William Currence Carper

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William Currence Carper

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Lewis Co., Virginia (WV after 1863), United States
Death: 1913 (86-87)
Buckhannon, Upshur, WV, United States
Place of Burial: Heavner Cemetery, Buckhannon, Upshur County, West Virginia, USA
Immediate Family:

Son of Capt Adam Carper and Jemima Carper
Husband of Martha Carper; Mary Martha Carper; Martha B. White Carper (Bassell) and Mary Martha Carper (Hutton)
Father of William Bassell Carper; Adam J Carper; Alvin B. Carper; Infant Carper; Mary Carper and 3 others
Brother of Joseph Carper; Emily Post; Mary Elizabeth Farnsworth and Benjamin Carper

Occupation: lawyer, West Virginia Senator
Managed by: Colonel Joel Andrew Hawkins, Vie...
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About William Currence Carper

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37132963

He was a lawyer and served in the West Virginia Senate.

He first married Mary Martha Hutton, who died in 1862, the same year as their 3 young sons, John, Charles and Richard.

His second marriage was to Mrs. Martha Bassell White. There were three children of the union.

REF: Page 407 of the History of Upshur Coumnty, WV, by W. B. Cutright.

Source- History of Upshur County, W.VA., Vol.1, 1907:

"[William C. Carper]... in legislation as a member of the General Assembly of Virginia, in 1855 and 1856, acquitted himself with great credit. In 1856 he married Miss Mary Martha Hutton, a native of Randolph County, Virginia, she died..." Date: 1907 Place: Virginia, USA Image: 435 of 664

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William Currence Carper's Timeline

1826
1826
Lewis Co., Virginia (WV after 1863), United States
1857
1857
Upshur Co., Virginia (WV after 1863), United States
1859
June 3, 1859
Upshur Co., Virginia (WV after 1863), United States
1861
January 1, 1861
Upshur Co., Virginia (WV after 1863), United States
1864
July 1864
Upshur Co., West Virginia, United States
1866
September 1866
Upshur Co., West Virginia, United States
1868
September 1868
Upshur Co., West Virginia, United States
1870
1870
1872
1872
Upshur Co., West Virginia, United States
1913
1913
Age 87
Buckhannon, Upshur, WV, United States