CENSUS: 1860 US Census - See image: RIN 9817 Martin William Carpenter 1860.jpg
Father and cousin M. W. are on the same page. This A. for Amos Carpenter's family continues on the next census page. See image: RIN 10058 Amos Benjamin Carpenter 1860.jpg (duplicate of image noted above) and RIN 10058 Amos Benjamin Carpenter 1860b.jpg>--- Forwarded Message from dtivener
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>>Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1998 17:11:08 -0700
>>Subject: Amos, s/o William
>John;
> Found this very interesting while searching though
>Lawrence Co.Ohio for another ancestor I came across this
>letter by Amos Carpenter. (Amos Carpenter in Meigs, Amos in
>West Va. now one in Larence Co. Oh There is a
>William Carpenter in 1830 census Lawrence Co
>Jacob & William Carpenter in Lawrence Co. Ohio in 1840
>census.
>We are obliged to Mr. Carpenter for his letter, for it is an
>interesting chapter of the old times:
> CARPENTER STORE, P. O., MO., MARCH 26, 1892
> Ironton Register, Thursday, April 14, 1892
> EDITOR REGISTER - I see in the St. Louis Republic a
>statement from Portsmouth, Ohio, that on the old farm of
>Joshua Kelley's at Union furnace landing, and under the old
>house there was unearthed a lot of human skeletons, that
>produced a sensation among the citizens in that part of the
>country. When I read it, it did not surprise me in the
>least. I was raised one mile above Hanging Rock on the old
>Wm. Carpenter farm, and one mile below Ironton and left
>there in 1841 to come to Missouri when I was 8 to 12 years
>old. I used to visit John Kelly's mid one-half mile below
>Union Landing and often went up to the Kelly farm before
>the Union furnace landing was established to look at old
>Indian mounds not far from the landing in the Kelly field,
>to find old bones of humans, dogs, horses, deer and other
>animals. It was said then to me, by old settlers, old aunt
>Amy Davidson wife of ------- Davidson, that there used to
>be an old Indian town there, and on the John Kelly farm just
>below it, and at an early day it had been a battle ground of
>the Indians and many were killed and buried there. After
>the Ohio river had been up in the spring of the year, the
>banks caved off from Union landing to opposite Mrs. Austin's
>old
>brick house, and there were many human and other bones left
>on the bank after the water went down. I with other boys
>have picked up five or more barrels of them when we went to
>mill, and waiting for our grist. I heard my grand father,
>Samuel Clark, who did the work on John Kelly's log house, in
>the Fall of 1804, say that while he was there at work, some
>of the work hands found close to the line between the Kelly
>farm and the Austin farm a pile of lead bullets; that filled
>a peck measure full; and when digging the cellar for the
>Kelly house, in the southwest corner of the cellar, about 4
>feet down, they dug up big human skeletons that were nearly
>7 feet long and the jaw bone with teeth in it would slip
>over the jaw bone outside of the flesh of grandfather's face
>and not press it
>any. He was 5 feet 9 inches high and weighed 165 pounds. The
>leg bone from the knee joint to the ankle joint would, put
>on the floor, come to the top of his knee; and that there
>was a bone spear in the shape of a straight knife blade 11
>inches long found with the skeletons when dug up there.
> I have heard many thrilling stories told about
>the Indian doings at the head of the Ferguson bar in the
>river at and below Union Landing; of the murdering of a
>whole family going down the river in what was then called
>family boats, made to move down the river in taking the
>family and stock in the boat, and the bar in the river
>forced the boats close to the bank there, they became an
>easy prey to the Indians and many of them were murdered for
>what they had in their boats. These things were talked of
>many times by the old settlers, such as the Trumbos,
>Austins, Dollarhides, grandmother Yingling, Mr.
> Gillruth, Mr. Neff, father of George and Jacob and
>grandfather of Gabriel and Samuel Neff and by Mr. Osborne
>and Mr. Norman who lived at the mouth of the branch at
>Hanging Rock. The lower branch was named Normans run, after
>Mr. Norman, who lived at the mouth of the branch, on the
>lower side of the branch. The upper branch, Osborne run,
>that divided the old Bartles farm from the Hanging Rock the
>place just where the road crossed the bridge just west of
>the ground occupied by widow Ellison, west of the Ellison
>house. And on the farm just opposite, where I was engaged,
>on the old Clancey farm, there were many Indian mounds full
>of human bones; that many of them were thrown out the
>ground by plow. I have heard old Mr. Warnoch and old Mr.
>Dugans talk of
>the big Indian town on that and the Mead farms and the
>stories they told would make the hair stand straight on
>one's head.
> Now this is what I have been told by the old
>settlers in that part of the country, and have seen myself
>when I was a small boy and lived there then. I am a son of
>Wm. Carpenter and cousin of Wm. and Edius Lambert. Wm.
>Lambert is the father of Wm. and Whitfield Lambert, who were
>interested in the foundry at Ironton. I left there in 1841;
>came to Missouri and was back to the old place in 1855 and
>have not been there since. I would like to be back there to
>see the changes that have taken place since. I found when
>back there, but few of my old acquaintances and the old Lee,
>Smith, Davidson and Lionbarger farms sold and the town of
>Ironton on them, and the old man Bartles farm sold and a
>part of the town Hanging Rock built on it; and would not now
>find anyone that I ever knew as most of them are dead and
>the balance have moved away
>and I would be a stranger there now. I am too old to think
>of coming back to see the old place again; am 74 years old;
>have good health, strong hearing and sight; can shoot a
>rifle and hit the bottom of a half pint tin cut at 40 yards,
>3 out of 5 shots; have chopped a cord of wood a day this
>winter.
> When you read this, it will probably give you
>some idea of the mystery on the Kelly farm and you can
>publish it if you like, as it would give many of your people
>of your country an idea of how things used to be in that
>part of the country and the change that has taken place
>since I left there in April 1841, and hope this will not
>worry your patience out of you to read it.
> Respectfully,
> Amos Carpenter,
> Postmaster.) and he says he is the son of William
>Carpenter.
>
>Donna
CENSUS: 1860 US Census - age 9/12 on 23 July 1860, - birth about Nov 1859.
Joseph died of cholera.
Samuel went to Kansas in 1874 and located at Oswego, where he engaged in the mercantile business and resided until his death, which occurred in 1903, the last fifteen years of his life being spent in retirement.
Resided in Bloomfield, Ia. and Oswego, ,KS Sarah B
Montgomery's father was a large land and slave owner of Bedford
, ,TN and traces his ancestry to the Montgomery's of
Revolutionary time and to county Antrim in Ireland. Samuel
Carpenter embarked in the mercantile business in ill;; at
Palmetto ,TN with his brother-in-law Robert S Montgomery and
was very successful During the civil war he and the
Montgomery's were loyal to the Union Samuel being a rank
abolitionist absolutely refusing to own slaves or traffic in
them. His store was destroyed by the rebels in 1862 and he was
taken prisoner by Morgan's guerrillas and barely escaped with
his life; after which he hastily collected what property he
could and through the influence of his brother John a
confederate officer he was allowed to pass the rebel lines and
with his family and father started north. He located at
Bloomfield Iowa and again embarked in the mercantile business
and was remarkably successful. Owing to the rigorous climate of
Iowa his father died there and also his father-in-law, Thomas
Montgomery, who also had to leave the south. Thus these two
old patriots sleep their last sleep side by Side because of
their loyalty to their country and flag. In 1865 Samuel returned
to Tennessee where he resided until 1874, when he with his
family moved to ,KS and located at Oswego, in Labette ,
erecting the first business block in that town and he still
resides there though retired from business. He is an elder in
the Presbyterian church and has been a member of the same from
his youth.
NAME: Sarah B. in one record - see husband's notes. Sarah E. in submitted GEDCOM.
Resided in Oswego, ,KS
She was last known living with her parents in Oswego.2 SOUR S203
3 TEXT pg 469
John began life as a clerk in a country store and later went
into the mercantile business on his own account. Since the
war, Davis in writing to a nephew of John said: "Give my
regards to your gallant uncle." Company D fourth Tennessee
cavalry, was formed with 96 men; all of whom were killed in
battle except five, John had four horses killed under him
during his service After the war he returned to Farmington,
,TN, ragged and penniless but later accumulated sufficient
means to again embark in the mercantile business He came to
,KS in 1878 and joined his brother Samuel at Oswego, ,KS He
now resides there but has retired from active business.1 MILI He joined the confederate army in 1861 enlisted in company D
fourth Tennessee cavalry, Starn's regiment, Dibrell's brigade.
Their range was chiefly in Tennessee, Kentucky and West
Virginia. He fought in the battles of Thomas' Station,
Chickamauga, Knoxville, Dalton, Resaca, Keneshaw Mountain,
Ringgold, and London ,TN; Clinch and Big Hill Gap, East
,TN; Atlanta; Columbia; S. C.. Raleigh and Baltville, Va;
Barboursville, Bacon Creek, Big Hill, Richmond, Frankfort,
Munfordville and Perryville ,KY; Jackson, West ,TN; Humboldt
and Wartrace, ,TN He was with Forrest when he captured
Stralght's command and Sand Mountain, north of Louisville.
His last battle was at Greensborough, N. C. Here he was detailed
as escort to Jefferson Davis who was making his way to Mexico.
He surrendered to Sherman's men, May 9,1865 and Davis was
captured the next day.
1 MILI
1 MILI
2 SOUR S203
3 TEXT pg 281
Her family came from North Carolina.
Resided in Parsons, ,KS
Last known living with his father in Oswego, ,KS
He had four children by his first wife and seven by his last
wife.
CENSUS: 1860 US census
Nathaniel was in the home of
Major Carpenter b. abt. 1823 Oswego Co., NY; m. Abigail____ b. abt.
1824 Erie Co., NY
children listed
1. Jerome b. abt. 1848 Onondaga Co., NY; m. Inez Sally Brown
2. Gilbert b. abt. 1853 Onondaga Co., NY; d. 1924, buried
Fayetteville,
3. Abigail b. abt. 1859 OnondagaCo., NYCENSUS: 1880 US Census
Household:
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
Major CARPENTER Self M Male W 57 NY Farm Laborer CT CT
Abigail CARPENTER Wife M Female W 56 NY Keeping House NY NY
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Source Information:
Census Place Pompey, Onondaga, New York
Family History Library Film 1254906
NA Film Number T9-0906
Page Number 211A
NAME: First name Major or was it his rank? First name.
His father passed away in 1863.
Posted by Sue Goodfellowon Fri, 17 Jul 1998
Major Carpenter, "Pompey, was born in West Monroe, Oswego Co., N.Y., Dec. 7,
1822, a son of Nathaniel and Lucy (Gage) Carpenter, who with five other
brothers, settled in Cazenovia, Madison Co., in 1803. (Nathaniel)He passed to spirit life
in 1863, aged 86 years, his wife passed to spirit life in 1860, aged 72 years.
The grandparents were Ezekiel and Anna Carpenter of Connecticut. Ezekiel
was one of the first to resist the collection of church tax, it was connected
with the State tax, at that time, thus beginning the separation of church and state, for it was
decided in his favor. The grandparents on the other's side were Elisha and
Olive(Underwood) Gage. His great-grandmother Underwood died on
the 4th of July, 1776. She had ten children, all of whom had large families;
her blood descendants number about 8,000 at this date. The subject of this
sketch came with his parents to Pompey, N.Y., in 1826; by occupation he is
a farmer and builder, has built six houses to lease, in the last twenty-four years, in Cazenovia. In 1844 he married Abigail Babcock, daughter of John W. and Amanda (Canfield) Babcock; (John W.)he passed to spirit life in 1875, aged 75 years, she passed to spirit life in 1872, aged 88 years. Mr. and Mrs. Carpenter celebrated their golden wedding on Aug. 18, 1894.
They have had seven children, three of which have passed from the mortal, the
other four are as follows: Jerome H., born May 28, 1848, he married Deetta
Brown. They have three children: Ernest, Ella and Major B.; Gilbert,
born Aug. 20, 1852; he married Josephine Lytle, they have one child, Jessie
May; Fannie, born on Oct. 21, 1858. She married Frank B. Taylor, a
carriage painter, they have two children, Eva and Bayard; Austin B.,
born July 31, 1861. He married Anna Fitzgerald,
they have two children, Jennie and Blanche. He has been deputy sheriff in
Madison Co. for ten years. Mr. and Mrs. Carpenter have been life-long workers
for temperance, having never used liquor or tobacco in any form.
He was formerly a Republican, is now a Prohibitionist, is in favor of
Woman's Rights, or equal rights for all; is opposed to murder for
murder, or capital punishment. He was a Universalist formerly but now believes
in spirit communion as a demonstrated fact. Is a worker for all reforms, by
the great principle of evolution. Progress by a survival of the fittest."
Source: Bruce, Dwight H. (Ed.), Onondaga's Centennial. Boston.
History Co., 1896, Vol. II, pp. 233-234.
Number 4469 in the Carpenter Memorial. Page 472
Family on page 649 (# 1160)
Number 6597 in the Carpenter Memorial. Page 649.
Number 6598 in the Carpenter Memorial. Page 649.
Number 6599 in the Carpenter Memorial. Page 649.
8833. Benjamin Gardner Carpenter
Number 4470 in the Carpenter Memorial. Page 472
Family on page 649 (# 1161)
NAME: Benjamin Gardiner in the CM but Gardiner should be Gardner as noted below.
CENSUS: 1880 United States Census
Household: Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
B. G. CARPENTER Self M Male W 52 PA Tin & Stove Store NY PA
Salley A. CARPENTER Wife M Female W 52 PA Keeping House PA NJ
J. G. CARPENTER Son S Male W 22 PA Clerk In Tin & Stove Store PA PA
B. H. CARPENTER Son S Male W 19 PA Attending School PA PA
Edmund N. CARPENTER Son S Male W 14 PA Attending School PA PA
Nancy CARPENTER Mother W Female W 75 PA NY NY
Alice CARPENTER Sister S Female W 32 PA NY PA
Albert C. ROBERTSON Nephew S Male W 16 PA Attending School ENG NY
Maria G. ROBERTSON Niece S Female W 14 PA Attending School ENG NY
Salley C. FELL Niece S Female W 8 PA Attending School PA PA
Myra MC QUEEZE Other S Female W 19 PA Servant --- PA
Source Information: Census Place Wilkes Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania
Family History Library Film 1255149
NA Film Number T9-1149
Page Number 603DFrom: "Jack A Schoedinger"
To:
Sent: Monday, February 25, 2002
BENJAMIN GARDNER CARPENTER a contractor and merchant, of Wilkes-Barre,
was born at Plains, Luzerne Co., Pa., July 2, 1827, a son of Samuel and
Nancy (Gardner) Carpenter, natives of Orange county, N.J.( SHOULD BE NY), and of English
origin. The father was a farmer by occupation, who reared a family of
four children, viz.: Benjamin G., Martha, Kate and Emery. Our subject
was reared on a farm, educated in the schools of Plains and Carbondale,
Pa., and after serving an apprenticeship in 1845 he became a partner of
Theron Burnett, in a store near where the Osterhout building now stands.
After a time they moved to North Franklin street, and from there to West
Market street, where Mr. Carpenter purchased Mr. Burnett's interest, and
took in, as a partner, his brother, Emery Carpenter. In 1873 they
erected the building now occupied by the firm at No. 51 West Market
street, and after a time our subject purchased his brother Emery's
interest, and admitted Francis Dunsmore and A.H. Mulford as partners. At
Mr. Mulford's death, in 1875, Walter S. Carpenter, eldest son of our
subject, was admitted into the firm, and later the two younger sons, B.
Harold and Edmund M., were taken into the firm, which became known as
B.G. Carpenter & Co. Up to the time of his death, November 11, 1889, our
subject was trustee of the Wyoming Seminary, the Franklin Street M.E.
Church; was president of the Wilkes-Barre Water Company, and director of
the Scranton Stove Works, Scranton, Pa. Mr. Carpenter married March 24,
1852, Miss Sallie A., daughter of Samuel and Mary Digman (Kyte) Fell,
natives of Wilkes-Barre and New Jersey, and of English and German origin,
respectively. This happy union was blessed with five children, viz.:
Walter Samuel, born April 5, 1853, married to Belle Morgan; Charles
Drake, born May 6, 1855, was drowned in the Susquehanna river, at
Wilkes-Barre, May 14, 1864; Jesse Gardner, born October 6, 1857, died at
Wilkes-Barre, July 21, 1891; Benjamin Harold, born July 16, 1860; and
Edmund Nelson, born June 27, 1865. The three living members of this
family, viz.: Walter S.B., Harold and Edmund N., together with Francis
Dunsmore, compose the firm of B.G. Carpenter & Co., No. 51 West Market
street, dealers in steam, hot water and hot air heating apparatus, house
furnishing goods, tin, plumbing, gas-fitting, and galvanized iron work.
Our subject, B.G. Carpenter, during his life was a member and active
worker in the Franklin Street M.E. Church. He was an honorable,
conscientious gentleman, and one of the best-known businessmen of this
section.
Daughter of Jesse Fell. Went by Sallie?
16527. Charles Drake Carpenter
Number 6601 in the Carpenter Memorial. Page 649.
16528. Jessie Gardner Carpenter
Number 6602 in the Carpenter Memorial. Page 649.
16529. Benjamin Harold Carpenter
Number 6603 in the Carpenter Memorial. Page 649.
16530. Edmund Nelson Carpenter
Number 6604 in the Carpenter Memorial. Page 649.
Name is Edward not Edmund per CM on page 851.
A Congressman, whose name is listed as Edmund, not Edward.Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774-1949
Pages 950-951
CARPENTER, Edmund Nelson, 1865-1952
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C000168
CARPENTER, Edmund Nelson, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., June 27, 1865; attended the public schools in Wilkes-Barre and the Wyoming Seminary, Kingston, Pa.; interested in mining and the manufacture of sheet-metal products; enlisted as a private in 1893 and attained the rank of major in the Pennsylvania National Guard; during the Spanish-American War served as first lieutenant and quartermaster in the Ninth Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, from April 27, 1898, to October 29, 1898; unsuccessful candidate for election in 1918 to the Sixty-sixth Congress; elected as a Republican to the Sixty-ninth Congress (March 4, 1925-March 3, 1927); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1926 to the Seventieth Congress; resumed his manufacturing interests; died in Philadelphia, Pa., November 4, 1952; interment in Hollenback Cemetery, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.Parents: Father: Benjamin Gardner Carpenter
Mother: Sally Ann Fell
Number 4471 in the Carpenter Memorial. Page 472.
Alive in 1880 & listed in the 1880 US Census under Benjamin Gardner (B.G.) Carpenter as a nephew age 16.
16533. Mary or Maria G. Robertson
Alive in 1880 & listed in the 1880 US Census under Benjamin Gardner (B.G.) Carpenter as a niece age 14.