If anyone on the list is researching any of the above families in Erath Co., please contact me. Some of the Whitfields came to Erath Co. before 1880 from Alabama; others followed, including Marion Nathaniel Whitfield and his wife Susan Lee, by early 1894. The Lees also came from Alabama in the 1890s. The Pairs were from Missouri/Kentucky and were in Erath Co. before 1875. The McAlisters were related to the Pairs by marriage, and came from Missouri/Kentucky/Tennessee, probably in the same time-frame. The Bowmans came to Erath Co. from Georgia and were in Erath Co. before 1875. If anyone knows of these families, I'd appreciate hearing from them. Loretta Pair Thompson lpt@hal-pc.org