Hello, I have a intriguing genealogy dilemma I am needing some help on locating more information on this Brandon Family from what is now called West Virginia. The information I have is this: JOHN1 BRANDON was born Bet. 1790 - 1800, and died in.? He married MARY CAMPBELL Bef. 1832, daughter of JOHN CAMPBELL and MARY UNKNOWN. She was born Bet. 1810 - 1820, and died in.? Children of JOHN BRANDON and MARY CAMPBELL are: i. JACKSON2 BRANDON, b. Abt. 1831, Virginia; d. (He is living with The Campbell). ii. MARY BRANDON, b. Abt. 1834, Virginia; d. (She is living with The Stuarts). iii. UNKNOWN FEMALE BRANDON, b. Bet. 1835 - 1840; d. . iv. UNKNOWN FEMALE BRANDON, b. Bet. 1835 - 1840; d. . v. JERMIE BRANDON, b. Abt. 1837, Virginia; d. (He Is Living With Lloyd Campbell). I can follow the family up to 1840's Brooke, Virginia Census then nothing. The 1850 Brooke, Virginia Census showed the daughter Mary living with her aunt Elizabeth Stewart/ Stuart , but her siblings are not found. Then in 1860 Hancock County, Virginia I find the brother's Jackson and Jermie living with their Uncle Lloyd Campbell. The twin daughters are not found anywhere. In 1870 Jackson and Jermie are once again not found. I wonder if the parents died somehow and Jackson cared for the siblings, maybe lost the home and had to be farmed out to relatives? Just a guess. Another interesting thing is Jackson is 29 living with his uncle Lloyd. Why did he not venture out on his own? Jermie was 23. Mary the sister was 16 living with her aunt Elizabeth. Maybe the parents and the twins died somehow. Is there an orphans records somewhere? where should I look next. does anyone have any possible avenues for me to check. I tried to look up newspapers articles but that proved unsuccessful . Caution- There is a Brandon Family that shows up in Hancock County, West Virginia starting in 1830's some thirty years later from the Brandon family I am looking for. This Brandon family is also a John Brandon who married a Mary Campbell I keep running into information on them and not the family I am searching for. I have already checked to see if this later John Brandon was a child of the earlier John Brandon but did not find anything to support that theory. Any help would be appreciated as I am so lost on what to do on this family. Thanks for any help at all. -Barb