Hi, the Allens I jnew best lived down the Tracks at Whitney and Hillsboro. One was Lousi Allen, registrar of Hill College in its new campus after it separated from Hillsboro High campus. His kin ran Allen Auto parts on Whitney highway in Hillsboro, Texas. Mom used to talk about some Allens she knew in Erath County. Think they lived in Evergreen- Rabbit Center- Welcome Valley in the sand and shallow water east of Stephenville before it turned into black land and limestone rock. -on Hwy 67. If I find or remember will let you know. Our organist at Hewitt Baptist Church. - Anita Allen. her husband is a semi retired Baylor choir teacher and a licensed mediator. Their son Kirk left coaching at Bruceville- Eddy and is now our youth pastor and is attending Truett Seminary or Baylor for a Ministerial post graduate degree. He had 4 sisters. I have all them sing a special together and they are really talented. I mention this because High school and College teachers often move from their birth county. Anita used to acompany the Midway High School choir. , Hewitt- Woodway- Waco, Texas Hammetts lived in Chalk Mountain area. One and her daqughter are buried in Selden Hatchett cemetery on the Duffau Creek by the Wyly Brothers Dairy. These Hammetts were connected to the Chalk Mountain Bordner family. Chalk Mountain Masonic Lodge may have records on them. It is the oldest continuous meeting in Texas, if I remember right. They met for years upstairs over an abandoned Blacksmith shop, resembling the one at Johnsville. Take care Charles Wyly On Sat, 6 Feb 1999 16:51:16 EST GEMERM@aol.com writes: >I am looking for information on J.C. Allen & his wife Bettie Allen >Hammett >Elliott. According to some probate papers I have they lived in >Comanche >County in 1881 but the last time I find them they are in Erath County >in 1884. >If anyone has knowledge of this family I would appreciate hearing from >you. >Thanks. >Beth Meriwether > > ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]