Descendants of William Carpenter of Rehoboth, Plymouth Colony, now part of Bristol County, MA

Notes


28749. William Albert Carpenter

Verified death record in Clark , IL records.  One record said death was 3 Feb 1968.

FAMILY RECORD of the Carpenter Family, pub. 1947, pamphlet in possession of family members.

Funeral records.  Marshall, Clark, IL Genealogical Library. Marshall, Clark, IL Court House records, verified births of Willma Lucille, and Harold Edward.

Visited the Ohio Cem., Melrose Twp., Clark, IL where the sons of Lulu are buried.  Lulu's first son, Albert A. Lindley b. 25 June 1942, d. 14 Feb 1965, and  last son, Michael Lee Lindley b. 12 May 1950 in IN, d. 20 June 1975.

Harold Edward Carpenter is also buried in the Ohio Cem. 1912-1971. (son of William Albert and Mattie I. Higginbotham Carpenter).

He was listed as "of Chrisman, IL" in other's obituaries in 1949 & 1952.

OBITUARY;  William Carpenter, 82, of 702 S. 2nd Street, died Friday [2 Feb 1968] at the Paris hospital  He is survived by the wife, Mattie; three daughters, Mrs. Lula Lindley, with who he made his home;  Mrs. Wilma Fleetwood, Christman;  Mrs. Virginia Marsh, of Dorsett, Ohio; two sons, Ivan Carpenter of Astubula, Ohio; and Harold, of Elgin, IL; 17 grandchildren and 21 great grandchildren.  . . burial in Ohio Cem..


Mattie Idelia Higginbotham

Verified her birth and death record in Marshall, Clark, IL Court House Records.

Obituary notice.   Marshall, [Illinois]  Mrs. Mattie Carpenter, 75, 702 So. 2nd St. died at 6:30 p.m. Sunday in the Paris Hospital.    Died July 7, 1968.  Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Lula Lindley, Marshall, Mrs. Wilma Fleetwood, Paris, and Mrs. Virginia Marsh, Dorset, Ohio; two sons, Harold Elgin, IL, and Ivan, Ashtabula, Ohio; sister, Mrs. Hattie (Higginbotham) Lederman, rural West Union,, two brothers,  Ormal Higginbotham  of Martinsville, and Harry of Marshall ; 16 grandchildren, and 23 great - grandchildren.  . . .burial at Ohio Cemetery. [


33425. Harold Edward Carpenter

Verified birth in Marshall, Clark , Court House Records.  Listed as living in Elgin, IL in 1968 at mother's death.  Pvt. WWII, USA.  It was reported that he never married.


28750. Perry Adam Carpenter

Personal interview with Eugene Carpenter, Paris, IL, son of Perry Adam. Eugene has marriage license and family records. He has also helped extensively on all IL and IN research, saving many obituaries and other records.  Visit with Perry's daughter, Ethel Taylor, Dennison, IL in 1992 and previously.  Vital Records, Court House, Marshall, Clark, IL.  Notice of death and surviving relatives.  He was 78y18d.  His family farm was in Dennison, IL.

DEATH:  Perry Adam, son of Thomas and Caroline Kile Crpenter, was born October 30, 1887, in Anderson Twp., Clark County, Illinois.    He was married to Bessie May Williams in March 1909, and to this union four children were born; Eugene, Ethel, Albert and Hurley.     Most of his life was spent on a farm in Wabash Twp., Clark County    Mr. Carpenter passed away Thursday, August 18, 1966 at the Paris Hospital, at the age of 78 years, and 18 days.    He is survived by his wife Bessie; his children:  Eugene of Route 4, Paris; Mrs. Ethel Taylor, and Albert Carpenter both of Route 1, Dennison, and Hurley Carpenter of Chicago; one brother, William Carpenter of Marshall; five grandchildren and three great grandchildren, and a large number of other relatives and friends.      Card of Thanks.  At the death of Mr. Carpenter we learned how much our friends mean to us.  We are more grateful than words can express.  The family of Mr. perry Carpenter.


Bessie Mae Williams

Bessie was of Melrose Twp., Clark, IL at her marriage.  Bessie was 79y 5m 3d.

Bessie's father, Charles Benton Williams b. 27 Oct 1863 in Needmore d. 20 Nov. 1947, 84y 24d.  Charlie is buried in Scotland, Edgar IL, "Friend's Chapel." His parents were: Thomas Jefferson Williams and Luella Hedden. Eugene Carpenter of Paris, IL has a picture of Thomas Jefferson and first wife.  Mother of Bessie was Mary Malinda Wyrick b. 29 Mar 1869 in Wabash Twp., Clark, IL and d. 18 Sept 1933.  Mary was 64y 5m 21d. Charlie and Mary were married in Nov. 1885.

Bessie's mother, Mary Malinda Wyrick's parents were: Enoch Wyrick and Lusetta Wilber. Enoch Wyrick was b. 10 May 1847 in Livingston, Wabash Twp., Clark, IL.  Enoch died 17 Apr 1927 age 79y 11m 7d.  He is buried in the Ohio Cem., Melrose Twp., Clark, IL.  Enoch's parents are David Wyrick and Malinda.  Enoch was the youngest of 8 children.  He md. (1) 1866 to Lusetta Wilber of Alright, Clark, IL. They had 4 children.  They are listed on Father's obituary as: Winfield Wyrick of Alright, (IL) Mabel Wyrick Sterner of Terre Haute (IN), Malinda Wyrick Williams of Scotland, and Estella Wyrick who d. 2 June 1899.  Enoch Wyrick md. (2) 14 July 1886 to Eda Eckle and there were 5 children by this union. In the father's obituary they are listed as: Mayme Wyrick McCullum, Harry Wyrick, George Wyrick, Edna Wyrick Miller of Ashmore, and Leslie Wyrick.  (Four of these were dead before 1921).


33430. Ethel Malinda Carpenter

Ethel and Roy had no children.  Ethel's grandfather, Thomas A. Carpenter gave her an old tintype of his grandfather and grandmother, Abner Carpenter and Rebecca McNair.


Roy F. Taylor

Letter from his wife, Ethel, (1992) "Roy's father, Joseph Taylor was born Dec. 21, 1849 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England.".  There is a mg. for a Joseph Taylor to Martha Nelson on 19 Dec 1875 in Clark  Book on Marriages from 1872-1881. Call # Sp. C. 929.377371 C.  This may be his relative.


33432. Hurley Ray Carpenter

Hurley had no children by either of his wives, Jaunita, or Eva.  He adopted a Vietnamise Annara J. Carpenter, of Sacramento.  He was 69y 2m when he died.


28751. Arthur Allen Carpenter

"FAMILY RECORD of the Carpenter Family," pub. 1947.  At the birth of daughter, Caroline, he was 28 yrs. old  & Nettie was 20.  Visited Ohio Cem., Melrose Twp. Clark, IL where Arthur Allen is  buried.  "Of Danville, IL" in 1949 in other's obituaries.  "Of Indianapolis, IN" in 1952, 1965 in other's obituaries.


Nettie Gown Liffick

Verified dates on tomstone in Ohio Cem., Melrose Twp., Clark, IL. One record said she had 9 children, we have record of only three.


33435. Anna Marie Carpenter

Verified death record for Anna Marie in Marshall, Clark, IL. infant.


28753. Charles Ezra Carpenter

"FAMILY RECORDS of the Carpenter Family," pub. 1947, in possession of son, Lawrence LeRoy Carpenter. (Lawrence passed away in Sept. 1992) Correspondence from Stella, his wife.  Birth and dealth records were verified in Clark  records.  He is listed as "of Scotland, IL" in other's obituaries in 1949 & 1952. One record said Charles Ezra had 5 children, we have 6 listed.


33439. Marcelle Armita Carpenter

Youth-age 12 at death


33440. Lawrence Leroy Carpenter

They had no children.  Lawrence attended the Family Reunions in Marshall, IL. He was their president prior to his death..  Of St. Bernice, IN at time of death, which is close to Chrisman, IL.


28756. Bessie Catherine Carpenter

"FAMILY RECORD of the Carpenter Family," pamphlet pub.1947.  Birth verified in Clark  records, IL.  She is reported as "living at home" in Marshall, IL in 1950 when her father died, and "of Findley, OH" in 1974.


Noah Shaw

In a book on Clark  Marriages  in the Terre Haute Library Sp. C 929.3773, Marriages 1872-1881, there is an Edward Shaw and Clara C. Carter md. 14 Nov 1872.  These maybe Noah's parents as his birth would be estimated to be around 1888-89 based on his wife's age.


28763. Charles Allen Carpenter Sr.

Verified birth in Clark  records.  Letter from Eunice Jackson, daughter of John McNair Carpenter. Correspondence from Miss Cox, granddaughter of Jane Carpenter Balding. (Jane was Abner Carpenter's daughter). Charles Allen was listed in others obituaries as living in Greenup, IL in 1938, 1950, 1974, and 1977.

Some information was sent by Sharon Van Mater, Riverton, IL in March 1994.


28765. Earnest Marion Carpenter

Parents at birth of Kenneth Eugene were Earnest Marion Carpenter and Maggie Fauver in Clark  Records.  There was a second child and we now have the birth certificate.  Their mother died when they were very young and maternal grandparents raised them.  Kenneth was later in Kentucky.  Woodrow Wilson Carpenter married a Turner girl and they lived in Marshall, Clark, IL.  They adopted a child.  When they separated, Woodrow took the child to Kentucky.  Earnest Marion was 22 years at the birth of Kenneth and 26 at the birth of Woodrow.


28767. Frances Verena Carpenter

"FAMILY RECORD of the Carpenter Family" pub. in 1947.  Frances was living in Martinsville, IL in 1973.  She was 89 when she died. 26 grandchildren, 32 great-grandchildren and 4 great-great-grandchildren. Frances Verena and Ben were instrumental in submitting a lot of family records for this collection in 1980-81.


Ben Miller

Henry, Ben's father, is buried in Ohio Cem., Melrose Twp., Clark, IL. b. 11 July 1859 d. 9 May 1939, and Mattie Martha Walker, Ben's mother, b. 4 Feb 1874 d. 21 Apr 1965 is also buried there. Ben Miller  was 90y10m8d when he died.  His sisters Florence Carpenter (Mrs. Carl Clifford Carpenter), and Nellie Gard, both of Martinsville survived, and 1 brother Ted. of Annapolis, IL. besides many of his immediate family.  He had 26 grandchildren, 32 great-grandchildren and 3 great-great-grandchildren.


28768. Grace Lorene Carpenter

Grace was 80 yr old when she died.  She lived in West Union, IL in 1973.


John Edward Higginbotham

"FAMILY RECORD of the Carpenter Family" pub. 1947. He has a brother Ormal b. 19 Feb. 1904  d. 4 Nov 1977.  John and Ormal are mentioned in his sister Mattie's obituary.  Marriage record "Grace Carpenter md. John Edgar Higginbotham . . ." is in Genealogical Library, Marshall, IL.  John Edward's tombstone says Jay Edward, but he is married to Grace L. and has son Everrett and birthdate for Jay matches John Edward's.


33459. Everett Edward Higginbotham

WWII Vet, Tech. for U.S. Army.


28769. Clara Ellen Carpenter

She was 73.


Otis Leroy Williams Sr.

Otis LeRoy Williams Sr. was 71y 4m 20d when he died.  Survived by two sisters, Mrs. Armita Gardner and Mrs. Ollie Mallory, 8 children, 7 daughter and 1 son, 27 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren.


28770. William Herman Carpenter

Information from: "FAMILY RECORDS of the Carpenter Family" published in 1947.  Verified birth in Clark  records.  William Herman lived in Cedar Lake in 1973 and Veedersburg, IN in 1985.   Information on this family was sent in by Mrs. Mary D. Beebe of Veedersburg, IN. in 1993. Mary Deloris Carpenter is a daughter, and their eighth child.   Additional information from the children or grandchildren of most of the family, Sept/Oct 1993.


28771. Carl Clifford Carpenter Rev.

Information from "FAMILY RECORD of the Carpenter Family" pamphlet published in 1947.  Personal records of Carl Clifford Carpenter.   Carl lived in Martinsville, IL in 1973 and 1985.  He is mentioned in his sister Bonnie's obituary in June 1994 as Rev. Carl Carpenter.