Hi Patricia, I am also a descendant of David and Myra/Mira Gragg Carpenter. They are my GGGrandparents. Here is some of what I have on them: Their Children: James Pinkney (Pinkey) 1806 M. Elizabeth Johnson (Chambers) Sarah Carpenter ca1842 Ervin Carpenter ca1843 Jonathan G. Carpenter ca1845 Mary Jane Carpenter ca1847 m. Jefferson Farr Dolly Maarie ca1850 m. ? Bull Samuel L.Carpenter Oct. 1, 1855 m. Jane Sherrill David Lenore Apr. 1858 m.(1) Elizabeth Braswell (2) Alice Brown Francis Caroline Carpenter June 4, 1860 m.John William Phillips Martha J. Carpenter June 1,1864 m.William P. Wilcox Rachel Matilda Carpenter Mar. 1853 m. (1) Oliver Merritt Hamlett (2) Issac B. Rogers Patricia, e-mail me please (jcomer@hci.net) I e-mailed you and it bounced back. Thanks, Joyce Comer Patricia Pieper wrote: > Hi Audrey, > I have the following information: > David William Carpenter was born in 1806 and died in military service in > 1860. He was married to Myra Gragg (I have a picture of her - will fax it > if you want) They show up on the following census: > > 1850 Watauga Co. > 1860 Yancey Co. > 1870 Cherokee Co. > 1880 Graham Co. > > Their children are: > William 1831 > female 1832 > male 1833 > female 1834 > Wilson 1835 > Levi 1837 (b.in Ashe co.) > James 1841 > Sarah 1843 > Erwin 1844 (this could be a misspelled Ervin, but I believe it to be Erwin) > Johnathan 1846 > Mary Jane 1848 > Dolly Marie 1851 > Donna 1852 > Rachael Matilda 1853 > Samuel 1855 > David 1860 ?? > Caroline ?? > Martha 1862 > > Whew!! > Some of this family, including David (I believe) is buried @ Red Marble > Baptist Church in Andrews NC. > > -ppieper- > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Audrey Annable Franklin <jrfranklin@earthlink.net> > To: <NCAVERY-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, November 26, 2000 9:07 PM > Subject: Re: [NCAVERY] Carpenter/Oakes > > > My husband is also a descendant of David William Carpenter and Mira Gragg > > through their son, Ervin. He is the one that is such an enigma. Cannot > > find out who he married but I know he had a daughter named Betty Jane > > Carpenter and a son named Todd. > > Sophia was born 1810 in Burke (now Avery) Cty and died 1889 in McDowell > Cty, > > NC. She married in 1830 in Yancey Cty to Gabriel English b 1809 in Burke > > and died 1890 in McDowell. > > If anyone has information and dates for David and for, especially, Ervin, > I > > would appreciate it. I know David and the family went to Cherokee Cty, > NC. > > Audrey > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Patricia Pieper" <pepieper@ix.netcom.com> > > To: <NCAVERY-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Sunday, November 26, 2000 8:22 PM > > Subject: Re: [NCAVERY] Carpenter/Oakes > > > > > > > > > > Did you ever get the information you requested about Sophia Carpenter? > I > > > was recently given a good deal of info on this family if you (or any > > others) > > > are still interested. > > > ppieper > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: Donna Adams <ednj4@dnet.net> > > > To: <NCAVERY-L@rootsweb.com> > > > Sent: Monday, June 19, 2000 5:22 PM > > > Subject: [NCAVERY] Carpenter/Oakes > > > > > > > > > > Posted on: Avery Co. NC Query Forum > > > > Board URL: > > > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/NC/Avery?read=352 > > > > > > > > Surname: Oakes, Carpenter > > > > ------------------------- > > > > > > > > I am interested in Sophia Carpenter, daughter of Jacob Carpenter, > > sibling > > > > of David William Carpenter. I am David's GG Granddaughter. I would > like > > > > dates on all these people and where they are buried. I believe they > were > > > > from Avery county, NC as they are related to the Graggs and Conleys of > > > > Graham and Cherokee County, NC. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >