Kris, I think, from the responses I have received on several bits of my genealogy, that folks on the list will write if they can find some possible connection with their own information. If they see no connection whatever, they probably won't write. For instance, I live in Michigan, and I have a lot of distant Carpenter relatives in the state (whom I have never met) because my GGgrandfather, James Carpenter, left NY, went to IN, and then spent a bit of time in the Decatur/Lawrence area of SW MI before taking his family to MN. The eldest son of James, Francis Adelbert Carpenter, remained in Decatur, and his brother spent some time living in the Lawrence area. Frank had a large family, and I have quite a bit of that information. I don't see any connection, but if you would like the information, I will gladly share it with you. I suspect your folks took a more northerly route. Someone on one of these genealogy lists told me that this is like fishing. You put out the bait and wait. Maybe you get a strike. If not, put the bait back out there and see what happens. People come and, unfortunately, go on these lists, and the new person who reads your post today might just be that cousin with the magic information. Meantime, most of us, I think, keep an eye out for familiar names, and try to find the person who mentioned it so we can share. At least, I hope that's what is happening. If I see your folks, I'll let you know. Take care, George --- George R. Carpenter carpgl@ismi.net ---------- > grandfather: Hugh J. Carpenter (carpenter & WWI & II vet), married to Iona > Esther Perry > ggrandfather: Frank W. Carpenter (carpenter), married to S. Anna Shappell. > Children: Hugh J. only. > gggrandfather: Cecil C. Carpenter (farmer & carpenter) married to Carolyn > Vannorthwick (children below) > ggggrandfather: Daniel R. Carpenter (farmer), born around 1811-1813 in New > York. Married to Sally A. Wilson, born November, 1917, New York. Died March > 6, 1863, Michigan. (Children below) > > Daniel is where I am stuck. Daniel and Sally had the following children: > Otis W. Carpenter (teacher & farmer & Civil War Vet), born around 1840, > Oakland Co., Michigan. Died December 6, 1864. Never married. Died of > disease in the Civil War. > William H. Carpenter (minister & farmer), born around 1842 in Eaton Co., > Michigan. Married to Maryette Vannorthwick on March 19, 1867. Children, > Carrie or Cassie? > Daniel R. Carpenter, born around 1843, died Jan. 21, 1851. Age 8. > Cecil C. Carpenter, born 1845, died 1936. Married Carolyn Vannorthwick > Feb. 5, 1869. Children were: Frank W. Carpenter, Guy E. Carpenter and > Claire C. Carpenter. > Diana R. Carpenter, Born Oct. 6, 1848, Died December 2, 1868. Never > married. > > Daniel R. and Sally A. came to Michigan from New York sometime between > 1830 and 1840. First to Oakland County where Otis was born and then to Eaton > County where they settled on a farm in Delta Township and gave birth to and > raised the rest of their children. All of these Carpenters are buried in > Delta Center Cemetery, Delta Township, Eaton County, Michigan. I have > obtained the above and other information from cemetery records, birth and > death records, census records, marriage records, land records and military > records. I located a Daniel R. Carpenter on the 1830 New York census in > Chautauqua County. He is gone from the New York cenus of 1840 and appears > next on the 1840 cenus for Eaton County, Michigan. Otis was born around 1840 > in Oakland Co., Michigan so I know from this that Daniel R. and Sally A. came > from New York to Oakland Co., MI first and then to Eaton County, Michigan. > > If anyone on this list has a connection to any of the above Carpenters, > wives, or children, I would appreciate hearing from you. I don't know who > Daniel's parents or siblings, if any, were or where they came from. Maybe > you have a Carpenter relative who hails from or is connected in some way to > Chautauqua Co., N.Y., (if indeed that's my Daniel R. on the 1830 Census for > Chautauqua Co., New York as I could be wrong on this). In any event if and > when I ever get back across the ocean I will let you know if there are any > "butchers", bakers or candlestick makers in my family line. > > Hoping to hear from you or see your family on-line. > Kris >