Hello, Deb. The 1800 and 1810 censuses might begin to find a "where" for you; his parents were someplace, sure enuf and almost surely at least one of them carried that surname. So, if you find 10 families with that name, that is better than searching the world over for the year 1803 when he was born. Paul ----- Original Message ----- Subject: [VAROOTS] Carter B. Cropp Does anyone know this man who died in Culpeper on 15 APR 1874 of "General Deformity". He was 70 Years 5 Months 15 Days old ....Deb Koplen