Hi, was putting about 700 hits in folders and wanted to check this one. Had another Hale inquiry. If he was at Comanche and headed towards Proctor, he could have been Stephenville bound- Erath County. Check Stephenville records. County line is between Proctor and Dublin. Also check Mineral Wells, (Palo Pinto County) and Breckenridge (Stevens or Stephens County) and Caddo Indian records in Oklahoma. It was not unheard of for a man in Erath County to vanish- regular church supporters- and be found years later in Palo Pinto with an Indian wife- Caddo, Cherokee, Lipan, or Choctaw., ususlly civilized with mixed ancestry. Grover Hale lived at Selden 1940's. His son Halford would be 70 t0 74 now, if still living. His older sister is. Another Hale built Jimmy Carter style homes in Stephenville. Another lived at Chalk Mountain, Texas, Erath County- some of the girls would be in their 60's now. Before Comanche and Palo Pinto and Stevens Counties were organized some court and records were kept in Stephenville. Federal and State District Courts were in Stephenville after Waco and Meridian ceased keeping them. Happy hunting Charles Wyly ___________________________________________________________________ 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]