From: "Gene Carpenter" Date: Friday, December 06, 2002 6:50 PM I don't know if any of you can help me with this but if you can i will be forever greatful!! I am looking for my greatgrand mother Louisa Rogers b.ca.1844 somewhere in Va.evidently migrated to Ky to one of the counties around Houstonville,not sure which one, it appears that 11/26/1861 in Lincoln Co., she married a Richard Gibson/Gipson,there are no children mentioned til a daughter,Mary is born 1867 and then a son Fip is born 1868 then nothing til the 1880 census when she shows up as "widowed" and living with Mary 13yrs and Fip 12yrs,they are living in the household of the "newly wiidowed"John Carpenter and his two son's Thomas 7 "ish" and John 9mo,,,in Lincoln Co...They appear to have married and "begat" my grandfather George Finnis Carpenter 12/31/1883...died 11/19/1972,,, he married Hattie Brackett of Pineville,Bell Co.,1903...I have been unable to find anything on Louisa or Richard,,,would like to know when and how Richard died,when and if John and Louisa did in fact marry before "begetting" George...I would appreciate anything at all on any of these folks... If any of you reading this are unable to assist me maybe you could put me in contact with someone who may....In the meantime I want to thank you for taking the time to read this old man's ramblings!!! Thank you.. Email me direct or on this Board.... Gene O. Carpenter Rumson NJ. onely66@comcast.net