Well since I seem to be subscribed now, and have gotten a response to my previous message, I guess I'll introduce myself. My name is Alvin W. Brinson, and I'm originally from Houston, Texas. My link to the name which is the name of this list is quite obvious I think :). I'm 23, and currently living in Salt Lake City, UT (great for research hehe). My grandparents' families are from the northern part of Texas, around Paris Texas and some in the lower panhandle I think. I'll be posting a document later which details William C. Brinson, his parents, and his history later (He was my great-great grandfather) and see if anybody has any information of relatives, and hopefully the document will be useful to others as well.