Lyle,
I have gone to the courthouses in the counties where Dennis
lived, and spent a lot of time trying to make sure that I
turned over every stone, but I was unable to find a record
of Dennis' parents.
However, based on careful study of the census records, it
would appear that Dennis Carder is a son of William Carder
(1787-) and Martha Stutler Carder. I have noted this on my
web site. William and Martha Stutler Carder's family have
an unaccounted for male who could be Dennis. Manley Carder's
male children are all accounted for, so I do not think that
he is the father of Dennis. I thought that I had put my
early analysis of the Harrison County census records on my
web site, but it appears that I never did that. Unless some
firm documentation is uncovered, I am afraid that Dennis'
parentage will never be proven for certain.
There is also the possibility that Dennis Carder is the
son of an unmarried Carder girl. If so, he would not be
the first Carder son born out of wedlock during that time
period. People often do not consider this possibility
when trying to determine questionable parentage. I have
found this to be the answer to several situations similar to
what we have here with Dennis.
If this message does not make it to the Carder list on
rootsweb, can you post it for me?
Thanks,
Ashley Carder
-----Original Message-----
From: Wvlyle(a)aol.com [mailto:Wvlyle@aol.com]
Sent: Saturday, March 11, 2006 10:23 AM
To: CARDER-L(a)rootsweb.com
Subject: Re: [Carder] Re: Dennis Carder
Melinda:
I've been trying to help shiningstar 731 find the parents of
this Dennis
Carder. I went to the Harrison Co Cthouse yesterday and
couldn't find anything
of help. The marriage date found in the Carder book is
actually the marriage
bond date. I found no will mentioning Dennis Carder and no land
transactions for him.
I did see one place on the net where a lady thinks his father
was Manley
Carder. I am willing to do some more looking in Harrison Co
but have no idea
where to look next.
Lyle Corder
Bridgeport, WV
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