Robert Carpenter
Abt 1807 - 1879 (72 years)
-
Name Robert Carpenter [1, 2, 3, 4] Birth Abt 1807 Tennessee 
[3] Gender Male Death 1879 Washington, Sharp, Arkansas, USA Person ID I367 1794 BARLOW-GAWF/GOFF (US-NC-WAK / US-TN-HEN) I-FTA50669 Last Modified 20 Oct 2023
Family Matilda Goff, b. Between 1806 and 1810, North Carolina, USA d. 21 Jun 1885, Sharp, Arkansas, USA (Age 79 years)
Children 1. Thomas Carpenter, b. Abt 1830, Tennessee, USA ▻ Rebecca Clements m. 29 Nov 1857▻ Rebecca Clements m. 29 Nov 18572. James Hardin Carpenter, b. 16 Mar 1832, Tennessee, USA d. Texas, USA ▻ Eliza▻ Eliza3. Sarah Ann Carpenter, b. Abt 1826, Tennessee, USA d. 12 Oct 1920, Scott, Arkansas, USA (Age 94 years)▻ Joseph L. Robinson m. 8 Aug 1861; Henry Frye m. Between 1870 and 1880; William S Davenport m. Between 1850 and 1851▻ Joseph L. Robinson m. 8 Aug 1861; Henry Frye m. Between 1870 and 1880; William S Davenport m. Between 1850 and 18514. Rhodica Carpenter, b. Abt 1837 d. Aft 1880 (Age > 44 years) ▻ JAMES C. Davenport m. 11 Oct 1857▻ JAMES C. Davenport m. 11 Oct 18575. Edmund H Carpenter, b. 1839, Tennessee, USA d. 23 Feb 1913, Maxville, Sharp, Arkansas, United States (Age 74 years)▻ Mary Deborah McCord m. 19 Jul 1866▻ Mary Deborah McCord m. 19 Jul 18666. Martha Jain Carpenter, b. Abt 1841, Tennessee, USA d. Yes, date unknown▻ John C. Shirley m. 18 Apr 1861▻ John C. Shirley m. 18 Apr 18617. Mary Carpenter, b. Abt 1843, Tennessee, USA d. Yes, date unknown8. Henry Carpenter, b. 27 Oct 1846, Tennessee, USA d. Yes, date unknownFamily ID F198 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 20 Oct 2023
-
Notes - 2006 DNA testing shows Robert matching JOHNSONs (not CARPENTERs)
1830 - can't find
1840 Henderson Co., TN (Image 75 of 102 on Ancestry.com)
Rbt CARPENTER
1 male under 5 (Edmund)
2 males 5-10 (James H. & Thomas)
1 male 30-40 (Robert)
2 females 5-10 (Sarah & Rhodica)
1 female 30-40 (Matilda)
Same page as a John STANFILL, Duke SPAIN, HEFLEY & G.W. GAWF
1850 Henderson Co., TN, District 12 (same page as George W., Edmund & Robert GAWF) (image 2 of 13 on Ancestry.com) Page before is Elias & Louis GAWF, HEFLEY,
Robert Carpenter 41 farmer, $250
Matilda, 42 TN
Thomas 20TN
Sarah A. 18TN
James H. 16TN
Rhodica 15TN
Edmund 11TN
Martha 9 TN
Mary 7 TN
? 3 (male) TN
1851 (recorded 1856) selling land in Henderson Co., TN to Edmond GAWF (possibly bro-in-law)
1856, 1857 & 1861 buying land in Sharp Co. & Conway Co, Arkansas
1858 Wm H. Bennett orphan son or grandson of James and Anna was apprenticed to Robert Carpenter
1860 - can't find in census (Sharp Co., formed 1868 from Lawrence Co.)
1870 Washington, Sharp Co., Arkansas (Image 2 of 13 on Ancestry.com
Robert CARPENTER 63 (b. ca 1807), farmer, $200/$220, TN
Matilda 64, NC
Mary 22, TN
SHIRLEY, Jno 8 farm laborer, AR
next door is Edmund CARPENTER 31 and his family
1880 Census Place: Washington, Sharp, Arkansas
Source: FHL Film 1254057 National Archives Film T9-0057 Page 111A
Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace
Clay SHIRLEY Self M/S W 17/AR Occ: Farmer Fa: AR Mo: TN
Matilda CARPENTER GMother F/W W 70/NC Occ: Keeping House Fa: --- Mo: ---
Polly CARPENTER Aunt F/S W 25/TN Occ: Works On Farm Fa: AL Mo: NC
(in the 1870 Sharp Co., Ark. census there's an 8 year old "farm laborer" w/the last name SHIRLEY living with Matilda and her husband Robert)
From Shelley Woods
The earliest record of Robert Carpenter is in the 1840 census for Henderson Co,TN where he appears as head of household consistent with the Bible Records provided by Mrs Helen Carpenter Davenport Po Box 10285 Springfield,MO 65808.
He is also listed in the 1850 census in Henderson county with his wife Matilda and all of the children appearing on the second page of the Bible. Only one book of land records survived the Civil War days in Henderson Co. It contains a record where Robert Carpenter sold 250 acres of land to Edmond gawf; witnessed John A Criner and Elias Goff. This deed is dated Oct 8,1851 recorded Jan 8,1856. Adjoining property owners were Stephen Hefley, jackson Petty,Daniel mayberry, Edmon Gawfs and James Long.
Robert Carpenter appeared to be running a store at the time of the 1840 census as his occupation was categorized as "trade of Manufacturing". He left Henderson County after 1851 and before 1855. By the beginning of the Civil War the entire family had settled in Maxville in Lawrence County,Ar now Sharp Co,Ark. Many of their descendants remain there.
---------
??? http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ar/sharp/land/sharp.txt
L Name F Name MI Sec No T R Acres Date Warrant Name Remarks
CARPENTER ROBERT 35 17N 5W 80 1856/06/16
CARPENTER ROBERT 35 17N 5W 40 1857/10/30
---------------
Ginny - I have Robert CARPENTER as being b. in Tennessee (1850 & 1870 census). I didn't check to see what his son Edmund said. The only thing I saw that said Alabama was the 1880 census where Polly CARPENTER (listed as aunt of Clay SHIRLEY) said her father was b. AL.
Yes, this is true, I have one census, that says he was born TN and was GERMAN.
Most census do say he was born Tn.....but lots of things hint at ALA. Helen Carpenter Davenport of Sharp Co. did some research on the Carpenters few yrs back ( she is the one that published the information that was in Robert and Matilda`s Bible about the list of children and grandchilden) she seems to think he or the Carpenters came from ALA also.
I wish they had left a better trail for us to follow..............and they moved around more back in those days than I do now.............with an automobile.
Thanks for sending this wealth of info.....
Ginny
Matilda GOFF CARPENTER's children
Thomas CARPENTER
Sarah Ann CARPENTER
James HARDIN CARPENTER
??? male - there is a son in 1830 census age 5-10 that doesn't show in 1840 census (he could have died or is on his own - this male could have been named Lewis - which would mean we have children of Matilda all named after our principal parties (Lewis, Edmund, Rhodica, Henry-would help this premise if the others were found to be named after Roberty's family - OR, if Matilda felt this strongly about family, perhaps there are other clues here to her family)
Rodise CARPENTER - Rhodica GOFF STANFILL?
Edmon CARPENTER - Edmund S. GAWF?
Marthy "Jane" CARPENTER - Edmund's wife Jennie/Jane?
Mary CARPENTER
Henry CARPENTER - James Henry GOFF?
-------------
Name: Robert Carpenter
Issue Date: 16 Jun 1856
Acres: 80
Meridian: 5th PM
State: Arkansas, Sharp Co.
Township: 17-N, Range 5-W, Section 35
Accession Number: AR0590__.220
Land Office: Batesville
Authority: April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566)
Document Number: 7338
Name: Robert Carpenter
Issue Date: 30 Oct 1857
Acres: 40
Meridian: 5th PM
State: Arkansas, Sharp Co.
Township: 17-N, Range 5-W, Section 35
Accession Number: AR0630__.123
Land Office: Batesville
Authority: April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566)
Document Number: 9578
Name: Robert Carpenter
Issue Date: 28 Mar 1861
Acres: 35.97
Meridian: 5th PM
State: Arkansas, Conway Co.
Township: 8-N, Range 14-W, Section 6
Accession Number: AR0800__.403
Land Office: Batesville
Authority: April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566)
Document Number: 18784
Name: Robert Carpenter
Issue Date: 1 Aug 1861
Acres: 40
Meridian: 5th PM
State: Arkansas, Conway Co.
Township: 8-N, Range 15-2, Section 1
Accession Number: AR0820__.032
Land Office: Batesville
Authority: April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566)
Document Number: 18966
- 2006 DNA testing shows Robert matching JOHNSONs (not CARPENTERs)
-
Sources - [S75] 1850 United States Federal Census.
- [S72] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 12, Henderson, Tennessee; Roll: M432_883; Page: 198B; Image: 400.
Record for Robert Carpenter - [S30] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Washington, Sharp, Arkansas; Roll: M593_65; Page: 375B; Image: 133; Family History Library Film: 545564.
Record for Robert Carpenter - [S174] U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907.
Record for Robert Carpenter
- [S75] 1850 United States Federal Census.
