From "History of La Crosse County, Wisconsin", 1881, p. 755. City of La Crosse E. S. GATES, cooper, has been a resident of La Crosse since 1876. He was born in Chautauqua Co., N. Y., 1853, son of C. L. Gates, who died in New York in 1856. Mr. Gates went to Clinton, Iowa, where he learned his trade and remained three years; then traveled till 1876, when he settled in La Crosse. He was married in 1878, to Miss Maggie Walker, daughter of Peter Walker, who came to La Crosse in 1859, and was in a grocery store. They have one child - George. [I am not related to this family and have no further information. I'm posting this as a service and hope it helps!]