I have two areas of Audrain County that I am looking at. One is close to Randolph/Boone county. John C ROBERTS lived there. He had at least one son Andrew J ROBERTS who married Georgean SLAUGHTER from Boone County. John moved to Boone/Howard County and bought property in July 1857. The land patent reads "John C Roberts of Audrain Missouri" According to one of the Census his parents were born in VA. He was born in MO about 1822. The other area is VANDALIA, MO. This is close to Pike County and Ralls County where the BESHEARS/BRASHEARS migrated from. Some of children of Robert and Elizabeth BEHSEARS moved to this town -- unclear exactly when BESHEARS/BRASHEARS, William B. BESHEARS/BRASHEARS. Some of the other names associated with the BESHEARS/BRASHEARS names are MAYHALL, ALLISON, EPPERSON, EVANS, and FORD.