1860 United States Federal Census
Name: Joshua W Brown
Age in 1860: 36
Birth Year: abt 1824
Birthplace: Ohio
Home in 1860: Kanawha, Virginia
Gender: Male
Post Office: Paint Creek
Value of real estate: View image
Household Members: Name Age
Joshua W Brown 36 b. Ohio Laborer
Sophia Brown 33 b. NY wife
Mary Brown 14 b. NY
Frances Brown 12 b. NY
Lorena Brown 10 b. NY
Joseph Brown 5 b. NY
Harry Brown 3 b. VA
Ada Brown 1/12 b. VA

This would mean that the family was not in Virginia/West Virginia prior 10 1856.