Hi Carpenter Cousins,
I'm new to this list and start by telling you who were my Carpenters. My
gggrandmother was Sarah Elizabeth CARPENTER b. Nov 13, 1838 AL d. Oct 01, 1912 daughter of
William Bailey CARPENTER and Rebecca Savannah DONALDSON. Sarah married George Washington
NELSON b. Feb 08, 1824 AL d. May 19, 1892 AL. Both are buried in the Antioch Cem. Coffee
Co., AL. I'm listing more info below. I probably have cousins on this list, I
haven't even met yet, looking forward to that.
I'm trying to find who were the parents of Benjamin Samson CARPENTER and what was the
last name of Milly C. ? his wife., Sarah's grandparents;
Please see below and let me know if you recognize any links in your genealogical lines...
Please feel free to contact me directly too if you wish at shoops(a)bigsky.net
Thanks,
Tiffany
HERE'S MY CARPENTER INFO BELOW:
The Carpenters:
Benjamin Samson Carpenter was born 1771, and died in Dale County Alabama in 1836. He
married Milly C abt 1800 probably in South Carolina. She was born 1780 in South Carolina,
and died after 1850. Their children were,
i. William Bailey Carpenter b 1808 South Carolina; d October 30, 1883 in Alabama.
ii. John G Carpenter b 1810 South Carolina, Settled near Pine Level Alabama
iii. Samson A Carpenter b 1816 South Carolina
iv. Nancy Carpenter b 1821 Alabama ( Alabama was carved from the Mississippi territory,
and became a state in 1819, and Govenor William Wyatt Bibb commissioned its first census
in 1820). Nancy would have been one of the first members of our family to be born in the
state.
v. Benjamin Carpenter b 1824 Covington County Alabama m Emily Trenatham Trever abt 1844,
in Alabama.
vi Holley Carpenter b 1826. Alabama
William Bailey Carpenter was my gg grandfather born 1808 in South Carolina, died October
30 1883 in Alabama. He married Rebecca Savannah Donaldson abt 1835. She was born abt
1815 in South Carolina, died April 1884 in Alabama. their children were
i. Samson Harmon Carpender b May 26, 1833 Alabama; d Unknown
ii. Benjamin David Carpenter b November 25, 1834 Coffee County Alabama; d October 13,
1919
iii. Emily Carpenter b February 28, 1836, Alabama
iv. Sarah Elizabeth Carpenter b October 28, 1838, Alabama; d October 1, 1912 Alabama
v. Nancy Carpenter b December 6, 1841 Alabama m Bill Bracken
vi. Susan R Carpenter b March 04, 1843 Alabama
vii. William Carpenter b January 18, 1845 Alabama
viii. Suffronia Carpenter b January 19, 1847 Alabama
ix. Martha Carpenter b March 8, 1849 Alabama m Eabin E Baldwin
x. Giles B Carpenter b February 22, 1853, Alabama d October 10, 1929 Butler County
Alabama
xi. Daniel Dozier "Dosh" Carpenter b October 31, 1854 Alabama m Ophelia
Stewart
xii. Carey C Carpenter b November 7, 1856
Note:
John J Carpenter son of John G Carpenter was a member of the 33rd Alabama Infantry
Regiment, who survived the Civil War. His brother Benjamin R Carpenter was also a member
of the 33rd Alabama, and died September 2, 1862 in Enterprise Mississippi Hospital.
Benjamin's wife was Armanda. Samson Harmon Carpenter was the brother of Sarah
Elizabeth Carpenter my ggrandmother. Samson H was in the 33rd Alabama Infantry, his wife
Eliza claimed his body on the 16th of March 1863. Sarah Elizabeth's Husband was
George Washington Nelson, he was also a member of the 33rd Alabama Infantry Company F. G
W lost his arm in the Battle of Atlanta July 22, 1864 and recovered in the Floyd House, a
Hotel in Macon Ga that was converted into a Confederate Hospital.
Sarah Elizabeth Carpenter b October 28, 1838 Alabama d October 1, 1912 Coffee County
Alabama m George Washington Nelson abt 1855 . G W was born February 8, 1824 d May 19,
1892 Coffee County Alabama.
Note: G W and Sarah are both burried antioch Cemetery
Children of Sarah and G W Nelson are;
i. William C Hall b 1855 Rose Hill Alabama d ? Kinston Alabama. ( why did he go by the
name of Hall. the 1860 Census has an (m) designation by his name. The (m) designation
indicates milato which could be according to the census taker Indian or African American
blood. According to some people the wife of William Bailey Carpenter, Rebecca Savanah
Donaldson, my gg grandmother was Cherokee Indian. I have a picture of their
daughter,Sarah Elizabeth my g grandmother who would have been half indian if this is true.
She certainly looks like a half indian.
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ii Emily M Nelson b 1858
iii. James M "Jim" Nelson b December 27, 1860 d December 7, 1950 Coffee County
Alabama
iv. Mary Nelson b December 27, 1860
v. Zilpha Nelson b June 1864 d 1946
vi. Benjamin David "Buck" Nelson November 8, 1867 d April 25, 1944 ( your
ggrandfather)
vii. Joannah "Bama" Nelson b November 19, 1880 d January 1, 1964
viii.Savannah "Nancy" Nelson b 1869 d 1946
ix. Aquilla "Qullie" Nelson b January 8, 1871 d March 11, 1960 ( my
grandfather)
x. Georgiann Nelson b November 18, 1873 d February 6, 1957
xi. Victoria "Babe" Nelson b 1876 d January 1962
xii. Elwood Nelson b November 8, 1878 d March 25, 1958
xiii.Mannie B Nelson b November 8, 1878 d December 4, 1960