Hi Melissa, Yes, there is a large Barrett family in Rutherford now. I'm a Mississippi Barrett and wondered if it was the same family somehow. It's not but I did find lots of them here :) Mari At 06:05 PM 1/23/2005, you wrote: >Hello Friends, > >Still researching: ALEXANDER, ALFORD, BARRETT, HOOVER, and WARD > >My Alexanders show up in Rutherford (From Smith County) between 1840 and >1850, and remain there until late 1890s, when many of them, along with some >Alfords and Barretts, moved to Texas. It's my understanding, >however, that a >bunch of the Barretts are still right there in Rutherford today! > >Melissa Mayhue >Thornton, Colorado > > >==== TNRUTHER Mailing List ==== >Linebaugh Public Library >105 West Vine Street, Murfreesboro, TN >(615) 893-4131 > > > > >-- >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. >Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.7.2 - Release Date: 1/21/2005 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.7.2 - Release Date: 1/21/2005