Hi...I can't tell you about your ancestor dying during this time, but I can tell you that the woman by the name of Nellie Stone listed in the Last Will and Testament of Andrew J. Shirley is my great, great aunt. She was married to William Nelson Stone and they had Everett Stone. The only thing I know about him is he was a prison guard his entire adult life at Sing Sing Prison. I have pictures of the graves of William and Nellie, as well as her sister, Jessie, who was married to William first and they had Willis F. Stone. I can give you just a few more details if Nellie is indeed an ancestor of yours as well. Oh, my g-grandfather knew the Genungs well and my grandfather was best buddies with one of the Genung sons. Linda Stone Johnson -----Original Message----- From: Nancy L. Tweedie [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2002 2:04 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [NYFL] Shirley family and the Germania Lodge I recently viewed an LDS film of the Genung funeral records for Waterloo. I found a notation for March 13, 1866 that read: Mr. Shirley - by Germania Lodge Coffin & box Grave & Attendance Lot 33 2nd grave from NW corner I have no record of any of "my" Shirley dying during this time period but mostly I would like to know if anyone knows anything about the Germania Lodge. Any help appreciated. Nancy Tweedie --