3. James Madison "Jim" Carpenter
MARRIAGE: 1838
1. James born 1814 Tennessee, died 1-11-1890 or 1891 buried Gober Cemetery in TX. (Indian Territory) James’s family donated the land for Gober Cemetery. He married 1st Amelia Cook 8-7-1838. They sold their property in Al, 10-8-1840 and moved first to Missouri, then to Arkansas & later to Texas. Their children:
(1a.) Francis Elinore born MO 1841 married William Morrison 4-26-1863. Francis died soon after because William Morrison married Frances’ half sister Melvina Carpenter 1-3-1868 in Fannin Texas. Francis & William had no children.
(1b.) James Madison Jr. born AR 8-10-1845 married Margaret Evelyn “Maggie” Cook. Their children per 1880 census, John Willis age 10, James Elbert age 9, Martha E. age 7, & Mary Minnie Belle age 4, plus William Allison born 1881 & Robert Eugene born 1884. James Madison Jr. died 10-16-1902 buried Gobler Cemetery.
(1c.) Rachel, born AR 1846. Amelia likely died in childbirth with Rachel, I can’t find anything on Rachel.MARRIAGE: 1849
James married 2nd Mary Bone, 4-8-1849 in Fannin Co. Texas. Mary was born 1827 in MO died after 1859. Their children:
(1d.) Melvina married William Morrison 1-3-1868 after her half sister Frances died. William died shortly thereafter, he is not on the 1870 census. Melvina married 2nd to Johnson Bassham (who was 30 years older than she) on 3-15-1870, their children, James J. born 1872, Luther S. born 1876 & Zeph born 1879.
(1e.) Nancy Elizabeth Carpenter married Zephariah Pennington 9-19-1872 in Fannin TX, their children, Mary E. dau, born 1873, Louis Valentine son, born 1877, Willie A. dau, born 1888, Texie B. dau, born 1893 & Hulda-Hattie daughter. (there were 2 other children that died before the 1900 census).
(1f.) Alfred Stephen born 1854 TX., married Martha E. Boothe 8-27-1879 in Fannin County TX, their children, Evie dau, born 1883, J (Jimmie) son born 1888, Maggie dau, born 1890, Albert R. son, born 1894, & Vilola H. daughter born 1896.
(1g.) Permelia born 1855 TX married John D. Woodson 4-04-1876 in TX. (Johns’ 1st wife died & he & the children migrated to TX). Permelia likely died in childbirth with their son James Tucker “Ray” Woodson born 1877. John is on the 1880 census as widower with daughters, Martha E. born 1861, Nancy C. born 1863 & J.T. Woodson son, born 1877.
(1h.) Mary born 1859 TX. married Thomas Whitaker 2-15-1874 in Fannin TX, she married 2nd to E. M. VanDerhoof 3-17-1878, one son Charles. She married 3rd to D. C. Cantrell 2-19-1882 Fannin TX.
Her mother Mary Elizabeth Bone Carpenter died during or after her birth No burial or death information available.MARRIAGE: 1869
James married 3rd to Sarah E. Trully in Kauffman County, Tx 2-3-1869. There is no record of James on the 1870 census reports anywhere.
The 1880 Fannin County TX census shows James as widower, children:
(1i.) Thomas Carpenter.
(Thomas Benton Carpenter 1868-1887 married Emma Francis Elizabeth Yates, their children, Margaret Carpenter 1883, Emma Francis Carpenter 1885-1901, Willie Benton Carpenter Gunnels 1887-1925.)
(1j.) Alverado R. “Alva” Carpenter (1870-1922, married his first cousin, Pinkie Arbelia Carpenter, daughter of Thomas Franklin Carpenter. Their children, Rosa Carpenter Todd born 11-1-1889 died 12-31-1968 TX, Lillie Mae Carpenter McNatt born 12-22-1891 died 9-7-1965 TX, & Mattie Carenter Longmore.
(1h.) Mary Carpenter VanDerhoof daughter age 21, Charles VanDerhoof g-son age 5 were living with Willis & family.
Sarah & Mattie were not on the 1880 census reports.
(1k.) Mattie born 1878 likely died during birth with her mother.GRAVE: images
James Madison Carpenter Sr.
Birth: 1814 Grainger County, Tennessee, USA
Death: 11 Jan 1890 (aged 75–76) Fannin County, Texas, USA
Burial: Gober Cemetery, Gober, Fannin County, Texas, USA
Plot:
Memorial #: 9059453
Bio:
Married Pernelia Cook in Madison County, Ala on 29 Aug 1838. They had 3 children:
1) Frances E
2) James Madison, Jr
3) Rachel
She died in 1847
He married Mary Bone in Fannin County, Texas on 8 Apr 1849.
They had 5 children:
1) Melvina
2) Nancy
3) Stephen
4) Parmelia-Pernelia?
5) Mary
He married Sarah E Trully in Kaufman County on 3 Feb 1869. They had 3 children.
1) Alvarado
2) Thomas
3) MattieNote: Larry Carpenter stated that James was born in Tennessee Grainger County 1814, as was his brother John Charles 1815. Willis & Betsy and the 2 boys moved to Morgan County Alabama late 1815 early 1816 then to Madison County, Owens Cross Roads around 1821. The 3rd son Willis C. was born Morgan County Alabama August 1816. Willis C. also moved to Texas, Morris County (living in Township 6, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory with his second wife Margaret Richardson according to an article in a local paper). James had 15 brother's & sister's.
Family Members
Parents
Willis Carpenter 1788-1878
Elizabeth Betsy Ross Carpenter 1792-1866
Spouses
Sarah E Trully Carpenter 1835-1878
Amelia Cook Carpenter 1815-1846
Mary Elizabeth Bone Carpenter 1827-Unknown
Siblings
John Charles Carpenter 1815-1874
Katie Carpenter 1817-1817
Willis C. Carpenter 1818-1903
Diana Carpenter Provence 1819-1875
Gideon Carpenter 1822-Unknown
Shadrach Meshach Carpenter 1824-1879
Sarah Carpenter Miller 1825-Unknown
Thomas Carpenter 1826-1913
Elizabeth Carpenter Hunt 1830-Unknown
Francis Jane Carpenter Baker 1831-1920
Martha Carpenter Honea 1832-1881
William Lewis Carpenter 1833-1899
Nancy Ann Carpenter Parkhill 1835-1904
Caroline Carpenter Byrd 1840-1869
Children
Frances Eleanor Carpenter Morrison 1841-1865
James Madison Carpenter 1845-1902
Nancy Elizabeth Carpenter Pennington 1848-1941
Melvina Carpenter Bassham 1849-1881
Alfred Stephen Carpenter 1853-1935
Permelia Carpenter Woodson 1855-1877
Mary Carpenter Cantrell 1858-Unknown
Thomas Benton Carpenter 1869-1887
Alverado R. Carpenter 1870-1922
Mattie Carpenter 1878-1878
Maintained by: Screech (46377851)
Originally Created by: Deborah Parker (46600813)
Added: 7 Jul 2004
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9059453/james-madison-carpenter
Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9059453/james-madison-carpenter: accessed 07 August 2022), memorial page for James Madison Carpenter Sr. (1814–11 Jan 1890), Find a Grave Memorial ID 9059453, citing Gober Cemetery, Gober, Fannin County, Texas, USA; Maintained by Screech (contributor 46377851).CENSUS: 1880 US Census
Name: James Carpenter
Age: 67
Birth Date: Abt 1813
Birthplace: Tennessee
Home in 1880: Precinct 4, Fannin, Texas, USA
Dwelling Number: 14
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Marital Status: Single
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Occupation: Farmer
Cannot Read: Yes
Cannot Write: Yes
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members Age Relationship
James Carpenter 67 Self (Head)
Thomas Carpenter 12 Son
Alvarado Carpenter 8 Son
Mary Van Derhoof 21 Daughter
Charles Van Derhoof 5 Grandson
Source Citation
Year: 1880; Census Place: Precinct 4, Fannin, Texas; Roll: 1302; Page: 440B; Enumeration District: 027
Source Information
Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site.
Original data: Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
GRAVE: marriage image only - burial ocation unknown
Amelia Cook Carpenter
Birth: 1815 Owens Cross Roads, Madison County, Alabama, USA
Death: 1846 (aged 30–31) Arkansas, USA
Burial: Burial Details Unknown
Memorial #: 96947576
Bio:
Some claim that her name was Permelia but according to records I've found and the marriage record attached to her memorial her name was Amelia.Amelia Cook married James Carpenter in Madison County Alabama 8-7-1838. They sold their property in Alabama 10-8-1840 and moved first to Missouri and then to Arkansas
Their children,
1. Francis Eleanor born Mo 1841 married William Morrison 4-26-1863
2. James Madison Jr. born Ar 8-10-1845 married Margaret Evelyn "Maggie" Cook
3. Rachel born Ar 1846Amelia likely died in childbirth with their 3rd child Rachel in 1846
Family Members
Spouse
James Madison Carpenter 1814-1890
Children
Frances Eleanor Carpenter Morrison 1841-1865
James Madison Carpenter 1845-1902
Created by: Larry Carpenter (47802363)
Added: 12 Sep 2012
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/96947576/amelia-carpenter
Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/96947576/amelia-carpenter: accessed 07 August 2022), memorial page for Amelia Cook Carpenter (1815–1846), Find a Grave Memorial ID 96947576, ; Maintained by Larry Carpenter (contributor 47802363)Burial Details Unknown.
GRAVE:
Frances Eleanor Carpenter Morrison
Birth: 1841 Missouri, USA
Death: 1865 (aged 23–24) Fannin County, Texas, USA
Burial: Gober Cemetery, Gober, Fannin County, Texas, USA
Memorial #: 108465646
Bio:
According to Texas Marriage Records 1851-1900 Frances Eleanor Carpenter married William Morrison 4-26-1863 in Fannin Texas.Francis died soon after because William Morrison married Frances' half sister Melvina Carpenter on Jan 03 1868 in Fannin, Texas. Eleanor & William had no children.
Family Members
Parents
James Madison Carpenter 1814-1890
Amelia Cook Carpenter 1815-1846
Siblings
James Madison Carpenter 1845-1902
Half Siblings
Nancy Elizabeth Carpenter Pennington 1848-1941
Melvina Carpenter Bassham 1849-1881
Alfred Stephen Carpenter 1853-1935
Permelia Carpenter Woodson 1855-1877
Mary Carpenter Cantrell 1858-Unknown
Thomas Benton Carpenter 1869-1887
Alverado R. Carpenter 1870-1922
Mattie Carpenter 1878-1878
Created by: Larry Carpenter (47802363)
Added: 14 Apr 2013
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/108465646/frances-eleanor-morrison
Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/108465646/frances-eleanor-morrison: accessed 07 August 2022), memorial page for Frances Eleanor Carpenter Morrison (1841–1865), Find a Grave Memorial ID 108465646, citing Gober Cemetery, Gober, Fannin County, Texas, USA; Maintained by Larry Carpenter (contributor 47802363).
GRAVE:
Mary Elizabeth Bone Carpenter
Birth: 1827 Missouri, USA
Death: unknown Fannin County, Texas, USA
Burial: Burial Details Unknown
Memorial #: 96973039
Bio:
Mary Bone married James Carpenter 4-8-1849 in Fannin County Texas. Their children,
1. Malvina born abt 1850 married William Morison 1-3-1868, 2nd to Johnson Basham
2. Nancy born 1852
3. Stephen
4. Parmelia born 1855
5. Mary born 1858Mary died after her daughter was born in 1858 & before 1869 when he remarried.
unmarked grave
Family Members
Spouse
James Madison Carpenter 1814-1890
Children
Nancy Elizabeth Carpenter Pennington 1848-1941
Melvina Carpenter Bassham 1849-1881
Alfred Stephen Carpenter 1853-1935
Permelia Carpenter Woodson 1855-1877
Mary Carpenter Cantrell 1858-Unknown
Created by: Larry Carpenter (47802363)
Added: 12 Sep 2012
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/96973039/mary-elizabeth-carpenter
Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/96973039/mary-elizabeth-carpenter: accessed 07 August 2022), memorial page for Mary Elizabeth Bone Carpenter (1827–unknown), Find a Grave Memorial ID 96973039, ; Maintained by Larry Carpenter (contributor 47802363)Burial Details Unknown.
GRAVE: image
Sarah E Trully Carpenter
Birth: 1835
Death: 13 Nov 1878 (aged 42–43)
Burial: Gober Cemetery, Gober, Fannin County, Texas, USA
Plot:
Memorial #: 9059468
Inscription: Erected to the memory of Sarah E Carpenter by her Three children--Thomas, Alva, and Mattie
died at age of 43 years
Family Members
Spouse
James Madison Carpenter 1814-1890
Children
Thomas Benton Carpenter 1869-1887
Alverado R. Carpenter 1870-1922
Mattie Carpenter 1878-1878
Maintained by: Screech (46377851)
Originally Created by: Deborah Parker (46600813)
Added: 7 Jul 2004
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9059468/sarah-e-carpenter
Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9059468/sarah-e-carpenter: accessed 07 August 2022), memorial page for Sarah E Trully Carpenter (1835–13 Nov 1878), Find a Grave Memorial ID 9059468, citing Gober Cemetery, Gober, Fannin County, Texas, USA; Maintained by Screech (contributor 46377851).
GRAVE:
Mattie Carpenter
Birth: 1878 Fannin County, Texas, USA
Death: 1878 (aged less–than 1 year) Fannin County, Texas, USA
Burial: Gober Cemetery, Gober, Fannin County, Texas, USA
Memorial #: 114630318
Bio:
Mattie was the daughter of James Madison Carpenter Sr. and Sarah E. Trully Carpenter.
Her mother Sarah died 11-13-1878 probably during her birth.She was not on the 1880 Fannin County TX census reports with her father & brothers.
Family Members
Parents
James Madison Carpenter 1814-1890
Sarah E Trully Carpenter 1835-1878
Siblings
Thomas Benton Carpenter 1869-1887
Alverado R. Carpenter 1870-1922
Half Siblings
Frances Eleanor Carpenter Morrison 1841-1865
James Madison Carpenter 1845-1902
Nancy Elizabeth Carpenter Pennington 1848-1941
Melvina Carpenter Bassham 1849-1881
Alfred Stephen Carpenter 1853-1935
Permelia Carpenter Woodson 1855-1877
Mary Carpenter Cantrell 1858-Unknown
Created by: Larry Carpenter (47802363)
Added: 30 Jul 2013
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/114630318/mattie-carpenter
Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/114630318/mattie-carpenter: accessed 07 August 2022), memorial page for Mattie Carpenter (1878–1878), Find a Grave Memorial ID 114630318, citing Gober Cemetery, Gober, Fannin County, Texas, USA; Maintained by Larry Carpenter (contributor 47802363).
NAME: Middle name may be Charles.
After John C. died several of the children from his previous wife lived with C.C. and also with Walter O. “Walt”, their half brothers.MARRIAGE: 1850
Name: John C. Carpenter
Birth Date:
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Age:
Spouse's Name: Martha Ann Buford
Spouse's Birth Date:
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Spouse's Age:
Event Date: 23 Jan 1850
Event Place: Madison,Alabama
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M52602-3
System Origin: Alabama-ODM
GS Film number: 1305697 V. 4-4A
Reference ID:
Citing this Record
"Alabama Marriages, 1816-1957," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FQVR-PXM : 9 February 2018), John C. Carpenter and Martha Ann Buford, 23 Jan 1850; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 1305697 V. 4-4A.
38. Andrew J."Jessie" Carpenter
Andrew J. “Jessie” born 1846 died before the 1870 census. He was not listed on his father’s will in 1874.
Henry Robert born 1852 died 1937. He married and was widowed by the 1880 census where he was living with his half brother Clement C. He married 2nd to Nannie A. Power 4-9-1881, he married 3rd to Effe J. Watson 10-20-1916, she was the widow of James W. Watson & was the daughter of Anderson Haymer.
HRC married 3rd to Effe J. Watson 10-20-1916, she was the widow of James W. Watson & was the daughter of Anderson Haymer.
David Wesley born 1853 died before 1900. I can’t find anything on him after the 1880 census where he is living with his half brother W.O. Carpenter.
42. Pinkney Rosanna "Rosa" Carpenter
Pinkney (Rosanna “Rosa”) born 8-14-1855 married William Vann 2-19-1880. She died 10-19-1954 in Montgomery Co. TX. She is named in her father’s will as Pinkney R. After her mother died, she lived with her half brothers’ C.C. & Walter O. “Walt". according to census records. Walt is listed as parent/guardian on her death certificate. She apparently didn’t like the name Pinkney; it could have been an nickname & didn’t use it, she was simply called “Rosa” Lee Vann and is buried as such.
Martha E. Carpenter,Widow of John C. Carpenter married 3rd to George W. McGaha of Paint Rock AL, 1-25-1876. The 1880 census show George & Martha & children Samuel E. Lane, Minerva J. Carpenter, Charles H. Carpenter, Harry M. Carpenter, Francis L. McGaha age 2 and Martha McGaha age 4 months. There was another daughter Nannie B. McGaha born after 1880.
Married 1st to Mary Tucker 1-2-1848, in Marshall County Alabama. Mary was born May 18, 1827.
The entire family is on the 1880 Census reports, Langston, Jackson County Alabama. They moved to Texas after 1880, Mary died there in December 1884 in Morris Texas. Her tombstone says wife of W.C. Carpenter. This is the only verification that Willis Jr. had a middle name.
Willis married 2nd to Margaret “Maggie" Richardson 11-19-1885 in Morris County Texas. Margaret had to have been married at least once, she states on the 1900 Choctaw Indian Territory census reports she is the mother of 8 children, 5 still living. The census report also shows Willis & Maggie living with Willis’s son William Wallace Carpenter. Willis & Maggie both died there in 1903. Oklahoma was admitted as a state by 1907 and Indian Territory ceased to exist.
GRAVE:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=89996531
Willis C. Carpenter
Birth: Aug. 10, 1818
Owens Cross Roads
Madison County
Alabama, USA
Death: Nov. 6, 1903
Bryan County
Oklahoma, USAAlabama Records by Pauline Jones Gandrud, Vol. 38, and ALABAMA SOLDIERS by Gandrud vol. 4, state that "He went to Texas."
Willis married Mary "Polly" Tucker 1-02-1848 in Marshall County Al. Their children,
1. Thomas Franklin born March 1849 married 1st Victoria Lucy "Pinkie" Buford. They had one daughter ArbeLa "Pinkie" Carpenter. She married her 1st cousin Alverado R. Carpenter son of James Madison Sr & his 3rd wife Sarah E. Trully. Thomas F. married 2nd to Linnie Naomi Carter,
2. Mahala California born 1851 married Charlie Carral,
3. Sarah Ann born 1853, no further information, I haven't been able to locate her. She is on the 1880 Jackson County Alabama census as Sarah Ann Carpenter age 26.
4. John Willis born 9-1856 Al married 5-23-1880 in Jackson County Al Sarah Jane Davis.
5. Mary Elizabeth "Betty" born 1859 married Lewis W. James 4-4-1880 in Jackson Co AL.
6. William Wallace born 1861 Married Lula James, sister to the James brothers who married Wallace's sisters.
7. Cornelia born 1864 married Joshua J. Wellborn,
8. Margaret "Maggie" born 1866 married William Clinton James.The entire family is on the 1880 Census in Langston, Jackson County Alabama. They moved to Texas after 1880.
Mary died in December 1884 in Morris Tx her tombstone says wife of W. C. Carpenter, that is the only reference of a middle name for Willis Jr.
Willis married 2nd to Margaret "Maggie" Richardson 11-19-1885 in Morris County TX. (Texas marriage records number M59260 Texas-VR file number 1435331) Margaret had to have been married at least once before, she states on the Choctaw Indian Territory 1900 Census that she has 8 children, 5 of which are still living, that same census shows she & Willis & his son William Wallace living with them (Wallace was a widower, he re-married in 1906.)
Maggie & Willis died in 1903.By 1907 Oklahoma was admitted as a state and Indian Territory ceased to exist.
Family links:
Parents:
Willis Carpenter (1788 - 1878)
Elizabeth Betsy Ross Carpenter (1792 - 1866)Spouses:
Mary Tucker Carpenter (1827 - 1884)
Margaret Richardson Carpenter (1840 - 1903)*Children:
Thomas Franklin Carpenter (1849 - ____)*
Mahala California Carpenter Carrel (1851 - 1888)*
John Willis Carpenter (1856 - ____)*
Mary Elizabeth Carpenter James (1859 - 1912)*
William Wallace Carpenter (1861 - 1932)*
Cornelia Carpenter Wellborn (1863 - 1931)*
Margaret Carpenter James (1866 - 1905)*Siblings:
James Madison Carpenter (1814 - 1890)*
John C. Carpenter (1815 - 1874)*
Katie Carpenter (1817 - 1817)*
Willis C. Carpenter (1818 - 1903)
Diana Carpenter Walls Provence (1819 - ____)*
Thomas Carpenter (1820 - 1913)*
Gideon Carpenter (1822 - ____)*
Meshach Carpenter (1824 - 1879)*
Sarah Carpenter Miller (1825 - ____)*
Sam Carpenter (1828 - 1828)*
Elizabeth Carpenter Hunt (1830 - ____)*
Francis Jane Carpenter Baker (1831 - 1920)*
Martha Carpenter Honea (1832 - ____)*
Nancy Ann Carpenter Parkhill (1835 - 1904)*
William Lewis Carpenter (1837 - ____)*
Caroline Carpenter Byrd (1840 - 1869)**Calculated relationship
Burial:
Old Bennington Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Bennington
Bryan County
Oklahoma, USAMaintained by: Larry Carpenter
Originally Created by: Ray
Record added: May 11, 2012
Find A Grave Memorial# 89996531
The entire family is on the 1880 Census reports, Langston, Jackson County Alabama. They moved to Texas after 1880, Mary died there in December 1884 in Morris Texas. Her tombstone says wife of W.C. Carpenter. This is the only verification that Willis Jr. had a middle name.
Margaret had to have been married at least once, she states on the 1900 Choctaw Indian Territory census reports she is the mother of 8 children, 5 still living. The census report also shows Willis & Maggie living with Willis’s son William Wallace Carpenter. Willis & Maggie both died there in 1903. Oklahoma was admitted as a state by 1907 and Indian Territory ceased to exist.
GRAVE:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=57400993
Diana "Dicey" Carpenter Walls Provence
Birth: 1819
Morgan County
Alabama, USA
Death: unknown
Owens Cross Roads
Madison County
Alabama, USASome records spell her name Dicy, others say Dicey.
The 1850 census shows Dicy Walls, widowed, age 29, born in Alabama circa 1821 (perhaps remaining age 29 a little longer than she really was), while the 1860 census shows she was remarried and age 41, born in Alabama circa 1819. The 1870 census shows her aged 50, or born circa 1820 in Alabama.
Married (1st) June 2, 1836 Henry Walls (1810-1847). (Madison Co. Marriage Book, Vol. 4, p. 319.) Record reads Henry Walls, Dicy Carpenter. Index reads Henry Wall, Dicey Carpenter (page 319 clearly says Dicy). Marriage solemnized by Elder Uriah Williams.
NOTE: Larry D. Carpenter has "married (1st) Henry Walls 5-26-1836. He was born Oct 23, 1810 in Anderson Co., TN died 3-10-1849 (son of Daniel Wall and Sarah Harless from Tennessee & Virginia)."Married (2nd) April 2, 1858 James Henry Provence ("Harry") (Vol. 4B, p. 269). Index: Dicey Walls to Jas. H. Province.
Married 3rd 1862-70 (probably c1862) James Beshears (b.c1825 TN, d. c1865 AL).
Dicey married (3rd) a Mr. Beshears and was widowed again or separated by 1870. Per Lary D. Carpenter.Dicy's niece, Hester Carpenter Vann, of New Hope stated in 1956: "I had always been told Aunt Dicie married a Mr. Province after Uncle Henry Walls died. She had a daughter Ellen Province, who could have been a step-daughter. It seems to me she and Mr. Province did not live together long. I am sure Aunt Dicie was buried in the Byrd Cemetery." (Quoted in "Alabama Soldiers," by Pauline J. Gandrud & Bobbie J. McLane, vol. 4, p. 35.)
James Henry Provence died between 1862-70. Their daughter Ellen Provence was born in 1862. By 1870, Dicy had apparently married a Beshears and was widowed again.
1850 census of Madison Co., AL.
Walls, Dicy aged 29 Born in Ala.
Sarah A.E. 12 Born in Ala. (she was 14, b. 1836)
John W. 10 born in Ala. (he was 12, born 1838)
Louisa C. 9
William 7
Marthy 4/12Sarah Ann Elizabeth Walls married Thomas Franklin Hunt.
Louisa Catherine Walls married John H. Guffey.Deed Book BB, p. 556: 1 Oct 1858.
"Dicy Province, before marriage Dicy Walls, widow of Henry Walls late of Madison County, Ala.; Thomas Franklin Hunt and wife Sarah Ann Elizabeth, formerly Sarah Ann Elizabeth Walls; John Henry Guffey and wife Louesa Catharine Guffey, formerly Louisa Catharine Walls, both daughters of Henry Walls dec'd, to Archibald Russell: W ½ SW ¼ of Sec. 30 T5 R3 E, and N ½ of the last of the SE ¼ Sec 25, T5 R3 E, 12 acres."1860 census, Madison County:
Two doors away from her brother Meshack Carpenter and three doors from their parents, Willis and Elizabeth Carpenter:
Henry Provence 60
Dice Provence 41
Calvin Provence 9 (his son from previous marriage)
Martha Wall 10 (her daughter)Dicy Carpenter Walls Province married her third husband circa 1862 James Beshears/Bashears (b.c1825 TN).
His wife Martha Beshears died circa 1862 or about the time that James H. Province died.J. Beshears owned land (tract 1327) adjoining Dicy's brother John C. Carpenter and T.B. Moon, near W. Carpenter and Vanns on a Madison County land ownership map circa 1860.
In the 1860 census #365/363 a Joel Bryzer lived next door to L.B. Walls, near 369/367 Wm S. Vann and 374/372 John C. Walls. Dicy lived near them. It is unknown whether Joel Brayzer was some relation to John Beshears and his brother Archibald.
James Bashears was also living near Owens Crossroads in 1860 next door to William Honea and 1st wife Mary (his 2nd wife was Dicy Carpenter's sister, Martha), Green Patrick, and Thomas Moon, Absalom Perry Baker and wife Frances Carpenter, another of Dicy's sisters.
299/297 James Beshears, 38, AL (1850 census says age 25, b. in Tennessee, son of Mrs. Lucy Beshears b.1791 Virginia)
Martha, 27, AL b.1833
John, 6, AL b.1854
Marion, 4, AL b.1856
William, 1, AL b. 1859James Beshears was a brother of Archibald Beshears who died in the Civil War, leaving a wife Nancy Craig (married Madison Co., AL Jan 4, 1851) and sons James b.1854, William b.1859, and Jackson b.1864.
One James "Brasher" married Mrs. Lena McMann in Madison County 14 Dec 1877 (Vol. 9, p. 253). This may be James Beshears Jr.Family links:
Parents:
Willis Carpenter (1788 - 1878)
Elizabeth Betsy Ross Carpenter (1792 - 1866)Spouses:
Henry Walls (1810 - 1846)
James Henry Provence (1801 - 1865)
James Beshears (1825 - 1865)Children:
John Willis Walls (1838 - 1904)*
William Willis Walls (1841 - 1929)*Siblings:
James Madison Carpenter (1814 - 1890)*
John C. Carpenter (1815 - 1874)*
Katie Carpenter (1817 - 1817)*
Willis C. Carpenter (1818 - 1903)*
Diana Carpenter Walls Provence (1819 - ____)
Thomas Carpenter (1820 - 1913)*
Gideon Carpenter (1822 - ____)*
Meshach Carpenter (1824 - 1879)*
Sarah Carpenter Miller (1825 - ____)*
Sam Carpenter (1828 - 1828)*
Elizabeth Carpenter Hunt (1830 - ____)*
Francis Jane Carpenter Baker (1831 - 1920)*
Martha Carpenter Honea (1832 - ____)*
Nancy Ann Carpenter Parkhill (1835 - 1904)*
William Lewis Carpenter (1837 - ____)*
Caroline Carpenter Byrd (1840 - 1869)*
*Calculated relationshipBurial:
Byrd Cemetery
Owens Cross Roads
Madison County
Alabama, USACreated by: Ray
Record added: Aug 21, 2010
Find A Grave Memorial# 57400993
For birth, marriage and death conflicts - see wife's notes.
http://trees.ancestryinstitution.com/tree/1786059/person/-1620865776
Parents
Henry Walls 1810 – 1848
Diana Dicey Carpenter 1821 – 1860
Spouse
Mary Ann Selvidge 1837 – 1919
Child
Sebron Jackson Wall
1872 – 1955
There were rumors that William fathered children from all wives at different times than the marriage documents show. There was a Tabithia Cobb & Cobb & Hunt children living with C.C. and Walt Carpenter families during the 1870’s.
She was the widow Ellett.
He was born 1801, son of William Provence b1772 & Rachel Cooper) Provence.
NAME: Province, but note on father shows last name as Provence.
GRAVE:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=8458222
Thomas Carpenter
Birth: Feb. 13, 1820
Owens Cross Roads
Madison County
Alabama, USA
Death: Jan. 24, 1913
Madison County
Alabama, USAEarly census records indicate he was born 1826.
Thomas married 1st to Phoebe Tabor 9-24-1851. Phoebe was the daughter of John H. & Alice Tabor. one child,
1. Mary Elizabeth "Lizzy" Carpenter born 9-9-1852 married Thomas Lewis Baker 11-9-1866. Thomas was a Civil War Veteran. They had 14 childrenThomas was overseer for the Childress Plantation, a large farm at Fearns Quarter, near present site of Guntersville Dam.
Thomas married 2nd to Hester Ann Chandler 4-27-1863. Hester born 5-16-1840 died 2-10-1910 was the daughter of William Robert Chandler and Eliza Moon. their children,
1. John W. born 7-29-1864 died 8-5-1864.
2. Eliza Marie born 10-4-1865 died at birth.
3. Laura Caroline b 12-10-1866 died 9-3-1957 married Newton C. Worley 10-8-1892.
4. Thomas Nathaniel born 5-9-1868 died 1936, married Nellie Lee Vann 9-27-1904.
5. Virginia Ann born 3-3-1870 married Richard Williams 1896.
6. DR JAMES ALLEN CARPENTER born 6-25-1872 died 1954 married 1st Maggie Ivey 2nd to Jimmie O. Butler 4-23-1901. They had a son Dr. James Lauler Carpenter of New Hope.
7. Alice born 4-30-1874 married David Jetton.
8. America Ella born 6-25-1877 died 2-5-1892.
9. Hester Lee born 1880 died 1970 married Robert Wiley Vann.
10. Magnolia B. born 2-20-1882 died 4-20-1883.Family links:
Parents:
Willis Carpenter (1788 - 1878)
Elizabeth Betsy Ross Carpenter (1792 - 1866)Spouses:
Hester Ann Chandler Carpenter (1840 - 1910)*
Phoebe White Tabor Carpenter (1827 - 1856)*Children:
Mary Elizabeth Carpenter Baker (1852 - 1925)*
John W. Carpenter (1864 - 1864)*
Eliza Marie Carpenter (1865 - 1865)*
Laura Caroline Carpenter Worley (1866 - 1957)*
Thomas Nathaniel Carpenter (1868 - 1936)*
Virginia Ann Carpenter Williams (1870 - 1917)*
James Allen Carpenter (1872 - 1954)*
Alice Carpenter Jetton (1874 - 1958)*
America Ella Carpenter (1877 - 1892)*
Hester Lee Carpenter Vann (1880 - 1970)*
Magnolia B Carpenter (1882 - 1883)*Siblings:
James Madison Carpenter (1814 - 1890)*
John C. Carpenter (1815 - 1874)*
Katie Carpenter (1817 - 1817)*
Willis C. Carpenter (1818 - 1903)*
Diana Carpenter Walls Provence (1819 - ____)*
Thomas Carpenter (1820 - 1913)
Gideon Carpenter (1822 - ____)*
Meshach Carpenter (1824 - 1879)*
Sarah Carpenter Miller (1825 - ____)*
Sam Carpenter (1828 - 1828)*
Elizabeth Carpenter Hunt (1830 - ____)*
Francis Jane Carpenter Baker (1831 - 1920)*
Martha Carpenter Honea (1832 - ____)*
Nancy Ann Carpenter Parkhill (1835 - 1904)*
William Lewis Carpenter (1837 - ____)*
Caroline Carpenter Byrd (1840 - 1869)*
*Calculated relationshipBurial:
Chandler Cemetery
Owens Cross Roads
Madison County
Alabama, USAMaintained by: Larry Carpenter
Originally Created by: Jason Presley
Record added: Mar 01, 2004
6. Thomas born 2-13-1820 AL. Died 1-24-1913, buried at Chandler Cemetery, east of Owens Cross Roads. (census records indicate he was born 1826)
He married 1st Phoebe Tabor, 9-24-1851. Phoebe born 1827 Washington Co TN died 1856 was the daughter of John H. & Alice Bayless Tabor. Children:
(1). Mary Elizabeth (Lizzy) b 9-19-1852 m Thomas Lewis Baker 11-9-1866. Thomas served in the Civil War.
They had 13 children, #1. James Allen born 1867 died 1950, married Lucy Lyon
#2. William Thomas “Tommie b 1869 d 1937 married Nancy C. Craft 2nd Rosa Lee Cobb. #3. Absalom Dykus “Dyke” b 1870d 1936 married Eliza America Chandler #4. Phoebe Mary b 1874 d 1951 married Edward Buford Ford #5. John William b 1876 d 1935 Ellis TX married Nancy E. Armstrong #6. Vitimus J. “Issy” b 1878 d 1954 TX, married Mary Ellen Ellett TX # 7. Hester Ross b 1881 d 1897, #8. Paul Delanor b 1883 d 1897 married Elizabeth Bradford # 9. Silas Charles b 1886 d 1897, #10. Clarence P.
b 1888 d 1953, #11. Ella Belve Dora b 1892 d 1945 married William Alfred Smith, #12. Nora S. Louise (twin) b 1895 d 1979 married Walter Freeman Chaney #13. Zorah (twin) b 1895 died four day short of being a month old.Thomas married 2nd to Hester Ann Chandler, 4-27-1863. Hester born 1834 died 2-10-1910 was the daughter of William Robert Chandler and Eliza Moon. Thomas was overseer for the Childress Plantation, a large farm at Fearns Quarter, near present site of Guntersville Dam. their children,
(2). John W b 7-29-1864 d 8-5-1864,
(3). Eliza Marie b 10-4-1865 died at birth,
(4). Laura Caroline b 12-10-1866 d 9-3-1957 m Newton C. Worley 10-8-1892,
(5). Thomas Nathaniel b 8-9-1868 d 1936 m Nellie Lee Vann 9-27-1904, children, 1. Robert Earl 1905-1937, 2. Samantha Elizabeth 1906-2000, 3. Virginia Carpenter Moore 1908-1998, 4. Dora Carpenter Hereford 1910-1990, 5. Mary Ben Carpenter Dunaway 1912-1997, Wilburn Howard Carpenter 1915-1968.
(6). Virginia Ann b 3-3-1870 m William Richard Williams 1896,
(7). Dr. James Allen Carpenter of New Hope AL b 6-25-1872 d 3-9-1954 married Jimmie Obera Butler April 24, 1901, their children, 1. George Butler 1902-1920, 2. Laura Jane Carpenter Gillespie 1904-1992, 3. Thomas Edward 1905-1917 drowned, 4. infant daughter, 5. Dr. James Lauler Carpenter 1909-1974, 6. Robert Allen born 12-24-1910.
Jimmie never recovered after the birth of Robert Allen, she died Janurary 1911.
Dr. James Allen married Margaret “Maggie” Ivey Janurary 20, 1914, their children 6. infant son 1915-1915, 8. infant son 1916-1916, 9. Lawrence Franklin 1917-2000, 10. David Earl 1920-2006, 11. Margaret Obera Carpenter Butler 1921-1986.(8). Alice b 4-30-1874 m David Jetton,
(9). America Ella b 6-25-1877 d 2-5-1892,
(10). Hester Lee b 1880 d 1970 m Robert Wiley Vann,
(11). Magnolia B. Carpenter b 2-20-1882 d 4-20-1883.7. Infant son Gideon, born 1822 Al, died young
8. Meshach, born 1824 Al., - His name comes from the bible, Book of Daniel, shadrach, Meshach and Abednego - see below
9. Sarah born 1828 Al. married Lewis Miller 7-17-1852 They are shown on the 1860 Census, Lewis well-digger and wife Sarah, and two children: 1. Nancy E. age 6 (b.c1854 Al. married her cousin William Willis Walls son of Diana (Dicey) Carpenter Walls, and 2. Mary age 2 (b.c1858 AL). The 1870 census shows Sarah age 42 no husband listed, Two daughters Nancy 15 (1855) Al and Frances age 10 (b 1860 Mary Francis?). The 1880 Census shows Sarah age 51 (b. 1829) Widowed. Nancy Walls (widow, she was divorced) and son Lewis Walls living with her.
Daughter of William Robert Chandler and Eliza Moon.
She was the daughter of John H. & Alice Bayless Tabor.
NAME:
His name comes from the bible, Book of Daniel, Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego.
It may have been Shadrach Meshach as his nephew’s, Martha’s son. was named Shadrach Meshach Honea.CENSUS: 1850 US Census
1850 United States Federal Census
Name: Mesheck Carpenter
Age: 24
Birth Year: abt 1826
Birthplace: Alabama
Home in 1850: Subdivision 23, Marshall, Alabama
Gender: Male
Family Number: 340
Household Members:
Name Age
Mesheck Carpenter 24
Elizabeth Carpenter 23
William W Carpenter 1
Sarah Mills 42
Source Citation: Year: 1850; Census Place: Subdivision 23, Marshall, Alabama; Roll: M432_10; Page: 232A; Image: 466.
Source Information:
Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.MARRIAGE: 1858
Alabama Marriages, 1809-1920 (Selected Counties)
Name: Meshack Carpenter
Gender: Male
Spouse: Rachel Owens
Spouse Gender: Female
Marriage Date: 16 Sep 1858
Marriage Place: Madison
Performed By: A. M.
Surety/Perf. Name: P. B. Robinson
OSPage: 286
Source Information:
Dodd, Jordan R., comp.. Alabama Marriages, 1809-1920 (Selected Counties) [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.
Original data: Early American Marriages: Alabama, 1800 to 1920CENSUS: 1860 US Census - Living next door to Willis Carpenter Age 75
1860 United States Federal Census
Name: Meaheek Carpenter
[Meshack Carpenter]
Age in 1860: 34
Birth Year: abt 1826
Birthplace: Alabama
Home in 1860: South Eastern Division, Madison, Alabama
Gender: Male
Post Office: New Hope
Value of real estate: View image
Household Members:
Name Age
Meaheek Carpenter 34
Rachel Carpenter 38
Wm Carpenter 10
Vesta Carpenter 8
Vane Carpenter 7
Martha Carpenter 5
Mary Carpenter 6/12
Nancy Owens 8
Source Citation: Year: 1860; Census Place: South Eastern Division, Madison, Alabama; Roll: M653_15; Page: 131; Image: 131; Family History Library Film: 803015.
Source Information:
Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
Original data: 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.CENSUS: 1870 US Census
1870 United States Federal Census
Name: Shadreck Carpenter [Meshack Carpenter]
Age in 1870: 50
Birth Year: abt 1820
Birthplace: Alabama
Home in 1870: Township 5 Range 1 District 50, Madison, Alabama
Race: White
Gender: Male
Post Office: Gurleysville
Value of real estate: View image
Household Members:
Name Age
Shadreck Carpenter 50
Rachel Carpenter 40
William Carpenter 20
Ann Carpenter 18
Jane Carpenter 6
Mary Carpenter 4
Martha Carpenter 1
Nancy Hunt 7
Susan Hunt 2/12
Source Citation: Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 5 Range 1 District 50, Madison, Alabama; Roll: M593_27; Page: 34B; Image: 448; Family History Library Film: 545526.CENSUS: 1880 US Census - See wife's notes
According to all my relatives Meshach died before Aunt Dye was born. The census records support this. There is no record of him on the 1880 census. My dad said he was told that Meshack dropped dead of a heart attack behind a mule, plowing a field, he was 55. He died within a year of his father Willis.
GRAVE:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=89278550
Meshach Carpenter
Birth: 1824
Owens Cross Roads
Madison County
Alabama, USA
Death: 1879
Owens Cross Roads
Madison County
Alabama, USAHis name Meshach comes from the bible, Book of Daniel, the story of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego. My dad said that his first name was Shadrach, Meshach Carpenter but he was known as Meshach only.
Meshach Carpenter born 1824 married first to Elizabeth Colston 3-5-1848. The 1850 Census shows
1. William Carpenter age one.Children born after 1850
2. Vesta Carpenter born 1852
3. Jane Carpenter born 1853
4. Martha Carpenter born 1855
Elizabeth likely died in childbirth with Martha
Meshach married 2nd to Rachel Owens 9-16-1858 in Madison County Alabama. Rachel born 1820 was Rachel (Mollie) Miller. She was the widow of Demarcus Owens whom she had married 9-29-1851. They had one daughter Nancy Owens born 1852.
Meshach & Rachel had one daughter
5. Mary Isabelle (Mollie) Carpenter born 1859. She married George Monroe Moon 10-30-1878.
Both Rachel & child died during childbirth with her & Meshach's 2nd child.
Meshach married 3rd to Mary E. Patrick 2-13-1872. They had 3 children:
6. Emily Jane (Aunt Emma) born 1876, married Benjamin White, 4-11-1893.
7. James Thomas (Jim Shack) born 12-9-1877 died 8-22-1951 married Nannie B. Maples, she was the daughter of Jonas Maples & Martha R. Baker.
8. Temple Eliza (Aunt Dye) born 3-29-1879, died 3-24-1976 married Clem Lanier 6-14-1900.
Meshach died late 1878 or early 1879 before Aunt Dye was born. He died of a heart attack while plowing a field, behind a plow & mule, he was 54.
Family links:
Parents:
Willis Carpenter (1788 - 1878)
Elizabeth Betsy Ross Carpenter (1792 - 1866)
Spouses:
Elizabeth Colston Carpenter (1828 - 1856)*
Rachel Owens Carpenter (1820 - 1861)*
Mary E Patrick Carpenter (1848 - ____)*
Children:
William W. Carpenter (1849 - 1892)*
Vestie Carpenter Pierce (1852 - 1924)*
Sarah Jane Carpenter Honea (1853 - 1939)*
Martha C. C. Carpenter Friar (1855 - 1882)*
Mary I,V,Q Carpenter Moon (1859 - 1947)*
Emily Jane Carpenter White (1876 - 1939)*
James Thomas Carpenter (1877 - 1951)*
Tempie Eliza Carpenter Lanier (1879 - 1976)*
Siblings:
James Madison Carpenter (1814 - 1890)*
John C. Carpenter (1815 - 1874)*
Katie Carpenter (1817 - 1817)*
Willis C. Carpenter (1818 - 1903)*
Diana Carpenter Walls Provence (1819 - ____)*
Thomas Carpenter (1820 - 1913)*
Gideon Carpenter (1822 - ____)*
Meshach Carpenter (1824 - 1879)
Sarah Carpenter Miller (1825 - ____)*
Sam Carpenter (1828 - 1828)*
Elizabeth Carpenter Hunt (1830 - ____)*
Francis Jane Carpenter Baker (1831 - 1920)*
Martha Carpenter Honea (1832 - ____)*
Nancy Ann Carpenter Parkhill (1835 - 1904)*
William Lewis Carpenter (1837 - ____)*
Caroline Carpenter Byrd (1840 - 1869)*
*Calculated relationship
Inscription:
buried in an unmarked grave
Burial:
Byrd Cemetery
Owens Cross Roads
Madison County
Alabama, USAMaintained by: Larry Carpenter
Originally Created by: Ray
Record added: Apr 29, 2012
Find A Grave Memorial# 89278550
Rachel Owens 9-16-1858 in Madison County Alabama. Rachel born 1820 was Rachel (Mollie) Miller. She was the widow of Demarcus Owens whom she had married 9-29-1851. They had one daughter Nancy Owens born 1852.
Rachel died during childbirth with her 3rd child, she and Meshach’s second child around 1861-1863. What happened to her daughter Nancy Owens born 1852? Did she go to the Owens’ family?
CENSUS: 1880 US Census
1880 Soundex Census shows Mary as head of household, age 32, Children: Emma J.
Daughter age 4, James T. Son age 2, Eliza, Daughter age 1.Mary’s parents, Green Patrick & Matilda J. Sutton m 12-24-1842. Their Children: Freeland married Martha Friar 1-15-1877; Eveline married John T. Cowan 12-4-1875.
Sarah Ann Patrick married Charles J. Thomas one daughter Matilda Thomas. 2nd to George T. Friar.Mary had a son Robert Horace born 4-27-1883; he married Emma Lindsey 5-29-1909, 2nd to Ada May Clark 12-16-1926. They had 2 sons,
Fred A. Carpenter born 10-24-1920 (still living as of today 5-23-2012 he is 92) married 1st Ophelia Cowart 7-2-1942-1944, 2nd to Kathleen Idella Eakes 3-10-1949, their children: Robert Horace Carpenter born 6-8-1954, died 4-23-2010, Carolyn M., Michael Albert, Alice Hill, Sandra K. Carpenter, Carrie Darleen Lawson, Deborah Diane Carpenter, Opal J. Barnett, Freddie R. Carpenter, Steve O. Carpenter, Rhonda Kaikkonen, & adopted daughter Lee an Holcomb.
Edward Horace Carpenter born 7-17-1924, died 1-22-1976 married Imogene Cowart 5-24-1945. There is a 2nd record for a marriage for Edward Horace & Imogene Carpenter 1-12-1971.Deed book 83 page 261, Green Patrick to Mary E. Carpenter. The State of Alabama Madison Co. in consideration of $1.00 & the care & support of me during my natural life to Green Patrick by Mary E. Carpenter begets acknowledge 40 & 12 acres in Madison County Dated Feb 1898. He also deeded an equal amount of land to his son Freeland.
1900 Census shows Mary as head of household, age 52, Children. James T. age 22 & Robert H. age 17 living with her. The girls were married and gone.
They are shown on the 1860 Census, Lewis well-digger and wife Sarah, and two children: 1. Nancy E. age 6 (b.c1854 Al. married her cousin William Willis Walls son of Diana (Dicey) Carpenter Walls, and 2. Mary age 2 (b.c1858 AL). The 1870 census shows Sarah age 42 no husband listed, Two daughters Nancy 15 (1855) Al and Frances age 10 (b 1860 Mary Francis?). The 1880 Census shows Sarah age 51 (b. 1829) Widowed. Nancy Walls (widow, she was divorced) and son Lewis Walls living with her.
There were rumors that William fathered children from all wives at different times than the marriage documents show. There was a Tabithia Cobb & Cobb & Hunt children living with C.C. and Walt Carpenter families during the 1870’s.
13. Elizabeth "Betsy" Carpenter
Elizabeth (Betsy) born 1830 Al, married Silas Madison Hunt 7-15-1848 Madison Co. Al. Silas born 1827 was the son of William Hunt of Madison County.
The 1850 AL census reports list Madison age 23, wife Elizabeth age 20 with one child William age 1 born 1849. I can’t find anything after the 1850 census, they just disappeared. Elizabeth may have died in childbirth with a second child. No census records, no death or burial information available.
Francis Jane, born 8-3-1836 Al, died 4-18-1920, Married Absalom Perry Baker Sr 5-29-1860. AP was born 8-1-1821 d 10-12-1866, son of John Webster Baker and Mahala Glover, Francis was his second wife, their children are as follows: #1. Mahala Cassander b 1861 d1940 m James S. Webster. # 2. Absalom P. Baker Jr. (boss) b 1862 d 1944 m Alabama Butler, 2nd to Myra Hammer. #3. Mary Jane born 1864 married James Poor. #4. Robert William (Will) b 1869 d 1955 m Pherby I. Moon. #5. Frances Paralee “Fannie” b 1873 m George W. Barnett 2nd to Andrew J. Brooks. #6. George Washington (twin) married Julia Maria Lyon. #7. Pinkie Baker (twin died at birth).
. William L. (Lewis) born 1838 AL, married Eliza A. Wiley 7-31-1855, daughter of William J. Wiley and Elizabeth Webster in Madison County Al. They are on the Madison County census records for 1860 & 1870 with on child James born 1860. I can’t find anything on them after the 1860 census.
Caroline, born 1840 Al, married John Minzy Byrd born 1838. He was the son of Wm & Mary (Adair) Byrd of TN & AL. Caroline died 1871 & John died 1877. According to the 1870 census, he was a laborer on the William Owens farm. According to family stories, the Byrds moved to Louisiana & Arkansas, probably after John died.
He & Caroline had 3 children,
1. James William Byrd born 12-20-1864 died 10-2-1959 in Wasco, Kern, California. He married Idamay Florence Ramsey in TN. She died 1943 in Muskogee, Oklahoma.
2. Mary Elizabeth Byrd born 1866 in Owens Cross Roads AL.
3. Rachel Byrd born 1869 in Owens Cross Roads Al.