Hi I'm new to the list, have much to ask. First does anyone know of the lady who submitted the following??????? I have writen to the below address and she has moved. Would dearly love to get in contact with her. This is a bible record found an Ark. periodical of Lawrence Co. Ark Submitted by Mrs. Helen Carpenter Davenport, P.O. box 10285, Springfield, Mo 65808 . The following 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 Civil 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 Lawrence (now Sharp )Co. Ark. Where theyand many of their descendants remained. Now I have a Stephen Robert Davenport born the exact same day as the Stephen Robert above and he also has a sister Mary Jane. I believe that Sarah Carpenter md a William C Daveport of Lawrence co Ark and had the 2 children and William C. died when Stephen Robert was only a few years old. Sarah Carpenter's sister also married a Davenport and I find her in Ark Census Sarah also married a Robinson and then when he died she married a Fry. Any info on this family will be greatly appreciated. Will exchange other material I have with those interested. Thanks Glenda Brothers gbrothers@syix.com Jeannie Hale was a Davenport . She was the daughter of John Henry Davenport (son of Stephen Robert Davenport) and Ada Brothers (daughter of John Lewis Brothers). She was a double cousin to Odie Brothers (my father in law) as John was his mothers brother and Ada his fathers sister.