This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: McCord, Gadner, Gardner, Goduer Classification: Marriage Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/lEC.2ACE/1031.1 Message Board Post: Karen, according to the 1835-1900 marriage index, Elizabeth's maiden name was GADNER. The pre-1907 marriage index indicates it was GODUER. Wisconsin Marriages 1835-1900 Name: DAVID McCORD Spouse: ELIZABETH GADNER Marriage Date: 20 Apr 1856 County: Grant State: WI Wisconsin Marriages to 1907 Name: Elizabeth Goduer Marriage Date: 20 Apr 1856 County: Grant Volume: 02 Page: 0173 The 1860 census indicates that Elizabeth McCord was born in NY about 1841. I'm just guessing that her surname might have been Gardner. Have you already tracked Elizabeth through subsequent censuses to see whether a member of her family of origin might have been living in her household, providing a clue to her maiden name?