Yes, there is still a masonic lodge here in Stephenville. We tried calling them, but don't get an answer today. This is a number from the 1998-99 phone book, and the building with the masonic symbol is still standing, so we assume that they still meet. Masonic Lodge 244 S. Columbia Stephenville, TX 76401 254-965-4175 >From the book "Mine Eyes Have Seen" Stephenville Centennial and Fall Fair 1954 is this on page 58 (excuse the length): Stephenville Masonic Lodge No. 267 The attendance record as taken from the original minutes of the first meeting of Stephenville Lodge U.D. AF & AM which was held in Stephenville, Texas, on the 23rd day of July, 1860, showed the following officers present: D.D. Roseborough, W.M. Josiah Philips, S.W. T.K Carmack, J.W. John M. Stephen, TREA W.W. McNeil, SEC J.C. Brumley, SD J. Carmack, JD A visitor of the Gatesville Lodge, Gatesville, Texas was also present. At a called meeting of the Lodge, June 15, 1861, a charter which had been granted June 12, 1861, was presented to the Lodge by the Grand Lodge of Texas. The following officers were elected: William Gordon E.B. Campbell King Harvick Starling M. Yancey William Cowden Frank Cowden Redman Stone James R. Dooly David Fields William H. Pate J.J. Keight John Roberts Francis Brook John B. Hill Griffith Brown At a called meeting of Stephenville Lodge No. 267 AF & AM, held in Stephenville, Texas on June 15, 1861, the following officers were elected, and members present, all of whom are known as Charter Members. The Charter having been granted on the 12th, day of June 1861, and presented at this meeting by the Grand Lodge of Texas, AF & AM. These officers and the following other members present were named charter members: W.E. Motherall W.M. Josiah Phillips, EW T.K. Carmack, JW W.L. Bateman, TREA James Kelly, SEC H.C. Carr, SD S.R. Hicks, JD L.J. Garaway, Tiler Other members present: John Salmon William Culver Monroe Whitesides Thomas Salmon J.R. Pickard W.W. McNeil William Pate William Gordon E.B. Campbell John M. Stephen J.C. Brumley J. Carmack King Harvick Starling M. Yancey William Cowden Frank Cowden Redman Stone James T. Dooly David Fields William H. Pate J.J. Keith John Roberts Francis Brock John B. Hill Griffith Brown <end of article> While we don't know what kind of information that you can get from them, we will keep trying to reach them by phone, to save you long distance rates. Hopefully we'll get through eventually. :-) Best of luck in your research, Annette and Janice Erath Co. USGenWeb Coordinators At 12:21 AM 7/5/99 EDT, you wrote: >My great-grandfather, Terrell Bryan (b.1836 d.1920) was a Master Mason and a >member of Stephenville Lodge, No.267 A.F.& A.M. Is this lodge still in >exsistence and if so, what type of information could be obtained from the >lodge regarding family information? Thank you, Diana Bryan Quinn