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William Cephas Carpenter 1874 – 1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Jun 1874

Birth Location: Gaston County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 5 Dec 1939

Death Location: Gastonia, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA

Father: Alfred Carpenter

Mother: Susan ******

Spouse(s): Agatha Alexander

Children(s): Jennie Carpenter

William Cephas Carpenter was born in 1874 in Gaston County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Alfred Garrison Carpenter and Susan Catherine Paysour ******. William Cephas Carpenter later married Agatha B. "Bessie" Alexander, and together they raised children including Jennie Lee Carpenter. In 1939, William Cephas Carpenter passed away in Gastonia, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA.

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Parents

Alfred Carpenter
1825 – 1900
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
AC
Susan ******
1836 – 1926
Birth Location: Gaston, North Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Agatha Alexander
1873 – 1923
Birth Location: Gaston, North Carolina, United States
AA

Children(s)

Jennie Carpenter
1913 – 1968
Birth Location: Gaston County, North Carolina, USA
JC

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 25 Jun 1874
    Event Place: Gaston County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 5 Dec 1939
    Event Place: Gastonia, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Year: 06 Dec 1939
    Event Place: Bessemer City, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA
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