Clarence: I am new at this but in the 1870 US Federal Census there is a Robert Barron b. 1819 in precinct 5, Falls, Tx. shows him with Caroline Barron b. 1831 in Georgia. William b. 1854, in Ak. Mary b. 1865 in Tx. Thomas b. 1858, Ak. Laura b. 1869 in Tx. If you can check the census records for the years closet to when he was living there, there is usually information on his occupation, and family members