This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Bates Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/EZ.2ADI/794 Message Board Post: Looking for any information on my grandfather Edward Charles Bates. He married Laura Irene Evans, daughter of Elijah Asbury Evans. He died October 26, 1930 in Montgomery, AL. He is mentioned as being married in Lavaca County, or Colorado County, TX. There has to be a trail of him in Texas but I can find nothing. All I have is his death certificate which says he was born in Greenwich, CT. The certificate does not list his birthdate but states he was 64 when he died. He and his family are on the 1920 census in Florida. Had a son born in 1924 in Tampa. any information will be appreciated. Please e-mail me at Oldmedic@aol.com or make post. Thanks, Jerrie