Previously I said that I am searching for information on the Junior Order that was active in the Bristol, VA/TN area in the late 1800s to early 1900s. My gr grandfather James Edward South (1862-1904) was a member of the Junior Order. The Lodge symbol of the Order is on his gravestone. The symbol looks like a carpenter's square cradling a compass with an arm with the hand holding a mallet. If I could locate records of the Junior Order then I might be able to find more data on James, such as who his parents were. The following data on the Junior Order I recorded from Bristol City Directories: Bristol City Directory for 1896-97. Nothing listed for The Junior Order of United American Mechanics Bristol City Directory for 1905-06. The Junior Order of United American Mechanics Border City Council No. 126 - meets every Wednesday at 8PM Knights of Honor Hall. C. H. Richards Sec. I found two (2) Richards in the Directory that may fit . Cambell Richards, driver East Tenn Brewing Co. Home is Scanton near V&S W RY Charles Richards, drayman. Home is 912 Railway. Bristol City Directory for 1910. The Junior Order of United American Mechanics Border City Council No. 126 - meets every Wednesday at 8PM Knights of Honor Hall. No Sec. Listed. Bristol City Directory for 1923-24. The Junior Order of United American Mechanics Border City Council No. 162 {may be a misprint and should have been 126} - meets every Wednesday at 8PM at 648 State Street. Hall. W. R. Anderson Sec. William R. Anderson and wife Lydia, Clerk at E. W. King Co. Inc. Home is 1308 Broad Street. If I could make contact with descendents of the Order's Secretaries then they may have inherited the Order's records and be willing to pass the data on. Fred South Goose Creek, SC