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Dan M wrote:<br>
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<div>I have a question, my great grand father Rogers in the
Springfield cemetery only has I.O.F on his stone and a war marker says
he was in the Wiss Inf 1844 ... </div>
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Since apparently the Independent Order of Foresters, a fraternal
benefit society, originated in Newark, NJ in 1874, and appears to have
been active in Oregon in the early 1900's -- similar to the Modern
Woodmen of America -- there was also a Catholic Order of Foresters --
it seems it had/has some popularity, as these groups continue to have a
following.<br>
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Perhaps you can find a local chapter (maybe the yellow pages?) that
could be of assistance.<br>
<em>INDEPENDENT ORDER OF FORESTERS</em>, PO BOX 41598. EUGENE, OR
97404-0383<br>
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I don't see any initial info for your "Wiss Inf 1844", and wonder if
that could be Wis for Wisconsin or Miss for Ole Miss -- I don't know
where your fellow is from ... <br>
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I still like the mental image of an intoxicated dyslexic stone carver
...<br>
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Bill Strickland<br>
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