Jean, You mentioned that some early probate records do exist. I know that I found a reference to a 1859 probate record in the Footprints, that I am interested in sending for the original record do you know where these early records are located and who I should write to? I know I wrote to the Tarrant County Clerk on another ancestor who died in April 1880 and they sent back a form letter that saying that they didn't find anything in Probate. Is there another place I should write? On the tax records how do you obtain these? I wouldn't mind transcribing other years for the Tarrant Page if I could get them. Think it would help all our research if we could locate and share records. Think I will dig and see what things I might have that I can share with others researching in Tarrant Co. and post odds and ends if that is all right with you? I know I have some pages from different books, etc., that have other surnames on them that might help someone else. Janis