---------- > > Does anyone relate to the following Carpenter, Davenport article. I > have > added notes and the bible record is followed by some records as to how I > am > connected. Any Help would be greatly appreciated. > Glenda Brothers > gbrothers@syix.com > > THIS IS A BIBLE RECORD FOUND IN A PERIODIACAL OF SHARP CO ARK (USED TO > BE > LAWRENCE CO) > Submitted by Mrs. Helen Carpenter Davenport, P.O. box 10285, > Springfield, > Mo 65808. > The folowing is a transcription of all entries in a bible handed down > > from Robert Carpenter, A pioneer settler of Sharp Co, Ark. Number in > parentheses in right margin refer to numbered notes below.......... > First Page > A very large RC > Second page > Thomas M. CARPENTER b. 15 Jan 1831 (2) > Sarajain CARPENTER b. 19 Jan 1833 (3) > James Hardin CARPENTER b 6 March 1835 (4) > Rodise CARPENTER b. 15 Feb 1837 (5) > Edmon CARPENTER b.22 Jan 1839 (6) > Marthy Jain CARPENTER b. 9 Mar 1842 (7) > Mary CARPENTER b. 13 June 1844 (8) > Henry CARPENTER b. 27 Oct 1846 (9) > > Third Page > > Mary Jain DEVENPORT b. 21 April 1852 (10) > Stepen Robert b. Dec 9 1853 (11) > James Clayto SHIRLEY b.19 March 1862 (12) > > James Hardin CARPENTER Left Arkansas October the 6 > Went to Texas with (illegible) > Childress County Childress > October the 7 1870 > > NOTES: > > 1. The earliest record of Robert Carpenter found by this researcher is > in > the 1840 census for Henderson Co. Ten, where he appears as head of a > household consistant with the above bible record. He is also listed in > the > 1850 census in henderson Co. with his wife Matilda and all of the > children > appearing on the seconc page of the bible record. Only one book of land > > record survived the Sivil war days in Henderson co. it contains a > record > where Robert Carpenter sold 250 acres of land to Edmond Gawf; withnessed > > John a Criner and Elias Goff. This deed is dated 8 Oct 1851 and > recorded 8 > Jan 1856. Adjoining property owneres wer Stephen Hefley, Jackson Petty, > > Daniel Mayberry, EdmonGawfs, and James Long. I believe Robert Carpenter > ws > running a store at the time of the 1840 census as his occupation was > categorized as "trade or Manufacturing". Evidently he left Henderson > County after 1851 and before 1865. By the beginning of the Civil War > the > entire family had settled at Maxville in Lowrence (now Sharp )Co. Ark. > Where theyand many of their descendants remained. > > 2. Thomas M. Carpenter md Rebecca Clements by whome he had one son, > Francis > M. Carpenter b. July 1862. 1st Lt. Thomas M. Carpenter, 21 st ark > Infantry > died 19 June 1863. He had been amoung the wounded left at Corinth the > preceeding winter, was captured and imprisoned at Iuka, Miss. > > 3. On some record Sarah appears as Sarah A. It is not known what became > of > her. ( Glenda's Note: see note 10 and the following 1870 census where > Sarah > A ROBISON is listed with Mary and Robert in Sharp Co. Ark. I think they > > might be one and the same don't you Faith?) > > 4. James Harden Carpenter with wife Eliza are listed in Sharp County, > Ark. > in 1870. Then removed to Childress, Texas. > > 5. Rodise Carpenter married James DEAVENPORT. In 1860 they were living > in > Ash Flat, Arkansas, and James was teaching school. At that time they > had > a one year old son Charles H. Deavenport. Later children were Dani > Mary, > and James. Rodise was widowed by 1880 > > 6. Edmon Carpenter married Mary Debbie McCord Campbell, d/o Joseph m. > McCord of Maxville. Their children were Joseph Robert, Nancy M., > Isabell, > James F. Horatio, Clarenda A., Filmore, and perhaps others. Most of the > > Carpenters in the south part of Sharp County descend from this family. > > 7. Martha Jane probably md. a Shirley and is the mother of John Clayton > Shirley of the bible record. If so, she must have died soon after his > birth as he would not otherwise have been raised by his grandparents. > > 8. Mary Carpenter md. a Mr. Anderson from Poukeepsie, Arkansas. After > his > death she mad the home with her nephew Joseph Robert in Cave City where > she > lived for many years known affectionately as Aunt Mary. She buried as > Aunt > Mary in the cemetery at Maxville beside her brother Edmond. > > 9. The only known record of Henry Carpenter is in this bible and the > 1850 > census > > 10. This and the following two entries are evidently grandchildren who > Robert elected to enter in his bible. Other grandchildren are not > entered. > Mary Jane DEVENPROT May have been a daughter of Rodise (who would have > been 15 years, 2 mo old at the time of birth). Otherwise, she must be > the > daughter of Sarah which is entirely possible.( GLENDA'S NOTE: This is > what > I believe) > > 11. As this entry is immediately following Mary Jane DEVENPORT and at > the > time would have been on a page with on other entries, this researcher > concludes that the full name shoud be STEPEN ROBERT DEVENPORT. In any > event, no record of either child has been found outside of thei bible. > (GLENDA'S NOTE: With the exact same birthday also, I believe this is > our > Robert Stephen DAVENPORT) > > 12. All entries up to this point have ben in the same handwrithing, > evidently that of Robert Carpenter, and in the old-fasioned style know > as > "round". This entry is in the beautiful Spencerian style used by both > Thomas and Edmond Carpenter. James Clayton Shirley was raised by his > Carpenter grandparents. > > *********** > Lawrence Co. Ark > DEBENPORT, Sarah Ann to Joseph L. Robinson 8/8/1861 book c pg 120 > DAVENPORT, James C. to Rhodie CARPENTER 10/11/1857 book B p 239 > > > 1870 Sharp Co Ark Census > Piney Fork Twp > Sarah Roberson 36 TN > Mary 18 AR I believe Mary and Robert are > Davenports > Robert 16 AR > Tennessee 6 AR > Thomas 4 AR > > 1880 Scott Co. Ark > James Twp > #61 James Terry 53 b KY > Sallie 48 AR > and children plus > Frye, Sarah A. 48 Unknown listed as a Ward > , Mary 16 AR Niece I believe > these are Roberson's > , Thomas 14 AR Nephew > > 1900 Scott Co Ark > Lafayette twp > 4 June 1900 > 36/37 Davenport, Robert S. Dec 1853 Ark, Ten, Ten > with wife and children > > 80/81 ROBERTSON, Thomas F. April 1866 Ark Ten Ten > with wife and children and... > FRY, Sarah A b 1840, age 60, widow TN ? ? > > 1910 Scott Co Ark > Lafayette Twp > 26 April 1910 > 101 DAVENPORT, Robert S. 55 Ark Ten US > wife and children > > 40 ROBINSON, Tom F age 44 > with wife and Children > > 96 DEVANPORT, T.F. 30 > with wife and son and.... > FRY, Sarrah A (Boarder) 70 Widow 5 children b 4 living b. Tenn > > 99 BROTHERS , Jim 25 > Nellie 22 2 children b. 1 living (Robert > DAVENPORTS Daughter) > E.A. 2 b. Ark (This is Ervie Arastus > Brothers > Moss) > > 12 Oct 1920 Sarah A. FRY died > BURRIED Weeks Cemetery > FRY, Sarah Ann Robinson, d. ca 1918 > age of 100 years > Row V # 59 > > I didn't realize I had so much that fit..I believe that Sarah A. is the > Sarajain in the bible. What do you think?? > ---------- > > > ==== DAVENPORT Mailing List ==== > Visit our Genealogy Page at > http://users.intercomm.com/nvjack/davnport/davnport.htm > > >