I don't actually know anything individually about the Carpenters from Gaston County NC
except that there is a very well known early family of Carpenters there who I believe is a
branch of the VA Carpenters who are closely kin to the descendants of the two Williams of
New England, probably from the Rehoboth branch (this is without checking the yDNA
website). When my daughter was living in the area, I often found my surname got me
noticeably pleasant treatment. And of course if they are from the VA group they are my
kin, even if I don't know how
Procrastinate NOW! Don't put it off! Ellen de Generes
--- On Mon, 11/12/12, Donna Cuzze <dcuzze(a)earthlink.net> wrote:
From: Donna Cuzze <dcuzze(a)earthlink.net>
Subject: [CARPENTER] Veteran Henry O. Carpenter
To: CARPENTER-L(a)rootsweb.com
Date: Monday, November 12, 2012, 7:06 PM
Found this on findagrave and thought it worthy of posting for Veteran's Day.
Sgt Henry O. Carpenter irth: May 5, 1897 Gaston County NC, USA
Death: Sep. 29, 1918, France
LARGE CROWDS ATTEND SOLDIER FUNERAL SERVICES
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Corporal Howard Gaston Oates and Sergeant Henry O. Carpenter Brought Home
From France.
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GASTONIA, April 25--Two of the most largely attended funerals ever held in
Gaston county were those of Corporal Howard Gaston Oates, of Co 'D' 11th
infantry, held at Pisgah A. R. P. church Friday afternoon and of Sgt Henry
O. Carpenter, of Co "D," 105th engineers, held at Chapel Lutheran church
Sunday afternoon. The bodies of both soldiers arrived in Gastonia Friday
morning from Hoboken, H. J. coming by the way of Camp Jackson, S. C.
The body of Corporal Oates was taken to the home of his parents in the
Pisgah neighborhood where it lay until the hour of the funeral. Practially
the whole population of the Pisgah and Linwood college sections of the
county were present at the funeral. Many were in attendance from Gastonia,
York, Kings Mountain and Bessemer City. Seldom has such a crowd ever
gathered at Pisgah church. The funeral services were conducted by Revs. R.
R. Caldwell, pastor of the Bessemer City A. R. P. church, J. R. Hood, of
Pisgah, and A. T. Lindsay, of Linwood collge. Rev. L. R. Neill, a boyhood
comrade and fellow soldier also took part in the exercises. Rev. Mr. Niell
was with Corporal Oates four days before he was killed in action near
Bellicourt October 10, 1918. Four days after the armistice, November 15,
1918, the family was notified of the death of young Oates. Mr. Oates was 21
years old at the time of registering in June, 1917. He was trained at Camp
Sevier with the 30th division, sailing for France April 6, 1918. Mr. Oats
attended school at Bessemer City high school and at Linwood college.
After the exercises in the church at Pisgah, the American legion and a squad
of soldiers from the local military company took charge and a military
burial was given the dead soldier. A salute of three volleys was fired over
the grave and taps was sounded. The pallbearers were Messrs. M. V.
Whitesides, E. R. Clemmer, J. W. Holland, R. R. Stowe, Grenville White and
W. T. Grigg.
The crowd attending the funeral of Sgt. Carpenter at Chapel Lutheran church
Sunday afternoon was estimated at from 2,000 to 3,000 persons. The grove
surrounding the church was filled with automobiles coming from all over
Gaston and sections of Lincoln and York counties. Only a fraction of those
present were able to get into the church. Funeral services were conducted by
the pastor, Rev. A. L. Bolick. The local post of the American legion and a
firing squad from the military company also had charge of the military part
of the funeral exercises. The Gaston county War Mothers attended both
funerals and sent handsome floral tribute.
Charlotte Observer
April 26, 1921
Page 6
Burial: Lutheran Chapel Cemetery Gastonia Gaston County North Carolina,
USA
Maintained by: Jane M. Howard
Originally Created by: Armantia
Record added: Sep 06, 2004
Find A Grave Memorial# 9426345
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'I am hurt, but I am not slain;
I'l lay me down and bleed a-while, And then I'll rise and fight again."
-Sir Andrew Barton
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