This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Hi.2ADI/1960.1.1.1 Message Board Post: I do not know if what I have on my Bates family will help you or not. The following is my Bates family.: Andrew l Bates m. Cynthia McDaniel Jul 20, 1854 Hendricks county, Indiana. he was born about 1827, she was born about 1833. They had three children that I know of: Joseph Alfred Bates b. Mar 15, 1863, Clarks Hill, In. He married Alice Ellen Cosby, Oct 6, 1881, Tippecanoe county, Ind. This Is my line. They had the following children: Leora Bates, Jessie DeBright Bates, Dora I Bates, Thomas William Bates, Joseph A Jr Bates, mary Agnes Bates, Ellis M Bates,Louise Bates, and leanna Bates. There could be more children. I live 5 miles from Clarks Hill, if there is anythng I can help you with let me know. The Bates family has been a problem.. I had another family of Bates and found some info thru the Betts name. Good Luck. If any of the names is your line, I may have more family into for you. Thelma Brooks Morgan