The initials likely refer to the members' official positions in the Knights of Pythias. You might Google that fraternal organization to see if some web site has an explanation. Rick --------------------------------------------------- On Jan 7, 2010, at 7:55 PM, Shirley Vildibill wrote: > Guess I'm showing my ignorance here but what do the initials after the names > mean? I have a J.W. Daniels (note Daniels not Daniel). Not sure if there > were two families...Daniel and Daniels...and not sure what the O.G. means > after his name. Can you help?