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