Seeking to exchange genealogical data and documentation on the ancestors and descendants of PETER Z. AND MARY "POLLY" DICKSON CARPENTER of Fayette County, IL. Information on the living descendants will not be placed on the internet, but will be used for family research only. Thank you in advance for your response. Maridell Fisher Fryar; 1309 East County Road 145; Midland, TX 79706 Here is a brief outline of this family: Descendants of Peter Z. Carpenter 1 Peter Z. Carpenter Born: January 1821 in Lincoln County, NC near Fallston, NC Died: May 26, 1865 in Civil War POW camp at Point Lookout, MD buried National Cemetery, Point Lookout, MD +Mary "Polly" Dickson Born: August 29, 1824 in Cleveland County, NC near Fallston, NC Married: December 30, 1845 in Cleveland County, NC Died: January 7, 1889 in Bond Co., IL buried in Liberty Cemetery North of Mulberry Grove, IL Father: Thomas Dickson Mother: Rachel Ann Davis 2 Catherine Louisa Carpenter Born: January 20, 1850 in Fallston, Cleveland County, NC Died: March 18, 1908 in Williams, IA buried in Bethlehem Cemetery, Bear Grove Twp., Fayette Co., IL +John Hardin Blankenship Born: January 25, 1856 in Bond Co., IL Married: November 27, 1875 in Bond Co., IL Died: May 12, 1939 in Williams, IA buried in Bethlehem Cemetery, Bear Grove Twp., Fayette Co., IL Father: John Blankenship Mother: Susannah Elam 2 John Thomas Carpenter Born: April 25, 1851 in Fallston, Cleveland County, NC Died: June 5, 1873 in Bond Co., IL buried in Liberty Cemetery 2 Cynthia Jane Carpenter Born: October 21, 1853 in Fallston, Cleveland County, NC Died: April 19, 1935 in Fayette Co., IL buried in Bethlehem Cemetery, Bear Grove Twp., Fayette Co., IL +William C. Blankenship Born: March 14, 1850 in Bond Co., IL Married: October 10, 1872 in Bond Co., IL Died: June 15, 1920 in Fayette Co., IL buried in Bethlehem Cemetery, Bear Grove Twp., Fayette Co., IL Father: John Blankenship Mother: Susannah Elam 2 Barbara Tirza Carpenter Born: December 28, 1855 in Fallston, Cleveland County, NC Died: January 22, 1947 in Fayette Co., IL buried in Bethlehem Cemetery, Bear Grove Twp., Fayette Co., IL +Francis Marion Blankenship Born: May 9, 1853 in Bond Co., IL Married: November 15, 1874 in Bond Co., IL Died: December 21, 1924 in Shafter Twp., Fayette Co., IL buried Bethlehem Cemetery, Fayette Co., IL Father: John Blankenship Mother: Susannah Elam 2 Edward Jackson Carpenter Born: June 12, 1858 in Shelby, Cleveland County, NC Died: March 2, 1944 in Warrensburg, Johnson County, MO buried in Sunset Hill Cemetery +Lydia Elizabeth Elam Born: March 14, 1865 in Fayette Co., IL Married: Bef. 1884 in Fayette Co., IL Died: 1946 in Warrensburg, Johnson County, MO buried in Sunset Hill Cemetery 2 Mary Argula Carpenter Born: September 4, 1860 in Shelby, Cleveland County, NC Died: January 12, 1935 in Fayette Co., IL buried in Bethlehem Cemetery, Bear Grove Twp., Fayette Co., IL +William Presley Isley Born: August 10, 1856 in Alamans County, NC Married: November 18, 1894 in Fayette Co., IL Died: January 31, 1931 in Fayette Co., IL buried in Bethlehem Cemetery, Bear Grove Twp., Fayette Co., IL Father: Eli Isley Mother: Libby ? *2 Ida Jerusalem Davis Carpenter Born: April 10, 1863 in Shelby, Cleveland Co., NC Died: January 30, 1943 in Turley, OK buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Tulsa, OK +Cyrus Linn Browning Born: June 18, 1860 in Fayette Co., IL Married: February 14, 1880 in Fayette Co., IL Died: March 21, 1952 in Lane, OK buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Tulsa, OK Father: Wallace Henry Browning Mother: Mary Ellen Mathis 2 Peter Ella Carpenter Born: July 25, 1865 in Shelby, Cleveland County, NC Died: July 14, 1954 in Neosho, Newton County, MO buried in Oakwood Cemetery +George Washington Mayfield Born: March 5, 1871 in Bond Co., IL Married: July 18, 1896 in Fayette Co., IL Died: February 26, 1958 in Neosho, Newton Cunty, MO buried in Oakwood Cemetery *My Line