Dina, There is a clan of Whites in Halltown. The "boys" Stanley and Jerry still live there. Jerry had one child and I think Stanley tried to populate the area with more Whites :-) . Thelma and Jerry run an antique store in Halltown on old HWY 66 and Stanley lives South of town. If you don't know anything about Halltown here is a little trivia. When my family left there in 1953 the population was 100; When I last noticed the population sign it was 160. Halltown is a stones throw north of Interstate HWY 44 between Springfield and Joplin just about five exits (maybe less) east of Mt. Vernon (HWY 39); there is a Halltown exit. Happy map hunting. It's there. I'll ask my mother about the other names. There is a Rinker street in Aurora. I remember that a Hillhouse had heavy equipment in Aurora in the 1960s. Who is you maternal grandfather? Pat Miller Dina McBride wrote: >Pat, > >I must confess that I don't even know where Halltown is - I've only been to >Mt. Vernon once - but I do know where Aurora is. My maternal Grandfather's >side of the family were early settlers of Lawrence County, MO - and I would >love to connect with others who descend from these lines. > >Here are the surnames of families that I have ties to in the area: > >ALLEN >BURRIER >GATTON >GIBSON >HILLHOUSE >RINKER >SHEPPARD >SPRINGER >UNDERWOOD >WHITE > >Thank you, > >Dina McBride >[email protected] >[email protected] > > > >==== MOLAWREN Mailing List ==== >More Lawrence County information can be found at: >http://www.rootsweb.com/~molawre2/ > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > >