This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Thrower, Shearer Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Bd.2ADE/86.296.298.299 Message Board Post: Burrell V. Thrower is the son of Richard Thrower & Elizabeth Hale, I have not discovered who Richard's father is but his mother is Sarah Shearer daughter of James and Theodocia Shearer (Rev Soldier) http://www.poohbos.com/genealogy/fam/fam01243.html http://www.poohbos.com/genealogy/fam/fam01245.html I descend from Meredith Thrower, Richard's brother so I do not have further information on Richard or Burrell's descendants. Census sources that I have listed for Richard are: 1860 census Carroll Co,GA pg. 453 1870 Coweta Co. GA pg. 337 1900 Heard Co. pgs. 98,108, 111 and for other family members 1850 census Carroll Co GA pg. 31 1860 Chambers Co. pg. 728 1870 Heard Co. pg. 374 & 377 1850 Census Chambers Co. pg. 297 & 300 1830 Census Campbell Co. GA pg. 197? 1820 Census Gwinnett Co. GA pg. 270 Unfortunately I am in England at the moment and do not have copies of the documents with me.