I am trying to find if my grtgrtgrdfather was born in Brooke Co. Born 1815 "Va" , I can only find a Christopher Rivers, who I believe is his father, in the 1810 Brooke. If he was a tradesman(Chris) instead of a farmer, or only rented farms, this may explain why they didn't stay in one place very long. I believe he may have migrated from Loudoun Co. Va., but not proven yet. What kind of records are there for me to search to see how long he may have been there? I only find Chris in Belmont Co. Ohio for the 1820 census also, then he finished his life, as a farmer, in Morgan Co. 1830/40/50. From the early census records, my grgrgrdfather would be the right age to be his son. And the first seen of him is in the same area as Christopher, newly married, but there is another Rivers male about same age. Any ideas of where to look greatly appreciated.