Hi, Well my wife is a CARPER of Virginia descendant, and I have untold CARPERs in my file, of course. But it was only this evening that I found a whole branch - that is to say the beginning of a whole branch - that I had essentially no data on. And it starts in Tazewell. Here is the part I refer to: Descendants of John Carper Generation No. 1 1. JOHN5 CARPER (JACOB4, NICHOLAS3, NICOLAUS2 COERPER, ?1) was born Bet. 1797 - 1798 in Botetourt County, Virginia. He married MARGARET MILLER January 20, 1820 in Botetourt, Virginia, daughter of VALENTINE MILLER. She was born Abt. 1797 in Tazewell, Virginia. Notes for JOHN CARPER: 1850 Tazewell Co VA Census: 7 390 390 CARPER JOHN 49 M FARMER 200 VA 8 390 390 CARPER MARGARET 52 F VA 9 390 390 CARPER JACOB 18 M FARMER VA 10 390 390 CARPER MATILDA 17 F VA 11 390 390 CARPER ANNA 16 F VA 12 390 390 CARPER REBECCA 12 F VA 13 390 390 CARPER BETSY 10 F VA 14 390 390 CARPER BARTLEY 6 F VA Bartley CARPER [5790] 29 Aug 1845 - 3 Feb 1884 BIRTH: 29 Aug 1845, Tazewell Co,VA DEATH: 3 Feb 1884, Wyoming Co,WV Family 1 : Mary Louisa COOKE MARRIAGE: 24 Jan 1868, Wyoming Co,WV 1. Jane CARPER 2. Victoria CARPER 3.+Ward CARPER 4. William CARPER 5.+Wooster CARPER 6. Lee CARPER 7. John CARPER 8. Mary Murtal CARPER 9. Blake CARPER 10. Charles CARPER 11. Dixie Cleveland CARPER 1. "Marriage Records of Wyoming Co, WV, 1854-1910", Ronald Ray Turner, 1991, page 80. Mary L. Cooke married Bartley Carper, age 23, born Tazewell Co, VA, son of Sophia Carper, on 24 Jan 1868. 2. 1870 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Oceana Township, Family 6. 3. "Marriage Records of Wyoming Co, WY...", Vol 1, Haga, page 18. 4. "Deaths of Wyoming Co, WV...", 1884, Haga. Bartley Carper died 3 Feb 1884 of liver and kidney disease at age 38y, 5m, and 5 days. 5. 1880 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, compiled by William A. Marsh, Vol 4, page 700. Oceana Township, page 003. Listed as Bartley Carper, age 34, head of household, a farmer. 6. "Births of Wyoming Co, WV...", Haga, 1884. Dixie C. Carper was born on 20 Jul 1884 to Bartley and Mary McCoy Carper. Since Bartley had died in Feb 1884, Mary was pregant at his death. However, Mary did not marry John Linsey McCoy until 25 Dec 1884. Notes for MARGARET MILLER: AFN:D3R0-RX Marriage Notes for JOHN CARPER and MARGARET MILLER: One source says marriage June 20, 1820. Children of JOHN CARPER and MARGARET MILLER are: i. JACOB6 CARPER, b. Bet. 1831 - 1832. ii. MATILDA CARPER, b. Bet. 1832 - 1833. iii. ANNA CARPER, b. Bet. 1833 - 1834. iv. REBECCA CARPER, b. Bet. 1837 - 1838. v. BETSEY CARPER, b. Bet. 1839 - 1840. 2. vi. BARTLEY CARPER, b. August 29, 1845, Tazewell County, Virginia; d. February 03, 1884, Wyoming County, West Virginia. Generation No. 2 2. BARTLEY6 CARPER (JOHN5, JACOB4, NICHOLAS3, NICOLAUS2 COERPER, ?1) was born August 29, 1845 in Tazewell County, Virginia, and died February 03, 1884 in Wyoming County, West Virginia. He married MARY LOUISA COOKE January 24, 1868 in Wyoming County, West Virginia. Children of BARTLEY CARPER and MARY COOKE are: i. JANE7 CARPER. ii. VICTORIA CARPER. iii. WARD CARPER. iv. WILLIAM CARPER. v. LEE CARPER. vi. JOHN CARPER. vii. MARY MURTAL CARPER. viii. BLAKE CARPER. ix. CHARLES CARPER. x. DIXIE CLEVELAND CARPER. Now I can trace this line back further, but there is no point in doing that here. Can you add to what I have and *forward?* If so, please get in touch with me! Vince Summers