Husband: Temple S. CARPENTER 1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.11.12.26.47.
Birthdate: May 20, 1822 1.2.3.26.
Birthplace: Tennessee 1.2.3.26.
Death date: March 25, 1905 8.9.11.25.26.
Place of death: Oktibbeha Co, Mississippi 8.9.11.25.26.
Father: Solomon Carpenter (unconfirmed)
Mother: Sarah Carpenter (unconfirmed)
Marriage Date Wife 2: December 18, 1871 4.5.8.9.11.25.26.
Marriage place Wife 2: Oktibbeha County Mississippi 4.5.8.9.11.26.

Marriage date: About 1845 1.2.3.
Marriage place: Tennessee 1.2.3.

Wife: Eliza last name unknown No. 1 1.2.3.10.
Birthdate: about 1829 1.2.3.10.
Birthplace: Tennessee 1.2.3.10.
Death date: about 1890 10.
Place of death: District 24, Bedford County Tennessee 10.
Father: unknown
Mother: unknown

CHILDREN

Child No. 1: Caroline (Emma Catherine) CARPENTER 1.2.3.10.
Sex: F 1.2.3.10.
Birthdate: August 13, 1848 1.2.3.10.
Birthplace: Tennessee 1.2.3.10.
Death date: October 28, 1917
Place of death: Sayre, Beckham, Oklahoma
Marriage date: after 1880
Marriage place: Tennessee
Spouse's name: Charles Eli SMITH

Child No. 2: Thomas B. CARPENTER 1.2.3.10.13.14.15.16.28.
Sex: M 1.2.3.10.16.28.
Birthdate: 1848 1.2.3.10.28.
Birthplace: Tennessee 1.2.3.10.16.28.
Death date: before 1930 28.
Place of death: Quapaw, Ottawa County, Oklahoma 28.
1st Marriage date: November 20, 1868
2nd Marriage date: November 27, 1878
1st Marriage place: Bedford County, Tennessee
2nd Marriage place: Bedford County, Tennessee
1st Spouse's name: Nice Bell SHARP
2nd Spouse's name: Cora A. SHOFFNER 16.28.32.

Child No. 3: Sarah (Sallie) CARPENTER 2.3.32.33.48.
Sex: F 2.3.32.33.48.
Birthdate: 1852 2.3.
Birthplace: Tennessee 2.3.32.33.
Death date: October 1936 48.
Place of death: Shelbyville Tennessee 48.
Marriage date: November 02, 1871 31.
Marriage place: District 24, Bedford County, Tennessee 31.
Spouse's name: N. G. (Amos) RAY 31.32.33.48.

Child No. 4: James CARPENTER 2.3.
Sex: Abt. M 2.3.
Birthdate: 1854 2.3.
Birthplace: Tennessee 2.3.
Death date: unknown
Place of death: unknown
Marriage date: unknown
Marriage place: unknown
Spouse's name: unknown

Child No. 5: Richard Riley CARPENTER 2.3.34.
Sex: M 2.3.34.
Birthdate: 1856 2.3.34.
Birthplace: Tennessee 2.3.34.
Death date: about 1887 15.
Place of death: Tennessee 2.3.
Marriage date: NA
Marriage place: NA
Spouse's name: NA

Child No. 6: Charles CARPENTER 2.3.48.
Sex: M 2.3.48.
Birthdate: about 1859 2.3.
Birthplace: Tennessee 2.3.
Death date: unknown
Place of death: unknown
Marriage date: unknown
Marriage place: unknown
Spouse's name: unknown

Child No. 7: Jefferson CARPENTER 3.32.
Sex: M
Birthdate: about 1860
Birthplace: District 24, Bedford County, Tennessee
Death date: unkown
Place of death: unkown
Marriage date: unkown
Marriage place: unkown
Spouse's name: unkown

Child No. 8: Eliza CARPENTER 3.
Sex: F 3.
Birthdate: 1864 3.
Birthplace: District 24, Bedford County, Tennessee 3.
Death date: before 1880 3.32.
Place of death: unknown
Marriage date: unknown
Marriage place: unknown
Spouse's name: unknown
 
 
Documentation:
  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, Edate 4 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.Sonborn Nov 1879 age 20, Robert L. Son born 1882 age 18. Including 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.
  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 Caprenter Neosho Misssouri, 1968.
  15. Probate Letter, Bedford County Tennessee Court Clerk January 12, 1888, 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. Including 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 missinterpreted and comes from book 89 page 404.
  18. Sanborn Map, 1909 of Oktibbeha County plotting homes and owners.
  19. Photograph, William Wilburn Carptenter 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
  36. Tombstone New Hope Mississippi for CARPENTER, ROBERT L. 11/08/1881-09/10/1904 s/o T.S. & M.F.
  37. Tombstone New Hope Mississippi for CARPENTER, WILL W. 05/05/1875-10/10/1948
  38. Tombstone New Hope Mississippi for CARPENTER, VELMA S. 09/29/1878-09/24/1962
  39. Tombstone New Hope Mississippi for CARPENTER, Grover Cleveland 11/29/1884-06/22/1951
  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.
  41. 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, Eva Ruth 4, Willie V 2.
  42. 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 1.
  43. 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, Maggie C Daughter 3.
  44. 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.
  45. Photograph, Edd Worely Carpenter and William R. Price early 50's.
  46. 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 age 1.
  47. 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.