Posted on: Portage County WI Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Wi/Portage/957 Surname: CARPENTER ------------------------- In the book Land and Lumber there is no reference to either Truman or Franklin CARPENTER, however, could this be of help? pg 23 - Jobs in the logging industru provided opportunity for thousands of settlers to the county.... James CARPENTER also left NY to put his experience as a river driver to work on the Wisconsin. He ran the river every season from 1855 to 1860, until suffering an accident that required the amputation of a leg. He couldn't run rafts over the river any more, so CARPENTER entered politics and held county office for many years. I am not related to nor have any additional information on these surnames. R/S MAK