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From: Betty J Stevens <stevens1(a)juno.com>
To: carpenter@rootsweb.com,coulter@rootsweb.com,paclario-l(a)rootsweb.com,
pamercer-l(a)rootsweb.com
Date: Fri, 8 Feb 2008 17:44:16 -0800
Subject: CARPENTER/COULTER 1818-1812?
From Mercer County to Clarion County, help!
I am at a brick wall
and am clutching at straws.
I don't have any proof, but a suspicion that Lewis Carpenter was a son
of Frederick Carpenter, who was born c1787 in VA. Frederick had a son
born c1815-1820, and Lewis Carpenter was born c1818. Information from
census records, Lewis lived near Frederick in 1850.
A will index for Mercer Co. doesn't list Frederick.
1810 Census Mahoning twp, Mercer Co, has a Thomas Carpenter
1820 Census Mahoning twp, Mercer Co. has Thomas and Frederick next door
1830 Census Mahoning twp, Mercer Co. has Sarah and Frederick next door
1840 Census Sandy Creek twp, Mercer Co. only Frederick
1840 Census Cool Spring twp, Mercer Co. has Lewis married
1840 Census Salem twp, Mercer Co has Coulters
1849 Mahoning is now Lawrence Co.
Lawrence County history mentions Thomas and lists 1810 churches in
Mahoning twp with Carpenters the principal members of Christ church.
There is a Carpenter Cemetery in Springfield twp. Mercer Co. but none of
the above Carpenters are there.
My grandfather talked about his Irish grandmother Mary - he had two but
the other one was German, Mary Rickenbrode Hennage. The death
certificate of Levi gives his mother as Colter and his father as
Carpenter (from a son in law). Same son in law gave information for name
of Levi's 2nd wife as Alice Short in one place and Alice Soult in
another. I would also appreciate any information on Alice born 9 Jul
1862 in Pennsylvania.
All census records show Lewis and his mother were born in Pennsylvania
and his father in Virginia. Mary shows her father born in Ireland and
her mother born in Pennsylvania. Poor Mary keeps getting older and her
husband younger!
1850 census records Sandy Lake twp., Mercer County, Pennsylvania
Lewis Carpenter, age 32, farmer
wife Mary, age 38
daughter Hannah, age 13
son Robert, age 11
son Levi, age 3, my great grandfather
1860, 1870, 1880 census records Ashland twp., Clarion County,
Pennsylvania
Lewis, age 45, age 55, age 62
Mary, age 48, age 60, age 70
Hannah has become Cordelia, age 23, not on 1870 or 1880
Robert, age 21. age 29, 1880 living next door with wife Margaret
Levi, age 13, 1870 living in Venango County with 1st wife Emma Hennage.
Do you recognize any of these names? Any suggestions? Any
encouragement?
Thanks for reading this far.
Betty Stevens in Yale, WA
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