Stephen Carpenter

1806 - 1868  (62 years)

• Name	Stephen Carpenter
  Born	22 Feb 1806	Lewis County, West Virginia, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	28 Jun 1868  [3, 4]
  Buried	Roane County, West Virginia, USA
  Notes	RCHS Cemeteries V3 p2 Pleasant Valley Cemetey Additional info from WPA reading 1/24/1939 Carpenter, Stephen d Jun 28, 1868 62y 4m 6d
  Person ID	I3534	WVPioneers
  Last Modified	28 Nov 2007

  
  

  Father	John Carpenter,   b. Botetourt County, Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Sarah Ratcliff,   b. Abt 1772, Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	1794	Lewis County, West Virginia, USA   [5]
  Notes	1840 Jackson, VA age 77 - living with Samuel? Samuel Carpenter 1m 0-5 Grandchild? 1m 30-40 married son? 1m 70-80 1f 0-5 grandchild? 1f 5-10 Miriam 2f 20-30 Martha & DIL? 1f 60-70 1850 Jackson, VA # 101-104 Carpenter Sarah 70 F Va Carpenter Martha 33 F Va Carpenter Miram 16 F Va child or grandchild?? 'History of Harper District' pg 12 veteran of the War of 1812 "History of the Harper District" by M A C Hopkins The Carpenter Family The early ancestors of the Carpenter family were of English descent. Representatives of the family emigrated to America long before the Revolutionary War. Some settled in New England and other in New York, Pennsylvania and other early colonies. The immediate ancestors of the pioneer Carpenters of West Virginia emigrated from New York to what is now Bath county, VA and settled on the Jackson River in 1746. . . Thomas Carpenter was wounded at the battle of Pt Pleasant. One of the earliest settlers of Upper Harper District was John Carpenter, veteran of the War of 1812. He was born near the Jackson River in what was then Botetourt County, VA. . .
  Family ID	F1194	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Susanna Westfall,   b. Abt 1815, Upshur County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 1846  (Age ~ 31 years)
  Married	19 Nov 1829	Lewis County, West Virginia, USA
  Notes	1840 Jackson, VA 2m 5-10 1m 30-40 2f 0-5 1f 20-30 1850 Jackson, VA, pg 12 (pages out of order in this census) # 86-89 Carpenter Stephen 44 M Farmer Va Carpenter Susanna 39 F Va Carpenter Andrew 19 F Farmer Va Carpenter John 17 M Farmer Va Carpenter Phoeba 14 F Va Carpenter Lucretia 12 F Va Carpenter Sarah 9 F Va Carpenter George 5 M Va 1860 Roane, VA Stephen Carperter 54 Susanna 49 Lucretia 22 Sarah 18 George 15 1870 Harper, Roane, WV # 115-129 Carpenter, S 59 WV Oct Sarah 27 WV Nov 1880 Susan was l/w son John
  Children	1. Andrew Carpenter,   b. Abt 1831, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. John G Carpenter,   b. Abt 1833, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Phoebe Carpenter,   b. May 1836, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Lucretia Carpenter,   b. 12 Mar 1838, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 9 Jan 1927  (Age 88 years)   5. Sarah Carpenter,   b. Abt 1841, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. George Carpenter,   b. Abt 1845, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F1193	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S1205] Census, 1850 JC. [S522] Cem RCHS, v5 p65. [S1205] Census, 1850 JC annotated. [S522] Cem RCHS. [S100] History of Harper District.