Hi Betty Jane, Just a guess but maybe Modern Woodmen of America??? Ron Mitchell -----Original Message----- From: Betty Jane Hylton <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Monday, January 17, 2000 7:40 PM Subject: [TNWASHIN] Emblem on tombstone >Help, please... > >We have found a tombstone with a emblem that we can't identify. > >Inside a circle is a shield with 5 stars across the top. There are 6 >vertical bars on the bottom 2/3 of the shield. Mallet and axe handles cross >over the shield with the letters "M," "W" and "A" separated by the handles. >It is on a tombstone that has been carved in the shape of a tree trunk. The >death date in Nov. 26, 1917. > >We would appreciate help in identify the organization and any history that >can be provided. > >TIA. > >Betty Jane > >Betty Jane Hylton >Co-Coordinator, Washington County, TN TNGenWeb Page >http://www.tngennet.org/washington/ >Editor, Watauga Association of Genealogists Bulletin > > >==== TNWASHIN Mailing List ==== >Washington Co TNGenWeb: http://www.tngennet.org/washington/ >Jonesborough TNGenWeb: http://www.rootsweb.com/~tncjones/ >