African American St Louis-associated surname Brown
There is a wonderful Victorian photo album with pictures on Ebay to take a look at for any African American family with ties to the surnames Brown and Hawkins from St Louis, Missouri area.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Victorian-African-American-St-Louis-Photo-Album-1800s_W0QQitemZ7745576380QQcategoryZ35798QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItemhttp://cgi.ebay.com/Victorian-African-American-St-Louis-Photo-Album-1800s_W0QQitemZ7745576380QQcategoryZ35798QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
I have no connections to these families, but can only imagine how wonderful it would be to have pictures.