Sho' nuff! I have Mathias Zimmerman/CARPENTER b 1750 PA d 1835 Ashe m. Elizabeth MILLER to his son, Jacob b 1778 and his grandson, David W. b 1806 who married 2nd Mira GRAGG. Their son, Ervin b. about 1843 Yancey Cty was last heard of in the 1860 census. He did not go to Graham/Cherokee Cty with the rest of his family. He did, however, have a daughter named Betty Jane who is my husband's Ggrandmother. I have been unable to determine who Ervin married or where he went but it must not have been far. Betty Jane and her son, Mack Leonard Carpenter were definitely in Western NC. I would also like to determine the parentage of Mathis Zimmerman and where he came from in PA. He was German without a doubt. Audrey Franklin John Comer wrote: > Hi to all you Carpenter genealogists out there, > I have been watching with much interest all the posts that are coming > through, very interesting but I haven't seen anything on any NC > Carpenters. > Are there any researchers out there researching this area? > > Thanks, Joyce Comer