I didn't know much about Texas back in the 1970's/1980's but your statement above seems pretty correct to me now. Bobby seems kind of like an Austin liberal elite - first thing I thought of while watching the new show last week.
... After Kristin's death, it was learned that her husband, Jeff Faraday, and not J.R., was the father of her child, who had become Bobby and Pam's adopted son, Christopher Ewing. Kristin had miscarried the child she had conceived with JR.
Whoa, Christopher Ewing's biological parents are Kristin Shepard and Jeff Faraday? What happened to Jeff Faraday? (I don't remember him at all, to be honest)
Gadzooks... neither do I!
But it didn't take long to find that Jeff Faraday/Jeff Farraday was played by Art Hindle in 11 episodes in the 1981-82 season. But his character was so minor there is absolutely no hint of him in the main Wikipedia "Dallas' article, only is he mentioned at the Kristin Shepard Wikipedia page.
He looks familiar... but I cannot recall anything he was in--
Art Hindle at IMDB at http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0385543/
If red X above go to http://img47.imageshack.us/img47/8222/padreactor8xg.jpg
BTW yes, big, "Miss Ellie is still dead"... but only in the syndicated episodes where she ain't--