Grand Lodges of the A.O.U.W.
From Kook Science
Grand Lodges of the Ancient Order of United Workmen were the regional authorities of the order, equivalent to Masonic Grand Lodges, governing local Lodges of the A.O.U.W. and operating under the jurisdiction of the Supreme Lodge (until the Supreme Lodge was abolished in later years).
Grand Lodges
in the United States
| State | Headquarters | Founded | Dissolved | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | Grand Island | 1886 | 1934 | Became an independent jurisdiction in 1900; reorg. as Pathfinder Life Insurance Co. in 1934. |
| Dakotas | ||||
| North Dakota | 1948 | Split from Grand Lodge of Dakotas; reorg. as Pioneer Mutual Life Insurance Co. in 1948 | ||
| South Dakota | 1929 | Split from Grand Lodge of Dakotas; merged with N. Dakota | ||
| Montana | 1912 | Merged with Grand Lodge of North Dakota | ||
| California | 1917 | Merged with Grand Lodge of North Dakota | ||
| Wyoming | 1917 | Merged with Grand Lodge of North Dakota | ||
| Utah | 1917 | Merged with Grand Lodge of North Dakota | ||
| Idaho | 1917 | Merged with Grand Lodge of North Dakota | ||
| Nevada | 1917 | Merged with Grand Lodge of North Dakota | ||
| Oregon | 1931 | Merged with Grand Lodge of North Dakota | ||
| Wisconsin | 1932 | Merged with Grand Lodge of North Dakota | ||
| Iowa | 1932 | Merged with Grand Lodge of North Dakota | ||
| Missouri | 1932 | Merged with Grand Lodge of North Dakota | ||
| Michigan | 1932 | Merged with Grand Lodge of North Dakota | ||
| Kentucky | 1932 | Merged with Grand Lodge of North Dakota | ||
| Indiana | 1932 | Merged with Grand Lodge of North Dakota | ||
| Illinois | 1932 | Merged with Grand Lodge of North Dakota | ||
| Kansas | 1957 | reorg. as First Kansas Life Insurance Association in 1957. | ||
| Arizona | Merged with Grand Lodge of Kansas | |||
| New Mexico | Merged with Grand Lodge of Kansas | |||
| Colorado | Merged with Grand Lodge of Kansas | |||
| West Virginia | 1964 | Reorg. as Protected Home Mutual Life Insurance Co. in 1964 | ||
| Pennsylvania | Merged with Grand Lodge of West Virginia | |||
| Ohio | Merged with Grand Lodge of West Virginia | |||
| D.C. | 1925 | Merged with Grand Lodge of West Virginia | ||
| Arkansas | 1930 | |||
| Louisiana | 1925 | Merged with Grand Lodge of Arkansas | ||
| Alabama | 1925 | Merged with Grand Lodge of Arkansas | ||
| Mississippi | 1925 | Merged with Grand Lodge of Arkansas | ||
| South Carolina | 1925 | Merged with Grand Lodge of Arkansas | ||
| North Carolina | 1925 | Merged with Grand Lodge of Arkansas | ||
| Georgia | 1925 | Merged with Grand Lodge of Arkansas | ||
| Florida | 1925 | Merged with Grand Lodge of Arkansas | ||
| Washington | 1976 | Took over role as the Supreme Lodge in 1966; reorg. a decade later as Early American Life Insurance Co. |