Hello Tarver Kin,

There was much discussion on this topic a few years ago, but I cannot seem to find the "right answer" in what has been posted, or figure it out with what evidence I have.

1. A Charlotte Tarver (1786-1857) married Samuel Bennett Tarver. Wilkes County court records strongly suggest she was the daughter of a John Tarver and an Elizabeth Jordan. Several researchers give her middle name as Arnold, which seems to add confusion, because:

2. Another Charlotte Tarver (1772-1849), as his second wife, married Zachariah Arnold, and they removed to Tennessee. Several researchers have also suggested she was the daughter of a John Tarver and an Elizabeth Jordan.

There were a number of Tarvers and Jordans in the area. Could it be that each of the two Charlottes was the daughter of a different John Tarver and Elizabeth Jordan?

The Charlotte Tarver who married Samuel B. Tarver seems to have a fairly well documented ancestry. Can someone please help me understand where the Charlotte who married Zachariah Arnold fits in with the earlier Tarvers? Or, how the two John Tarvers and Elizabeth Jordans relate, assuming these are the correct parents for the two Charlottes?

I am related to both Charlotte Tarvers, as well as at least one of the Elizabeth Jordans.

Sure would appreciate someone more knowledgeable than I on the Tarvers pointing me in the right direction!

Thanks,

Bob J.