There were at least two families that made their way to Palo Pinto Co. before 1880 from Johnson Co AR to Palo Pinto Co. Texas Emmaline Hamman (aka Hammond, Hammon, Hammonds etc...) and William McCandlis (aka McCandless, McCanless, McAndless etc...) were living in Johnson Co. AR in the 1870 census but were in Palo Pinto in the 1880 census (I am told) These families seem to have been born in TN then to AL then to AR before coming to Texas. Looking for graves, land records and information in general on either of these families. Ron McCandless