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Descendants of William Carpenter of Rehoboth, Plymouth Colony, now part of Bristol County, MA

Notes

11042. Daniel C. Carpenter

United States Census, 1870 - See image: RIN 141809 Willard Carpenter 1870.jpg
On same page as Willard & Austin Carpenter.
NOTE: Walter Chase age 16 plus Emma (16), Joseph (14), Clara (12), Pernella (8), Etta (6), Carrie (4), Laura (3) and Burgess (1) are living with them.

11045. James Elijah Carpenter

NAME: James Elijah then went by Elijah thereafter.

CENSUS: 1850 US Census - See image: RIN 141776 Daniel Carpenter 1850.jpg - with parents as James E.
United States Census, 1850
Name: James E Carpenter
Residence: Readsborough, Bennington , Vermont
Age: 1 year
Calculated Birth Year: 1849
Birthplace: Vermont
Gender: Female
Race (original):
Race (expanded):
Death Month:
Death Year:
Film Number: 27447
Digital GS Number: 4191107
Image Number: 00349
Line Number: 9
Dwelling House Number: 93
Family Number: 96
Marital Status:
Free or Slave:
Household Gender Age
Daniel Carpenter M 53y
Polly Carpenter F 38y
George W Carpenter M 16y
Daniel C Carpenter M 14y
Austin F Carpenter M 7y
Samuel W Carpenter M 4y
   James E Carpenter F 1y   - Not female but male!

CENSUS: 1860 US Census
United States Census, 1860
Name: Eljah Carpenter
Residence: , Bennington, Vermont
Ward: Readsboro
Age: 11 years
Estimated Birth Year: 1849
Birthplace: Vermont
Gender: Male
Page: 126
Family Number: 9
Film Number: 805316
DGS Number: 4297344
Image Number: 00313
NARA Number: M653
CENSUS: 1870 US Census - see image: RIN 141782 James Elijah Carpenter 1870.jpg
United States Census, 1870
Name: Elijah Carpenter
Estimated Birth Year: 1849
Gender: Male
Age in 1870: 21y
Color (white, black, mulatto, chinese, Indian): White
Birthplace: Vermont
Home in 1870: Vermont, United States
  Household Gender Age
   Elijah Carpenter M 21y
Josephine Carpenter F 21y
Samuel Carpenter M 7m
CENSUS: 1880 US Census
Household:
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
Elijah J. CARPENTER   Self   M   Male   W   31   VT   Farmer   VT   VT
Josephine M. CARPENTER   Wife   M   Female   W   30   NY   M   NY   NY
Samuel E. CARPENTER   Son   S   Male   W   10   VT   At School   VT   NY
Georgie A. CARPENTER   Son   S   Male   W   8   VT   At School   VT   NY
Edgar E. CARPENTER   Son   S   Male   W   6   VT   At School   VT   NY
Newton A. CARPENTER   Son   S   Male   W   5   VT   At School   VT   NY
Earnest H. CARPENTER   Son   S   Male   W   1   VT      VT   NY
Source Information:
Census Place Readsboro, Bennington, Vermont
  Family History Library Film   1255341
  NA Film Number   T9-1341
  Page Number   465C
SEE ALSO:
United States Census, 1880
Name: Elijah J. Carpenter
Residence: Readsboro, Bennington, Vermont
Birthdate: 1849
Birthplace: Vermont, United States
Relationship to Head: Self
Spouse's Name: Josephine M. Carpenter
Spouse's Birthplace: New York, United States
Father's Name:
Father's Birthplace: Vermont, United States
Mother's Name:
Mother's Birthplace: Vermont, United States
Race or Color (Expanded): White
Ethnicity (Standardized): American
Gender: Male
Martial Status: Married
Age (Expanded): 31 years
Occupation: Farmer
NARA Film Number: T9-1341
Page: 465
Page Character: C
Entry Number: 3237
Film number: 1255341
  Household Gender Age
   Elijah J. Carpenter M 31
Spouse Josephine M. Carpenter F 30
Child Samuel E. Carpenter M 10
Child Georgie A. Carpenter M 8
Child Edgar E. Carpenter M 6
Child Newton A. Carpenter M 5
Child Earnest H. Carpenter M 1
CENSUS: 1890 US Census - burned

CENSUS: 1900 US Census - see image: RIN 141782 James Elijah Carpenter 1900.jpg
United States Census, 1900
Name: Elijah J Carpenter
Titles & Terms:
Residence: Readsboro town, Bennington, Vermont
Birth Date: May 1849
Birthplace: Vermont
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Spouse: Josephine Carpenter
Spouse's Titles & Terms:
Spouse's Birthplace: New York
Father:
Father's Titles & Terms:
Father's Birthplace: Vermont
Mother:
Mother's Titles & Terms:
Mother's Birthplace: Vermont
Race or Color (expanded): White
Head-of-household Name: Elijah J Carpenter
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Years Married: 31
Estimated Marriage Year: 1869
Mother How Many Children:
Number Living Children:
Immigration Year:
Enumeration District: 0034
Page: 3
Sheet Letter: B
Family Number: 57
Reference Number: 56
Film Number: 1241689
Image Number: 00819
  Household Gender Age
   Elijah J Carpenter M
Spouse Josephine Carpenter F
Child Samuel Carpenter M
Child Ernest Carpenter M
Lilla Holden F

United States Census, 1910
Name: Elijah J Carpenter
Birthplace: Vermont
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Residence: Wilmington, Windham, Vermont
Marital Status: Married
Race : White
Gender: Male
Immigration Year:
Father's Birthplace: Vermont
Mother's Birthplace: Vermont
Family Number: 241
Page Number: 11
  Household Gender Age
   Elijah J Carpenter M 60y
Spouse Josephine M Carpenter F 61y
Child Samuel E Carpenter M 40y
CENSUS: 1920 US Census
United States Census, 1920
Name: Elijah J Carpenter
Residence: , Windham, Vermont
Estimated Birth Year: 1850
Age: 70
Birthplace: Vermont
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Gender: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Birthplace:
Film Number: 1821876
Digital Folder Number: 4390960
Image Number: 00566
Sheet Number: 9
  Household Gender Age
   Elijah J Carpenter M 70y
Spouse Josephine M Carpenter F 70y
Child Samuel E Carpenter M 49y

Josephine M. Horton

In the 1900 US Census she is listed as married for 31 years with 5 children born and 5 living.

18459. Samuel E. Carpenter

Age 7 months in the 1870 US Census dated 12 Aug 1870.
CENSUS: 1870 US Census - see image: RIN 141782 James Elijah Carpenter 1870.jpg - with parents.
CENSUS: 1880 US Census - with parents.
CENSUS: 1900 US Census - see image: RIN 141782 James Elijah Carpenter 1900.jpg - with parents.
CENSUS: 1910 US Census - with parents.
CENSUS: 1920 US Census - with parents.

11049. Calvin E. Carpenter

CENSUS: 1880 United States Census
Household:
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
Calvin E. CARPENTER   Self   M   Male   W   35   VERMONT   Farmer   VERMONT   MASS
Flora H. CARPENTER   Wife   M   Female   W   32   VERMONT   Keeping House   VERMONT   VERMONT
Nellie A. CARPENTER   Dau   S   Female   W   18   VERMONT   At School   VERMONT   VERMONT
Alice B. CARPENTER   Dau   S   Female   W   10   VERMONT   At School   VERMONT   VERMONT
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Source Information:
Census Place Wilmington, Windham, Vermont
Family History Library Film   1255349
NA Film Number   T9-1349
Page Number   559A

11050. Watson Daniel Carpenter

He resided and maintained his father's homestead.
See father's notes regarding 1880 US CENSUS.

CENSUS: 1850 US Census - See image: RIN 14019 Calvin Carpenter 1850.jpg - with parents

CENSUS: 1860 US Census - with parents
United States Census, 1860
Name: Watson Carpenter
Residence: , Bennington, Vermont
Ward: Readsboro
Age: 10 years
Estimated Birth Year: 1850
Birthplace: Vermont
Gender: Male
Page: 126
Family Number: 14
Film Number: 805316
DGS Number: 4297344
Image Number: 00313
NARA Number: M653
CENSUS: 1870 US Census - See image: RIN 14019 Calvin Carpenter 1870.jpg - with parents

CENSUS: 1880 US Census
United States Census, 1880
Name: Watson D. Carpenter
Residence: Wilmington, Windham, Vermont
Birthdate: 1849
Birthplace: Vermont, United States
Relationship to Head: Son
Spouse's Name:
Spouse's Birthplace:
Father's Name: Calvin Carpenter
Father's Birthplace: Vermont, United States
Mother's Name:
Mother's Birthplace: Massachusetts, United States
Race or Color (Expanded): White
Ethnicity (Standardized): American
Gender: Male
Martial Status: Married
Age (Expanded): 31 years
Occupation: Farm Laborer
NARA Film Number: T9-1349
Page: 559
Page Character: A
Entry Number: 89
Film number: 1255349
  Household Gender Age
Parent Calvin Carpenter M 63
   Watson D. Carpenter M 31
Alice J. Carpenter F 27
CENSUS: 1890 US Census - burned

CENSUS: 1900 US Census - See image: RIN 66491 Watson Carpenter 1900.jpg
United States Census, 1900
Name: Watson D Carpenter
Titles & Terms:
Residence: Wilmington village, Windham, Vermont
Birth Date: Nov 1848
Birthplace: Vermont
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Spouse: Alice J Carpenter
Spouse's Titles & Terms:
Spouse's Birthplace: Vermont
Father:
Father's Titles & Terms:
Father's Birthplace: Vermont
Mother:
Mother's Titles & Terms:
Mother's Birthplace: Vermont
Race or Color (expanded): White
Head-of-household Name: Watson D Carpenter
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Years Married: 26
Estimated Marriage Year: 1874
Mother How Many Children:
Number Living Children:
Immigration Year:
Enumeration District: 0264
Page: 8
Sheet Letter: B
Family Number: 185
Reference Number: 52
Film Number: 1241696
Image Number: 00272
  Household Gender Age
   Watson D Carpenter M
Spouse Alice J Carpenter F
Child Emma L Carpenter F
Ella B Thayer F
John Donovan M
CENSUS: 1910 US Census
United States Census, 1910
Name: Watson D Carpenter
Birthplace: Vermont
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Residence: Wilmington, Windham, Vermont
Marital Status: Married
Race : White
Gender: Male
Immigration Year:
Father's Birthplace: Vermont
Mother's Birthplace: Vermont
Family Number: 295
Page Number: 13
  Household Gender Age
   Watson D Carpenter M 61y
Spouse Alice J Carpenter F 57y
CENSUS: 1920 US Census
United States Census, 1920
Name: Watson D Carpenter
Residence: , Windham, Vermont
Estimated Birth Year: 1849
Age: 71
Birthplace: Vermont
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Gender: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Birthplace:
Film Number: 1821876
Digital Folder Number: 4390960
Image Number: 00560
Sheet Number: 6
  Household Gender Age
   Watson D Carpenter M 71y
Spouse Alice J Carpenter F 67y
Enely Fitch F 78y
Child Mabel L Fitch F 39y
CENSUS: 1930 US Census
United States Census, 1930
Name: Watson D Carpenter
Event: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Wilmington, Windham, Vermont
Gender: Male
Age: 83
Marital Status: Widowed
Race: White
Birthplace: Vermont
Estimated Birth Year: 1847
Immigration Year:
Relationship to Head of Household: Boarder
Father's Birthplace: United States
Mother's Birthplace: United States
Enumeration District Number: 0036
Family Number: 75
Sheet Number and Letter: 4A
Line Number: 39
NARA Publication: T626, roll 2432
Film Number: 2342166
Digital Folder Number: 4547830
Image Number: 01134
  Household Gender Age
Roy C Ware M 42
Emma A Ware F 36
Richard M Ware M 12
   Watson D Carpenter M 83
DEATH:
Vermont Deaths and Burials, 1871-1965
Name: Watson Daniel Carpenter
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place:
Death Date: 13 May 1930
Death Place:
Age: 81
Birth Date: Nov 1848
Birthplace: Readsboro, Vermont
Occupation:
Race: White
Marital Status: Widowed
Spouse's Name: Rosina Joy
Father's Name: Calvin Carpenter
Father's Birthplace: Vermont
Mother's Name: Rosina Joy
Mother's Birthplace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B01404-3
System Origin: Vermont-EASy
Source Film Number: 1984324
Reference Number:

Alice J.

In the 1900 US Census, she was married for 26 years and had 1 child who was still living in 1900.

11056. Amos L. Carpenter

NOTES: From Barbara Martin:
OK, I did say I had something else on Timothy's son, Amos L. I had forgotten that I had found a slight possibility of a connection. The last census and for that matter, the last record I found for him was the 1880 census. Here, from my database notes:
1880 census: Keokuk, Lee, Iowa, HH#190
Amos Carpenter, age 30, Oil business, b. Ohio
Nellie, wife, age 24, keeping house, b. Ohio, both parents Scotland
Flora, 1, daughter, b. Illinois
Flora Frazer, age 50, mother, b. Scotland
Bridget Lacy, age 22, servant, b. Iowa, both parents Ireland
After that, no more Amos L. Carpenter b. in 1820. In 1900, I found his ex-wife, divorced and professing to having had only one child, and she and the daughter living with his wife's mother. Where was Amos?
1900 census: South Township, Chicgo, Cook, Illinois, p. 112, HH#3226
Flora Fraser, head, May 1829, age 71, wd., mother of 4, 1 living, b. in Scotland as were both parents, immigrated 1850
Nellie F. Carpenter, daughter, Mar 1856, 44, div. 1 child, b. Ohio, both parents Scotland
Flora M. Carpenter, G. daughter, Sept 1878, 21, b. Illinois, both parents Ohio
Here's where it gets tricky. I found the following Amos F. in 1900 and 1910. This person sports an F. middle initial, and is 10 years younger than our son of Timothy, but note his occupation and compare it to above. Also note he has male children. However, he says he has been married just 2 times, and this wife says she has had no babies. Nellie. divorced first wife, reported she had had only 1 child. So., this Amos would have had to marry 3 times. So that's 3 strikes against him being Timothy's Amos - the name, the age, the no. of marriages. For those reasons, I've not traced him further. Should I perhaps look more into this? [ ANSWER: NO. THIS AMOS IS FROM ANOTHER LINE. SEE: Amos F. Carpenter-132529 PER JRC]
1900 census: Ames twp., Athens Co., Ohio, HH#152
Amos F. Carpenter, b. Feb. 1860, age 40, b. Ohio as were both parents, Contrator of oil wells, could r&w, renting house, newly married
Lillian R., wife, b. Octo 1859, age 40, had not had any children, b. Ohio as werre both parents, could r&W
Bertha, daughter, May 1887, age 13, b. Ohio as were both parents, at school
Lena, daughter, Dec 1892, age 7, ditto
Thomas E., Feb 1890, age 10, ditto
Charles, Nov 1895, age 4, ditto
(These children were not born to Lillian, so this Amos had been previously married. Our Amos’s first wife was Nellie, and she is listed in 1900 in Chicago, divorced, living with her mother. If this is our Amos, he has married for the third time).
1910 census: Wesley twp., Washington Co., Ohio, HH# 96
Amos F. Carpenter, age 50, m. 2, presently 11 years, b. Ohio as were both parents, farmer, mortgage farm
Lilliam R., 50, m1, never gave birth
Edward T. age 19, teacher-common schools
Lenna, age 18, home
Chares, 16, farm laborer

11057. Van Rensselaer Carpenter

MARRIAGE: Married twice. First before 1910, but no information available.
!NAME: Was his first name Van or Steven?

CENSUS: 1880 US Census - with parents - see father's notes.
Name: Van R. Carpenter
Residence: Piqua, Miami, Ohio
Birthdate: 1862
Birthplace: Ohio, United States
Relationship to Head: Son
Spouse's Name:
Spouse's Birthplace:
Father's Name: Stephen V.R. Carpenter
Father's Birthplace: Ohio, United States
Mother's Name: Naomi J. Carpenter
Mother's Birthplace: Ohio, United States
Race or Color (Expanded): White
Ethnicity (Standardized): American
Gender: Male
Martial Status: Single
Age (Expanded): 18 years
Occupation: At Home
NARA Film Number: T9-1049
Page: 288
Page Character: A
Entry Number: 1823
Film number: 1255049
Collection: United States Census, 1880

CENSUS: 1880 US Census
Household:
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
van R. CARPENTER Self S Male W 21 OH Mining OH OH
Charls H. MILLER Other M Male W 36 IN Mining IN IN
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Source Information:
Census Place Silver Cliff, Custer, Colorado
Family History Library Film 1254089
NA Film Number T9-0089
Page Number 311D

From: Barbara C. Martin
Sent: Monday, January 24, 2011 1:51 PM
To: Barbara C. Martin
Subject: Carpenter history
Hey, Carpenter Family,
I've made a find concerning our Grandpa Van R. Carpenter that I'm excited about. It provides partial answers to at least two questions that I've had: We know that our grandfather was away from his family for about 20 years, from about early 1880 to about 1900. Where did he first go? Then, Aunt Hattie told us in one of her articles (I report it on p. 37 of my Carpenter book: "My father, who had been a very wealthy man, had been sick two or three years when he died and his affairs were in a dreadful state. In our attic we had a box of stock that wasn’t worth a cent. Mother said once we could paper our house with it."") That was late 1899. So, what kind of stock did he hold and then lose?
I had found Grandpa Van listed in the 1880 census, fresh out of high school, still living in the household with his parents, Stephen and Naomi. They were not in Columbus, Ohio where their home was, but Piqua, Miami Co., Ohio and G-Gp Stephen was "in silver mining". Later, they moved back to Columbus.
Well, here goes my newest discovery: Thanks to a new search engine, I have found Grandpa Van in another place also in 1880, perhaps a quick move from the family, in Silver Cliff, Colorado. When I looked for him on the census there, I was amazed that everybody listed were from other states, and 90% of them were engaged in prospecting or mining. Van was in the mining group and living on Main Street, perhaps a hotel. He also returned to Columbus for awhile after that.
It would appear, then, that great-gp Stephen had somehow lined up with the mining company in Silver Cliff, and had sent gp Van out there, perhaps to represent him? That's answer #1, and while Stephen had invested heavily in the company, in time it went bankrupt and his stock became worthless. That's answer #2
Of course, that find meant I had to learn about silver mining in Silver Cliff, Custer Co, Colorado. You can google those words and learn all you want to about the town, even the mysterious lights in the cemetery. This is a gist of it:
Silver Cliff was a famous silver-mining camp in central Custer County. The silver strike here was so rich that the population boomed and
Silver Cliff became the third largest town in Colorado Territory (after Denver and Leadville) for a while. Around the time of statehood, the
politicos even entertained the idea of making Silver Cliff the state capitol. Silver Cliff took the county seat from Rosita in 1886 but lost it to
Westcliffe in 1928.
This was a rough and rowdy town in those early days. The big mine was the Silver Cliff Mine, later known as the Geyser Mine. The mine
might have been profitable except for the actions of certain East Coast stock manipulators. Shares in the mine were first promoted and
sold by a James R. Keene of New York. Keene was reasonably famous as a scam operator and he took the company into bankruptcy
within a few years. Then the property was sold to the Julianna Mining Company, run by a Dr. Richard C. Flower of Boston. Flower was even
more unscrupulous in his stock promotions and sales and he also took the company into bankruptcy, in 1888. Shareholders then rescued
the company and renamed it the Geyser Mining Company, but the primary operators were more of Flower's cronies. In the end, the mine
never turned an official profit. At one time, though, it was the deepest mine in the state of Colorado.

Another source:
The Geyser Mine started the silver mining rush of Silver Cliff. Mining started in July of 1877 and continued for 23 years until July 1900. The Geyser Mine is located Northeast of the Silver Cliff Museum. (Note how that time period compares with Van's presence there and the death of his father in 1899).
If you are interested at all in this little town that was a part of our family history for awhile, and then a great part in our financial history, you might want to explore these sites:

www.sangre-de-cristo.com
www.custercountyco.com/index.htm
www.colorado.com/SilverCliff.aspx

11066. Mamie Mary Carpenter

CENSUS: 1900 US Census - with mother.

11071. Ella Carpenter

Number 5273 in the Carpenter Memorial on page 548.

11087. Arabella Maria Carpenter

Number 5278 in the Carpenter Memorial on page 549.
Residence; Hopedale, MA

11088. Mattie Wheeler Carpenter

Number 5279 in the Carpenter Memorial on page 549.