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Marcus Lafayette Carpenter 1831 – 1918 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Aug 1831

Birth Location: Gaston, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 18 Feb 1918

Death Location: Gaston, North Carolina, USA

Father: Peter Carpenter

Mother: Sarah Setzer

Spouse(s): Annie Kiser

Children(s): Sydney Carpenter

Marcus Lafayette Carpenter was born in 1831 in Gaston, North Carolina, United States, the child of Peter W Carpenter and Sarah Setzer. Marcus Lafayette Carpenter married Annie Kiser, and had children including Sydney Lee Carpenter. Marcus Lafayette Carpenter passed away in 1918 in Gaston, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Marcus Lafayette Carpenter was born in 1831 in Gaston, North Carolina, United States, the child of Peter W Carpenter and Sarah Setzer.
  • Marcus Lafayette Carpenter married Annie Kiser, and had children including Sydney Lee Carpenter.
  • Marcus Lafayette Carpenter passed away in 1918 in Gaston, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Peter Carpenter
1810 – 1845
Birth Location: Long Shoals, Lincoln, North Carolina, USA
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Sarah Setzer
1812 – 1893
Birth Location: Lincoln, North Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Annie Kiser
1835 – 1916
Birth Location: Lincoln, North Carolina, United States
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Children(s)

Sydney Carpenter
1868 – 1952
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
SC

Marcus Carpenter's Ancestors

Self
Marcus Carpenter
1831 – 1918
Birth Place: Gaston, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Peter W Carpenter
1810 – 1845
Long Shoals, Lincoln, North Carolina, USA
Sarah Setzer
1812 – 1893
Lincoln, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
William Carpenter
1779 – 1845
Long Shoals, Lincoln, North Carolina, United States
Amelia Rudisill
1788 – 1859
Clarks Creek, Lincoln, North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Peter CARPENTER
1736 – 1817
Barbara Deppen
1746 – 1816
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hans Zimmerman
1702 – 1794
Sarah Ruffner
1698 – 1790

Marcus Carpenter's Descendants

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Marcus (Lafayette) Carpenter (9 Aug 1831 – 18 Feb 1918) m. Annie Kiser (1 Aug 1835 – 3 Sep 1916)
  1. 1. Sydney (Lee) Carpenter (18 Jul 1868 – 23 Jun 1952) m. Elvira (Ann) Mauney (15 Jan 1868 – 13 Feb 1948)
    1. 1. Clifford (Rouse) CARPENTER (May 11 1893 – 10 Mar 1967)
    2. 2. Clifford (C) Carpenter (11 May 1894 – 18 Nov 1981) m. Mary (E) Kiser (6 Jan 1901 – 24 Mar 1988)
      1. 1. John (Marcus) Carpenter (21 Mar 1932 – 21 Mar 1932)
      2. 2. Clefford (Glenn) Carpenter (23 Aug 1936 – 24 Mar 1942)
      3. 3. James (Milton) Carpenter (28 Jul 1943 – ) m. Vicky (Kay) Whitesides (23 Dec 1944 – )

Marcus Carpenter's Timeline

2 Records

1831
9 Aug 1831
Birth of Marcus Lafayette Carpenter in Gaston, North Carolina, United States
Gaston, North Carolina, United States
1918
18 Feb 1918
Age 87
Death of Marcus Lafayette Carpenter in Gaston, North Carolina, USA
Gaston, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Aug 1831
    Event Place: Gaston, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Feb 1918
    Event Place: Gaston, North Carolina, USA
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