grange, Piqua..........................
Jr.O.U.A.M., Conover.........................February 11, 1905
Potsdam Council, Jr.O.U.A.M..................September 17, 1902
Miami Lodge, M.B. of A., Piqua...............May 25, 1897
Knights of Pythias, Fletcher.................1887
Jr: O.U.A.M., Fletcher.......................1903
Milton Lodge, K.of P., West Milton...........February 25, 1887
Pythian Sisters, West Milton.................
Stillwater Lodge, K.of P., Covington.........
Stillwater Grange, Covington.................
Order of the Gobblers, Covington.............1906
Knights of Columbus, Piqua...................February 25, 1906
Jr.O.U.A.M., Tippecanoe City.................
Lodge of the Maccabees, Tippecanoe City......
Modern Woodmen, Tippecanoe City..............
Daughters of America, Tippecanoe City........
Order of Ben Hur, Tippecanoe City............
Royal Arcanum, Tippecanoe City...............
Knights of the Golden Eagle, Troy............September 24, 1891
Aerie of Eagles, Piqua.......................
Aerie of Eagles, Troy........................
Knights of Pythias, Troy.....................
B.P.O.E., Troy...............................March 1903
B.P.O.E., Piqua..............................
Knights of the Golden Eagle, Troy............
Jr.O.U.A.M., Troy............................November 10, 1902
Tonquas Tribe, I.O.R.M., Troy................January 11, 1906
Trojan Lodge, K. of P., Troy.................October 19, 1877

BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS

Following is a list of the Building and Loan Associations now operating successfully in the county:

Piqua-Border City Building & Loan Association; incorporated, June 6, 1871; authorized capital, $1,500,000. Officers: President, Henry Flesh; secretary, Seth McCullough; treasurer, Samuel Zollinger: attorney, M.H.Jones.

Third Piqua Building & Loan Company; incorporated, September 24, 1884; authorized capital, $2,000,000. Officers Presidenti A.M. Leonard; secretary, F.E.Pursell; treasurer, J.H.Clark; attorney, D.S.Lindsey.

Troy-Peoples Building & Loan Association Company; incorporated, April 28, 1890; authorized capital, $3,000,000. Officers- President, A.E.Childs; secretary, L.O.Shilling; treasurer, Noah Yount; attorney, J.C.Fullerton, Jr.

Tippecanoe City-Monroe Building & Loan Association; incorporated, July 19, 1875; authorized capital, $400,000 Officers-President, S.D. Hartman; secretary, A.A.W. Miles; treasurer, E.L.Crane; attorney, E.H.Kerr.

Covington---Covington Building & Loan Association; incorporated, March 23, 1886; authorized capital stock, $800,000. Officers President, S.W.Ullery; secretary, E.S.Mohler; treasurer, C.C. Shuman; attorney, J.Guy O'Donnell.

West Milton-West Milton Home Savings Association; incorporated, December 11 1887; authorized capital, $100,000. Officers- President, J.W.Smithman; secretary, J.E.Hart; treasurer, P.O. Vore; attorney, W.S.Kessler.

POPULATION OF THE COUNTY

Bethel Township, 1,596; Brown (including Fletcher), 1,631; Fletcher Village, 375; Concord Township (including Troy), 7,187; Troy, Ward 1- 1,442; Ward 2- 1,263; Ward 3- 1,376; Ward 4- 1,800; Elizabeth Township- 1,124; Lost Creek (including Casstown) 1- 146; Casstown Village, 262; Monroe Township, 2,931; Tippecanoe City, 1,703; Newberry, 4,869; Covington, 1,791; Bradford, in part, 762; Newton Township, 2,537; Pleasant Hill, 557; Spring Creek Township, 1,422; Staunton Township, 1,184.; Union Township, 4,309; West Milton, 904; New Lebanon, 224; Laura, 378; Washington Township, 13,169; Piqua, Ward 1- 1,967; Ward 2- 2,461; Ward 3- 3,377; Ward 4- 2,126; Ward 5- 2,241. Population of the whole county, 43,105.

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1909 History Miami County Ohio


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