Hello Douglas Co. KS list subscribers, I am looking for information about Louis Carpenter, born 14 Dec 1829 in NY, who was murdered 21 Aug 1863 in Quantrill's raid on Lawrence. He married on 10 Oct 1862 in Lawrence to Mary E. Barber. He doesn't appear in the 1860 territorial census index. He owned a home in Lawrence, married there, and was an attorney and judge - surely there must be some record of his origin! A deed, marriage bond or license, city directory entry - any information that would be useful in determining his family ties would be very much appreciated. Thank you -- Sincerely, Terry Carpenter __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com

The following is found on page 357 of the book, Quantrill and the Border Wars, by William Elsey Connelley, 1910. Judge Louis Carpenter lived on the northwest corner of Berkeley and New Hampshire streets. Several squads of guerrillas visite his house, but he met them so frankly and received them in such genial manner that they did nothing but rob him and plunder his house. Near the time of their leaving a gang rode up quite under the influence of liquor. They came to murder. They desired to know where Carpenter came from to Kansas, and when he told them he came from New York, one of them said, "It's you New Yorker fellers that's doing all the mischief," as he drew his revolver. Carpenter ren into his house, and up the stairs, then down again, the ruffians after him, firing all the time. He finally got to the cellar badly wounded. There he was soon discovered and driven out to the yard where he fell mortally wounded. His wife and her sister threw themselveson him to shield him from the brutal guerrilla. But he was not to be thwarted in his purpose. he pulled the women aside, thrust his pistol against the judge's head where his wife must see, and fired the fatal shot. They fired the house, the marks of which are plainly to be seen today. Mrs Carpenter's sister put out the fire. Richard Wellman ------------------------------------------------ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Terry Carpenter" > Hello Douglas Co. KS list subscribers, > I am looking for information about Louis Carpenter, born 14 > Dec 1829 in NY, who was murdered 21 Aug 1863 in Quantrill's > raid on Lawrence. He married on 10 Oct 1862 in Lawrence to > Mary E. Barber. He doesn't appear in the 1860 territorial > census index. He owned a home in Lawrence, married there, > and was an attorney and judge - surely there must be some > record of his origin! A deed, marriage bond or license, > city directory entry - any information that would be useful > in determining his family ties would be very much > appreciated. Thank you -- > > Sincerely, > Terry Carpenter

That's the same Louis - Thank you for this reference! Terry --- J Wellman <wellmanj@idir.net> wrote: > The following is found on page 357 of the book, Quantrill > and the Border > Wars, by William Elsey Connelley, 1910. > > Judge Louis Carpenter lived on the northwest corner of > Berkeley and New > Hampshire streets. Several squads of guerrillas visite > his house, but he > met them so frankly and received them in such genial > manner that they did > nothing but rob him and plunder his house. Near the time > of their leaving a > gang rode up quite under the influence of liquor. They > came to murder. > They desired to know where Carpenter came from to Kansas, > and when he told > them he came from New York, one of them said, "It's you > New Yorker fellers > that's doing all the mischief," as he drew his revolver. > Carpenter ren into > his house, and up the stairs, then down again, the > ruffians after him, > firing all the time. He finally got to the cellar badly > wounded. There he > was soon discovered and driven out to the yard where he > fell mortally > wounded. His wife and her sister threw themselveson him > to shield him from > the brutal guerrilla. But he was not to be thwarted in > his purpose. he > pulled the women aside, thrust his pistol against the > judge's head where his > wife must see, and fired the fatal shot. They fired the > house, the marks of > which are plainly to be seen today. Mrs Carpenter's > sister put out the > fire. > > Richard Wellman > ------------------------------------------------ > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Terry Carpenter" > > Hello Douglas Co. KS list subscribers, > > > I am looking for information about Louis Carpenter, > born 14 > > Dec 1829 in NY, who was murdered 21 Aug 1863 in > Quantrill's > > raid on Lawrence. He married on 10 Oct 1862 in > Lawrence to > > Mary E. Barber. He doesn't appear in the 1860 > territorial > > census index. He owned a home in Lawrence, married > there, > > and was an attorney and judge - surely there must be > some > > record of his origin! A deed, marriage bond or > license, > > city directory entry - any information that would be > useful > > in determining his family ties would be very much > > appreciated. Thank you -- > > > > Sincerely, > > Terry Carpenter > > > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com