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/QRB.2ACI/2161.1 Message Board Post: Hello Dee: Information on Lillie Westfall. 1880 Census Nevada Humbold, Humboldt Fennia Lillie Westfall age 3, born Nevada Daughter of Andrew Westfall (45) and Francis Simpson Westfall (23) with brother Loren Alexander Westfall (5) born Nevada. 1900 Census Nevada Washoe Reno Lillie Dean age 23 servant born Vevada 8/1876 Married 4 years one child. Working in home of John Fitzgerland. Shows no child of hers in household. Daily Nevada State Journal 1905 Feb 16 page 8 Miss Grace Frandsen entertains friends at home of Mrs. Lillie Dean in Reno Daily Nevada State Jouranl 1906 July 31 Lillie Dean becomes bride of Lester R Merrill at home of Mrs. Andrew Frandsen, 442 West fourth Street. My note... (Mrs. Frandsen is mother and previous wife of Andrew Westfall) 1930 Cenus Nevada Washoe Reno Merrill Lillie head of household owns property value 25,000 female white age 52 Divorced born Nevada. Manager Apartment house. Dean, Franis R son male white 32 years old Single born in Nevada. Salesman clothing. Nevada State Journal 1934 Dec 25 page 3 At home of Mrs. Lillie Merrill, her son, Mr. Francis Ray Dean claimed as his bride, Miss Louise Hoffman Reno Evening Gazette 1935 April 10 pages 1 and 3 Long article on Mrs. Lillie Merrill and Phillip Gillson feared lost in hills of Reno area in automobile. Large search. Later in article.....Ray Dean, son of Mrs. Merrill flew to Reno from SF to take charge of search. Later Lillie Merrill marries Phillip Gillson ...dont have exact date yet. Phillip Gillson died October 14, 1938. Obit says steip-father of Francis Ray Dean of Richmond, Calif. 1941 Reno City Directory....Lillie M. Gillson (widow P Y) 521 W 4th Nevada State Journal 1945 November 29 page 12 Obit...Mrs. Frandsen, 90, dies at her home. Mrs. Frances S. Frandsen, Mother of Loren Westfall, Mrs. Lillie Gillson, Mrs. Grace Lusty, Mrs. Anna Loomis, Grandmother of Dr. Francis R. Dean etc et. Nevada State Journal 1963 Dec 20 page 14 in legal notices. Settle estate of Lillie Merrill Gillson. Don't have obit or exact death date yet. This if mostly from newspaper articles from the Reno Newspapers and the census reports. This sure looks like your Lillie with a son Francis. Hope this is helpful. Contact me if you need more information. Arline in Reno laferry1@charter.net