William H. CARPENTER & Margaret A. ELY

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William Henry CARPENTER
Margaret A. ELY

Husband: William Henry CARPENTER
Birth: 5 Mar 1835 or 1836, Fayette Co., TN
Death: 7 Aug 1900, Lonoke Co., AR
Occupation: farmer
Father: Fendal CARPENTER, b. 1811/2, VA
Mother: Mary Ann __?__, b. 1813/4, VA

Marriage-1: 10 Oct 1855, Williamson Co., TN

Wife-1: Margaret A. ELY
Birth: 1831/2, Williamson Co., TN
Death apparently: 1860-65
Occupation: homemaker
Father: John ELY
Mother: Elizabeth LAMB

Marriage-2: 13 Sep 1865, Pontotoc Co., MS

Wife-2: Virginia M. PORTER
Birth: Jan 1841/2, TN
Death: 1908, Lonoke Co., AR
Occupation: homemaker
Father: born in KY
Mother: born in AL

Children with Margaret ELY — born in TN:

1. Hattie CARPENTER, b. 1856
2. Willie J. CARPENTER, b. Nov 1860
3. Mary E. CARPENTER, b. 1861/2

Children with Virginia PORTER:

— born in Fayette Co., TN:
4. Anna "Annie" L. CARPENTER, b. 1867/8; d. 5 Aug 1941

— born in Butler Twp., Lonoke Co., AR:
5. Pendale O. CARPENTER, b. 1871/2
6. Lillian Florence CARPENTER, b. 1873/4
7. Henry E. CARPENTER, b. 1875/6
8. Cora CARPENTER, b. 1877/8
9. Maude E. CARPENTER, b. 15 Jun 1880; d. 4 Jun 1946
10. Eva "Jo" [Josephine?] CARPENTER, b. Oct 1884

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Sources:

1a. Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002 (online at FamilySearch.org and Ancestry.com):

William H Carpenter Margaret A Ely 10 Oct 1855 Williamson Co.

1b. Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935 (online at Ancestry.com):

W. H. Carpenter Virginia Porter 13 Sep 1865 Pontotoc

2. 1850 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): Wm. Henry CARPENTER (æ 14, b. TN) is living in Fayette Co., TN (p. 239A), with his parents, Fendal CARPENTER (æ 38, b. VA) & Mary Ann (æ 36, b. VA), plus siblings. Margarett ELEY (æ 18, b. TN) is living in Williamson Co., TN, with her parents (q.v.).

3. 1860 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #6 of 12): Civil Dist. No. 2, Fayette Co., TN, Roll M653_1248, p. 423B, PN 37, 229/229, enumerated 18 Jun 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Wm H Carpenter 24 M Farmer 5000 Tenn

Margt    " 23 F "

Hattie   " 4 F "

Willie   " 6/12 M "

Margaret is fibbing about her age.

4. 1870 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #17 of 57 — indexed "M.H."): Searcy P.O., Gray Twp., White Co., AR, Roll M593_67, p. 332A, PN 17, 106/106, enumerated 22 Jul 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Carpenter W H 54 M W Farmer 300 200 Tennessee

   "      Virginia 28 F W keeping house "

   "      Willie J 10 M W "

   "      Mary E 8 F W "

   "      Anna L 2 F W "

   "      Martha J 56 F W at home 2000 Virginia

Turner C 28 M W Carpenter Tennessee

William's age is grossly in error. I would have taken Martha to be William's mother (age and birthplace are correct — see 1850), but in 1850 his mother is "Mary Ann." Or has one of the enumerators erred with regard to her given name?

5. 1880 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #8-9 of 18): Butler Twp., Lonoke Co., AR, Roll 50, pp. 391A-391B, PN 25-26, SD 1, ED 188, enumerated 14/15 Jun 1880, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1880 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1880: for an explanation of the column headings, please see
What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 13 21 24 25 26

240 242 Carpenter Wm H W M 44 / Farmer Tenn Va Va

_________ Virginia M W F 38 Wife / Keeping House " Ky Ala

_________ Willie J W M 20 Son / " Tenn Tenn

_________ Mary Z W F 18 Dau / " " "

_________ Annie L W F 12 Dau / / " " "

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240 242 Carpenter Pendale O W M 8 Son / / Ark Tenn Tenn

_________ Lillian F W F 6 Dau / / " " "

_________ Henry E W M 4 Son / " " "

_________ Corra W F 2 Dau / " " "

6. 1890 U.S. Census: the 1890 Census Population Schedules were destroyed.

7. 1900 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #11 of 19): Butler Twp., Lonoke Co., AR, Roll 66, p. 223A, SN 6A, SD 2, ED 75, enumerated 12 Jun 1900, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1900 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1900: for an explanation of the column headings, please see
What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 19 20 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

103 105 William Carpenter Head W M Mar 1835 64 M 40 TN VA VA Farmer 0 Y Y Y O F F 98

Virginia Wife W F Jan 1841 58 M 40 10 7 TN KY AL Y Y Y

Eva Jo. Dau W F Oct 1884 16 S AR TN TN Y Y Y

8. Public Member Trees (online at Ancestry.com).

9. WorldConnect / Ancestry World Trees (online at RootsWeb.com/Ancestry.com).

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