Donna,
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John R. Carpenter
La Mesa, CA
Carpenter Cousins Y-DNA Project
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Some of this family is at Find-A-Grave - (added info - see census below)
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CENSUS: 1900 US Census
Unites States Census, 1900, ED 129 Buford Township (western part), Union, North Carolina,
United States
name: Jane Carpenter
titles & terms:
event: Census
event date: 1900
event place: ED 129 Buford Township (western part), Union, North Carolina, United
States
birth date: Sep 1863
birthplace: North Carolina
relationship to head of household: Head
father's birthplace: North Carolina
mother's birthplace: North Carolina
race or color (standardized): White
gender: Female
marital status: Widowed
[Husband Jno. Carpenter (b. ? D. abt 1899/1900 NC) from North Carolina, Marriages,
1759-1979 for son Rufus P. C. ]
years married:
estimated marriage year:
mother how many children: 8
number living children: 6
immigration year:
page: 13
sheet letter: B
family number: 244
reference number: 66
film number: 1241220
digital folder number: 004117863
image number: 00268
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Jane Carpenter (b. 3 Aug 1864 NC) F 37 North Carolina
stepson Clark Carpenter (John Clark C. b. 14 Sep 1881 Gaston County, NC) M 19
North Carolina
son Jesse Carpenter (Jess K. C. b. 30 Mar 1884 Gaston County, NC) M 14 North
Carolina
daughter Jennie Carpenter F 13 North Carolina
daughter Mary Carpenter (Mary J. C b. 19 Aug 1888 NC) F 12 North Carolina
son Rufus Carpenter (Rufus P. C b. 16 Feb 1896 Gaston County, NC) WWI Vet M 4
North Carolina
son Oscar Carpenter (Henry Oscar C. b. 5 May 1897 b. Gaston County, NC) WWI KIA M
3 North Carolina
son John C Carpenter M 2 North Carolina
brother-in-law Robert Carpenter M 30 North Carolina
Citing this Record
"United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch
(
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MS13-YWB : accessed 13 Nov 2012), Jane Carpenter,
ED 129 Buford Township (western part), Union, North Carolina, United States; citing sheet
13B, family 244, NARA microfilm publication T623, FHL microfilm 1241220.
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Subject: [CARPENTER] Veteran Henry O. Carpenter
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
END Sgt Henry Oscar Carpenter.