A raw and storied past – from Indians and exploration, to Slavery, Civil War, Rail Transport & Dairy Farming
Thomas Samuel Carper Family Documents & Gravesite
When Prospect Hill farm (located on Bellview Road) owner Thomas J. Carper died in 1885, his 415-acre farm was divided among his heirs. Per his instructions to keep the land in his family, Carper’s son Thomas S. Carper, paid his mother Lydia L. Carper $100 for 30 acres of land located at the corner of Spring Hill Road and Georgetown Pike.
Married to Lura Phillips Carper, Thomas S. Carper was a Blacksmith and amateur dentist – owning four sets of instruments for pulling teeth. Supporting a large family wasn’t easy, and Carper died in deeply in debt.