Could anyone help me locate the parents of my gggrandfather, William BROWN b. 1816 in Rutherford County, NC. The following are the clues I have gathered from Callaway County, MO where he married, raised a family and is buried. 1817 St. Charles County census BROWN Joshua: 1 male 18 to 45, 1 male less than 18, 1 female over 14 Griffin: 1 male +45, 4 males -18,2 females +14,3 females -14         Henry S: 2 males 18 to 45, 4 males -18,1 +14,2 -14, 3 slaves 16-45, 2 slaves 10-16 John:  1 male 18-45,1 male -18,1 female +14             1819 Montgomery County tax payers - BROWN Andrew Gabriel Joshua William 1823 Callaway County tax payers - BROWN Felix Daniel James T. John (non resident paying taxes) 1850 Callaway Co census AGE/sex/pg #/line#/household #/ occ/land/place of birth Brown Agnes S 63 F 286A 41 1260     VA   Brown Amanda 35 F 251B 14 802     KY   Brown C H 37 M 251B 13 802 Farmer 700 KY   Brown C H 9/12M 251B 20 802   MO   Brown Catherine F 18 F 206A 33 156   MO   Brown Cora 18 F 286A 35 1259     VA   Brown Daniel 13 M 203A 25 114  2000 MO   Brown Daniel 56 M 203A 19 114 Farmer   NC   Brown Felix 71 M 286A 40 1260 Farmer 2500 VA   Brown Geo 20 M 212B 5 247   KY   Brown Geo W 5 M 254A 38 840   MO   Brown George 2 M 267A 16 1003     MO   Brown Harriet L 25 F 286A 42 1260     MO   Brown James 8 M 251B 17 802     MO X Brown James 32 M 206A 32 156 Farmer 450 KY   Brown Jane 24 F 256A 32 867     MO   Brown John 1 M 267A 17 1003     MO   Brown John 16 M 203A 24 114   MO   Brown John 35 M 256A 31 867 Farmer 1200 KY   Brown John T 7 M 254A 37 840     MO   Brown Joseph 3 M 251B 19 802     MO   Brown Joseph 36 M 286B 3 1260     VA   Brown Julia Ann 37 F 286B 4 1260     NC   Brown Leander 12 M 286B 5 1260     MO   Brown Louisa J 4 F 267A 15 1003     MO   Brown Lucinda 10 F 286B 6 1260     MO   Brown Margaret 63 F 256A 33 867     VA   Brown Margaret C 17 F 212B 6 247     KY   Brown Mariah A 5/12F 254A 41 840     MO   Brown Martha 1 9 F 203A 22 114     MO   Brown Mary 6 F 251B 18 802     MO X Brown Mary 24 F 267A 14 1003     MO   Brown Mary 57 F 203A 20 114     KY X Brown Mary A 3 F 254A 40 840     MO   Brown Mary J 27 F 254A 36 840     MO   Brown Perlina A 20 F 286B 1 1260     MO   Brown Peter 18 M 203A 23 114     MO   Brown Rebecca 21 F 203A 21 114     MO   Brown Robert 10 M 251B 16 802     MO X Brown Robert 27 M 267A 13 1003 Farmer 560 KY   Brown Robert J 39 M 286A 34 1259 Farmer 2500 VA   Brown Sarah A 6 F 291B 6 1332     MO   Brown Thomas F 18 M 286B 2 1260     MO   Brown William 12 M 251B 15 802 MO X Brown William 24 M 256A 35 867 Farmer 250 KY   Brown William M 4 M 254A 39 840     MO   Brown Wm G 35 M 254A 35 840 Farmer 200 NC X