I have been reading with great interest the 3 Carpenters in Sullivan County NY posting. When I saw Levi Carpenter in one of the latest posts, my interest became even greater. The portion of the post that grabbed my interest was the following: "The John Carpenter appears to be RIN 21082 in the CE CD 2001. He was born 6 Feb 1796 in Minisink, Orange, NY. His son Levi Carpenter-21099 (b. abt 1832) is listed in the 1870 Census for Lumberland, Sullivan, NY. His father is Benjamin Carpenter-12760 and is number 309 in the Carpenter Memorial. Page 84. His family is on page 156 (#134). His grandfather is Col. Solomon Carpenter-4738 who is Number 75 in the Carpenter Memorial on Page 61." The Levi Carpenter on the 1870 census for Lumberland, Sullivan, NY is my gggrandfather. He was born on June 29, 1832 in Deerpark, NY. I am descended from his daughter Melissa. I am confused in that Levi's Civil War file lists his parents as Benjamin D. Carpenter and Elizabeth Canfield. If anyone can help me, I would appreciate it. Jim in Ohio