I'm not sure which one of the Marshall,TX Whaleys Whaley, TX was named after... Betty M. Sharp, the editor of the Texarkana USA Quarterly, wrote that she found in the "Bowie County Historical Handbook" that "Whaley (TX) was named after a family from Marshall, TX.". I don't know if the book gives any more precise information. She added that in recent years, Whaley TX is at a railroad crossing just north of the Texarkana City limits which is now inside the city. Her address is Texarkana USA Genealogical Society P.O. Box 2323 Texarkana, TX 75504-2323 On Fri, 27 Aug 1999 13:23:33 -0400 "MARY l BARNES" <[email protected]> writes: >The Whaleys in Marshall ,Texas were descendants of Thomas Jefferson >Whaley,son of Eli Whaley, son of William Whaley and Hannah of Ga. Two >of >T.J. 's sons went to Texas and settled in the Marshall and Longview >area. >Mary Lee Barnes Would be interested to know which one had descendants >in >Bowie Co. > ___________________________________________________________________ Get the Internet just the way you want it. Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj.