This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/xkz.2ACEB/79.245 Message Board Post: Hi Kathy: I would like to take you up on your offer and ask you for any information on my deceased father's family. His name was James Richard McIntire. He was born to a James Rutheford McIntire of West Virginia who was married to Mary Louise Gately (Gaitly, Gatley?). Dad's mother passed away when he was sixteen causing him to join the military. Dad's dad passed away in Panama in the early 1960's. All information has been lost. What I am trying to find out is any information on James Rutheford McIntire and his family or anything on Mary Louise, his wife. I am new to this process and would appreciate any guidance on how to collect the information myself. Thanks for your time and interest, Liz Clayton