In a message dated 1/28/03 8:46:33 PM, belann@ezla.net writes: << BURNS, Eliza C. (GATES) HALEY; born 16 June 1837 in Gallatin Co, IL; died 03 June 1916 at the home of Oliver COY. Married Mike HALEY in 1851 >> You may be in luck! The 1850 census was the first to name every person. So, before she married Mike Haley, she was 17 years old and likely living with her parents. Figure out what county she was married in, and go and find the 1850 census. See if you can find the Gates family (and the Haley family too) Martha