7224 in the CM. Family is number 1520. A Methodist minister in NY
state.
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Hillsdale County Michigan USGenWeb Project Biographies
William A CARPENTER
Compendium of History and Biography of Hillsdale County Michigan. Elon G. Reynolds ed. Chicago: AW Bowen & Co 2 Parts - Fully Historical (1903) and Largely Biographical (1903) page 128-29 [NOTE: The following is an abstract of the original sketch] William A CARPENTER was born 30 Jan 1832, possibly in Rensselaer County, New York. He was the son of William Carpenter (born 5 Feb 1801 in Rensselaer County, New York; died 7 Aug 1869) and Nancy BURDEN (native of Lanesboro, Massachusetts; died in 1872). William & Nancy also had a daughter, who was deceased by 1903.
William A.'s grandfather was Elijah CARPENTER, who fought in the War of 1812, and his great-grandfather was Jesse CARPENTER, a Revolutionary War veteran in a Massachusetts regiment. Jesse moved to Madison Co NY in 1800 and died at the home of his grandson, William CARPENTER, at the age of 96.
William A. Carpenter moved to Elgin, Illinois in 1855 and by 1862 settled in Port Huron, Michigan. in 1864 he moved to Detroit to work in the Locomotive Works, and came to Bankers, Michigan in 1871.
William married Miss Ellen RICHARDSON in 1855 and "is a native of the same county in New York as himself". They had one child, Nellie CARPENTER, who married Charles KIDMAN of Bankers, Michigan.
William served as justice of the peace for 16 years, was township supervisor in 1880 and 1881, and was postmaster at Bankers for 7 years. He was also a Freemason and belonged to the Whig and Repubublican parties.
19673. Joseph Hayden Carpenter
This line updated by Charles and Barbara Waid of Puyallup, WA in a letter dated
20 Dec. 1998. They are part of "The Society of Descendants of Henry Wolcutt."
NAME: Pennman or Penniman.
This line updated by Charles and Barbara Waid of Puyallup, WA in a letter dated
20 Dec. 1998. They are part of "The Society of Descendants of Henry Wolcutt."
Marriage of 18 June 1853 is incorrect from the CM. It should read 19 June
1873.
William Southworth Smith Howland
Name: William Smith Howland in the CM and William Southworth Howland in the
Wolcott Genealogy. See wife's notes.
NAME: Mary B. Howland in the Wolcutt Genealogy. Ward may have been a married
name?
infant death no name or sex given.
Number 8699 in the Carpenter Memorial. Residence Washington DC. Doing railroad service.
No family listed.From: "Terry Carpenter"
To:
Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2005 5:47 PM
Subject: Rufus Daniel Carpenter, 18 Sep 1845 MA - 9 Sep 1903 GA
> Passing this along for someone who may be
> interested:
>
> From the Washington Post issue of 12 Sep 1903, p.
> 3: "Funeral of R. D. Carpenter / Remains of
> Well-known Railroad Official Brought Here for
> Interment / The remains of Mr. Rufus D.
> Carpenter, assistant to the general freight agent
> of the Southern Railway at Atlanta, Ga., who died
> suddenly on Wednesday in Atlanta, arrived in
> Washington yesterday morning over the Southern.
> They were met at the station by a number of the
> officials of the railroad company, of this city,
> and personal friends of the family..."
>
> Rufus D. Carpenter was enumerated in Washington
> DC in 1900 with wife Idelia and children May E.,
> Emma, Daniel C., and Gertrude Carpenter. He is
> ABC #8699, p. 807.
>
CENSUS:
1880 United States Census
Household:
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
Olivor CARPENTER Self M Male W 49 VT Farmer MA VT
Roxa M. CARPENTER Wife M Female W 43 VT Keeping House VT VT
Emma R. CARPENTER Dau S Female W 18 VT At Home VT VT
Mary J. CARPENTER Dau S Female W 15 VT At School VT VT
Frank O. CARPENTER Son S Male W 10 VT At School VT VT
Fayette INGRAHAM Other S Male W 25 VT Works On Farm VT VT
Artemecia CARPENTER Mother W Female W 86 VT No Occupation MA MA
Etta C. SCOTT Other S Female W 17 VT Teacher VT VT
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Source Information:
Census Place Brattleboro, Windham, Vermont
Family History Library Film 1255349
NA Film Number T9-1349
Page Number 303A
CENSUS: Emma R. Carpenter is listed in two places in the 1880 Census. Once at home, see father's notes. And then at her work.
1880 United States Census
Household:
(Continued from Norman DARLING)
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
T. WILLIAMSON Other W Female W 35 ME Attendant NH ME
Jennie S. NASH Other S Female W 17 JERICHO VT Attendant JERICHO VT JERICHO VT
Hattie E. WRISLEY Other S Female W 19 MA Attendant WATERBURY VT MONTPELIER VT
Blanch H. E. GIBSON Other S Female W 23 CAN Attendant SCOTLAND BROOKLINE VT
Lizzie I. WHITE Other S Female W 24 WARDSBORO VT Attendant DOVER VT NEWFANE VT
Leola S. RANNY Other S Female W 22 WESTMINSTER VT Attendant --- WILMINGTON VT
Clara B. DUNNETT Other S Female W 23 PEACHAM VT Attendant SCOTLAND BARNET VT
Jennie L. HARRIS Other S Female W 17 HALIFAX VT Attendant HALIFAX HALIFAX
Mary M. STICKNEY Other S Female W 27 BROOKLINE Attendant NY ATHENS VT
Ella R. STRATTON Other S Female W 31 NEWFANE VT Attendant NH NEWFANE VT
Emma R. CARPENTER Other S Female W 18 BRATTLEBORO VT Attendant BRATTLEBORO VT BRATTLEBORO VT
Emma C. MOODY Other S Female W 19 ME Attendant ME ME
Hattie L. WHITNEY Other S Female W 23 BROOKLINE VT Attendant BROOKLINE VT WINDHAM VT
Viola J. HOYT Other S Female W 22 BARNET VT Attendant STRAFFORD VT RYEGATE VT
Effie J. KENT Other S Female W 21 WARDSBORO VT Attendant CALAIS VT MA
Isabell DELVY Other S Female W 18 MA Attendant MA MA
Sarah A. CHAMBERLAIN Other M Female W 27 JAMAICA VT Chamber Maid WARDSBORO MA
M. Ada JOHNSON Other S Female W 24 NH Chamber Maid NH NH
Martha J. DUNSMOOR Other S Female W 18 NH Table Waiter MA MA
J. B. HOSMER Other W Female W 40 DUMMERSTON VT Attendant DUMMERSTON VT DUMMERSTON VT
(Continued)
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Source Information:
Census Place Brattleboro, Windham, Vermont
Family History Library Film 1255349
NA Film Number T9-1349
Page Number 343B
She had at least two children.
Marilyn Eckerman Newman of Reno, NV submitted her ancestral line in a letter
dated 15 Dec 1999.
Marilyn Eckerman Newman of Reno, NV submitted her ancestral line in a letter
dated 15 Dec 1999.