This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Tupman Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/HSDBAIB/1271.1 Message Board Post: First of all, I have no relationship to the Tupman line. However, a dear friend of ours is a Barbara Poe who is a daughter of Will Tupman (son of H. Irwin Tupman). She is part of a pioneering familly of Kern County, California. I dabble in genealogy as a hobby so Barbara asked me to look at her genealogy. She indiicated that you have much information on the Tupmans and I have chosen you as the "starting point" of my search. I have a few questions for you. 1. Homer or Hamer Tupman? I keep getting information where the spelling is "Hamer" and "Homer" Irwin Tupman. Do you know which one is correct? 2. One of my biggest stumbling blocks is knowing towns/cities/countries of origin. My preliminary genealogical data indicates Kentucky, the Carolinas, and England as unconfirmed possibilites. Any help that you can provide would certainly be appreciated!