John Mares was my great-great grandfather on my maternal side. I think I find him on the 1880 Census for Sumner Twp., Winneshiek Co, with his wife, Barbara, and son Wenzel. The name seems to appear as March. They were born in Bohemia, which is correct. A daughter, Rosa March appears in Springfield Twp, with the family of Lawrence Falack. I have traced her into Walsh County, N.Dak. and have all her information, except a year of immigration. And a marriage place. The mother, Barbara Breich Mares, appears in the 1910 Census for N.Dak., Walsh Co., Cleveland Twp, living with her daughter Rosa Mares Rose. This leads me to believe that her husband must have died sometime between 1900 and 1910. I find several John Maresh and Barbara's in Washington Twp, Ft. Atkinson, in 1900, but can't determine which is the correct family. Is there anyway to check death records for the period between 1900 and 1910 for his date of death? I realize that not all counties required that deaths be recorded until a later date. Were there any other Mares/Maresh families that lived in the area at that time? My great grandfather, John Mares/Maresh and his wife, Mary Jarus/Jaros, and their family lived there for a period of time between 1872 and 1880. In 1880 they were in Dakota Territory [North Dakota]. On my grandmother's baptismal record from St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Spillville, Iowa, it shows the sponsors were Joseph and Maria Mares. Who were they and where did they live? The date of immigration for the Maresh family appears to be 1866-67. I have not been able to find them on passenger lists so perhaps they came through Canada as they did reside in the Chicago area for a time. I would like to have research done in the Czech Republic on this family but need some name of a village or names of all of the family that came to the US. My utmost gratitude for any clues that will help. LaVerne [Infeld] Miller --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.772 / Virus Database: 519 - Release Date: 10/1/04