I am trying to find info on William from before he came to Oregon. William was born 17 May 1812 in Kentucky near Lousiville, and he and Irene lived in Missouri approx. 1842-1855, where some of their children were born.

William was involved with the building of the Coos Bay Wagon Road in Oregon. A book with a short bio of William says that he was the youngest of three children (I wonder if he may not have been counting sibling(s) that may have died early on because that is a small family for that time period). William and Irene are both buried in Gravelford, Oregon.

I would appreciate knowing something about William's family of origin. His father (according to census records that list William's father's birthplace) was born in Pennsylvania and his mother in Virginia.