Dear Folks,
The data below and the miscelaneous data and the end of this message
came from Alton Carpenter via John L. Carpenter then to me. I could not
match up much, so I pass it on. Hopefully someone will find it useful!
Happy Holidays!
John R. Carpenter
La Mesa, CA
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CEMETERY RECORDS OF GILES COUNTY, TENNESSEE
929.376861 C33 DPL
p.56 ALLEN/CARPENTER CEMETERY
Hwy. 64 W right onto Campbellsville Rd, Left onto Minnow Branch Rd.,
Left side Rd, enclosed by a chain link fence
W.E. Carpenter- 10 Sept., 1861 - 15 June, 1914 Julia A. Carpenter - 4
May, 1826 - 26 Feb., 1910 Michael Carpenter - 18 Oct., 1817 14 May, 1889
p.75 CARPENTER CEMETERY
Hwy. 31 N, Left on Can Hill Rd, east side of Rd.; also has several
marked only with field stones
Parthena Carpenter - 7 March, 1910, 85 years of age
Richard Carpenter - 28 Dec., 1850 - 11 Nov:, 1862, son of R & C
Carpenter
p.140 GIBSONVILLE CEMETERY
Hwy. 64 W, through Campbellsville on Columbia Rd, about 7 miles on R on
hill
Rufas A. Carpenter 1926-1946
Mbert Carpenter - 26 Dec., 1900-3 Oct., 1970
Auty A. Carpenter - 13 July 1897 - 8 Feb., 1~68
Cory M. Carpenter - 8 June, 1964 (only date)
Englich Carpenter - 18 Nov., 1890-20 May 1969
Etter Carpenter - 3 June, 1871-16 Sept., 1946
Mitchell Carpenter - 3 May, 1888 - 8 Aug., 1933
Voyd William Carpenter - 7 Nov., 1904-11 April, 1966
p.172 HELTON CEMETERY
Hwy. 64, onto Campbellsville Rd, L on Lawrenceburg Rd, L on Rose Hill
Rd, through gate at
Higgins Place.
Audry Margaret Carpenter 1943-1943
Solon E. Carpenter - 20 May, 1884-8 Feb., 1947
Florence Carpenter - 15 May, 1892 - 3 Jan., 1946
p.206 LYNWOOD CEMETERY
5 mi. N. Pulaski
James W. Carpenter - 9 Aug., 1935 - 9 May, 1977
Herbert B. Carpenter - 27 May, 1929 - 18 July, 1972
Robert L. Carpenter - 1902-1968
Zula Mae Carpenter - 1902-1974
Gracie Carpenter - 17 June, 1891 - 2 Jan., 1975
A.R. Carpenter - 10 May, 1890 -2 July, 1927
Vella May Carpenter - 21 March, 1881 - 21 Oct., 1944
p.210
Mark Carpenter - 1887 - 1952
Pearl Carpenter - 1890-1962
p.211
Edward Taylor Carpenter - I May, 1906 - 2 Sept., 1967
p.215
Mary E. Carpenter Hurt - 7 Sept, 1920 (no other date)
Rutb, infant of R.S. and Walcie Carpenter 2 May, 1919
p.219
IsaacW. Carpenter- 1863-1922
Lucy E. Carpenter - 1868 - 1949
Elmer J. Carpenter - 23 July, 1892 - 30 May, 1967
Ella S. Carpenter - 24 Oct., 1902 - 11 May, 1980
Lawrence E. Carpenter - 14 Aug., 1930 -' 18 Oct., 1983
p.220
Mahon Carpenter - 21 March, 1909 - 11 April, 1930
p.221
Ella E. Carpenter - 22 Apr., 1917 - 7 June, 1936
AH. Carpenter-1879 1962
Cora S. Carpenter -1886 - 1969
Tom Carpenter - 11 July, 1874 - 20 Aug., 1940
Carrie Carpenter - 8 May, 1879 - 11 July, 1963
Hettie Carpenter 1890-1952
C. (should be G. for George) W. Carpenter - 30 Oct., 1857 - 2 Aug., 1926
Nancy Elizabeth Carpenter - 2 Nov., 1854 - 14 June, 1944
p.232
Grover Cleveland Carpenter - 1893-1947
Minnie Compton Carpenter - 1895 (only date)
p.233
Walter M. Carpenter - 30 Oct., 1906 - I May, 1965 Tenn. SISgt. Arrny Air
Force WWII
Edna S. Carpenter - 12 Oct., 1915 (no other date)
Elmer G. Carpenter - 23 June, 1905 - 30 Oct., 1953
James Owen Carpenter - 3 May, 1909 - 26 May, 1958, Tenn Cpl US Army WWII
Oliver Carpenter - 1883 - 1959
MaryT. Carpenter- 1885 - 1962
p.236
John W. Carpenter - 13 Apr., 1854 - 23 Aug., 1910
Uenrietta J. Carpenter - 212 Feb., 1856 - 31 July, 1935
p.240
Clara B. Carpenter - 24 Sept., 1903 - 28 Oct., 1982
Leonard F. Carpenter - 16 Dec., 1920 - 1 July, 1976
p.241
May B. Carpenter - 28 May, 1890-28 Feb., 1970
John G. Carpenter - 27 Dec., 1894 - 7 July, 1962
END OF LYNWOOD CEMETERY
MAPLEWOOD CEMEThRY - NEW WHITE SECTION p.269
Mitchell A. Carpenter - 26 Jan., 1916 (no other date) Aileen E.
Carpenter - 28 March, 1911 - 11 Nov., 1981 p.286
Kenneth A. Carpenter - 1 Jan., 1912 - 12 Feb., l98lTec 3, U S Army WWII
Annie Mae Carpenter - 22 Jan., 1924 (no dther date)
p.301
Mary Lee Carpenter - 8 March, 1910 (no other date) OLD WHITE SECTION,
MAPLEWOOD CEMETERY p.348
Mrs. John Carpenter - 1854 - 1940
PARKER/CARPENTER CEMETERY
Campbellesville, R Minnow Branch Rd, R Ball Holow Rd, on Left
p.435
Eaton Carpenter - 9 March, 1811 - 5 July, 1871
Emmie Carpenter - 9 May, 1820-1 Aug., 1882
Samuel E. Carpenter - 21 Jan., 1877 - 8 Jan., 1915
Sadie Mai Carpenter - 22 May, 1914 - 5 Sept.., 1916
R.H.C. Carpenter - 28 Nov., 1851 - 3 May., 1914
Sammie Laura Carpenter, B & D. 12 June, 1915
PROSPECT CEMETERY Hwy. 315, before entering Prospect p.454
Margaret Carpenter - 23 Apr., 1932-23 Sept., 1969
WILSFORD CEMETERY
Hwy.31N,LonCanHilI,R
p.526
Infant son AR & VM Carpenter - B & D. 22 Oct., 1941
Margaret Carpenter - 23 Apr., 1932-23 Sept., 1969
GILES COUNTY TENNESSEE DATA
1890 CIVIL WAR CENSUS TENNESSEE
Richard CARPENTER - Giles County - Pvt. B. Co. 1 lOth Irif;, 63-65,
Lynriviiie P.O.
1850 MORTALITY SCHEDULE - TENNESSEE
Giles County
Spicey Carpenter, age 40; born Va., died Feb., 1850, cause unknown,
Dist. 13
EARLY fllSTORY G~ES COUNTY
976.861 0381ma
No Carpenter in index
MARRIAGES OF GILES COUNTY, TENNESSEE 1818-1862
929.3768 G39lson
No Carpenters in index
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Subject:
Fw: Giles Co. Tenn. Cemetaries (FYI)
Date:
Mon, 27 Sep 1999 09:47:41 -0400
From:
" John L. Carpenter" <jcarp45(a)top.monad.net>
To:
"John R Carpenter" <jrcrin001(a)home.com>
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Hi John:
I scanned the pages and put them in MS Word format. Perhaps you can use
them to help someone tidy up dates and places. I have also sent a copy
to Terry Lee.
I also found some information not elswere cited in the files you shared
with me:
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HEAD OF FAMILIES IN VIRGINIA, 1783 - AMHERST COUNTY
File submitted for use in the USGenWeb Archives by:
Sharon Barrett Kennedy <SKBC79(a)aol.com>
Transcriber's Note: This document has been transcribed as accurately as
possible;
the apparent errors in spelling were on the record I copied from--SBK.
NAME OF HEAD OF FAMILY WHITE BLACK
Carpenter, Benjamin 5 -
Carpenter, Sarah 6 -
Carpenter, John 4 -
Carpenter, Thomas 6 2
Mays, Joseph 7 11
Mays, James 6 4
Mays, John 10 2
Mays, Benjamin 4 -
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Carpenters of Virginia
What happened to Amherst Co.? Was it merged with Augusta
County?
Thanks! Alton
Subject: Botetourt Co VAGenWeb QueryPage
Date: Fri, 24 Sep 1999 05:19:39 -0400 (EDT)
From: Freddie Spradlin <FSPRADLIN(a)delphi.com>
To: adcarpenter(a)earthlink.net
Amherst Co is still in existence, north of the James River and
Bedford/Appomattox Counties. It was formed in 1761 from Albemarle
County,
and was divided in 1808 to form Nelson County.
Regards, Freddie S.
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BENJAMIN CARPENTER, b. 1753, Amherst, VA; d. 1840, Knox County,
Schuyler, IL.
Notes for BENJAMIN CARPENTER:
!SEE: Carpenter and Related Family Historical Journal, Vol. 5, Winter
1994/1995, Number 8, page 519, documents his service in the Revolutiion.
>From the Journal of Illinois State Historical Society, Vol. 8, Number 3,
Oct.
1915, page 441, as reported by Richard Charles Carpenter, tells of Sgt.
John
Carpenter's brothers Benjamin Carpenter's service. "Benjamin Carpenter
was a
native of Virginia, born in 1753. He enlisted for four years in Amherst
County, Virginia. His Company joined the Army of Lafayette and he was
present
at the surrender of Cornwallis. He came to Illinois and resided in
Schuyler
County where he died." (532156) Illinois Certificate #22315.
[Note that Richard Charles testified that Benjaman had a brother named
John.]
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>From "Amherst County , Virginia in the Revolution, by Lenora H.
SweenyClearfield Co., 1998
come the following:
" CARPENTER, BENJAMIN -- Schuyler Co., iLL., Sept. 3, 1832, Age 78:
enlisted Amherst Co., Va., May 1776, Sergt. under Capt. Joseph Cabell,
Lt. Nicholas Cabell, Ensign Nathan Crawford, Col. Mason's Regt. Was in
engagement at Long Bridge, on york River, in which Capt. Fordyce, the
British Commander, was killed. Second tour underCapt. James
Higginbothom, Lt. Samuel Higginbotham & Ensign James Pamplin, Col.
Mason. Third tour under Capt. William Harris, Lt. Charles Eads, Ensign
Tilman Walton, stationed at Four Mile Run on James River; later in
Richmond guarding prisoners taken in the battle of Kings Mountain;
fourth tour under Capt. James Montgomery, Lt. Tilman Walton & Ensign
Robt. Montgomery. Tje company joined Gen. Lafayette about the first of
June at Deep Run Church, Va. and continued with the army until
Cornwallis was taken at Yorktown and was present at the surrender. In
1790, removed to Tenn. & later to Illinois. Placed on pension roll,
Oct. 9, 1833.
In the same publication, under TYLER, JOHN -- .... Eaton Carpenter,
son of Benjamin Carpenter, testified that his father was drafted in the
Amherst Militia, Siege of York & Capture of Cornwallis. He heard his
father say that John Tyler was in the same service.
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Best Regards;
Alton