I'm a little confused. I have no Thomas Carpenter, who is he? I have no wife for my William Shook so how do you know this is yours. Here is what I have: Copied from the History of Jefferson Co. IL, Globe Publ. C. Chicago. 1883. SAMUEL W. CARPENTER: S.W. Carpenter, miller, Dix, was born in Knox Co. KY on January 5, 1812, son of Benjamin and Melia (Shook) Carpenter. Her father, William Shook, was a native of German, and her mother an Englishwoman. Both died in Bedford Co. TN. Benjamin was engaged in boating on the Mississippi at the time of his death, but his family resided in Indiana at the time. His widow then removed to TN with her family to her people, where they resided unti 1830 when they came to Jefferson Co. where she died. She was the mother of seven children. Samuel and brother Jesse were the only ones still alive in 1883. Samuel went into partnership with his son William R.; purchased a mill to do custom grinding. March 7, 1833 Samuel married Lucinda O. Stockton. She was born in IL, daughter of Robert and Phoebe Stockton. Twelve children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Carpenter, nine of who still survive - Phoebe C. Maxey, Robert W.; William R.; Margaret Spiller, Mary L. Frost, Jemima M. Beagle, Sarah T. Williams, Helen M. Metzenthin, and Isaac D. Mr. and Mrs. Carpenter are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. In politics he is Democratic and for about 40 years has acted as Justice of the Peace. For eight years he was Associate Justice of the county. He is one of the few survivors of the Black Hawk war. Other surnames that married into this Carpenter family are: Elliot; Fyke; Maxey; Hutchinson; Spiller; Frost; McGuire; Stockton; Elkins; Blaylock; Long; Williams; Beagle; Metzenthine; Crosnoe (my line); Berry; Atwood. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christine Walters" <chrisw1940@yahoo.com> To: <JRay38@neo.rr.com> Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2003 11:56 PM Subject: Shook/Hart > Hi Janean > > The one that would concern me the most is William Shook who died in Bedford Co had a > daughter named Melia.. married Benjamin Carpenter. You said this was your line.. > > All the early research for William never could turn up a daughter named Melia - not to > say she didn't exist though - just never any documentation. I come from this family > myself. William Shook/Catherine Sears did have a daughter named Mary Ann who married > Thomas Carpenter III.. > > > Gladys Hart who married William Austin is in my files.. She is a descendant of James > Williamson Hart/Jane Gott of White Co IL > > Those are the only 2 I have any information on... > > Christine Walters > > > > > Well this is what happens when you don't work on one family for a long time. All of a > sudden SHOOK looked familiar to me and I found the other two names. I know nothing but > here's what I have. > > Felix Foley m. Agnes Savage had son Theodore Foley who m. Pearl Stella Wilson (my 1st > cousin 2x rmvd). They had Gary Theodore Foley(son Matthew), Vickey Lynn Foley(Married > Randy Skelton) , Karen Elaine Foley (Married Robert Chase) , and Debra Kay Foley > (Married Larry Hart with son Johathan Hart). I also show a Ronald Ray Jackson with they > children. > > I have William Shook w/unknown wife. Died Bedford Co. TN. Daughter Melia Shook b. 1786 > TN d. 1853 Jefferson Co. IL married Benjamin Carpenter. Her son Samuel is my line. > > I also have Gladys Hart m. William Austin with daughter Ruby Nigel Austin who married > Everett Ellison Pyle. > > I have a Dana Hart who married William Andrew Smith of Omaha, Dallatin Co.IL son of John > Pender Smith Sr. of White Co. and Blanche Marie Miller. > > Like I said, I don't have much information on these people but can tell you how I tie > into them. Janean > > ===== > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software > http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com