"The Carpers of Carper Valley, Frederick County, Virginia"

According to the diary of Edgar W. Carper, CREEK WILLIAM CARPER "lived across the creek from where the BUFFLOW LICK RUN empties in the creek below Carpers Valley Church.

"As a child LUCY JANE WELSH, a Carper descendant through Philip, Jr. line, used to play on 'CREEK BILL" CARPER's homesite. There is nothing left to mark the spot where the house stood except some very old lilac trees and some stones that, according to family legend, are gravestones, stuck upended in the ground. There are no markings on the stones."

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"1870 United States Federal Census; Opequon Twp., Post Office: Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia; page 13.)

Name: Lydia H. Carper

Age in 1870: 7

Birth Year: abt 1863

Birthplace: Virginia

Dwelling Number: 94

Home in 1870: Opequon, Frederick, Virginia

Race: White

Gender: Female

Post Office: Winchester

Inferred Father: William Carper

Inferred Mother: Lucy Carper

Household Members Age

William Carper 61

Lucy Carper 53

Alberta Carper 24

Lutitia V Carper 19

Martha E Carper 16

Paula L Carper 13

Lydia H Carper 7

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William Carper in the 1850 United States Federal Census

Name William Carper

Gender Male

Race White

Age 42

Birth Year abt 1808

Birthplace Virginia

Home in 1850 District 12, Clarke, Virginia, USA

Occupation Farmer

Industry Agriculture

Real Estate 2400

Line Number 20

Dwelling Number 403

Family Number 403

Inferred Spouse

Lucy Carper

Inferred Children

Emily C Carper

Margaret E Carper

Lucinda Carper

Mary F Carper

Matilda A Carper

Jane Carper

Joseph A Carper

Alberta Carper

Louisa M Carper

Household Members (Name) Age

William Carper

42

Lucy Carper

35

Emily C Carper

15

Margaret E Carper

12

Lucinda Carper

11

Mary F Carper

9

Matilda A Carper

7

Jane Carper

6

Joseph A Carper

6

Alberta Carper

4

Louisa M Carper

2

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