Descendants of William Carpenter of Rehoboth, Plymouth Colony, now part of Bristol County, MA
Notes
Elizabeth Mercer True
Born in NJ per son Lewis (Louis) 1880 US Census in CA.
11914.
Bartlett Carpenter
NOTE: Bartlett and his brother Allen have the same children? TYPO???
19532.
Arnold Wilkinson Carpenter
BIRTH: 14 Nov 1840 in Pawtucket, Providence, RI. Another Arnold Wilkinson Carpenter has the same birth date but different parents. Unknown which one has the correct information. In addition siblings also have the similar birth names and birth dates given. Obvious that some one has intermingled the two families. Which one has the correct parents? Note the male Carpenter parents are brothers!
11915.
Allen Carpenter
NOTE: Allen and his brother Bartlett have the same children?
19541.
Arnold Wilkinson Carpenter
BIRTH: 14 Nov 1840 in Pawtucket, Providence, RI. Another Arnold Wilkinson Carpenter has the same birth date but different parents. Unknown which one has the correct information. In addition siblings also have the similar birth names and birth dates given. Obvious that some one has intermingled the two families. Which one has the correct parents? Note the male Carpenter parents are brothers!
19542.
Henry Clay Carpenter
1 MILI He enlisted during the civil war as a private residence given as Pawtucket, June 6, 1861, was mustered in July 21,1861, in Company F, was discharged Aug. 1, 1861, on a surgeon's certificate, he was in the ,RI regiment. It is probably this Henry C. Carpenter who was wounded at the battle of Bull Run, July 11, 1861.
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From: "Marque Carpenter"
To:
Sent: Monday, April 26, 2004 5:52 AM
Subject: Henry Clay Carpenter
Source: Civil War Pension Records
Henry Clay Carpenter, Born Sep 16 1842 at Smithfield, Rhode Island, Died Feb 7 1924 Pawtucket, Rhode Island, His wife died Oct 24, 1911. Record states that at the time of her death they had no children
Soldiers Certificate # 239184
Spouse: Fannie Rawella Pierce
Married: April 23 1891 in Pawtucket, Rhode Island by Rev Porter M. Vinton
Record states no previous marriage and they have no children as of 30 May 1898
Military: Served as a private in Company F 2nd Regt, Rhode Island, enlisted June 6th 1861 at Providence, Rhode Island, and was discharged august 1, 1861 at Camp Sprague, Washington, D.C. by reason of surgeons certificate.
Pension Info Claimed pension for a right inguinal hernia. Pension was denied because he did not serve for 90 days in the military, eventually received a pension
Residence 30 May 1898, 30 Elm Street, Pawtucket, Rhode Island
Feb 7th 1924, 733 Pleasant Street, Pawtucket, Rhode Island
May 15 1912, 14 Pitches Street, Pawtucket, Rhode Island
He was 5ft 9 inches , light complexion, blue eyes and light hair
Record states his injury was caused on July 21 1861, while on retreat from Bull Run Virginia he was knocked down and run over by a rider less horse causing a hernia on the right side, his unit was commanded by Capt George W. Weeden.
Records do not state who his parents are or does not list any siblings. The complete file deals with his request for his pension. Anyone wishing to receive the scanned images please e-mail me and I will be happy to e-mail them. Approx 55 pages
Marque L. Carpenter
11947.
Daniel A. Carpenter
BIRTH: IL but one below shows VT.
CENSUS: 1870 US Census - See image: RIN 18406 Daniel Carpenter 1870.jpg & RIN 18406 Daniel Carpenter 1870b.jpg
United States Census, 1870
Name: Daniel A Carpenter
Estimated Birth Year: 1836
Gender: Male
Age in 1870: 34y
Color (white, black, mulatto, chinese, Indian): White
Birthplace: Vermont
Home in 1870: Illinois, United States
Household Gender Age
Daniel A Carpenter M 34y
Anna Carpenter F 32y
Mary Carpenter F 3y
George Carpenter M 1y
CENSUS: 1880 US Census
United States Census, 1880
Name: D. A. Carpenter
Residence: Buckheart, Fulton, Illinois
Birthdate: 1836
Birthplace: Vermont, United States
Relationship to Head: Self
Spouse's Name: Ann M. Carpenter
Spouse's Birthplace: Pennsylvania, United States
Father's Name:
Father's Birthplace: Vermont, United States
Mother's Name:
Mother's Birthplace: Vermont, United States
Race or Color (Expanded): White
Ethnicity (Standardized): American
Gender: Male
Martial Status: Married
Age (Expanded): 44 years
Occupation: Farm Laborer
NARA Film Number: T9-0207
Page: 69
Page Character: D
Entry Number: 853
Film number: 1254207
Household Gender Age
D. A. Carpenter M 44
Spouse Ann M. Carpenter F 43
Child George Carpenter M 11
Child Kittie M. Carpenter F 9
Child Abigall Carpenter F 7
Child Wm. Carpenter M 5
11948.
David Carpenter
CENSUS: 1870 US Census - See image: RIN 141819 David Carpenter 1870.jpg
United States Census, 1870
Name: David Carpenter
Estimated Birth Year: 1840
Gender: Male
Age in 1870: 30y
Color (white, black, mulatto, chinese, Indian): White
Birthplace: Illinois
Home in 1870: Illinois, United States
Household Gender Age
David Carpenter M 30y
Ella Carpenter F 24y
Eva Carpenter F 1y
Lucius Northrop M 22y
Julius Northrop M 19y
CENSUS: 1880 US Census
United States Census, 1880
Name: David Carpenter
Residence: Beaver, Smith, Kansas
Birthdate: 1842
Birthplace: Illinois, United States
Relationship to Head: Self
Spouse's Name: Ellen M. Carpenter
Spouse's Birthplace: Illinois, United States
Father's Name:
Father's Birthplace: Vermont, United States
Mother's Name:
Mother's Birthplace: Vermont, United States
Race or Color (Expanded): White
Ethnicity (Standardized): American
Gender: Male
Martial Status: Married
Age (Expanded): 38 years
Occupation: Farmer
NARA Film Number: T9-0397
Page: 362
Page Character: A
Entry Number: 1873
Film number: 1254397
Household Gender Age
David Carpenter M 38
Spouse Ellen M. Carpenter F 34
Child Eva Carpenter F 11
Child Bessa Carpenter F 8
Child Earnest Carpenter M 5
Child Lou Carpenter M 4
Child Wallace Carpenter M 1
11961.
Chester Lorenze Carpenter
NAME: Chester Lorenze or Chester Lorenzo.
Chester Carpenter is found in the 1880 Census living in Marengo, McHenry County,
Illinois. He lists his occupation as Farmer and his Father’s birthplace as Massachusetts
and his Mother's birthplace as Connecticut which is consistent with the data we have.
Living with him are his wife, Elizabeth (b. 1835 Illinois); Olive M. Carpenter (b. 1854 Illinois); James A. (b. 1864 Illinois); Grant Carpenter (b. 1867 Illinois) and Archie (b. 1772 Illinois). I have found a Grant
Carpenter who died May 4, 1938 in Elgin, Illinois. Otherwise, none of the information I have lists a Grant Carpenter in the family.
From the Omaha World Herald, [undated] the first is the founding and expansion of the business by the sons of Deacon Carpenter, six of the seven brothers finally joining the family enterprise. The second story concerns the transformation of that business into an integrated concern spread out from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Coast with a new corporate structure, a new management structure and a new employee relationship structure fitting into new laws, new times, and the concerns new size.
For the Carpenter Paper Company today has an annual pay roll of three million dollars. It has 55,000
customer accounts, makes millions of transactions in the 13,000 items it handles from 1,300 suppliers. It has200 salesmen, 75 merchandise buyers, 1,100,000 square feet of warehouse space, 83 active bank accounts, 27 sales offices, five wholly owned subsidiaries. Last year its sales volume exceeded 23 million dollars and paid better than one million dollars in direct taxes.
The story of the Carpenter Paper Company begins when Isaac White Carpenter, age 20, left the farm in July 1876 for Chicago. At first he was a hotel porter then worked in a cap factory. A cousin George
Moser, manager of the Upsilanti Paper Company in Chicago hired him away from the cap factory to be a shipping clerk at $8 a week. The five story building in which he worked had an elevator operated by
pulling a long rope handover hand. Elbow grease was the power used on the paper trimmers. Isaac
worked hard, got ahead with the firm, during the next decade.
One by one the younger Carpenter brothers migrated from the farm to Chicago. George obtained work
with W.D. Messinger. Frank arrived in1880 and was employed by F.P. Elliott in his coarse paper department. Four years later when James applied at the same firm, Mr. Elliott remarked that he had enough Carpenters already. Not to be kept out of the paper business, Jim arranged to establish a line of credit to buy wrapping paper which he sold from a wagon on his own account of Chicago's south side. Will and Archie, the two younger brothers came into the paper business later.
The three older brothers wanted to go into business in Chicago, but one manufacturer told them that his arrangements with the Elliott Company forbade his selling to them. He urged them to start up in Omaha whiich at that time had no paper warehouse.
Frank was delegated to investigate the possibilities of the cities northwest and west of Chicago and the
Carpenters finally decided to follow the advice of their mill friend and set up business in Omaha.
With five thousand dollars capital, their savings and the proceeds of their father's sale of part of his good Illinois farm land, the Carpenter brothers came to Omaha and established a paper warehouse in a former livery stable at 1114 Douglas Street. The building rental was $35 a month. Frank and Isaac alternated selling on the road and looking after the city trade. In 1888, George arrived and took over western territory. His route started at Fremont, continued to Cheyenne, south to Denver, thence to Ogden, Idaho Falls and Butte, ending at Anaconda. He would double back by way of Salt Lake City. The establishment rapidly grew out of its swaddling clothes.
The Carpenter's first move was in 1889 to a five story building at 12th and Howard streets. This was the same year they first incorporated. Isaac W. Carpenter was president; James A. Carpenter vice president, C. L. Carpenter treasurer; J.F. Carpenter, secretary and the four, with their brother, George C. Carpenter, were all directors. In 1906, the Carpenters planned and started construction of the first reinforced concrete building west of Chicago. This structure of 8 stories and basement at 9th and Harney streets, cost $150,000 and was quite a plunge. It was occupied about the time of the panic of 1907. The Carpenter building was put up in the days before invention of the Meyer Steelform, as explained in the story of Ceco Steel Products. Spaces between reinforced concrete beams were filled in with tile, which was left in the building when the concrete was poured from above.
A Des Moines branch was established in 1896. A Denver office was opened in 1900. The Kansas City
Paper House was acquired in 1902. The pattern for expansion was quite similar: Carpenter Paper
Company salesmen would get a foothold in a territory, sales would grow until it seemed advisable to
locate a warehouse in a leading city of that territory then a branch of separate company would be
established.
In this manner, the Carpenters set up a warehouse in Salt Lake City in1903; merged their Denver
business with a Boston concern in 1905; opened a business in Guthrie, Oklahoma, in 1908 transferring it to Oklahoma City in 1931; established a San Antonio, Texas business in 1913; opened a Billings, Montana branch in 1917; opened a sales office in Los Angeles in1917 and a warehouse in 1928 and formed a California corporation in 1931; established a Sioux City office in 1915; opened a warehouse in Great Falls, Montana in 1930; acquired a Topeka business in 1929; opened a branch at Harlingen, Texas in 1935 and acquired a going business from theTayloe Paper Company of Memphis and Fort Worth the same year. In 1940, they acquired a going paper business in San Francisco from the Carter interests in Boston and again in 1944 expanded their San Francisco business by purchasing the Field Ernst Envelope Company, one of its six wholly owned envelope manufacturing subsidiaries.
In Omaha were Frank and Isaac. Jim opened Kansas City. Will remained in coarse paper
Head quartered in Omaha. George opened the Des Moines office. Archie, after his graduation from
Cornell in 1898 was sent out to Denver to develop the Rocky Mountain business. When Frank died in
1907, Archie returned to Omaha to take his place.
Will died in 1917 and Archie died during the flu epidemic. Isaac W. Carpenter Sr. remained at the helm of the business until 1925. Isaac Carpenter was one of the founders of the Omaha Young Men's Christian Association and its president for 10 years. He was a deacon of Calvary Baptist Church for more than three decades. He was one of the original directors of the Trans Mississippi Exposition in Omaha in 1898. His hobby was fine horses.
The second generation of Carpenters was all brought up in the business. On graduation from the
University of Nebraska in 1904, Gilbert (Bert) Carpenter entered the sales end of the business in the
Nebraska concern and later supervised branch house activities in Nebraska and Montana.
Harry C. Carpenter, second son of Frank, came into the business in 1913 after attending Cornell. He
moved with his family to Billings, Montana in 1917 and managed the Montana activity.
Isaac W. Carpenter Jr (Zeke) came into the business in 1916 after graduating from Dartmouth and Harvard Business School. After he returned from WW I, Zeke devoted his time to the Federal Envelope
Mfg Co.
19565.
Hiram Bloom Carpenter
ILLINOIS CIVIL WAR DETAIL REPORT
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Name CARPENTER, HIRAM
Rank PVT Company I Unit 147 IL US INF
Personal Characteristics
Residence MCHENRY, MCHENRY CO, IL Age 18 Height 5' 7 Hair DARK
Eyes GRAY Complexion FAIR Marital Status SINGLE Occupation FARMER
Nativity MCHENRY, IL
Service Record
Joined When FEB 6, 1865 Joined Where MCHENRY, IL
Joined By Whom CPT PRATT Period 1 YR
Muster In FEB 11, 1865 Muster In Where MARENGO, IL
Muster In By Whom N/A Muster Out JAN 20, 1866
Muster Out Where SAVANNAH, GA Muster Out By Whom CPT WOOD
Remarks N/A
Mary Elizabeth White
Mary Elizabeth White was listed as 45 in the 1880 Census. She lists herparent's birthplace as Kentucky. She was born in Illinois. I believeher father's name was Isaac since one child appears to be named for him.There is an Isaac White listed in the War of 1812 Illinois TerritoryCompany. Interesting that Governor Edwards was Commander in Chief of thearmy. The third regiment was from Randolph County, Illinois listedColonel Isaac White. This regiment consisted of two battalions.
Also, Kentucky Land Grants list Isaac White purchasing 35 acres on March16, 1825 in Mercer County. This rather conflicts with the Illinoishistory.
An Isaac White bought land in Vermillion County and McHenry County duringthe years 1830-1843 for a total 540 acres.
Mary Ann Kendall is shown as the second wife of Isaac White. He may havemarried his third wife in about 1853. Our ancestor was born in 1835.Isaac White lived until 1874.
Picture Notes:
1893
Omaha, Nebraska
William Grant CarpenterArchie Weyland Carpenter
Top Row:
Lucinda (Lynn) C. Lockwood, daughter of I.W. Carpenter; Carrie (Mrs. I.W.Carpenter; Mary Josephine Putney (Mrs. George Carpenter); George ChesterCarpenter; Calla (Mrs. James A. Carpenter.) who was Mary Josephine's bestfriend; James A. Carpenter; Marian Avery (Mrs. J. Frank Carpenter);Charles Carpenter, half-brother and son of Olive Bloom; Mary, daughter ofCharles Carpenter.
Middle Row:
Isaac White Carpenter; I.W. Carpenter, Jr.; Chester Lorenzo Carpenter;Olive (daughter of Isaac Carpenter); Helen Carpenter Craig (daughter ofJames and Calla Carpenter); Mary Elizabeth White (Mrs. Chester L.Carpenter); Gilbert E. Carpenter; Lucinda (Mrs. Charles Carpenter).
Bottom Row
Nell Carpenter Kiewit, daughter of Isaac Carpenter; Marian CarpenterFrederick (daughter of Marian (May) and J. Franklin Carpenter; HarryCarpenter, son of Marian (May) and J. Franklin Carpenter.
Marriage Notes for Chester Lorenze Carpenter and Mary Elizabeth White
CARPENTER, CHESTER L WHITE, ELIZABETH10/20/1852 00A/ 00000762 BOONE
19566.
Olive M. Carpenter
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Household:
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace OccupationFather's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
Chester CARPENTER Self M Male W 63 NY Farmer MA CT
Elisabeth CARPENTER Wife M Female W 45 IL Keeping HouseKT KT
Olive M. CARPENTER Dau S Female W 26 IL Ass'Ts KeepingHouse NY CT
James A. CARPENTER Son S Male W 16 IL Farm Laborer NYCT
Grant CARPENTER Son S Male W 13 IL Farm Laborer NY CT
Archie CARPENTER Son S Male W 8 IL NY CT
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Source Information:
Census Place Marengo, Mc Henry, Illinois
Family History Library Film 1254228
NA Film Number T9-0228
Page Number 195A
INDEX TO DEATH NOTICES IN THE MARENGO REPUBLICAN NEWS,
1881-1883; 1885; 1887-1888
This page is for surnames A-G.
CARPENTER, Olive M.
30
15 Oct 1883
19 Oct 1883
Olive Carpenter appears not to have married and died at age 30. All ofthe census dates list her as helping her mother keep house.
19570.
Harry Chester Carpenter
NOTE: This person is not in Ellen Carpenter's data file. Does he belong to this family? May 2010 JRC
19573.
Ralph Carpenter
An obituary in the Marengo Republican News lists this baby's death asNovember 26, 1870, aged 1 year, 3 months and 7 days.
11962.
George Franklin Carpenter
Number 5620 in the Carpenter Memorial. Page 575.
Family on page 691 (# 1335). An Attorney.
19576.
John Carpenter
Number 7192 in the Carpenter Memorial. Page 691.
No family listed.
CENSUS: Was this the John M. listed below?
> SNDX ----NAME---- ----TOWNSHIP---- PAGE
>Ohio 1880 Census, ALLEN CO., OH 1880 CENSUS
>>C615 CARPENTER, Clemtine Richland # 348C
>>C615 CARPENTER, Eva Spencer # 434C
>>C615 CARPENTER, John M. Marion # 287D
>>C615 CARPENTER, Priscillia Spencer # 434D
>>C615 CARPENTER, Wm. Lima # 523A
19577.
Dan Carpenter
Number 7193 in the Carpenter Memorial. Page 691.
No family listed.
19578.
Lizzie Carpenter
Number 7194 in the Carpenter Memorial. Page 691.
No family listed.