These are fictitious "tribes" (clubs) of this benevolent social order, see: http://www.redmen.org/ Best wishes, Cleo. > > I have a question about a cemetery inscription on the stone of my great > uncle's grave. He's William Henry HOLT b. 1847 d. 1925. Anyway, he's > buried in the Matoaca Cemetery in Chesterfield Co., VA. The inscription > reads as follows: > > William H. Holt > 1847 1925 > Kecoutan Tribe No. 37 > Imp'd. O.R.M. > > > Is that having to do with the Kecoughtan Tribe? I don't think we have > Native American blood but the inscription sounds funny to me. There are > several > others buried in this small plot that have that inscription also. Thanks > for > any information or ideas as to what this means. > > PS. This inscription was from a cemetery report done by the Works Progress > Administration. > > Gayle Rockelli in Maryland (Clemmons HOLT line, VA)

I followed the link and it's really very interesting what the Son's of Liberty (aka O.R.M.) did and continue to do. Here is a small portion of the information from the page: The fraternity traces its origins back to 1765 and was originally known as the Sons of Liberty. These patriots concealed their identities and worked "underground" to help establish freedom and liberty in the early Colonies. They patterned themselves after the great Iroquois Confederacy and its democratic governing body. Their system, with elected representatives to govern tribal councils, had been in existence for several centuries. From the url: http://www.redmen.org/ It is noteworthy that since 1991 the order has given over a million dollars towards alzheimers research! Sky / TX FAIR USE NOTICE: This page contains copyrighted material the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. This material is made available in an effort to advance understanding of environmental, political, human rights, economic, democracy, scientific, and social justice issues, etc. We believe this constitutes a 'fair use' of any such copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. §107, the material in this message is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. If you wish to use copyrighted material from this site for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use', you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. ----- Original Message ----- From: "cdmhogan" <[email protected]> > These are fictitious "tribes" (clubs) of this benevolent social order, > see: > > http://www.redmen.org/