Sarah Ann Carpenter[1, 2]
Abt 1826 - 1920 (94 years)
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Name Sarah Ann Carpenter Birth Abt 1826 Tennessee, USA 
[3] Gender Female Death 12 Oct 1920 Scott, Arkansas, USA Patriarch & Matriarch 
Robert Carpenter, b. Abt 1807, Tennesseed. 1879, Washington, Sharp, Arkansas, USA (Age 72 years) (Father) 
MotherX, b. 1765 d. Yes, date unknown (Grandmother)Person ID I366 1794 BARLOW-GAWF/GOFF (US-NC-WAK / US-TN-HEN) I-FTA50669 Last Modified 20 Oct 2023
Father Robert Carpenter, b. Abt 1807, Tennessee d. 1879, Washington, Sharp, Arkansas, USA (Age 72 years) Mother Matilda Goff, b. Between 1806 and 1810, North Carolina, USA d. 21 Jun 1885, Sharp, Arkansas, USA (Age 79 years) Family ID F198 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Joseph L. Robinson, b. Abt 1830, South Carolina, USA d. Abt Oct 1867, Lawrence, Arkansas, USA (Age 37 years)
Marriage 8 Aug 1861 Lawrence, Arkansas, USA Children 1. Tennessee Robinson, b. Abt 1864, Arkansas, USA d. 10 Apr 1964, California, USA (Age 100 years)2. Thomas Franklin Robinson, b. 20 Apr 1866, Arkansas, USA d. 14 May 1948 (Age 82 years)▻ Nancy C. Ashmore m. 24 Dec 1890▻ Nancy C. Ashmore m. 24 Dec 1890Family ID F195 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 20 Oct 2023
Family 2 Henry Frye d. Yes, date unknown Marriage Between 1870 and 1880 Arkansas, USA Family ID F196 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 20 Oct 2023
Family 3 William S Davenport d. Yes, date unknown Marriage Between 1850 and 1851 Children 1. Mary Jane Davenport, b. Apr 1851, Arkansas, USA d. Aft 1910 (Age > 60 years)▻ Zacheriah Taylor Ring m. 29 Jan 1874▻ Zacheriah Taylor Ring m. 29 Jan 18742. ROBERT Stephen Davenport, b. Dec 1853, Arkansas, USA d. 14 Sep 1932 (Age 78 years)▻ Mary Ann Rust m. Abt 1875▻ Mary Ann Rust m. Abt 1875Family ID F197 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 20 Oct 2023
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Notes - b. 19 Jan 1833 TN
1840 Henderson Co., TN w/father, age 5-10
1850 Henderson Co., TN, Sarah A. age 18
1851 & 1853 Davenport children born in AR
1860 ?
8 Aug 1861 married Joseph L ROBINSON Lawrence Co., AR
1870 Evening Shade, Sharp Co., AR Sarah ROBERSON age 36\
1871-1879 married ? FRYE
1880 James, Scott Co., AR Sarah A FRYE age 48, single
1890 - no census
1900 Lafayette, Scott Co., AR, 60, widowed, living with son Thomas F ROBERTSON
1910 Scott Co., AR listed as "boarder" but actually living with grandson J. F. DEVENPORT. Says she had 5 children wtih 4 living.
1920 Scott Co, AR, 74, Sarah W FR living with son Thomas F. ROBENCH (sic)
died 12 Oct 1920 Scott Co., AR
Is the John BENNETT mentioned the father of Addie Mae BENNETT, future wife of William's possible nephew, Samuel DAVENPORT, s/o Charles Henry DAVENPORT. No, Addie's father was only 9 in 1857. But it's another BENNETT connection. In 1850 Henderson Co., TN, it's Edmond T. GAWF, Robert CARPENTER and then Henry BENNETT
http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/ARSHARP/2000-09/0968769376
From: "Glenda Brothers" < gbrothers@syix.com>
Subject: Re: Fw: [ARSHARP] Ginny
Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2000 07:36:16 -0700
References: <4c.a3b3b97.26ef0763@aol.com> <002c01c01cb2$513d4460$172fc9d8@ginnylee>
HI to All
Myrivin and Ginny
I copied also. Hope the following will help Ginny. There is an estate settlement for both Wm Davenport and Joseph Robinson, Also the mg of Sarah Jane Davenport/Debenport to Joseph Robinson.. The death of William Davenport of Lawrence co Ark would go along with the family history of Stephen Robert Davenport that his father died before he was about 2-3 years old. Also his birthday 9 Dec 1853 matches that of Robert Carpenters grandson in the records on the Carpenter family I posted the other day. Hope this helps others also.
Rhodie Carpenter md James C. Davenport on 11 Oct 1857 bk B-239. Lawrence Co Ark
Lawrence Co. Ark.,
Probate Packet
FHL # 1290864
Davenport, William S. died 1855
(to make this short I won't list every teaspoon and bowl in the Inventory but the last page is)
State of Arkansas, Lawrence Count this day peersonable appeard before me an acting and duly commissiond Justice of the peace in and for the State and County aforesaid Daniel Williams, John Bennett and ES Johns and deposeth and sayeth that the above assessment two hundred and one dollars 2 cents, is the true value of all the personable property of William S. Dabenport deceased, to the best of there knowledge and ...... it stands stated this the 4th day of Oct 1855....
Sworn to and subscribed before me the the 4 day of Oct. 1855 J.
oyber(can't read name) J.P.
Lawrence Co. Ark Probate Packet FHL # 1290722
Monday 1 st day of the term Oct 8th , 1855
In the Matter of the Estate of William L. Davenport dec'd (Hand written capital L and capital S are sometimes mistaken for the other) It appearing to the court that the Estate of the said William L. Davenport late of Lowrence Co. Dec'd did not amount to the sum of three hundred dollars and that the said Davenport left a widow. It is therefore considered by the court that the whole of said estate vest in the widow of the said deceased, and that the said widow pay all the costs of this proceeding.
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From: Ginny Lee < ginnymae@bright.net>
To: < ARSHARP-L@rootsweb.com>
Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2000 5:09 AM
Subject: Re: Fw: [ARSHARP] Ginny
> Good Morning Myrvin and List,
> Yes I did copy and read the information that was online by Glenda. I have corresponded with her before about the Carpenters and Davenports. I had a copy of the Robert and Matilda Carpenter family. I am in the process of looking for Sarah Robinson......Glenda believes Sarah married a Robinson. Have to follow every trail to see if it leads to something.
> Ginny
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1870 CENSUS SHARP COUNTY, ARKANSAS, Piney Fork, Evening Shade
107, Roberson, Sarah, 36, TN ******This is Sarah Ann Carpenter/Davenport/Roberson can't write
Mary, 18, AR *******Mary Jane Davenport can't write
Robert, 16, AR *****Stephen Robert Davenport can't read/write
Tennessee, 6, AR *****Tenny Roberson or Robinson as I have seen it spelled
Thomas, 4, AR *****Thomas Roberson, later he sometimes went by the name
Davenport I am told.
THIS IS THE FIRST CENSUS WHERE I FIND SARAH.....SHE IS A WIDOW HERE TOO.
SHE IS LISTED IN THE SCOTT CO. ARKANSAS CENSUS IN LATER YEARS. Virginia Lee
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From: "Glenda Brothers" <gbrothers@syix.com>
Subject: [DAVENPORT-L] Davenport--Carpenter Connection
Date: Mon, 7 Jun 1999 19:34:07 -0700
Hi Everyone!!
Maybe this will take our minds off the bickering. Frown, Frown,
This is my first time on this list but have been following it for some time now. You are a great group!!!
If anyone finds a connection to Robert Stephen Davenport there is a great picture of him and his family on the Scott co. Ark Gen web site.
the following is a puzzle to me but I have put the pieces together the best I can. Can anyone add or subtract, or give me a clue about it?
THIS IS A BIBLE RECORD FOUND IN A PERIODICAL OF SHARP CO ARK (USED TO BE
LAWRENCE CO)
Submitted by Mrs. Helen Carpenter Davenport, P.O. box 10285, Springfield,
Mo 65808.
The folowing is a transcription of all entries in a bible handed down
from Robert Carpenter, A pioneer settler of Sharp Co, Ark. Number in
parentheses in right margin refer to numbered notes below..........
First Page
A very large RC
Second page
Thomas M. CARPENTER b. 15 Jan 1831 (2)
Sarajain CARPENTER b. 19 Jan 1833 (3)
James Hardin CARPENTER b 6 March 1835 (4)
Rodise CARPENTER b. 15 Feb 1837 (5)
Edmon CARPENTER b.22 Jan 1839 (6)
Marthy Jain CARPENTER b. 9 Mar 1842 (7)
Mary CARPENTER b. 13 June 1844 (8)
Henry CARPENTER b. 27 Oct 1846 (9)
Third Page
Mary Jain DEVENPORT b. 21 April 1852 (10)
Stepen Robert b. Dec 9 1853 (11)
James Clayto SHIRLEY b.19 March 1862 (12)
James Hardin CARPENTER Left Arkansas October the 6
Went to Texas with (illegible)
Childress County Childress
October the 7 1870
NOTES:
1. The earliest record of Robert Carpenter found by this researcher is in the 1840 census for Henderson Co. Ten, where he appears as head of a household consistent with the above bible record. He is also listed in the 1850 census in henderson Co. with his wife Matilda and all of the children
appearing on the second page of the bible record. Only one book of land record survived the Civil war days in Henderson co. it contains a record where Robert Carpenter sold 250 acres of land to Edmond Gawf; withnessed John a Criner and Elias Goff. This deed is dated 8 Oct 1851 and recorded 8
Jan 1856. Adjoining property owners were Stephen Hefley, Jackson Petty, Daniel Mayberry, Edmond Gawf, and James Long. I believe Robert Carpenter was running a store at the time of the 1840 census as his occupation was categorized as "trade or Manufacturing". Evidently he left Henderson
County after 1851 and before 1865. By the beginning of the Civil War the entire family had settled at Maxville in Lowrence (now Sharp )Co. Ark. Where they and many of their descendants remained.
2. Thomas M. Carpenter md Rebecca Clements by whom he had one son, Francis M. Carpenter b. July 1862. 1st Lt. Thomas M. Carpenter, 21 st Ark Infantry died 19 June 1863. He had been amoung the wounded left at Corinth the preceeding winter, was captured and imprisoned at Iuka, Miss.
3. On some record Sarah appears as Sarah A. It is not known what became of her. ( Glenda's Note: see note 10 and the following 1870 census where Sarah A ROBISON is listed with Mary and Robert in Sharp Co. Ark. I think they might be one and the same don't you Faith?)
4. James Harden Carpenter with wife Eliza are listed in Sharp County, Ark. in 1870. Then removed to Childress, Texas.
5. Rodise Carpenter married James DEAVENPORT. In 1860 they were living in Ash Flat, Arkansas, and James was teaching school. At that time they had a one year old son Charles H. Deavenport. Later children were Dani Mary, and James. Rodise was widowed by 1880
6. Edmon Carpenter married Mary Debbie McCord Campbell, d/o Joseph m. McCord of Maxville. Their children were Joseph Robert, Nancy M., Isabell, James F. Horatio, Clarenda A., Filmore, and perhaps others. Most of the Carpenters in the south part of Sharp County descend from this family.
7. Martha Jane probably md. a Shirley and is the mother of John Clayton Shirley of the bible record. If so, she must have died soon after his birth as he would not otherwise have been raised by his grandparents.
8. Mary Carpenter md. a Mr. Anderson from Poukeepsie, Arkansas. After his death she made home with her nephew Joseph Robert in Cave City where she lived for many years known affectionately as Aunt Mary. She's buried as Aunt Mary in the cemetery at Maxville beside her brother Edmond.
9. The only known record of Henry Carpenter is in this bible and the 1850 census
10. This and the following two entries are evidently grandchildren who Robert elected to enter in his bible. Other grandchildren are not entered. Mary Jane DEVENPORT May have been a daughter of Rodise (who would have been 15 years, 2 mo old at the time of birth). Otherwise, she must be the
daughter of Sarah which is entirely possible.( GLENDA'S NOTE: This is what I believe)
11. As this entry is immediately following Mary Jane DEVENPORT and at the time would have been on a page with on other entries, this researcher concludes that the full name shoud be STEPEN ROBERT DEVENPORT. In any event, no record of either child has been found outside of the bible. (GLENDA'S NOTE: With the exact same birthday also, I believe this is our Robert Stephen DAVENPORT)
12. All entries up to this point have ben in the same hand writing, evidently that of Robert Carpenter, and in the old-fasioned style know as "round". This entry is in the beautiful Spencerian style used by both Thomas and Edmond Carpenter. James Clayton Shirley was raised by his Carpenter grandparents.
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Lawrence Co. Ark
DEBENPORT, Sarah Ann to Joseph L. Robinson 8/8/1861 book c pg 120
DAVENPORT, James C. to Rhodie CARPENTER 10/11/1857 book B p 239
1870 Sharp Co Ark Census
Piney Fork Twp
Sarah Roberson 36 TN
Mary 18 AR I believe Mary and Robert are Davenports
Robert 16 AR
Tennessee 6 AR
Thomas 4 AR
1880 Scott Co. Ark
James Twp
#61 James Terry 53 b KY
Sallie 48 AR
and children plus
Frye, Sarah A. 48 Unknown listed as a Ward
, Mary 16 AR Niece I believe these are Roberson's
, Thomas 14 AR Nephew
1900 Scott Co Ark
Lafayette twp
4 June 1900
36/37 Davenport, Robert S. Dec 1853 Ark, Ten, Ten
with wife and children
80/81 ROBERTSON, Thomas F. April 1866 Ark Ten Ten
with wife and children and...
FRY, Sarah A b 1840, age 60, widow TN ? ?
1910 Scott Co Ark
Lafayette Twp
26 April 1910
101 DAVENPORT, Robert S. 55 Ark Ten US
wife and children
40 ROBINSON, Tom F age 44
with wife and Children
1910 Scott Co. AR Lafayette twp Census
96-96 T. F. Devenport H M W 30 m1 3 Ark US US
Ella W F W 25 m1 3 1-1 AR MS US
Arthur S M W 02 S AR AR AR
Sarah A. Fry Boarder F W 70 W 5-4 TN US US
This is Sarah Jane (Carpenter) (Davenport) (Robinson) Fry living with her grandson, son of Stephen Robert Davenport.
99 BROTHERS , Jim 25
Nellie 22 2 children b. 1 living (Robert
DAVENPORTS Daughter)
E.A. 2 b. Ark (This is Ervie Arastus Brothers
Moss)
12 Oct 1920 Sarah A. FRY died
BURRIED Weeks Cemetery
FRY, Sarah Ann Robinson, d. ca 1918
age of 100 years
Row V # 59
(probably a replacement stone)
I didn't realize I had so much that fit..I believe that Sarah A. is the Sarajain in the bible. What do you think??
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Thanks Glenda Brothers gbrothers@syix.com
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1880 Census Place: James, Scott, Arkansas
Source: FHL Film 1254056 National Archives Film T9-0056 Page 352B
Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace
James TERRY Self M M W 53/KY Occ:Farmer Fa: GA Mo: GA
Sallie TERRY Wife F M W 48/AR Occ:Keeping House Fa: MO Mo: TN
George W. TERRY Son M M W 22/AR Fa: KY Mo: AR
William TERRY Son M S W 20/AR Fa: KY Mo: AR
Stephen F. TERRY Son M S W 13/AR Fa: KY Mo: AR
Hettie TERRY Dau F S W 10/AR Fa: KY Mo: AR
Indiana TERRY Dau F S W 23/AR Fa: IL Mo: AR
Sarah A FRYE Other F S W 48/--- Fa: --- Mo: ---
Mary FRYE Niece F S W 16/AR Fa: --- Mo: ---
Thomas FRYE Nephew M S W 14/AR Fa: --- Mo: ---
Sarah J. TERRY Niece F S W 3/AR Fa: KY Mo: AR
James J. TERRY Other M S W 2M/AR Fa: MO Mo: IL
Advanced Reporter (transcibed by Delaine Edwards, deliane@ipa.net
21 Oct 1920
Mrs. Sarah A. Fry, an aged lady of Weeks died Tuesday Oct. 12 at the home of her son, Mr. T. F. Robertson. Mrs Fry had a long time been almost helpless and her passing was not unexpected. She was a good Christian woman.
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Arkansas Death Index, 1914-1950
Name: Sarah Fry
Death Day: 16 Death Month: Oct Death Year: 1920
County: Scott
Volume Number: 67 Roll Number: 19141923 Certificate Number: 1313
- b. 19 Jan 1833 TN
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Sources - [S31] Arkansas, U.S., County Marriages Index, 1837-1957.
- [S28] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 12, Henderson, Tennessee; Roll: 883; Page: 198b.
- [S84] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Coal, Scott, Arkansas; Roll: T625_81; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 117; Image: 76.
- [S31] Arkansas, U.S., County Marriages Index, 1837-1957.
