This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Brownlee Mays Carrico Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/YMB.2ACI/287.669 Message Board Post: Charles William's parents were John S.A. Brownlee and Theresa Mays. This family can be found together in the 1850 census for Cedar County. John apparently died in the next few years, as his widow Theresa married Alex W. Johnson on 14 Nov 1853. She also apparently died in next few years, as in the 1860 census, the four Brownlee children are found living with stepfather Alex Johnson, but with no trace of their mother. James D. Brownlee, mentioned in one of the other replies to the original message, is Charles William's brother. Cedar county records include the marriage of "William C. Brownlee" to Margaret Carrico - apparently Charles William also went by William Charles.