Calling All U.S. Carpers - Calling All U.S. Carpers
Inviting You to Join in a Single Name Genealogical Survey
A Special Endeavor - the One-Name Study
One of the greatest genealogical challenges is the One-Name Study. A One-Name Study is what it sounds like-the study of all persons possessing the same surname, no matter where they live. That's an incredible assignment. It can be restricted some, if one considers all the individuals within a particular country, perhaps from a single emigration to that country. Even then, some names are so common it would an unreasonable assignment to put into anyone's hands.
Calling all Carpers, Calling all Carpers
In the case of the name Carper, although there are quite a few persons bearing that name in the United States at present, there seems to be one line that migrated in the 1700's-that of the family group which included Nicholas Carper, who first arrived in Pennsylvania from Germany. Since it is one of the main lines of my wife, and it bears such interest, I have chosen to trace as many Carpers as I possibly can. In fact, I may have the leading database on Carpers at the moment. I have enjoyed collecting this information over the years, and have been able to put it to good use in assisting some.
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So if you are a Carper, or you have Carpers in your family tree, please feel free to respond to my cry, "Calling all Carpers, calling all Carpers." Let me know what you think. I'm always open to additions and readjustments, as well. I will keep the most recent generations information confidential, while providing the more historical data, free of charge. To that end, I have set up a special email account for the purpose. Please contact me at:
CallingAllCarpers@gmail.com
In Future
In future, depending upon the response, I may write a followup piece on the success of this endeavor. It all depends upon you.
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Published by Vincent Summers
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Yes, and this is becoming more and more common an occurrence. Sweet, eh? I share much of what I know with others. It *is* good not to share the very latest information, due to the abundance of identity theft going on.
I got lucky and hit the jackpot when I started researching my father's side of the family about 10 yrs ago. When researching the family name on the internet, I stumbled onto a msg board that pointed me to a guy that had already done quite a bit of research. Within an hour I had my father's family traced back to the early 1700s in Normandy. What a coup!
It is possible to trace back some relations in Europe for a good ways back -- however, I find it funny when someone claims they've found their relations back to Adam & Eve. Then there are those who say they are related to Annie Oakley, Genghis Khan, plus King Louis XVI, all three... Yeah, OK your Highness! I buy that one...
Quite a project. My brother traced my father's family back to the 1200's. Really interesting info.
Interesting project...I should do something like this for my last name. It's very unusual...they are very few Bartlemus's in the U.S. and all are most likely related to me in some way. Good luck!
I've seen Carper, Corper, Karper, Kerper, and other variants, but never Carver...
Just a hunch and nothng more but I wonder if some of those German arrivals may have changed their name to Carver to anglicise it?
Oh! I have several Jacob Carpers, but not this one. If you're reading this, please contact me with details at the email address in the article. Thanks!
Unlike many of your other commenters, I Do know who a Carper is and there are many here in southwest VA. My husband's great-grandmother was Sophia/Sophronia Carper b1824,d1882,m.John Myers. Her death certificate says parents were Jacob & Rebecca Carper from Botetourt Co, Va. Both she and John are brick walls for me, not because there are no Myers or Carpers here, because there are too many but none who I can really connect them with so far. Good luck with your most ambitious project. Thanks