A vintage framed member's certificate of the Improved Independent Order of Odd Fellows, 1934. Written out in the name of Joseph Rowe and signed by members of the society. Partly hand filled. The Independent Order of Odd Fellows IOOF is a non-political and non-sectarian international fraternal order of Odd Fellowship. It was founded in 1819 by Thomas Wildey in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Evolving from the Order of Odd Fellows founded in England during the 1700s, the IOOF was originally chartered by the Independent Order of Oddfellows Manchester Unity in England but has operated as an independent organization since 1842, although it maintains an inter-fraternal relationship with the English Order. Vintage American Documents, Wall Decor And Collectibles.