Hello to all, My Erath County surnames include HIGHTOWER and PATTERSON. Melissa Frances ("Fannie") HIGHTOWER and Mark HERRING were early settlers, as well as Sarah Elizabeth ("Sally") HIGHTOWER and Jesse M. PARNELL. There was also Rebecca Eveline HIGHTOWER and Lee (?) HUFFSTUTLER, but I'm not sure of their place of residence. My grandmother, Trecy Louella ("Ella") was the youngest member of this HIGHTOWER family. Ella married Peter Donathan PATTERSON in Erath County 14 May 1885. My father, Irving Mack PATTERSON, was born in Erath Co., 7 Jul 1889. Dad's uncle, David Joshua PATTERSON was an Erath County Commissioner. After the death of Peter Donathan in the Oklahoma Territory, Ella PATTERSON and her 3 small sons returned to Erath Co. Ella lived near her HIGHTOWER relatives around Morgan Mill and near her PATTERSON relatives in Tolar, Hood County. Many of my ancestors are buried in the HIGHTOWER Cemetery between Morgan Mill and Lipan in Hood County. My sister and I have recently returned from a trip to Texas, including Erath Co. We met a beautiful grand daughter of Fannie and Mark HERRING .. Vashtie Keahey .. in Bluff Dale. She remembered our grandmother "Ella" and some of the scandal concerning Dad's brother, "Reese" PATTERSON. Vashtie was a delight .. a lovely lady. If any of you have an opportunity to correspond or converse with distant relatives, please do so! Vashtie had us laughing and close to tears! She gave us an old picture of our grandmother that we had no idea existed. This one visit was worth the whole trip! Anyone know anything about these ancestors of mine? If you do, I'd like to exchange information. Sue