Have you tried the Social Security Death Index in case she has died? If she has, a death certificate might help you trace her children, if one of them witnessed it. Doris Waggoner Seattle -- randyosborne@hotmail.com wrote: This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Bennett Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Fh.2ADI/5705 Message Board Post: She came from Denver and married my (late) father Thomas Gardiner in Rockford, Illinois. They divorced in a few years and then -- I think -- he mention that she remarried in the same city and had children. For a memoir I'm writing, I am trying to find her, and I've searched every database I can find. Can anyone help? ==== ILROOTS Mailing List ==== Instructions for UNSUBSCRIBING or changing your mode of subscription can be found at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~illinois/Illinoismailinglist3.html ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx