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Marcus Lafayette Carpenter 1831–1918 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 August 1831

Birth Location: North Carolina

Death Date: 18 February 1918

Death Location: Gaston County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: Peter Carpenter

Mother: Sarah McBee

Spouse(s): Annie Carpenter, Annie Carpenter

Children(s): Sarah Carpenter, Sylvannas Carpenter, Lee Carpenter, William Carpenter, Mary Carpenter, Sarah Caldwell, John Carpenter, Lucinda Hastings, Sarah Caldwell, William Carpenter, John Carpenter, Sarah Carpenter, Syloanna Carpenter, Julia Carpenter, Amanda Carpenter, Lee Carpenter

Marcus Lafayette Carpenter was born in 1831 in North Carolina, the child of Peter Carpenter And Sarah Seltzer Carpenter Mcbee. Marcus Lafayette Carpenter married Annie E Kiser Carpenter, Annie Elizabeth Kiser Carpenter, and had children including Amanda Carpenter, Amanda Carpenter, John Sidney Lee Carpenter, Julia Ann Carpenter, Lee Carpenter, Lucinda R Carpenter Hastings, Mary E Carpenter, Sarah Luvenia Caldwell, Sarah Luvenia Carpenter Caldwell, Sarah M Carpenter Carpenter, Syloanna Carpenter, Sylvannas Carpenter, William Brown Carpenter, William Carpenter. Marcus Lafayette Carpenter passed away in 1918 in Gaston County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Marcus Lafayette Carpenter was born in 1831 in North Carolina, the child of Peter Carpenter And Sarah Seltzer Carpenter Mcbee.
  • Marcus Lafayette Carpenter married Annie E Kiser Carpenter, Annie Elizabeth Kiser Carpenter, and had children including Amanda Carpenter, Amanda Carpenter, John Sidney Lee Carpenter, Julia Ann Carpenter, Lee Carpenter, Lucinda R Carpenter Hastings, Mary E Carpenter, Sarah Luvenia Caldwell, Sarah Luvenia Carpenter Caldwell, Sarah M Carpenter Carpenter, Syloanna Carpenter, Sylvannas Carpenter, William Brown Carpenter, William Carpenter.
  • Marcus Lafayette Carpenter passed away in 1918 in Gaston County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Peter Carpenter
–1845
Birth Location: –
PC
Sarah McBee
1813–1893
Birth Location: North Carolina
SM

Spouses(s)

Annie Carpenter
1835–1916
Birth Location: North Carolina
AC
Annie Carpenter
1835–1916
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States of America
AC

Children(s)

Sarah Carpenter
1853–1900
Birth Location: North Carolina
SC
Sylvannas Carpenter
1863–
Birth Location: North Carolina
SC
Lee Carpenter
1868–
Birth Location: North Carolina
LC
William Carpenter
1875–
Birth Location: North Carolina
WC
Mary Carpenter
1856–1931
Birth Location: Iredell County, North Carolina, USA
MC
Sarah Caldwell
1868–1928
Birth Location: –
SC
John Carpenter
1868–1952
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States of America
JC
Lucinda Hastings
1857–1947
Birth Location: –
LH
Sarah Caldwell
1868–1928
Birth Location: –
SC
William Carpenter
1874–1954
Birth Location: Gaston County, North Carolina, United States of America
WC
John Carpenter
1868–1952
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States of America
JC
Sarah Carpenter
1853–1900
Birth Location: –
SC
Syloanna Carpenter
1862–1946
Birth Location: Gaston County, North Carolina, United States of America
SC
Julia Carpenter
1860–1935
Birth Location: Gaston County, North Carolina, United States of America
JC
Amanda Carpenter
1864–
Birth Location: North Carolina
AC
Lee Carpenter
1868–
Birth Location: North Carolina
LC

Marcus Carpenter's Ancestors

Self
Marcus Carpenter
1831–1918
Birth Place: North Carolina
Parents
Peter Carpenter
–1845
Sarah (Seltzer Carpenter) McBee
1813–1893
North Carolina
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Marcus Carpenter's Descendants

1.
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Marcus (Lafayette) Carpenter (9 August 1831–18 February 1918) m. Annie (E Kiser) Carpenter (1835–1916) m. Annie (Elizabeth Kiser) Carpenter (1 August 1835–3 September 1916)
  1. 1. Sarah (M Carpenter) Carpenter 1853–1900 m. Jacob (A) Carpenter 1847–1909
    1. 1. William (L) Carpenter 1873–1944 m. Nancy (Jane Huffstetler) Carpenter 1877–1920
    2. 2. Ella Carpenter 1876–
    3. 3. Docia ("Etta" Carpenter) Rash 1878–1959
    4. 4. Myrtle (Bryte or Brute Carpenter Mc) Ginnis 1893–1986
    5. 5. Bergan (Richard) Carpenter 1883–1971
    6. 6. Violet (Carpenter) Lloyd 1880–1918
    7. 7. Robert (P) Carpenter 1884–1920
    8. 8. Samuel (Thomas) Carpenter 1890–1967
  2. 2. Sylvannas Carpenter 1863–
  3. 3. Lee Carpenter 1868–
  4. 4. William Carpenter 1875–
  5. 5. Mary (E) Carpenter 1856–1931 m. Martin (Alies) Carpenter 1854–1935 m. Noah Carpenter 1850–1916
    1. 1. Josie (E) Carpenter 1888–1970 m. Joseph (Benjamin) Hovis 1884–1968
    2. 2. William (Wallace Carpenter) Sr 1878–1955 m. Carrie Carpenter 1880–1968
      1. 1. Samuel (Paul) Carpenter 1918–2003
      2. 2. Charles (Roosevelt) Carpenter 1907–1979
      3. 3. Annie (Pearl Carpenter) Morgan 1913–2006
      4. 4. William (Wallace Carpenter) Jr 1910–1991
    3. 3. Marion (Sidney Lafayette) Carpenter 1880–1949
    4. 4. Sarah (Ellen) Leonhardt 1872–1912
    5. 5. Ila Beam 1875–1966
  6. 6. Sarah (Luvenia Carpenter) Caldwell 1868–1928 m. William (Henry James) Caldwell 1864–1956
    1. 1. Ida (Caldwell) Fish 1892–1992
    2. 2. Infant (Daughter) Caldwell 1909–1909
    3. 3. George (Sylvanus) Caldwell 1895–1977
    4. 4. Lawrence (Franklin) Caldwell 1890–1972
    5. 5. Roscoe (Gormon) Caldwell 1904–1987
    6. 6. Rosa (E) Wilkinson 1899–1990
  7. 7. John (Sidney Lee) Carpenter 1868–1952 m. Elvira (Manly) Carpenter 1869–1948
    1. 1. Clarence ("Oscar") Carpenter 1890–1970
    2. 2. Infant (Son) Carpenter 1894–1894
    3. 3. Infant (Daughter) Carpenter 1902–1902
    4. 4. Claudia (Clyda Viola) Best 1899–1985
    5. 5. Vernie (Mae) Payseur 1906–1995
    6. 6. Spargo (Randolph) Carpenter 1891–1989
    7. 7. Bertie Long 1910–2001
    8. 8. Clifford (Rouse) Carpenter 1894–1967
    9. 9. Zanie (Sherwood) Carpenter 1897–1991
    10. 10. Estrea Davis 1908–1941
    11. 11. Bessie (G.) Carpenter 1903–1907
    12. 12. Clefford (Crouse) Carpenter 1894–1981
  8. 8. Lucinda (R. Carpenter) Hastings 1857–1947 m. Henry (Philip) Hastings 1854–1914 m. Henry (Philip) Hastings 1854–1914
    1. 1. Thomas (Sylvanus) Hastings 1889–1978
    2. 2. William (Lafayette) Hastings 1886–1965
    3. 3. Mary (Pearl Hastings) Rudisill 1894–1984
    4. 4. Ila Hester 1892–1948
    5. 5. Julia (L.) Hastings 1883–1895
    6. 6. Thomas (Sylvanus) Hastings 1889–1978
    7. 7. William (Lafayette) Hastings 1886–1965
    8. 8. Mary (Pearl) Rudisill 1894–1984
    9. 9. Ila Hester 1892–1948
    10. 10. Julia (L.) Hastings 1883–1895
    11. 11. Larkin (L.) Carpenter 1876–1941
  9. 9. Sarah (Luvenia) Caldwell 1868–1928 m. William (Henry James " Singing Henry") Caldwell 1864–1956
    1. 1. Rosa (E) Wilkinson 1899–1990
    2. 2. Ida (Caldwell) Fish 1892–1992
    3. 3. Infant (Daughter) Caldwell 1909–1909
    4. 4. George (Sylvanus) Caldwell 1895–1977 m. Ida (Jane) Caldwell 1897–1983
      1. 1. Mildred (Caldwell) Baird 1919–2009
      2. 2. Roy (Claude) Caldwell 1915–1989
      3. 3. Hazel (Caldwell) Freeman 1933–2014 m. Floyd (Doyle) Freeman 1930–1991
      4. 4. James (Horace) Caldwell 1921–1926
      5. 5. Ethel (Caldwell) Payseur 1924–2013
    5. 5. Lawrence (Franklin) Caldwell 1890–1972
    6. 6. Roscoe (Gormon) Caldwell 1904–1987
  10. 10. William (Brown) Carpenter 1874–1954 m. Annie Carpenter 1876–1921
    1. 1. Lester (Webb) Carpenter 1905–1959 m. Zona Carpenter 1908–1981
      1. 1. William (Lester) Carpenter 1927–1998 m. Mattie (Frances Wallace) Carpenter 1925–2010
    2. 2. Infant (Daughter) Carpenter 1904–1904
    3. 3. Infant (Daughter) Carpenter 1904–1904
    4. 4. Infant (Daughter) Carpenter 1904–1904
  11. 11. John (Sidney Lee) Carpenter 1868–1952 m. Elvira (Manly) Carpenter 1869–1948
    1. 1. Clarence ("Oscar") Carpenter 1890–1970
    2. 2. Infant (Son) Carpenter 1894–1894
    3. 3. Infant (Daughter) Carpenter 1902–1902
    4. 4. Claudia (Clyda Viola Carpenter) Best 1899–1985
    5. 5. Vernie (Mae Carpenter) Payseur 1906–1995
    6. 6. Spargo (Randolph) Carpenter 1891–1989
    7. 7. Bertie (Carpenter) Long 1910–2001
    8. 8. Clifford (Rouse) Carpenter 1894–1967
    9. 9. Zanie (Sherwood) Carpenter 1897–1991
    10. 10. Estrea (Carpenter) Davis 1908–1941
  12. 12. Sarah (M Carpenter) Carpenter 1853–1900 m. Jacob (A.) Carpenter 1847–1903
    1. 1. Samuel (Thomas) Carpenter 1890–1967
    2. 2. Robert (Pressly) Carpenter 1884–1920
    3. 3. Myrtle (Bryte Carpenter) McGinnis 1893–1986
    4. 4. Bergan (Richard) Carpenter 1883–1971
    5. 5. Violet Lloyd 1880–1918
    6. 6. Docia (Etta) Rash 1878–1959
    7. 7. William (L.) Carpenter 1873–1944
    8. 8. Drue (Ella) Ford 1876–1969
  13. 13. Syloanna Carpenter 1862–1946 m. Ida (Katie Foster) Carpenter 1863–1966 m. Katie (Ida or Ider Foster) Carpenter 1890–1966
    1. 1. Sara Byers 1913–1984 m. Carl (Edgar) Byers 1903–1990
      1. 1. Claud (E) Byers 1932–1994 m. Betty (Mae) Byers 1932–2016
      2. 2. Johnnie Byers 1936–2015
      3. 3. Ella (Mae Byers) Ramsey 1937–2018 m. Donald ("Don" Lowrence or Lawrence) RAMSEY 1933–2012
      4. 4. Isebelle Byers 1933–2021 m. Otis (C) Faulkner 1934–2006
    2. 2. Laura (Della or delia Carpenter) Yarbrough 1911–1931 m. A (Fisher) Yarbrough 1911–1983
    3. 3. Amanda (Viola " Mandie" or Mardie Carpenter) Payseur 1918–2004 m. Russell (Franklin) Payseur 1909–1980
      1. 1. Betty (Sue Payseur) Poovey 1939–1996 m. Charles (Larry) Poovey 1938–2009
      2. 2. Catherine (Jeanette Payseur) Rhyne 1935–1992 m. Gordon ("Dean") Rhyne 1934–2019
    4. 4. Sarah Byers 1913–1984
    5. 5. Mardie Payseur 1918–2004
    6. 6. Laura (Delia) Yarbrough 1911–1931
  14. 14. Julia (Ann) Carpenter 1860–1935
  15. 15. Amanda Carpenter 1864–
  16. 16. Lee Carpenter 1868– m. Elvira (Manly) Carpenter 1869–1948
    1. 1. Cliff Carpenter 1894–

Marcus Carpenter's Timeline

7 Records

1831
9 August 1831
Birth of Marcus Lafayette Carpenter in Gastonia, Gaston County, North Carolina, United States of America
Gastonia, Gaston County, North Carolina, United States of America
1831
9 August 1831
Birth of Marcus Lafayette Carpenter
None
1831
9 August 1831
Birth of Marcus Lafayette Carpenter in North Carolina
North Carolina
1880
1880
Age 49
Marcus Lafayette Carpenter resided here in Cherryville, Gaston, North Carolina, USA
Cherryville, Gaston, North Carolina, USA
1880
1880
Age 49
Marcus Lafayette Carpenter resided here in Cherryville, Gaston, North Carolina, USA
Cherryville, Gaston, North Carolina, USA
1918
18 February 1918
Age 87
Death of Marcus Lafayette Carpenter in Cherryville Township, Gaston County, North Carolina, United States of America
Cherryville Township, Gaston County, North Carolina, United States of America
1918
18 February 1918
Age 87
Death of Marcus Lafayette Carpenter
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 August 1831
    Event Place: Gastonia, Gaston County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Cherryville, Gaston, North Carolina; Roll: 964; Page: 20C; Enumeration District: 085
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 August 1831
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 August 1831
    Event Place: North Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Cherryville, Gaston, North Carolina; Roll: 964; Page: 20C; Enumeration District: 085
    [2] North Carolina, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Cherryville, Gaston, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Cherryville, Gaston, North Carolina; Roll: 964; Page: 20C; Enumeration District: 085

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Cherryville, Gaston, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Cherryville, Gaston, North Carolina; Roll: 964; Page: 20C; Enumeration District: 085

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 February 1918
    Event Place: Cherryville Township, Gaston County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 February 1918
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North Carolina, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Gaston County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Gaston County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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