OK, now we might be getting somewhere. One of the reasons I'm asking is that on the 1860 census for Williamson Co., one of Andrew Gordon's sons is missing. His name was George Washington Gordon who graduated at the Western Military Institute at Nashville, Tennessee, in the late 1850's, then the West Point of the South. BUT.... is said to have been schooled in his younger years in both Mississippi and Texas. I KNOW that the family settled only about a mile or so east of Hare in the early 1850's. George went on to be quite a gentleman. Not only being a Brig. General for the Confederate States Army, but also being a Secretary of the Interior and a Representative from the state of Tennessee. Jackie Morgan wrote: > > You are talking about Thrall - in 1890 it was known as Stiles' Switch. My > grandmother was born there. Don' t know about any schools, but that would > be a different name to be looking for. > Good Luck. > Jackie Morgan > > -----Original Message----- > From: Gang1173@aol.com [mailto:Gang1173@aol.com] > Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2000 7:25 PM > To: TXWILLIA-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [TXWILLIA] schools??? > > I live near the Hare community and have been here for 15 yrs. So far I have > never heard of one being there. They may have gone to Thrall (if it was > there) or to Taylor. Not really sure though. > Grace