Group 15 - Descendants of Oliver Carpenter-177281
of, Horningsham, Wiltshire, England
in England & in North America

Notes


1290. Eunice Jane Carpenter

There is a stillborn child listed in the Clark  Records but the date was incomplete, with only 3 numerals for the year.  Cem. records give Millard as 5 days old, but the record sent by Eunice, herself, gave Millard's birth and death date as the same day.  Her other children that died young lived longer. In June 1993, Eunice's daughter Mildred said Carol was the still born child.

In other's obituaries Eunice is listed as living in Marshall, IL in 1950 and in Casey, IL in 1952. Eunice had a large family.  As of 1993, her grandchildren's records are almost complete.  She sent her own record, by a letter, in the late 1960's.  She corresponded many times and was very gracious.

Obituary: .  Marshall, Illinois    Mrs. Eunice Jackson,  88y23d,  died 14 June 1970.    A lifelong resident of Clark county, died at 11:20 p.m. Sunday at the Burnsides Nursing Home.  She is survived by a son, Leon, of Marshall, and five daughters, Mrs. Mary Davison, Martinsville, Mrs. Mabel McNair, Akron Ohio, and Mrs. Delpha Nicol, Mrs. Louis Clem, and Mrs. Mildred Williams, all of Marshall.  There are 20 grandchildren, 46 great grandchildren, and three great great grandchildren.    Mrs. Jackson was a member of the Marshall Missionary Baptist Church, . . .burial will be in Ohio Cem..


Perry E. Jackson

In Clark , IL death records,Perry E. Jackson's mother's,(Elizabeth's), death was recorded as, b. 9 Nov 1842 in IN d. 22 Jan 1920 in Anderson Twp., and is buried in Ohio Cem., Melrose Twp., Clark, IL.  It states she is the wife of Willis, and gives her parents as Wm. Amos and Polly A Tren/m or Atrem/n. (A recent record we saw [Feb. 2000] said her name was Polly A. Tree.)   Elizabeth was 72y 2 m 13d at death.

There is also a record for the death of Willis Jackson, listed as b. Shelby  IN, b. 26 Jan 1840 d. Anderson Twp., buried Ohio Cem., Melrose Twp., Clark, IL. 70y 5m 16d.  His father was William Jackson, Shelby , IN and mother Elizabeth Annex ("nn" not too clear), the informant for the information was Austin Jackson of West Union.  A death date was not copied, so none may have been given. Tombstone at Ohio Cem. gives 10 June 1910, 70y 4m 14d.  There is also a Robert Jackson a little ways away in the same Cem..


1978. Millard Jackson

In Ohio Cem. records it lists this child as 5 days old at death.  It also lists the year as 1900.  His sister, Mildred, said his death was the 28th of Feb. 1906, thus he would have been  5 days old as the Cem. record stated, but the year is 1906, not 1900.  He is listed as infant.


1981. Herschel Glenn Jackson

1y 5m 16d.


1982. Carol Jackson

Stillborn infant according to his sister, Mildred.


1292. Mary Lillian McNair

1860 U. S. Census Jasper, IL, there is a Mary age 1 with John H. McNair and Hannah Carpenter. so her birth year is 1859, as these are her parents. She was 74 when she died.  (See notes for her husband Henry Griffin Carpenter as to their prior relationship.) This is the same family in this record as Henry Griffin Carpenter.

Mary's father is listed as being born in Omer, IN, probably St. Omer, Decatur, IN.  The McNair's and Abner Carpenter family (John McNair Carpenter's father) lived in St. Omer, Decatur, IN. in the 1830's.

The Thomas McNair family (father to John) who md. Hannah Carpenter, is on the 1850 U.S. Census of Newton, Jasper, IL. Roll 110, Copy 452, page 272.  Film 007683.  Newton is also the town in IL. from which two of Hannah's brothers volunteered for service in the Civil War, Robert (gave his birth place as St. Omer, Decatur, IN) and Abner Carpenter (gave his birth place as Valpariso, Porter, IN).  Robert was killed, Abner lost an arm during the Civil War.

1860 U. S. Census Jasper , IL, there is a Mary age 1 with John H. McNair and Hannah Carpenter. so her birth year is 1859, as these are her parents. She was 74 when she died.  (See notes for her husband Henry Griffin Carpenter as to their prior relationship.)

Mary's father is listed as being born in Omer, Ind., probably St. Omer, Decatur, Ind.  The McNair's and Abner Carpenter family (John McNair Carpenter's father) lived in St. Omer, Decatur, Ind. in the 1830's.

Mary was the daughter of first cousins and Henry and Mary were first cousins also.  See husband's notes for their prior relationship.


Henry Griffin Carpenter

"FAMILY RECORD of the Carpenter Family", pub. in 1947.  Correspondence from Eunice Jane Carpenter, Henry's sister, and Miss Cox, granddaughter to Jane Carpenter, Abner Carpenter's daughter and sister to Hannah.

Death records verified, which gave birth as IL.  Obituary said Henry was 92y 8d.  He moved with parents from IL to IN in 1863, then back to IL in 1876. This is the same family in this record as Mary Lillian McNair.

Henry's wife Mary was a daughter of first cousins, and Henry and Mary were first cousins also.  Rebecca McNair Carpenter (Henry's grandmother)  was a sister to Mary Lillian McNair's grandfather, Thomas McNair.  Henry's father, John McNair Carpenter, was a brother to Mary's mother Hannah Carpenter (who married John H. McNair).  Henry's grandmother, Rebecca McNair Carpenter's mother was Hannah Allen, who married John McNair Jr.  She was blind.  Her father was Thomas Allen, mother Rebekah Allen (related by ancestors).   The Allen branch, in the McNair line, had many members of a family who were blind.  They were known as the "Blind Allen's".  This was caused by diabetes, although history records it differently.

Three of the children of Henry Griffin Carpenter were blind, and four of the children never married, two died young. Cause of blindness was diabetes, possibly an inherited trait.  Letter from Eunice Carpenter Jackson, daughter of John McNair and Phebe Ellen Griffing Carpenter, confirmed the diabetes as she described their illness in a letter to Blanche Cox, a descendant of Jane Carpenter Balding.  Jane was Abner Carpenter's daughter.  She wrote on Jan 3, 1969, " . . .tell you about Uncle Henry's girls.  They are all in the hospital but Emma . . .her and John are at home alone and have been for over a week.  The say they are getting along fine, but I am afraid they will get a fire but hope not.  Rhoda hasn't been at home to stay only one day since March and now she has both legs off above her knees for the Diabetes . . . and Mary has an awful sore toe . . .and Bessie has had pneumonia and her heart. . ."           A granddaughter, in 1994, has confirmed the inherited disease.

Births of Bessie Catherine, Frank Sylvester, Emma Ila, and Charles Allen were verified in the Clark  Records.  Obituary of Bessie's lists Frank of Chicago, Emma of Casey, Mary of Lincoln, and Charles of Greenup. Mary, Emma, John, Bessie, and Rhoda are all buried by parents in Marshall Cem., in Marshall, IL.  "There were children who died in infancy."  We do not know whose children, but it was probably Stella who died at age 2, and Irene Alma, less than 1 yr old.  These two were their first and last children.  Henry's obituary lists 4 granddaughters and 4 grandsons.  This does not agree with the record, but one of his sons had two foster children.


1293. John Abner McNair

McNair families were in St. Omar, Decatur, IN in 1830, Porter  IN in 1840, and Jasper Co. IL in 1850.

Letter from a descendant of Hannah's sister, Jane Carpenter Balding, Miss Blanche Cox, of Champaign, Illinois, dated Feb. 21, 1965.  ". . .Aunt Hannah who married a cousin John McNair.  They remained at Willow Hill.  There are three children who are all dead now, John, Lillian and Emma.  Lillian became the wife of Henry Carpenter, your grandfather's brother.  (letter written to Carol Lynn Carpenter, daughter of LeRoy Cephas Carpenter.)  Emma maried a cousin of my father's, Alfred Booker.  The last that I heard of them they were in Oregon.  . ."  JOHN remained in Jasper County.  I think his children are all dead except the youngest daughter Nora Schick, whose oldest boy Howard McNair married your Aunt Eunice's [Eunice Carpenter Jackson]  daughter, Mabel. . ."


Eliza Jane Eaton

Eliza may have a nephew Fred Eaton b. 17 Jul 1887 & Bertha Eaton b. 16 Jan 1888 d. 26 Oct 1925.

Eliza also might have a brother Samuel Eaton who married Nancy Jane Carpenter on 8 July 1981 in Newton, Jasper, Illinois.  Recorded in Book 1 of Marriage Records, and page 8.  Have photo copy of marriage record.


1294. Emma McNair

Letter from a descendant of Hannah's sister, Jane Carpenter Balding, Miss Blanche Cox, of Champaign, Illinois, dated Feb. 21, 1965.  ". . .Aunt Hannah who married a cousin John McNair.  They remained at Willow Hill.  There are three children who are all dead now, John, Lillian and Emma.  Lillian became the wife of Henry Carpenter, your grandfather's brother.  (letter written to Carol Lynn Carpenter, daughter of LeRoy Cephas Carpenter.)  EMMA maried a cousin of my father's [Ezra Cox's],  Alfred Booker.  The last that I heard of them they were in Oregon.  . ."


2001. Willard Booker

Willard was a twin to Millard Booker.


2002. Millard Booker

Millard was a twin to Willard Booker.


1295. Margaret Carpenter

"They had a small resturant in Joplin, MO."


2006. Orrine Nichols

Orrine was a twin to Lorene.


2007. Lorene Nichols

Lorene was a twin to Orrine.


1297. Ada or Ida Carpenter

Md. Dement

Letter from Miss Cox, descendant of Jane Carpenter Baulding, dated April 26, 1965, ". . .Then my uncle, Frank Balding learned thru some of Ada's husband's folks that she was living at Bloomington, Illinois which is a little over fifty miles from Champaign.  So we went over and visited her and she came home with us and stayed for a few days.  She has died since then.  It must be ten or twelve years ago.  Aunt Anna went over at the time of her death, and we usually hear from the girls at Xmas time.  If my uncle were living he could probably tell more of Uncle Grif"s family because he lived in Eureka Springs for quite a while and knew the children. . ."


2008. Violet Dement

Letter from Blanche Cox, living at Rout 3, Champaign, Illinois, 61820,  descendant through Abner's daughter Jane, wrote in January 5, 1969, "Another cousin, Violet Powell, one of uncle Griff's (Abner G) grandchildren who is living with a daughter in Sarasota, Florida had hip surgery in the spring and hasn't walked alone since then.  She has two sisters and a brother living at Bloomington, [Illinois] about 50 miles from here."

Living in Bloomington, IL.


2009. Syble Dement

Living in Bloomington, IL, in 1969.  601 W. Washington  St., Bloomington, IL.  Mrs. Syuble Fossitt.


2010. Jean Dement

Living in Bloomington, IL in 1969, 805  N. McLean St., Bloomington, IL  Mrs. Jean Firebaugh.


2011. Earl Dement

Civil War records in IL State Archives, also Washington DC.  Living in Bloomington, Illinois in 1969.


1301. Ophie Bostic

Letter from Miss Blanche Cox, granddaughter of Jane Carpenter, dated Feb. 1965, said ". . .Margaret . . .I do not know much of the two girls families, Ophie's family were in Oklahoma and Texas . . ."


1302. Ida Bostic

Letter from Miss Blanche Cox, granddaughter of Jane Carpenter, dated Feb. 1965, said ". . .Margaret . . .I do not know much of the two girls families, Ophie's family were in Oklahoma and Texas.  IDA's were out west somewhere, I do not know just where. . ."

Letter said Freeman "went West."


1303. Allen Bostic

Letter from Miss Blanche Cox, granddaughter of Jane Carpenter, dated Feb. 1965, said ". . .Margaret . . .I do not know much of the two girls families, Ophie's family were in Oklahoma and Texas . . ."   Allen's widow live at Olney, Illinois also most of her children. . ."

DEATH:  Very likley in OK but if not then TX.


Ida Harman

Letter from Miss Blanche Cox, granddaughter of Jane Carpenter, dated Feb. 1965, said ". . .Margaret . . .I do not know much of the two girls families, Ophie's family were in Oklahoma and Texas . . .Ida's went out west somewhere. . . Allen's widow, Ida, lives at Olney, Ill. also most of her children."


1304. Avery Bostic

Letter from Miss Blanche Cox, granddaughter of Jane Carpenter, dated Feb. 1965, said ". . .Margaret . . .I do not know much of the two girls families, Ophie's family were in Oklahoma and Texas . .  Ida's were out west somewhere. . . Avery lived with us much of the time the last few years of his life.  He died in 1947.  We hear from his daughter Opal who is a school teacher in Mattoon, Ill.  He address is Mrs. Opal Noah, Box 400, Mattoon, Ill.  Her children are all married and have families. . .."

Letter from Blanche Cox, dated 1966, granddaughter of Jane Carpenter, dau of Abner Carpenter.  "All children of Margarets gone for several years."  Avery lived with Miss Cox and Miss Baulding.  She didn't know his wife's name so he probably had been married.


1308. Frank Hicks Balding

From a letter from Jane's granddaughter, Miss Blanche Cox, of Champaign, Illinois on Feb. 21, 1965. ". . .my grandmother Jane was left a widow when my Aunt Anna was about six years old.  At that time they were living in a cabin on your great grandfather's farm.  Grandma wove carpets and sewed and did various things in order to bring her children up.  There were the three of them, Frank, Alta & Anna. FRANK moved around from various places in Arkansas, Missouri and Kansas.  He was living in Joplin, Mo. the last few years and died there just before his 90th birthday.  He lost three children when they were small but two daughters, Bertha and Louise are still living.  Bertha lives near Joplin, Mo. RR #4  Box  206.  She has five children, 2 girls and 3 boys.  Two of the boys are single and live at thome, the other one lives next door to her.  He is married and has three little girls aged 9-12 yrs.  One of the girls Anabell Nelson lives on a farm in western Kansas, RR #1, Bird City, Kansas.  She has four boys ranging in age from 10 - 18 years.  The other one lives at Philo, Illinois.  About 20 miles from our home.  She has four children, one boy 17 yrs, and three girls, 15 yr. 10 yrs. and 2 months old.  Her name is Mary Bowers.  R R, Philo, Illinois.  Mary and Anabell both spent several years with us while they were going to school.     Louise lives at 310 Spruce St., Leavenworth, Kansas.  She has one son and three daughters, the son is in a veterans hospital.  The three girls are married.  Sue Garrote lives in Springfield, Missouri and has three daughters.  May (Mrs. Richard) Newton lives at 1851 E (or C) King Place, Tulsa, Oklahoma.  She has two boys and two girls.      Betty (Mrs. Robert Potter) lives at 2711 Kimball, Parsons, Kansas.  She has three boys. . ."

Birth said, "near Terre Haute, probably Sandcutt, IN"  Letter 1966 from Miss Cox, a niece, Frank's sister Alta's daughter, said that Elma and Naomi b.1899 d.1900 may be the same person as one record does not list Elma at all.   "Frank was in Joplin, MO the last few years."


2029. Elma Balding

Elma and Naomi may be the same person.  Died in infancy.


2030. Naomi Balding

Elma and Naomi may be the same person.  Died in infancy.


Ezra Cox

Father: Aurahgrson COX son of Abram COX


2036. Blanche Cox

Letters from Miss Blanche Cox, Campaign, IL.  She has family records  in her possession, and was extremely helpful with many letters about her ancestry and other family members.  She was a nurse, gratuating from nurse's training in 1921. She lived with Anna Balding, also a nurse who completed her training in 1904 in Battle Creek, Michigan.   Anna was also her Aunt.  Her letter of Feb. 21, 1965, ". . .I have one brother Ira living.  He will be 72 in January.  He has three children and 5 grandchildren.  The youngest son lost his wife three years ago and Ira and his wife are caring for the three little ones.  It is quite a task at their age.  The children were all under 3 when their mother died.  The oldest will be 6 in March. . . .The other boy has 2 little ones, a boy who will be five in November and a girl about 2 weeks old.  Ira's daughter has no children.  She is Mrs. Erwin Pease, 174 Spring Drive, Roswell, Georgia. "