Legend has it that Brother John Hobert owed his life to this Masonic ring. Brother Hobert, a Union soldier, was captured during the Civil War and imprisoned at the notorious Confederate prison at Andersonville. A Brother Mason noticed his ring. As a result, Brother Hobert was released and sent back home to Iowa. Brother Hobert gave the ring to a Lodge Brother who, in turn, left it to Oney Kirby, his son and Brother Mason. The ring is on display at the Masonic Museum in Columbia, Missouri.
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