Roger Brofft wrote [edited]: > Historian for OH-Ross; KS-Cowley County names: BROFFT, JOHNS, JONES, GATES > circa 1870 Judson Crainard "Jud" GATES b 1854 PA, m 1873? PA, Emma Strickland b 1854 PA. Recorded in Windsor Twp, Cowley, KS, 1875 KS State Census They would appear to have moved to Kansas in Apr 1874, along with her father, Alfred L Strickland, and brother, Alfred N Strickland, and other family members. Any connection to your Cowley County Gates family? Bill Strickland Oregon City, OR