This is my occasional posting on this board regarding my very stubborn brick wall. My brick wall is my great-great grandparents , John and Mary Govro . John is shown on the 1850 Census in Illinois, Lake County, Cuba Township. He is shown as age either 40 or 48 (hard to read) being born in either Canada or France (also hard to read). His wife, Mary E., is shown as age 33, born in Vermont. There are also several children listed, including my great-grandfather Jerome. Mary Govro is shown on the 1860 Census (same location) with several of her children, but John is not listed. My assumption here is that he died, but I have not been able to find any death records from that era to confirm this. I have traced Mary further forward until she died in Iowa in the early 1900's. Through this research I have also found that her maiden name was Scott. I am looking for any help in tracing the lineage for either John or Mary backward from the 1850 Census. I know this probably like looking for the proverbial "needle in a haystack", but any help or assistance provided would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Gary Govro Crystal, MN