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If you are descended from James & Nancy (Tipton) Carrier as you suspect, I believe
that you are descended from Thomas Carrier, the progenitor of the Laurel Co Carriers.
Thomas and his wife Nancy Hatcher had a large family of children. One of whom was William
H Carrier, my ancestor and I believe yours as well. William had a son named Thomas P
Carrier. This younger Thomas was married twice, once to a woman named Sarah E. Hatcher
(20 Mar 1856 Laurel Co, KY). I believe his second wife was Nancy, but I do not have this
handy so I'm not sure of her name or where they were married. Nevertheless, Thomas
and Sarah had a son born in Laurel Co 3 May 1856 named James S. There was also a James T.
Carrier born 18 Sep 1856 in Laurel Co, KY to Stephen and Mary Ann Barnes Carrier, so this
is a possibility as well. This Stephen was another son of William H. Carrier. You
mentioned you found your James in the 1900 census. What was the month and year of his
birth as recorded in that ce!
nsus?
You should attempt to locate death records and obituaries for James and Nancy, in order to
help correctly identify them. Whenever names are used over and over again in familes, it
is difficult to separate them without consulting original records.
Darryn