The Hood County Genealogical Society has two new biographies to present, transcribed by Jo Ann Hopper: Aaron H. Allard, born in 1856, a freighter who had his headquarters in Granbury. http://www.granbury.com/~ancestor/z/biog/AllardAaronH.htm William S. Ethridge, born in 1837. Ethridge was a Confederate soldier who owned a mercantile store in Paluxy from 1870-1895 and who also served as Paluxy Postmaster for many years. http://www.granbury.com/~ancestor/z/biog/EthridgeWmS.htm Learn more details about his life from the biography of his son, John Harvey Ethridge, written by Janet L. Saltsgiver in 1991. http://www.granbury.com/~ancestor/z/biog/EthridgeJohnHarvey.htm Thank you, Virginia Hale WebPages Staff Editor Hood County Genealogical Society