8156. Samuel Parriot Carpenter
Vernon Carpenter looked up and talked to a gentlemen by the name of Felt Carpenter who lived in Tunnel Hill Georgia. His family had donea genealogy starting with John Jeff Carpenter, (they did not know whohis father was), John Jeff's Son was Samuel Carpenter. Felt toldVernon that Samuel was raised by his Stanfield grandparents. Jeff ranaway (left the area and his family) and prior to doing this heapparently robbed the Villanow store and was sent to prison. It isnot known what happened to him after he got out of prison.
Samuel (Hebrew) Asked of God: name of God; heard of God.
Samuel was buried at the Wood Station Cemetery on the Old AlabamaHighway to Lafayette, Georgia.
Samuel Carpenter's Social Security No. was 254 36 7255
Walker County Georgia Marriage Record, Book 5, Page 241 records themarriage of S.P. Carpenter to Allie Underwood on 17 Jan 195? (shouldread 1915).
Walker County Georgia Marriage Record, Book 2. Page 162 records themarriage of Sam Carpenter to Mollie Mckinn on 3 September 1899.
Samuel Carpenter and his wife Mary J. Carpenter are recorded as beingin Chestnut Flat, Dist 869 for the Walker County Census for 1900 onpage 171A. His age is recorded as being 20 and Mary's is 19.
Samuel's mother Octavia is recorded as living with her daughterCleopatra and her husband Abel Lail also in Chestnut Flat, Dist 869 ofWalker County for 1900 on page 171A. Octavia is recorded as being 44years old.
State fo Georgia, Indexes of Vital Records for Georgia: Deaths,1919-98. Records the death of Samuel P. Carpenter on 5 October 1967in Baldwin County, Georgia. age was 86 years, Death Certificate No.029251, residence was Catoosa County, Georgia.
Bradley Putman sent a BIRTHS page starting with S.P. Carpenter (thisis probably from Samuel Parriot's Bible) that states, Mollie McKinBornd May 31, 1881, Died 5-10-1914.
A copy of Samuel and Mollie's Marriage Certificate was also enclosed.Which reads as follows:
(The rite of Holy Matrimony was celebrated between)
S.P. Carpenter of Lafayette, Ga.
and Mollie McKin of Villanow, Ga.
on September 3, 1899 at East ArmucheeMollie McKinn (wife of Sam Carpenter) is buried at the ConcordMethodist Church Cemetery. (Reference: Walker County Cemeteries,Volume 1, South Walker County, page 9.)
James Arthur Stowe is buried in the Rehoba Cemetery in Arlington,Texas.
James H. Stowe is a grandson of William J. and Mary S. Stowe. Hisfather was James Arthur Stowe.
James H. Stowe
1014 Poe Lane
Mansfield, TX 76063
(817) 473-4584
When the Stowe family came to Texas, a hired hand from Georgia, RufusArgyle Koonce, came with them and later married "Doc's" and "Mollie's"daughter Frances Ola Stowe. They established their homestead in thesame general area and raised six children.
Frances died at Mt. Ouilet, Fort Worth, Texas
George W. Stowe was buried at the Bluebonnet Cemetery in TarrantCounty, Ft. Worth, Texas
Social Security No. for Zora Stowe/Elrod is 460-86-7176
Last known ZIP Code address was 76119 (Fort Worth, Texas)
Effie Zora Elrod, a home maker died yesterday (19 July 1989) at aMansfield nursing home. She was 92. Funeral will be held at 11 a.m.tomorrow at Blessing Funeral Home in Mansfield.
Zora was buried in the Hudson Cemetery in Tarrant County, Texas.Burial will be in Hudson Cemetery in Kennedale. Mrs. Elrod was bornin Alabama and had lived in Mansfield for most of her life.Survivors: One son, John R. Elrod of Kennedale; three daughters, RuthBenedict of Whitney, Mary Sue Cornelius of Donie, Freestone County, inEast Central Texas and Alva Dois taylor of Arlington; sevengrandchildren; and 10 great-grand-children.[Ref. copy of obit fromMargarette Man]
Based upon the above obit, Zora's parents: William Jasper Stowe & MaryElizabeth Swan Carpenter/Stowe did not leave Alabama until sometimeafter her birth on 15 July 1897.
Social Security No. 463-07-4838
Last address was at ZIP code 76119 (Fort Worth, Texas)John Rufus "Hap" Elrod (Obituary)
Graveside service for John Rufus "Hap" Elrod, 68, a life long residentof Kennedale, was held at 10 a.m. Friday, October 9, at HudsonCemetery. The Rev. Sam Rowlett, Pastor of Central Baptist Church ofMansfield, officiated. He died Wednesday, October 7, 1992, at hishome in Kennedale following a lenghty illness.Mr. elrod was born in Kennedale, the son of marion Rufus "Buck" andEffie Zora Stowe Elrod, and married Bennie Jo Bowlin June 23, 1947, infort Worth. She preceded him in death in 1974. He married ChristineWoodson in 1974. He was a member of the Kennedale Church of Christand Masonic Lodge #876 of Mansfield. He retired January 1, 1986,after working 38 years for General Dynamics. He was an Army veteranof World War II.
Survivers include his wife, Christine Elrod of Kennedale; a son,Johnny Ray Elrod of Kennedale; two grandsons; two great-grandsons;three sisters, Sue Cornelius and Ruth Bennidict, both of Donie Texas,and Alva Dois Garcia of Fort Worth. (Obit from Margareth Man - Dec2000)
John Rufus Elrod was a member of the Kennedale Church of Christ andMasonic Lodge # 876 of Mansfield. He retired January 1, 1986 afterworking 38 years for General Dynamics. He was an Army veteran ofWorld War II.
8166. John Jefferson Carpenter
John Jefferson Carpenter's SS No. 424 14 1638
Note, Martha Browning said in her Family group Sheets that, Myrtle &Frank had no children but they raised Mildred's after her death."
8167. Rufus Benjamin Carpenter
Rufus Benny Carpenter and his wife Mary Etta Loveless are both buriedat Gordon's chapel in Randolph AL.
Rufus Benny Carpenter's SS No. 440 03 0289
Weymon thomas Carpenter's calendar for 21 June 1982 shows that "BennyCarpenter buried at 11am Ala Time."
8170. Frances Elizabeth Carpenter