This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: angen4291 Surnames: Carper, Buhrman, Shelby Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.virginia.counties.botetourt/2438.2.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thank you both so much. This has really helped me sort out this family. I was able to find out that Wyndham & Jennie's daughters Mary G Carper and Elizabeth Carper were Presbyterian missionaries. Mary never married but Elizabeth married Dr W D Shelby in China. They later returned to the states and are buried in Charlestown Indiana (Mary is also buried there). Now if I could just find Joseph & Robert's descendants all would be complete. Thanks again for the great help and in going the extra distance. annemarie Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

Annemarie, I just found this obit in my files. It may be of some help regarding the children of W.R. Carper. I believe this obituary is from the local paper of the time (Fincastle). MR. WYNDHAM RANDOLPH CARPER Mr. Wyndham Randolph Carper a well-known citizen of Botetourt county, died at his home in Gala, Sunday morning, July 26, 1925, following an illness of several months, due to the infirmities of old age. He was born, November 2, 1840, and was therefore in his 85th year. While a cadet at V.M.I., in 1861, he volunteered and went to the front with the Fincastle Rifles, one of the first units to enter the service from this county. He served through the four years of the Civil War and surrendered with General Lee at Appomattox in ’65. He was wounded three times, twice at Gettysburg, and once during one of the battles around Richmond. After the surrender he returned to Botetourt and engaged in farming. Mr. Carper filled positions of trust in the county, was for about forty years a member of the county school board. He had been a member of the Presbyterian church for many years and was an estimable citizen. He took great interest in the affairs of the county, and for many years he was regarded as a leader in the community interests. He is survived by his wife, two sons, Mr. J. B. Carper, of Louisville, Ky,, Mr. R. W. Carper, of Coal City, Ill., two daughters, Miss Mary Carper, Gala, Va., and Miss Bessie Shelby, of Shelbyville, Ind., and one sister, Mrs. J. Reid Wills, of Louisa county, Va. Funeral was held July 27th from Galatia Presbyterian church and was attended by one of the largest assemblage of neighbors and friends known in that community for many years and was conducted by Rev. L. H. Paul of Clifton Forge, Va., assisted by Rev, J. A. Armstrong of Fincastle and Rev. J. H. Bean, Covington, Va. The active pallbearers were his nephews, viz: Messrs. D. H. Echols, J. H. Bean, G. M. Buhrman, Geo A. Buhrman, Wm. Hannah and J. S. Wills. On Dec 18, 2007, at 7:30 PM, gc-gateway@rootsweb.com wrote: > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Author: angen4291 > Surnames: Carper, Buhrman, Shelby > Classification: queries > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/ > localities.northam.usa.states.virginia.counties.botetourt/2438.2.1.1/ > mb.ashx > > Message Board Post: > > Thank you both so much. This has really helped me sort out this > family. I was able to find out that Wyndham & Jennie's daughters Mary > G Carper and Elizabeth Carper were Presbyterian missionaries. Mary > never married but Elizabeth married Dr W D Shelby in China. They later > returned to the states and are buried in Charlestown Indiana (Mary is > also buried there). Now if I could just find Joseph & Robert's > descendants all would be complete. > > Thanks again for the great help and in going the extra distance. > annemarie > > Important Note: > The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you > would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL > link above and respond on the board. > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > The Second Sunday in each month will set aside for a "Brick Wall" Roll > Call. Please always put the surname you seek in the subject and tell > us something about your Brick Wall person. > To contact Listowner: > Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > VABOTETO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >