Trying to find out if a Christopher Rivers could be the father of my grtgrtgrdfather Alva M. C. who was born 1815 "both state Va." I only find him (Chris) in Brooke for the 1810 census, and then Belmont Co. Ohio in the 1820, then spend final years 30/40/50 in Morgan Co. Since he didn't stay long in both places, he may not have owned a farm. Chris may have originated from Loudoun Co. but haven't confirmed that. My Alva first appeared on a census by name in the 1840 one but there is also another Rivers male(1816/18) named John F. in the same area as Chris, so can't be sure what relation these men are to him. My Alva was a Plasterer, so if Chris was a tradesman, would there be any records to that anywhere? Or if he rented farms until he ended up in Morgan Co., is there any record of that? Any help would be greatly appreciated.