My brick wall is Lillie Mae Cassidy. I apologise for the long message, but she is extremely confusing.Different census records show conflicting info, but, I believe I found her in the 1880 MO census. She was 7 years, born in MO. Her father was listed as A. Cassidy, dressmaker, born in Ark. Her mother was not listed herself, but Lillie's mother was born in KY. Her mother may have died between 1873 and 1880. The census taker had marked a "F" for the sex of the parent, and then changed it to a "M". This is clear on the soundex card, but when I looked at the actual census, it looked like the other way around. Places of the parents birth do make it look like the parent was a male. But I never found a male dressmaker in the St. Louis city directories from 1870 to 1890. There were two women, Annie and Mary Cassidy, during different years, who were dressmakers. Living with them as a boarder in 1880, was C.H. Horner, a painter. He shows up many times in the city directories, but never at their address, 822 N Ninth St., St. Louis, and never with them. Lillie married William Havis sometime before 1890, and moved to Pitts., then Chicago. I have a death cert for a William Havis, who died in 1914. He was the same age of her son William. His mother was listed as Lilly Havis, maiden name Horner, born in St. Louis. But the father was a David Havis. This child was buried in the plot my Lillie owned, and he is the only William Havis in this cemetery. I am trying to find a marriage record either for Lillie Cassidy& William Havis around 1888/89 or her parents, perhaps around 1871/72. I am also looking for the possible death of her mother after 1873 and before 1880. St. Louis has no record of Lillie's birth. The only other thing I know about her is that they lived in an area called Carrie Patch. I would appreciate any suggestions. Diane