The Ancient Order of United Workmen was founded by John Jordan Upchurch in 1868  as a fraternal organization for males to recognize and reconcile the conflicting interests of management and labor.


From Ontario County Times 28 February 1877

A lodge of the Ancient Order of United Workmen was instituted at Clifton Springs on the 14th inst., by Geo. L. Tennant, district deputy grand master Officers were duly installed as follows:

P. M. W. - Henry C. Harmon
M. W. - N. B. Briggs
G. F. - R. LeBane Goodwin
O. - Henry Kellogg
Rec. - John H. Stevens		 Fin. - Charles M. Redfield
Reco. - Robert Harris
Guide - Frank Robinson
J. W. - James Wilson
Examiner - Peter P. Van Vleet, M. D.


From Ontario County Times 21 August 1878

Victor, N. Y. - A lodge of the ancient order of united workmen was organized on Wednesday night. The following is a list of officers:

Past Master Workman - Geo. D. Bement
Master Workman - A. G. Ridley
Gen'l Foreman - A. B. Jones
Overseer - E. M. Boltwood
Receiver - W. R. Townsend		 Financier - W. F. Bruzee
Recorder - Albert Jacobs
Guide - C. S. Jacobs
In Watchman - D. M. Gould
Out Watchman - Albert Lane


From Ontario County Journal 27 December 1878

A. O. U. W. - At the regular meeting of Canandaigua Lodge A. O. U. W., held Friday evening, December 20th, the following officers were elected for the ensuing year:

Master Workman - O. N. Crane
General Foreman - John Raines
Overseer - Hugh King
Recorder - J. H. Smith
Financier - L. C. North
 Receiver - Geo. D. A. Bridgman
Rep. to G. L. - C. T. Mitchell
Alt. Rep. to G. L. - O. N. Crane
Trustee - Thos. H. Bennett


From Ontario County Times 1 January 1879

Victor, N. Y. - At a regular meeting of Lodge No. 169, A. O. U. W., of this place, the following officers were elected:

Master workman - A. G. Ridley
General foreman - C. Jacobs
Overseer - D. M. Gould
Financier - H. Jacobs
Receiver - A. Jones		 Guide - G. Siscoe
L. watchman - A. Lane
O. watchman - W. D. Winans
Trustee - Jno. Vandenbergh


From Ontario County Journal 28 March 1879

A. O. U. W. - Dr. C. T. Mitchell, D. D. G. M. for Ontario county, instituted a lodge of this order at East Bloomfield on Thursday evening, the 20th inst., with 25 charter members, to be known as Emblem Lodge. The list of officers is as follows:

P. M. W. - Oscar Cummings
M. W. - W. H. Mead
G. F. - F. D. Mather
O. - R. W. Appleton
Recorder - Ed. Seeley
Receiver - Charles Bradley
 Fin. - P. A. Spitz
G. - L. D. Steele
I. W. - George Birch
O. W. - G. A. Donnelly
Trustees - Thomas Sweeney, Sam'l Fairchild,
Alvin Speaker
Med. Examiner - E. O. Hollister, M. D.


From Ontario County Journal 2 January 1880

Victor, N. Y. - The election of officers in Loyal Lodge No. 169 A. O. U. W. resulted in the election of:

M. W. - Charles S. Jacobs
G. F. - Densil M. Gould
O. - George H. Mead
Redr - Albert Jacobs
F. - Francis J. Heath
Rvr. - Asa B. Jones
 G. - Albert Lane
J. W. - Edgar D. Winans
O. W. - Richard A. Moul
M. Ex. - Wm. R. Townsend
P. M. W. - Albert G. Ridley


From Ontario County Journal 23 December 1881

At a regular meeting of the Canandaigua Lodge, No. 114, A. O. U. W., Dec. 16th, 1881, the following officers were elected and appointed for the ensuing year:

Hugh King - P. M. W.
O. N. Crane - M. W.
S. Clark - G. F.
L. F. Supplee - O.
John S. Coe - R.
C. R. Paul - F.
L. C. North - Rec.
 Wm. Tracy - G.
E. A. Wright - T. W.
R. Rochfort - O. W.
Hugh King - Trustee
O. N. Crane - Representative to Grand Lodge
Hugh King - Alternate


From Ontario County Times 4 January 1882

Victor, N. Y. -  Loyal Lodge, No. 169, A. O. U. W., will tomorrow evening install officers as follows:

M. - E. M. Boltwood
F. - Albert Lane
O. - G. H. Mead
F. - F. J. Heath
Rec. - W. F. Brizee		 R'c'r - Albert Jacobs
G. - Homer Jacobs
I. W. - John Schlenker
O. W. - Wm. J. Conover


From Ontario County Journal 6 January 1882

Clifton Springs Lodge, No. 68, A. O. U. W. has elected the following new officers:
Master Workman - Thomas Wells
Foreman - Amos Jones
Overseer - E. A. Stevens
Recorder - O. S. Adams
Financier - N. B. Briggs
Receiver - Grover Patridge
Trustee - H. K. Carpenter
Representative - O. S. Titus
Alternative Representative - F. S. Lapham

From Ontario County Journal 22 December 1882

At a regular meeting of Canandaigua Lodge No. 114, A. O. U. W., held December 15, 1882, the following named officers were elected and appointed for the ensuing year:

P. M. W. - O. N. Crane
M. W. - Hugh King
G. F. - William Orr
O. - R. Rochford
R. - John S. Coe
F. - C. R. Paul
Rec. - L. C. North
 G. - Geo. T. Thompson
I. W. - J. Lester Mather
O. W. - Joseph Daley
Trustee - G. D. A. Bridgman
Representative - O. N. Crane
Alternate - Hugh King


From Ontario County Journal 4 January 1884

Victor, N. Y. - The following are the officers elected for the ensuing year by Loyal Lodge, No. 196, Ancient Order of United Workmen of Victor, at the regular meeting held Friday evening, Dec. 28, 1883:

M. W. - Geo. H. Mead
P. M. W. - Albert Lane
Foreman - Homer Jacobs
Overseer - F. J. Heath
Recorder - Albert Jacobs
Financier - George Simonds
 Receiver - Jerome Brownell
Guide - H. P. Randall
I. W. - N. S. Frederick
O. W. - Asa Jones
Trustee - O. S. Bacon

Rushville, N. Y. - At the annual meeting of Rushville Lodge A. O. U. W., the following officers were elected for the year 1884:

M. W. - E. C. Clark
Foreman - W. Fitch
Overseer - A. Blodgett
Recorder - B. B. Havens
 Financier - Wm. Pierce
Receiver - A. Loomis
P. M. W. - Geo. VanAnden


From Ontario County Journal 18 January 1884

East Bloomfield, N. Y. - At a regular meeting of Emblem Lodge, No. 221, A. O. U. W., held Saturday evening, Jan. 12th, the following officers were installed:

P. M. W. - W. A. Freyer
M. W. - E. A. Carroll
F. - C. W. Sleight
O. - Chas. R. Carpenter
Recorder - P. A. Spitz
Receiver - M. H. Parmelee
 Financier - D. M. Gould
Guide - S. A. Fairchild
Q. W. - N. T. Lambert
O. W. - Albert Brines
Representative - G. A. Speaker
Alternate - M. H. Parmelee


From Ontario County Journal 9 January 1885

The following are the newly elected officers of Canandaigua Lodge No. 114, A. O. U. W., who were installed last Friday evening:

P. M. W. - Hugh King
M. W. - William Orr
G. F. - C. O'Laughlin
O. - Henry Briscoe
Recorder - John S. Coe
 F. - Chas. R. Paul
Receiver - L. C. North
Guide - M. J. McPhillips
I. - John King
O. W. - E. C. Robinson

East Bloomfield, N. Y. - At a regular meeting of Emblem Lodge No. 221, A. O. U. W., last Saturday evening the following officers were installed:

P. M. W. - G. A. Speaker
M. W. - C. W. Sleght
Foreman - F. Parsons
Overseer - S. A. Fairchild
Recorder - P. A. Spitz
Financier - D. M. Gould
Receiver - M. H. Parmele
 Guide - W. K. Vanaken
L. W. - S. C. Mason
O. W. - Frank Parker
Representative to
G. L. - Wm. Freyer
Alternate - M. H. Parmele

Miller's Corners, N. Y. - At the regular meeting of the Miller's Corners Lodge, No. 279, A. O. U. W., held at its lodge rooms Saturday evening, January 3rd, the following named officers were duly installed in office by Grand Master Workman L. A. Taylor:


From Ontario County Journal 16 January 1885

Victor, N. Y. - Loyal Lodge, No. 169, A. O. U. W., of Victor, on Friday evening, Jan. 2d, installed the following officers:

P. M. - George H. Mead
M. W. - Homer Jacobs
F. - Stephen B. Crocker
O. - Louis J. Merget
G. - Samuel J. Flack
Recorder - Albert Jacobs
Financier - Gilbert Turner
 Receiver - John M. Ladd
I. W. - Charles H. Brown
O. W. - E. M. Boltwood
Organist - Charles Forman
Trustee for three
years - George A. Bement


From Ontario County Times 21 January 1885

Clifton Springs, N. Y. -  The following officers were installed at the last meeting of the Clifton Springs Lodge, No. 68, A. O. U. W.:

P. M. W. - Edwin A. Steves
M. W. - Henry C. Hill
F. - John Maynard
O. - O. H. Persons
Rdr. - O. S. Adams		 Fin. - J. M. Burgdorf
Rec. - D. A. Link
Rep. - Amos Jones
Trustee - John H. Stephens


From Ontario County Times 30 December 1885

On Wednesday evening, Dec. 23, the following members were elected officers of Clifton Springs Lodge No. 68, A. O. U. W.:

P. M. - W. Henry Hill
M. W. - D. A. Lisk
F. - W. Case
O. - R. Morphy
Rec. - J. H. Stephens		 F. - J. M. Burgdorf
R. - F. S. Lapham
Rep. - N. B. Briggs
Alternative - D. C. Mattison


From Ontario County Journal 1 January 1886

Officers of Canandaigua Lodge No. 114, A. O. U. W., were elected at the last regular meeting as follows:

P. M. W. - O. N. Crane
M. W. - Wm. Orr
F. - C. O'Laughlin
O. - M. J. McPhillips
R. - John S. Coe
F. - C. R. Paul
Rec. - L. C. North
G. - L. D. Allen
 I. W. - Fred Kohmann
O. W. - Wm. Tracey
Medical Examiner - Dr. F. P. Warner
Trustees - G. D. A. Bridgman, John
Arsdale, Thos. P. Coyle
Representative to Grand Lodge -
Wm. Orr
Alternate - O. N. Crane


From Ontario County Journal 8 January 1886

Loyal Lodge No. 169, A. O. U. W., at Victor, elected officers for the ensuing year as follows:

P. M. W. - Homer Jacob
M. W. - R. S. Wisner
F. - Gilbert Turner
O. - C. A. Furman
Rec'r - J. M. Ladd
Fin. - L. C. Curtice
Recorder - Albert Jacobs
Trustee - F. H. Bumpus
Rep. to Grand Lodge - Homer Jacobs
Alternate - G. H. Mead


From Ontario County Times 22 December 1886

Rushville, N. Y. - Rushville Lodge No. 252, A. O. U. W., elected the following officers at their annual meeting:

Master workman - H. M. Smith
Foreman - O. G. Clark
Overseer - Wm. W. Pearce
Receiver - B. B. Havens		 Financier - M. L. Case
Secretary - N. H. Green
Trustee - Allen Loomis
Delegate - N. H. Green


From Ontario County Journal 24 December 1886

At the regular meeting of Miller's Corner Lodge A. O. U. W., No. 279, held Saturday evening, Dec. 18, the following brothers were elected officers for the ensuing year:

P. M. W. - M. F. Fox
M. W. - Elwyn Bailey
Foreman - John R. McMichael
Sage-Overseer - Brother Plowdin
Recorder - N. W. Dibble
Financier - Wm. Towley
 Receiver - H. R. Lay
Trustee - O. H. White
Representative to Grand
Lodge - Michael Cavanaugh
Alternate - M. F. Fox


From Ontario County Journal 24 December 1886

The following are the officers elect for Canandaigua Lodge No. 114, A. O. U. W.:

P. M. W. - Wm. Orr
M. W. - M. J. McPhillips
F. - D. D. Johnson
O. - E. C. Robinson
Recorder - John S. Coe
Financier - C. R. Paul
Receiver - L. C. North
 Guide - Wm. Hawley
J. W. - S. Wilhelm
O. W. - C. Jager
Trustee - Thos. P. Coyle
Representative to Grand
Lodge - Wm. Orr
Alternate - O. N. Crane


From Ontario County Journal 14 January 1887

East Bloomfield, N. Y. - Last Saturday night the following officers of Emblem Lodge No. 221, A. O. U. W., were installed by O. G. Cummings, P. M. W.:

M. W. - Wm. S. Moore
F. - O. H. Swift
O. - Henry Struble
Rec. - P. A. Spitz
Fin. - T. W. Peeling
 Rec. - M. H. Parmelee
Guide - W. K. Vanaken
Q. W. - F. Parker
O. W. - J. Parker
P. M. W. - F. Parsons


From Ontario County Journal 11 November 1887

Canadice, N. Y. - An A. O. U. W. lodge was instituted at the corners on the evening of Nov. 3d. District Deputy P. A. Spitz, of East Bloomfield, and several members of Emblem and Miller's Corners lodges were present to assist. The D. D. supper was served by Mrs. R. S. Towle, after which the members of Canadice Lodge of A. O. U. W., elected the following officers:

P. M. W. - L. T. Partridge
M. W. - M. J. Becker
Recorder - E. S. Stillman
Financier - R. S. Towle
Receiver - A. J. Caskey
 Overseer - A. A. Singland
Foreman - J. S. Vandorn
G. - R. C. Cook
I. W. - I. F. Seward
O. W. - Thadeus Templar


From Ontario County Times 7 December 1887

Victor, N. Y. -  The annual election of officers of the A. O. U. W. Lodge 169, of Victor, was held on Friday evening, the following persons being elected, viz:

Master - Charles Furman
Foreman - F. J. Heath
Overseer - Frank Bumpus
Recorder - Albert Jacobs
Receiver - Ralph Wisner		 Financier - L. C. Curtice
Trustee - N. Gourlay
Representative - Gilbert Turner
Alternate - E. M. Boltwood


From Ontario County Journal 23 December 1887

Clifton Springs, N. Y. - The A. O. U. W. Lodge of this village elected officers last week as follows:

Master Workman - Richard Morphy
Foreman - W. R. Case
Financier - J. M. Burgdorf
Receiver - T. V. Fox
Recorder - D. C. Mattison
 Overseer - F. Wonderlin
Trustee - John H. Stephens
Delegate to the Grand Lodge - N. H. Briggs
Alternate - D. C. Mattison

Rushville, N. Y. - The Rushville Lodge, A. O. U. W., has elected officers for the year 1888 as follows:

M. W. - M. L. Case
Foreman - O. G. Clark
Overseer - A. Blodgett
Financier - D. R. Voorhees
 Receiver - C. E. Clark
Recorder - N. H. Green
P. M. W. and Delegate - H. M. Smith
Alternate - M. L. Case


From Ontario County Journal 6 January 1888

Canandaigua lodge No. 114, A. O. U. W. elected the following officers Tuesday evening:

P. M. W. - Wm. Orr
M. W. - M. J. McPhillips
F. - D. D. Johnson
O. - E. C. Robinson
R. - John S. Coe
F. - C. R. Paul
Recorder - L. C. North
G. - J. B. Classey, jr.
J. W. - Charles Jagger
O. W. - Charles Hubbell
Medical Examiner - Dr. F. P. Warner
Trustees - J. Van Arsdale, T. P. Coyle
and G. D. A. Bridgman


From Ontario County Journal 20 January 1888

West Bloomfield, N. Y. - The following officers of Emblem Lodge, No. 221, A. O. U. W., have been installed for the year 1888:

M. W. - D. M. Gould
F. - S. Struble
O. S. Mason
Rec. - P. A. Spitz
 Fin. - T. W. Peeling
Rec. - H. Howes
Q. W. - F. Parker


From Ontario County Journal 27 April 1888

East Bloomfield, N. Y. - The annual election of officers of Ontario Legion, No. 47, S. K., A. O. U. W. was held on Wednesday evening of last week. The officers for the coming year will be:

Past Commander - P. A. Spitz
Commander - Wm. S. Moore
Vice Commander - John Schlenker
Lieutenant Commander - Chas. Furman
Recorder - C. W. Sleight
Recording Treasurer - S. C. Mason
Treasurer - M. H. Parmele
 Junior Workman - C. E. Fox
Senior Workman - T. J. Sweeney
Standard Bearer - Geo. H. Sisco
Guard - R. McMichael
Representative to grand legion - P. A. Spitz
Alternate - Wm. S. Moore


From Ontario County Journal 7 December 1888

East Bloomfield, N. Y. - At a regular meeting of Emblem Lodge, No. 221, A. O. U. W., held last Saturday evening, the following officers were elected for the year 1889:

M. W. - B. S. Partridge, M. D.
Foreman - S. C. Mason
Overseer - H. C. Arnold
Recorder - P. A. Spitz
Financier - T. W. Peeling
 Receiver - Henry Howes
Rep. to G. L. - Wm. S. Moore
Alternate Rep. - Wm. A. Freyer
Trustee 3 years - G. A. Speaker


From Ontario County Journal 14 December 1888

Canadice, N. Y. - The following officers were elected at the A. O. U. W. election last Thursday night:

Past Master Workman - M. J. Becker
Master Workman - F. A. Slingerland
Foreman - R. S. Towle
Receiver - A. J. Caskey
Financier - L. T. Partridge
Recorder - E. S. Stillman
Overseer - I. F. Seward
Trustee 3 years - F. G. Struble
Trustee 1 year - C. H. Henry
Representative to Grand Lodge
at Syracuse - M. J. Becker
Alternate - L. T. Partridge


From Ontario County Journal 14 December 1888

Officers Elected - Canandaigua Lodge 114, A. O. U. W.:

P. M. W. - William Orr
M. W. - Michael J. McPhillips
F. - Chas. Jager
O. - Will Crowley
R. - John S. Coe
Fin. - Charles R. Paul
Recorder - Lyman C. North
G. - S. Wilhelm
 I. W. - C. Hubler
O. W. - H. J. Daffy
Trustees - T. P. Coyle, John
VanArsdale, Fred Kohman
Rep. to Grand Lodge - Wm. Orr
Alternate - M. J. McPhillips
Medical Examiner - Dr. Frank P. Warner


From Ontario County Journal 13 December 1889

The Rushville Lodge, A. O. U. W., No. 252, elected the following:

Master workman - M. L. Case
Foreman - Wm. Chapman
Overseer - A. Blodgett
Recorder - C. E. Clark
Financier - H. M. Smith
 Receiver - W. R. Fitch
Trustee - A. Loomis
Delegate - M. L. Case
Alternate - C. E. Clark


The following named officers have been elected and appointed for Canandaigua Lodge 114, A. O. U. W. for the year 1890:

P.M.W. - M. J. McPhillips
M. W. - Charles T. Jager
F. - S. Wilhelm
O. - John Hussey
R. - John S. Coe
Fin. - Charles R. Paul
Rec. - L. C. North
G. - Charles Huebler
I. W. - Charles E. Tracy
O. W. - Franz Buchin
Representative - M. J. McPhillips
Alternate - William Orr
 Trustees - John Van Arsdale, Fred
Kohmann, Thomas P. Coyle
Finance Committee - J. Van Arsdale,
Geo. D. A. Bridgeman and
John J. Dwyer
Grievance Committee - M. J. McPhillips,
Prof. J. Carlton Norris and
Rollin L. Beecher
Investigating Committee - William Orr,
Wm. Howley and L. S. Sprague
Medical Examiner - Dr. Frank P. Warner


From Ontario County Journal 20 December 1889

Rushville, N. Y. - Officers were elected as follow by West River Lodge, No. 219, A. O. U. W., Monday evening:

M. W. - R. T. Wood
Foreman - L. T. Darling
O. - C. S. Clawson
Recorder - B. Walther
Receiver - M. Walther
 Financier - A. A. Adams
Trustee - R. M. Kennedy
Representative - W. C. Williams
Alternate - E. D. Adams


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