I don't think we are looking for the same Lillie Gains then as mine was certainly dead before 1954 and while I can't be certain that she had not been married before she married my grandfather, my impression has always been that Gains/Gaines was her maiden name. They would have been in the same area of the country though so perhaps there is some relationship to the family that your Lillie married into, who knows? Thanks for the reply and happy hunting.