Hi John and Sue,
I haven't found your Carpenter's given names in the limited information I
have? but sense they were from Herkimer County, there sure could be a
connection? do you have more inf?
John,
my Nathan Millington Carpenter born 1818 in Herkimer, was living with the
Clark Horner? family on the 1850, Van Buren Twp., Wayne CO MI. Census, as a
farmer,
Next found in 1860 Spring Arbor Twp. Jackson County, MI. where my great
Grandfather Hiram C. Carpenter was born in 1856,.
1870 found them in Newton Twp. Buchanan CO. IA. 1880 until death found
them in to New Boston Twp. Mercer CO. IL.
Hiram C. Carpenter married Cora A. Tarr in 1884, I found Hiram C. in Newton
Twp. Harvey CO. Kansas in 1885 & 1895, 1900-1945 Found Hiram C. in
Princeton, Ohio Twp. Franklin CO. Kansas,. Which is about 20 miles east of
Baldwin, Douglas CO. KS.?
Are there any Carpenters living in Douglas County Now?
I will keep checking?
Iris,
My name is John Carpenter, probably not the John you addressed your
query to on the CARPENTER-L(a)ROOTSWEB.COM LIST but I also have roots
in
Herkimer County, New York. My great grandfather, James Elizar Carpenter
was
born in Herkimer County, New York on January 18, 1830. I do not know
the
names of his parents and also I have no idea how long he was in Herkimer
County. The next information I have regarding James Elizar Carpenter is
the
1850 census for Jersey County, Illinois where he is listed as a farm
laborer
living with a family named Powell.
On January 14, 1853 he married Rebecca Van Meter and in Ocotober of
1853
their first son was born; his name was Charles. With this infant son
they
moved to Douglas County, Kansas Territory in the summer of 1854. They
homesteaded 160 acres one mile south of present day Baldwin. James and
Rebecca had the following children: Charles b. 1853, James b. 1855, Flora
b.
1857, Dora and Theadore b. 1860 and died same day, William b. 1861,
Lewis
b.
1867, Ella b. 1869 and John b. 1872.
I am trying very hard to discover James Elizar Carpenter's parents
names
and history. So, anytime I see a query such as yours I believe there
is a
chance we could find out something with our joint information. Are there
any
coincidences or similarities in our Carpenter families names or info?
Please
let me know.
Thanks, John Carpenter