This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Gates/Moore Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/BOY.2ACIB/1387.1 Message Board Post: My great great grandmother was Mary Ann Gates b/d May 19, 1832 she married William Blair Moore June 24, 1851, they are listed in the Jefferson county, IL 1860 census. The census lists her birthplace as TN. I am searching for her parents and family. While searching for her, I have found some information that may interest you. Try Wayne county, IL 1850 census. Ellen may fit in there. My family also had strong naming patterns. Good Luck!