West Virginia Pioneers

Otmer Elijah Carpenter

Male 1885 - 1963  (78 years)


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  • Name Otmer Elijah Carpenter 
    Born 9 May 1885  Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Died 6 Sep 1963  [3
    Buried Little Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Roane Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • WWI Draft
      Otmer Carpenter
      Spencer, Roane, WV
      age 33, born May 9, 1885
      White, native born US citizen
      self employed farmer at Spencer
      nearest relative, Minnie M Carpenter, Spencer
      Medium height and build, brown eyes, dark hair
      Registered, Sept 12, 1918 Spencer, Roane Co, WV

      Social Security Death Index Record
      Name: Otmer Carpenter
      SSN: 234-14-4740
      Last Residence: West Virginia
      Born: 9 May 1885
      Died: Sep 1963
      State (Year) SSN issued: West Virginia (Before 1951 )
    Person ID I39397  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 28 Nov 2007 

    Father James Madison Carpenter,   b. 22 May 1856, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jan 1943  (Age 86 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Jane Greathouse,   b. 7 Dec 1860, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Sep 1942  (Age 81 years) 
    Married 10 Mar 1878  Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Notes 

    • 1880 Census Place: Spencer, Roane, West Virginia Page 102C
      James CARPENTER Self M M W 24 WV
      Elizabeth CARPENTER Wife F M W 20 WV
      Leota CARPENTER Dau F S W 1 WV

      1900 Roane Co WV Spencer Dist
      James Carpenter 5/1856 m 22y
      Eliza 12/1859 10-9 children
      Otmer 5/1884
      Virginia 10/1886
      Herman 5/1889
      Sarah 5/1892
      Lydia 9/1893
      Philip 3/1896
      Bruce 5/1900
      Fred is next door and remains there in 1910. I have no other proof that he is their son but Eliza had 9 living and he fits - found his death record that shows his parents were James Carpenter and Elizabeth Greathouse.

      1910 Roane Co WV Spencer Dist
      Carpenter, James M 54 M1 35y
      Elizabeth J 49 M1 35y 11-10 children
      Herman 21
      Jane 19
      Lydia 17
      Philip 14
      Ellis 12
      Laura 7

      1910 Akron, Summit, OH # 46-51 all WVWVWV
      Goodwin, Daniel W 26 m1- 3y
      Jennie E 24 24 m1- 3y 1-0 child
      Capenter, Lydie V sil 18
    Family ID F3912  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Minnie Mae Bartlett,   b. 1885, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1973  (Age 88 years) 
    Married 10 Aug 1907  Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Notes 
    • RCMR
      Otto E Carpenter 22 Roane
      Minnie M Bartlett, 21 Roane
      8/10/1907

      1910 Spencer, Roane, WV # 98
      Carpenter, Ott 26 m1- 3y
      Minnie 25 m1- 3y 1-1 child
      Cecil son 2

      1920 Spencer, Roane, WV # 181-182
      Carpenter, Otmer E 35 farmer
      Minnie M 34
      Cecil son 11
      Nina da 8
      Geneva da 5
      Homer son 3
      Willis son 1

      1930 Spencer, Roane, WV # 81 all WV
      Carpenter, Otmer E 44 m age 22 farmer
      Minnie 45 m age 22
      Cecil 21
      Nina 18
      Geneva 15
      Homer 13
      Willis 11
      Elsie 9
      Irene 5
      Nutter, June gd 1.8

      Ancestry family records:
      Otmer Elijah Carpenter Minnie Mae Bartlett Roane, VA 9 May 1885 6 September 1963
    Children 
     1. Theodore Cecil Carpenter,   b. 13 May 1908, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Nina Elizabeth Carpenter,   b. 15 Nov 1911, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Nov 1989, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
     3. Geneva Carpenter
     4. Homer Granville Carpenter,   b. 10 Jun 1916, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1989  (Age 72 years)
     5. Elsie Ella Carpenter
     6. Delcie D Carpenter,   b. 4 May 1921, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Jun 1921  (Age 0 years)
     7. Irene Lucile Carpenter
     8. Willis Pershing Carpenter
    Family ID F14094  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Little Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Roane Co, WV Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1205] Census.

    2. [S465] World War I Draft Registration Card.

    3. [S449] Ancestry OneWorldTree.

    4. [S15] Marriage Records, Roane Co, WV.