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.
Thomas Samuel Carper, his wife Lura Virginia Phillips and five of their ten children. Oldest to youngest chlldren were: Ida B. Carper Dalton, George Wallace Carper, Bernace Amelia Carper, Oswald Vernon Carper, L. Evelyn Carper, Mary A. Carper, Birdie L. Carper, Grace May Carper, William Carper and Woodrow Wilson Carper.  Photo Source: Jessica Lawson, Great-Grandaughter of Thomas S. Carper and Lura Virginia Phillips
Thomas Samuel Carper with his wife Lura Virginia Philips and possibly one of their children. This photo was taken on the porch of the Spring Hill General Store which once stood on Old Dominion Road where the 7-11 store is currently located.   Photo Source: Jessica Lawson, Great-Grandaughter of Thomas S. Carper and Lura Virginia Phillips
This is Thomas Samuel Carper’s farm. After he died, his sons George Wallace Carper and Oswald Carper built a thriving dairy business. Photo source: Jessica Lawson, great-granddaughter of Thomas S. Carper and Lura Virginia Phillips.