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Submitted by: William R. Price
Email address: wrprice@verizon.net
Husband: William Wilburn CARPENTER
.4.5.17.18.19.20.22.26.37.40.42.45.55
Birthdate: 5 Mar 1875
26.37.45.
Birthplace: Oktibbeha County Mississippi 26.37.42.45.
Death date: 10 Oct 1948
26.37.55.
Place of death: Oktibbeha County Mississippi 55.
Father: Temple Simpson Carpenter 1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.10.11.12.26.29.30.40
Mother: Mary Francis (Mollie) Kendricks 4.5.8.9.11.25.26.40
Marriage date: 18 Dec 1901 19.26.42.
Marriage place: Longview Mississippi 19.
Wife: Velma SHROPSHIRE
19.21.22.26.38.42.45.
Birthdate: 29 Sep 1878
26.38.45.
Birthplace: Oktibbeha County Mississippi 38.42.45.
Death date: 24 Sep 1962
26.38
Place of death: Oktibbeha County Mississippi 38.
Father: Frank Woodruff Shropshire
Mother: Mary Alice Josey
CHILDREN
Child No. 1: Temple Simpson Carpenter 23.26.42.45.
Sex: M 26.42.45.
Birthdate: 17 May 1903 26.42.45.
Birthplace: Longview, Oktibbeha County, Mississippi 26.42.45.
Death date: 04 Jul 1986
Place of death: Gregg County Texas
Marriage date: 24 Dec 1931
Marriage place: Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana
Spouse's name: Nellie Ercelle Heard
Child No.2: Eva Ruth Carpenter 26.42.45.51.54.
Sex: F 26.42.45.51.
Birthdate: 27 Oct 1905 26.42.45.51.54.
Birthplace: Longview, Oktibbeha County, Mississippi 26.42.45.51.54.
Death date: 26 May 1992 26.54.
Place of death: Oktibbeha County Mississippi 54.
Marriage date: 21 Dec 1921 26.51.
Marriage place: Oktibbeha County Mississippi 26.
Spouse's name: Frank Edmonds 26.51.54.
Child No. 3: Willie Velma Carpenter 26.42.45.52.
Sex: F 26.42.45.52.
Birthdate: 03 Mar 1908 26.42.45.52.
Birthplace: Longview, Oktibbeha County, Mississippi 26.42.45.52.
Death date: 24 Jul 1993
Place of death: Memphis Tennessee
Marriage date: 1927 26.52.
Marriage place: Oktibbeha County Mississippi 26.
Spouse's name: William Von Morgan 26.52.
Child No. 4: Veda Florence Carpenter 26.45.53.
Sex: F 26.45.53.
Birthdate: 16 Sep 1910 26.45.53.
Birthplace: Longview, Oktibbeha County, Mississippi 26.45.53.
Death date: Living
Place of death: Living
1st Marriage date: 1929 26.53.
1st Marriage place: Starkville, Oktibbeha County, Mississippi 26.
1st Spouse's name: William Henry Price Sr. 26.53.
2nd Marriage date: 1968
2nd Marriage place: Las Vegas Nevada
2nd Spouse's name: Joseph Schneider
Child No. 5: Alice Marvine Carpenter 26.45.
Sex: F 26.45.
Birthdate: 26 May 1913 26.45.
Birthplace: Longview, Oktibbeha County, Mississippi 26.45.
Death date: 01 Jul 1984
Place of death: Rohnert Park, Sonoma, CA
Marriage date:
Marriage place:
Spouse's name: Don Dickson
Child No. 6: Emma Lois Carpenter 26.45.
Sex: F 26.45.
Birthdate: 05 Apr 1917 26.45.
Birthplace: Longview, Oktibbeha County, Mississippi 26.45.
Death date: 04 Oct 1988
Place of death: Picayune Mississippi
1st Marriage date:
1st Marriage place: Starkville, Oktibbeha County, Mississippi
1st Spouse's name: Jack Hickman
2nd Marriage date:
2nd Marriage place: Starkville, Oktibbeha County, Mississippi
2nd Spouse's name: Jerry Medford
Sources
1. 1850 Census TN, Fayette, Civil District 7, Image 239B, EDate 24 Aug
1850, ancestry.com page
17 of 279, Dwelling 104, Family 104, T S Carpenter, age 28, sex M,
race W, occupation
Carpenter, and birthplace TN.
2. 1860 Census TN, Bedford, Civil District 24, Image 156B, EDate 10
July 1860, ancestry.com
page 10 of 27, dwelling 1085, family 1085, name, Temp Carpenter, age
38, sex M, race W,
Occupation Farmer, value of property, $800, birthplace TN.
3. 1870 Census TN, Bedford, Shelbyville Civil District 24, Sheet Number
24, EDate 1 September
1870, ancestry.com page 24 of 29, dwelling 177, Family 177, Carpenter
Thomas (note use of
son's name here) age 49, sex M, race W, occupation Carpenter, property
value $1000, birthplace
TN.
4. 1880 Census MS, Oktibbeha, District 146 Beat 1, sheet 146, Image
311B, EDate4 June 1880,
ancestry.com page 6 of 57, street 57, house 57, dwelling 21,
Family 21, name Carpenter TS,
race W, sex M, age 57, role Head, marriage status 1 (Married), occupation
Carpenter, birthplace
TN, father's birthplace NC, mother's birthplace NC.
5. 1900 Census MS, Oktibbeha, Beat 1, sheet 85, Image 10B, EDate 22-Jun-1900,
ancestry.com page
20 of 39, dwelling 185, family 188, name Carpenter Temple S, role Head,
race W, sex M, birth
date May 1822, age 78, martial status M, years married 26, birthplace
TN, father's birthplace
Eng, mother's birthplace NC, occupation Farmer. Includes wife Mary
Francis born Dec 1854 age
45, William W. Son Mar 1875 age 25, Edward W. Son born Nov 1879 age
20, Robert L. Son born 1882
age 18. Grover C. Son born Nov 1884 age 15.
6. Compiled Service Records 17th Tennessee Infantry Battalion May 16,
1861 through July 3, 1862
5 documents.
7. Compiled Service Records Lieutenant T. S. Carpenter Company C, 23rd
Infantry Battalion
October 20, 1862 through resignation in May 1863 including resignation
letter 12 documents plus
a translation of the resignation letter. The 23rd records also include
a muster role that
places T. S. age at 41 in November 1862.
8. Mississippi Confederate Veteran's Pension Application for T. S.
Carpenter dated September 3,
1900, 4 pages with cover.
9. Mississippi application for indigent Widow of soldier or sailor
of the late Confederacy
dated September 5, 1905. This application also reflects Mary Francis
as being 19 when marrying
T. S.
10. 1880 Census TN, Bedford, 24th Civil District, sheet 18, Image 385C,
EDate 9 June 1880,
ancestry.com page 11 of 28, dwelling 103, Family 104, name Carpenter,
Tom, race W, sex M, age
30, role Head, martial Status M, occupation Merchant, industry farming,
birthplace TN, father's
birthplace TN, mother's birthplace TN. This shows Eliza, Tom's mother
living as a Divorcee in
District 24, her own house with T. S. and her son Tom as the head of
household. Meanwhile 57
year old T. S. is in Mississippi with his wife Mollie who is 26 and
their 1 year old daughter
Alice.
11. Tombstone New Hope Mississippi for CARPENTER, T.S. 05/20/1822-03/25/1905
and CARPENTER.
MARY F. 12/25/1852-09/16/1911 w/o T.S. With photographs.
12. Regimental and Company Returns, 17th Tennessee from the Compiled
Records of Confederate
Soldiers who served in organizations raised by the State of Tennessee,
17th Infantry A-G.
13. Obituary, T. B. Carpenter Neosho Missouri 1966.
14. Obituary, Prudence Carpenter Neosho Missouri, 1968.
15. Probate Letter, Bedford County Tennessee Court Clerk January 12,
1888, and T. B. Carpenter
administrator of R. M. Carpenter Estate.
16. 1900 Census KS, Cherokee, Galena-1 WD, roll T623, film 473, sheet
19, Image 230A, EDate
4-Jun-1900, street South Joplin, house number 511, dwelling 78, family
83, name Carpenter,
Thomas B., role Head, race W, sex M, Birthdate April 1849, age 51,
martial status Married,
years married 21, birthplace TN, father's birthplace TN, mother's birthplace
TN, occupation
Operator. Cora Wife-Head November 1859; Alma Daughter April 1880; Mabel
Daughter June 1883, 16;
Thomas B. Jr. Son July 1890, 9.
17. Warranty Deed WW Carpenter, Filed Oktibbeha County Mississippi
October 26, 1904. Made
October 6, 1904 and recorded in book 102 page 53. The sum of $50 paid
for 40 acres. This is a
correction of a prior deed where the description was misinterpreted
and comes from book 89 page
404.
18. Sanborn Map, 1909 of Oktibbeha County plotting homes and owners.
19. Photograph, William Wilburn Carpenter and Velma Shropshire Carpenter
on their wedding day.
20. Photograph William Wilburn Carpenter.
21. Photograph Velma Shropshire.
22. Photograph William Wilburn Carpenter Family.
23. Photograph T. S. Carpenter 1930s.
24. 1900 Census MS, Oktibbeha, Beat 1, sheet 85, Image 51B, Edate 11
June 1900, name Alice
Ramsey, role wife-head, race W, sex F, Birthdate July 1879, age
20, martial status married,
years married 1, children born 0, children surviving 0, birthplace
Mississippi, father’s
birthplace Tennessee, mother’s birthplace Alabama, occupation none.
Alice’s husband Frank’s
occupation is listed as Constable in this census.
25. 1910 Census, MS, Oktibbeha, Beat 1, EDistrict 94, Image 7B,
Edate 22 April 1910, dwelling
72, family 75, name Edd W. Carpenter, sex m, race w, martial
status single, birthplace
Mississippi, father’s birthplace Tennessee, mother’s birthplace Alabama,
occupation farmer.
This census also shows Mary Francis as Widowed.
26. Temple Simpson Carpenter Family Bible property of Temple Simpson
Jr. in Longview Texas
27. Texas Death Index for Carpenter, Robert N.
28. 1920 Census OK, Ottawa, Quapaw, Image 199B, Edate 3 February 1920,
ancestry.com page 62 of
86, address Commerce Street, dwelling 694, family 722, name Thomas
B. Carpenter, role head,
status of property owned, sex m, race white, age 70, martial
status widowed, birthplace
Tennessee, father’s birthplace Tennessee, mother’s birthplace Tennessee,
occupation night
watchman.
29. Bedford County Tennessee Marriages.
30. Map of Bedford County Tennessee from new and actual surveys compiled
and published by D. G.
Beers and Co. 27 South sixth Street Philadelphia 1878, D. G. Beers
and J. Lanagan, Eng. By
Worley & Bracher 27 South Sixth Street Philadelphia, printed by
F. Bourgain 31 South Sixth St.
Philadelphia.
31. Marriage Record: Bride: Carpenter, S. E.; Spouse: Ray, N. G.; Marriage
date: Nov 2, 1871;
County: Bedford; Gender: Female; Source: County Court Records; Microfilm
Number: 0476043 -
0476047.
32. Census 1880 TN, Bedford, 24th Civil District, 386A, 10 Jun 1880,
12 of 28, Dwelling 121,
family 122, name Ray, Nearby, race W, sex M, age 37, role Head, occupation
Farming birthplace
TN, father's birthplace SC, mother's birthplace PA.
33. Census 1910 TN, Bedford, Civil District 24/25, image 244B, EDate
25-Apr-10, ancestry.com 16
of 27, dwelling 159, family 159, name Ray, Sarah, role Head, sex F,
race W, age 56, martial
status Widowed, children born 9, children living 8, birthplace TN,
father's birthplace TN,
mother's birthplace TN.
34. Census 1880 TN, Warren, District 131, image 315A, EDate 4 Jun 1880,
ancestry.com 5 of 29,
dwelling 42, family 42, name Ryley Carpenter, race W, sex M, age 22,
role Boarder, martial
status single, occupation R.R. Foreman, birthplace TN, father's birthplace
TN, mother's
birthplace TN.
35. Tombstone New Hope Mississippi for CARPENTER, Grover C. 11/29/1884-06/22/1951
with
photograph
36. Tombstone New Hope Mississippi for CARPENTER, ROBERT L. 11/08/1881-09/10/1904
s/o T.S. &
M.F. with photograph
37. Tombstone New Hope Mississippi for CARPENTER WILL W. 05/05/1875-10/10/1948
with photograph
38. Tombstone New Hope Mississippi for CARPENTER, VELMA S. 09/29/1878-09/24/1962
with
photograph
39. Tombstone New Hope Mississippi for CARPENTER, Grover Cleveland
11/29/1884-06/22/1951 with
photograph
40. Census 1880 MS, Oktibbeha, District 146 Beat 1, page 146, Image
311B, EDate 4 June 1880,
ancestry.com 6 of 57, Street 57, number 57, Dwelling 21, family
21, name TS Carpenter, race W,
sex M, age 57, role Head, martial status married, occupation carpenter,
birthplace TN, father's
birthplace NC, mother's birthplace NC. Including wife Mollie age 26
and daughter Alice age 1.
William Wilburn and Edd are not shown on the census report.
41. Census 1880 TN, Henderson, District 56, ancestry.com 32 of 38,
dwelling 277, family 278,
name James W. Carpenter, race W, sex M, age 28, role Boarder, martial
status single, occupation
Boarding, birthplace TN, father's birthplace TN, mother's birthplace
TN.
42. Census 1910 MS, Oktibbeha, TS 18 Longview, Beat 1, page 94, Image
6B, Edate 21-Apr-10,
dwelling 24, family 66, name William W. Carpenter, role Head, sex M,
race W, age 35, martial
status Married, years married 9, birthplace MS, father's birthplace
TN, mother's birthplace AL,
occupation Farmer, industry General Farm. Included are wife Velma 30,
Temple S 6, and daughters
Eva Ruth age 4 and Willie V age 2.
43. Census 1910 MS, Oktibbeha, Starkville, page 96, Image 76A, EDate
27-Apr-10, ancestry.com 53
of 62, dwelling 566, family 570, name Frank E. Ramsey, role Head, sex
M, race W, age 38,
martial status married years married 11, birthplace MS, father's birthplace
MS, mother's
birthplace NC. Included are wife Alice 30, Louise M. 9, Mildred 6,
Robert L. 4, and Inese
(Inez) 1.
44. Census 1920 MS, Oktibbeha, Starkville, page 98, Image 27B, EDate
29-Jan-20, ancestry.com 53
of 55, street name Race Track, dwelling 469, family 469, name Frank
E. Ramsey, role Head, owned
home, sex M, race W, age 48, martial status married, birthplace MS,
father's birthplace MS,
mother's birthplace MS, occupation carpenter. Census includes Alice
Wife-H 40, Annie Mae
Daughter 18, Mary Alice Daughter 16, Robert Son 13, Inez Daughter 11,
Mildred Daughter 9,
Louisa Daughter 5, and Maggie C Daughter 3.
45. Census 1920 MS, Oktibbeha, Longview, page 96, Image 6B, EDate 9-Jan-20,
ancestry.com 10 of
10, street Starkville Road, dwelling 106, family 107, name Will W.
Carpenter, Owned mortgage,
race W, age 44, sex M, birthplace MS, father's birthplace TN, mother's
birthplace AL,
occupation Farmer, industry Home Farm, Velma Wife-H 40, Temple S. Son
17, Eva Ruth Daughter 14,
Willie Velma Daughter 11, Veda Florence Daughter 9, Alice Marvine Daughter,
Emma Lois Daughter
3, Edd Brother 42.
46. Photograph, Edd Worely Carpenter and William R. Price early 50's.
47. Census 1930 TX Bowie, District 11, page 11, Image 8B, EDate 9-Apr-30,
ancestry.com 17 of
43, dwelling 151, family
152, name Grover C. Carpenter, role Head, owned house, value
$1,700, radio set no, sex M, race W, age 45, martial status married,
age when married 35,
birthplace MS, father's birthplace TN, mother's birthplace TN, occupation
Foreman Creole Plant.
Includes wife Nettie Wife-Head age 33, Robert L Son age 9, and Elise
Daughter 1.
48. Census 1830 Bedford County Tennessee District 24, Carpenter, Soloman,
age 50-60, wife
(Sarah) age 40-50, son age 15-20, son (John W. born 1807) age 15-20,
daughter age 15-20,
daughter age 15-20, daughter (Sarah born 1816) age 10-15, son (Temple
born 1822) 5-10.
49. Email, Wed 8/18/2004 7:30 AM from Ken Morrow to Bill Price, Temple
Carpenter, Terry
Carpenter, and Morris Carpenter. Subject: Carpenter with reply. This
email discusses the
current state of research and conclusions giving information on Solomon
Carpenter of Montgomery
County North Carolina and Bedford County Tennessee.
50. Census 1850 TN, Bedford County, unknown District, Image 259B, Edate
31 October 1850,
ancestry.com page 352 of 389, dwelling 76, family 76, name William
Prince, age 38, sex M, race
W, occupation Farmer, property value $1,400, birthplace TN. Includes
wife Sarah age 34, son
Wiley age 14, son James age 6, son William 4, and Sarah’s mother Sarah
Carpenter age 60.
51. 1930 U. S. Census, Oktibbeha County Mississippi, Beat 1, District
3, Dwelling 206, Family
226, name Frank Edmonds, role Head, renting property, owns radio, sex
male, race white, age 27,
age married 20, married, able to read and write, birthplace MS, father's
birthplace MS,
mother's birthplace MS, occupation Farmer, industry General Farm, works
own account, not a
veteran, farm number 179. Name Ruth, role Wife-Head, sex female, race
white, age 23, age
married 16, can read and write, birthplace MS, father's birthplace
MS, mother's birthplace MS.
Name John, role Son, sex male, race white, age 7, single, birthplace
MS, father's birthplace
MS, mother's birthplace MS. Name Earnest, role Son, sex male, race
white, age 5, single,
birthplace MS, father's birthplace MS, mother's birthplace MS.
52. 1930 U. S. Census, Oktibbeha County Mississippi, Beat 1, District
3. Image 130A
ancestry.com page 13 of 32. Edate April 16, 1930. Dwelling 140, family
157, name Willie V.
Morgan, role Head, rents property for $6 a month, no radio, sex male,
race white, age 28,
married at age 25, can read and write, occupation carpenter, industry
public, works for wages,
not a veteran, birthplace SC, father's birthplace SC, mother's birthplace
SC. Name Willie V,
role Wife-Head, sex female, race white, age 22, married at age 19,
can read and write
birthplace MS, father's birthplace MS, mother's birthplace MS. Name
Annie, role daughter, sex
female, race white, age 2, single, cannot read and write yet, birthplace
MS, father's
birthplace MS, mother's birthplace MS. Name Robert, role son, sex male,
race white, age 1,
single, birthplace MS, father's birthplace MS, mother's birthplace
MS.
53. 1930 U. S. Census, Oktibbeha County Mississippi, Starkville Beat
3. Image 198A ancestry.com
page 15 of 21. Edate April 15, 1930. Dwelling 156, family 168, residence
on Houston Street,
name Robert J Price, role Head, owns property, owns radio, sex male,
race white, age 57,
married at age 20, can read and write, occupation Farmer, general farm,
works for own account,
not a veteran, birthplace MS, father's birthplace SC, mother's birthplace
MS, farm number 161.
Name Leona, role Wife-Head, sex female, race white, age 47, married
at age 16, can read and
write birthplace MS, father's birthplace MS, mother's birthplace MS.
Name Annie, role daughter,
sex female, race white, age 2, single, cannot read and write yet, birthplace
MS, father's
birthplace MS, mother's birthplace MS. Name Robert, role son, sex male,
race white, age 1,
single, birthplace MS, father's birthplace MS, mother's birthplace
MS. Name Harry, role son,
sex male, race white, age 17, single, can read and write, birthplace
MS, father's birthplace
MS, mother's birthplace MS, occupation farm laborer, industry general
farm, works for wages.
Name Elise, role, daughter, sex female, race white, age 24, single,
can read and write,
occupation farm laborer, industry general farm, birthplace MS, father's
birthplace MS, mother's
birthplace MS. Name Lois V., role daughter, sex female, race white,
age 7, single, can read and
write birthplace MS, father's birthplace MS, mother's birthplace MS.
Name Henry, role Head, sex
male, race white, age 21, age married 20, can read and write, birthplace
MS, father's
birthplace MS, mother's birthplace MS, occupation brick mason, industry
House building, works
own account, not a veteran. Name Veda, role Wife-Head, sex female,
race white, age 19, age
married 18, can read and write, birthplace MS, father's birthplace
MS, mother's birthplace MS.
Family 169, Name Frank L Price, role Head, sex male, race white, age
31, age married 21, can
read and write, birthplace MS, father's birthplace MS, mother's birthplace
MS, occupation Brick
Mason, industry House, works own account. Name Annie Mae, role Wife-Head,
sex female, race
white, age 26, married at age 16, can read and write, birthplace MS,
father's birthplace MS,
mother's birthplace MS, occupation Teacher, industry Public School,
works for wages.
54. Tombstone photograph Frank and Ruth Edmonds, New Hope Church Cemetery,
Oktibbeha County
Mississippi.
55. Funeral Program, William W. Carpenter 10 October 1948.
56. Photograph Eva Ruth with son John. circa 1922
57. Photograph, Grover C. Carpenter-youth in Oktibbeha County circa
1920s
58. Photograph Grover C. Carpenter-older in Texarkana circa 1940s
59. Photograph baby Eva Ruth with her older brother T. S. circa 1907