Hello, I belonged to this list a couple of years ago and have just now rejoined. I have the Carpenter CD's. I have had several suggestions as to which line of Carpenters I descend from, but to date I have no proof. Here is what I have so far: Charles Carpenter b. 15 Nov 1830 in NY, d. 20 Nov 1888 in Cattaraugus Co. NY and is buried in the East Randolph Cemetery, Maple Hill cemetery. He married Harriet A. Palmer b. 22 Dec 1840 in NY. They had 2 sons, Clayton b. 1862 in Randolph, Cattaraugus, NY and d. 1863 and is buried in the East Randolph cem. Also. The second child was Arthur DeVere Carpenter b. 13 Sep 1866 in Napoli, Cattaraugus, NY, d. 4 Aug 1958 in Seattle, King, WA. Charles was a marble sculptor/cutter. I sent for his death certificate last September and finally received my response last week. The report was, that there is no record of his death. I even called the office and they pulled the records for that year to double check for me. I am very disappointed of course. Does anyone know another way I can find the parents of Charles Carpenter. There are several Charles Carpenters born in New York the same age as my ggrandfather. I've checked the census records. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Joyce Sharpley [email protected]