Our Carpenter family line also goes back to Ohio with the earliest known Carpenter being Robert John Carpenter b. 1811 in Trumbull County Ohio. The name Charles & Leroy used as a middle name is also quite common with our family. My husbands line goes like this; Richard Leroy Carpenter Jr. Richard Leroy Carpenter Sr. Floyd Leroy Carpenter Charles Lester Carpenter b. 1887 OH David Carpenter b. 1848 OH Robert John Carpenter b. 1811 OH If you would like more info let me know as we can find little else about the origins of Robert John Carpenter. We do have a lot of descendant info as well as pictures to share.