David, On their way to Texas from Virginia my ancestors spent some time in Arkansas, Drew and Jefferson Counties mainly. Alfred D. Galloway, a Methodist minister, is my ancestor. Alfred and his family were in Drew Co. in the 1850/60s and I believe he was a Captian in the CSA, although I haven't tried to varify that information. One of Alfred's daughters was Frances Evelyn Galloway who married BF Patton, a Justice of the Peace in Drew County. One of their children was Amanda Jane Patton who married John Thomas Eager in Jefferson County, Arkansas. One of John Thomas and Amanda Jane Eager's children was Thomas Patton Eager, my grandfather, who married Dora Matilda Underwood in Bell County, Tx in 1908. One of their children is my mother Hazel Louise Eager who married Rudolf John Petrek (name change to Patrick later) and these are my parents. I was born in Bell County in 1936. John Thomas Eager's father was John ronimus eager who married Mary Ann Thomas in Ms. John ronimus and his wife had a large number of children. His oldest son, William Dallas Eager fought in the Civil War in the CSA along with his younger brother, a drummer boy, whose name was Josephus James"JJ" Eager. John ronimus Eager's grandfather was Robert John Eager who died in the Revolutionary War while serving in Col. Daniel Morgan's Frontier Rifle Company. I suppose John Ronimus couldn't find it in himself to fight against the country his grandfather died to help create so he went back to Ohio where his family owned and operated The Eager Inn and assisted with the underground railroad. He is buried in the Federal Section of the Oakwood Civil War cemetery in Waco. In 1884, John Ronimus and several of his sons and daughters along with their families moved from Arkansas to Texas settling in Riesel near Waco and Temple. Other than Amanda Jane 'Galloway' Eager I am not certain how many of the Galloway family finally ended up in Texas. If you think this might be your family I sure would be interested in who came to Texas and where they finally settled. Ihope this may be of some assistance. George Patrick of Austin