Pat, So far as I know, my only Texas relatives descend from "Uncle Elmer." Elmer was born to James CARPENTER and Eliza or Elizabeth Jane SWEET, both of Madison County, NY. Around 1860 or so, James and his family moved to Indiana (for a short time), then to Michigan, where the eldest son, Francis Adelbert, stayed to have and raise his family. James and his troop moved on to Wabasha County, Minnesota (Plainview area). From there, the family eventually continued west. James had a son, Osmer Harold, who went to South Dakota. He was my great grandfather. He was also a barber! James had another son, Elmer (the 1870 census in Wabasha Co. spelled it Aylmer), who married Emma PLUM and supposedly had 6 children. I have some information on them. According to my father, "Uncle Elmer was a Texan. He came to south Dakota to visit once after many years of absence." Pop remembers it quite clearly. Apparently, for whatever reason, Elmer ended up in some part of Texas. That is all I know about him. I would sure like to know more. George --- George R. Carpenter Pinckney, Michigan carpgl@ismi.net ---------- > From: prechan@sirinet.net > To: CARPENTER-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Texas Carpenters > Date: Saturday, September 04, 1999 10:31 AM > > I have sat here , reading all messages for several months , very > patiently waiting for Southern Carpenters to appear. I don't suppose > there were any, other than mine :) > > I have a John C. Carpenter b SC 1810 , married Elizabeth Sanford in Cobb > co GA...migrated west living first in Blount co AL , then settling on > the frontier of TX , Palo Pinto co by 1860. In the late sixties there > was an uprising of the Indians and the settlers pulled back across the > Brazos River into Parker co TX. By 1878 the Carpenters had settled in > Hood co TX where my family lived until the 1940's. > > I would like to find the parents of John C Carpenter, also to find out > if his family were originally Zimmermans. > > BTW John C Carpenter was also a builder, built the first jail in Palo > Pinto co , and the pews for the Baptist church. His son William Sanford > Carpenter , my 2nd GGF was a Sheriff but William's son was a barber . > John C also had another son who was a barber. > > Thanks for any help or suggestions. > > Pat in Lawton, OK >