Hi Cindy, AB Tharp is Armstead Bowen Tharp, born Jun 12, 1820 in VA. Both of his parents and his only brother died when he was a young boy, so someone brought him to Indiana to live with a distant relative. He married Irena Ricketts. It doesn't sound like our Tharps match. Thank you very much for your response to my query! Sheryl OPPSheryl @aol.com