Am desparately seeking info on Augustus and family because I believe he is the brother of my Joseph Adams who married Amanda Ellen Moss in Jefferson County, MO. Joseph and Amanda named one of their sons Augustus and Augustus had a son whom he named Joseph. Augustus lived next door to Nancy Adams in Illinois. There is a long line of Augustus Adams in the same county in Illinois, so I don't think they all left the area. We haven't been able to find anything further on Joseph, so, since Augustus is a more distinctive name, I decided to follow that path instead. Assuming Augustus is Joseph's brother, he would be my 3x great uncle. The 1830 census records show: 1830 census, Augustus Adams is 20-30, his wife ? is 15-20 with 2 daughters under 5. Next door is Nancy Adams with 1 male 20-30, 2 females, 1 15-20, 1 50-60. Maybe 50-60 is Nancy ,with 2 kids, or maybe Joseph and Ellen. In LDS, his mother is shown as Nancy. Any ideas? I have also found a Mayer, with a California address, who posted info to LDS on Augustus and spouse Mary Whittington and someone in Hawaii. I have messages out to both. I'm assuming your interest in Augustus is because of some family relationship, which would make us related. But, regardless, I'd love to hear from you and would appreciate your sharing whatever information you have on the Adams family that might be relevant.