Posted on: Owen Co. In Biographies Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/In/OwenBios?read=23 Surname: Carpenter, Ooley, Johnson ------------------------- 1884 History of Owen County, pp. 930-931. BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES. Clay Township. LEVI CARPENTER was born in Green County, Ky., in 1810, and died September 17, 1883, at the age of seventy-two years six months and twenty-four days. He came into Owen County in the year 1825, and entered from the Government a large tract of land in the valley of Raccoon Creek, and here spent the remainder of his life. In the year 1829, he married Mary Ooley, who died December 27, 1859. She bore him nine children, eight of whom are still living. August 28, 1861, he was married, in Greene County, Ind., to Mahala Ooley, nee Johnson, widow of John Ooley. By this marriage Mr. Carpenter had born to him one child, which died in infancy. By her first husband, his second wife had five children--William M., Mary E. (deceased), Mary L., John W. and Elisha M. (deceased). Mr. Carpenter was reared upon a farm, and in his youth received such education as was practicable to one in his circumstances. He was the recipient of no gratuities. What he had he worked for, and the sum of his successes outnumbered his failures. He was at the time of his death possessed of considerable property, leaving those dependent upon him in comfortable circumstances. In the summer of 1863, he was stricken down with paralysis, from which he only partially recovered, and receiving a second stroke in the year 1877, he was confined to his bed the rest of his life. August 27, 1883, he received the third and last stroke of the dread destroyer, and survived only about twenty days. He had been a consistent member of the Christian Church since the year 1829, and when he had grown so feeble as to be unable to travel without assistance his children carried him to the chapel, which was built upon a tract of land donated by him for that purpose. As a good citizen and neighbor, he was respected and beloved by the community, of which he was virtually the father. Adel Cemetery, Franklin Township: Levi Carpenter 1810 - 1883 Mary Carpenter 1806 - 1859 No stone Joseph Carpenter 1800 - bef 1850 (married Green Co, KY) Nancy (Ooley) Carpenter 1804 - 1882 Owen County marriages: Levi Carpenter to Nancy or Mary Ooley, 8 Jan 1831

Adel church still active but better hurry persons are getting old. On Sat, 22 Jul 2000 12:08:51 -0700 Glorianne <Gfahs@aol.com> writes: >Posted on: Owen Co. In Biographies >Board URL: >http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/In/OwenBios?read=23 > >Surname: Carpenter, Ooley, Johnson >------------------------- > >1884 History of Owen County, pp. 930-931. > >BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES. Clay Township. > >LEVI CARPENTER was born in Green County, Ky., in 1810, and died >September >17, 1883, at the age of seventy-two years six months and twenty-four >days. >He came into Owen County in the year 1825, and entered from the >Government >a large tract of land in the valley of Raccoon Creek, and here spent >the >remainder of his life. In the year 1829, he married Mary Ooley, who >died >December 27, 1859. She bore him nine children, eight of whom are still >living. August 28, 1861, he was married, in Greene County, Ind., to >Mahala >Ooley, nee Johnson, widow of John Ooley. By this marriage Mr. >Carpenter >had born to him one child, which died in infancy. By her first >husband, >his second wife had five children--William M., Mary E. (deceased), >Mary >L., John W. and Elisha M. (deceased). Mr. Carpenter was reared upon a >farm, >and in his youth received such education as was practicable to one in >his >circumstances. He was the recipient of no gratuities. What he had he >worked >for, and the sum of his successes outnumbered his failures. He was at >the >time of his death possessed of considerable property, leaving those >dependent >upon him in comfortable circumstances. In the summer of 1863, he was >stricken >down with paralysis, from which he only partially recovered, and >receiving >a second stroke in the year 1877, he was confined to his bed the rest >of >his life. August 27, 1883, he received the third and last stroke of >the >dread destroyer, and survived only about twenty days. He had been a >consistent >member of the Christian Church since the year 1829, and when he had >grown >so feeble as to be unable to travel without assistance his children >carried >him to the chapel, which was built upon a tract of land donated by him >for that purpose. As a good citizen and neighbor, he was respected and >beloved by the community, of which he was virtually the father. > >Adel Cemetery, Franklin Township: >Levi Carpenter 1810 - 1883 >Mary Carpenter 1806 - 1859 > >No stone >Joseph Carpenter 1800 - bef 1850 > >(married Green Co, KY) >Nancy (Ooley) Carpenter 1804 - 1882 > >Owen County marriages: >Levi Carpenter to Nancy or Mary Ooley, 8 Jan 1831 > > > > >==== INOWEN Mailing List ==== > > ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.