Rouse Whitney

my ggrandfather charles rouse married jane whitney 1853 dissappeared after 1864, had a child marcellus milio b1856. a joshua rouse b;1816 also had a child marcellus wooten b;1845, any connections between two rouse families?
5th child of rouse/whitney alva alvin b;1861 was a twin of albert who died near birth. i was told twins run in the rouse line with one almost always dying. there are also twins in the joshua rouse line.