Hi all! Sorry it has taken me a month to respond to this posting! We are in the middle of travel baseball in our family and have two going in two different directions! What fun! I descend from another John Carpenter b. around 1823-1825 in OH. He is the son of George Carpenter who lived in Ashland County, OH prior to moving to Putnam county, OH and living with his daughter and son-in-law, Catherine and Azor Bunyan. Thank goodness for Azor's unusual name or I might have not ever found them and how they fit together!! George Carpenter married Rebecca Louise/Louisa Clows in 28 Mar 1816 Harrison County, OH. George and Rebecca's children are: John Carpenter b. 1823-1825 OH; married 1st Caroline Ferrell 29 Oct 1854 Putnam County, OH; married 2nd Sarah Jones 21 Sept 1876; died 19 Mar 1881 Catherine Francis Carpenter b. 23 Nov 1818, Ashland county, OH; married Azor Bunyan 24 Mar 1840 Wayne county, OH Susannah Carpenter b. abt 1830; married Joshua Huntsman Isaac Carpenter married Elizabeth Fisher and lived in Putnam County, OH Mary Carpenter b. 15 Apr 1816; married John Smith lived in Ashland County, OH Benjamin Carpenter b. 3 Jul 1821