Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1873. JUNE. 547 THE CARPENTERS. JUN E. J war I1latte City becomes a money-order post-oice. The court-house yard is a dense jungle of \(((1S, and the Democrat makes sport over it. It had been sowed in clover by V. V. Slone. THE CA l{1ENIE l{ FAMILY. Juno .,\illia1n (a1pe11te1- died at Weston. All of the name wen-e distinguished for their loyalty to the Union during the war. They are descended from Samuel Carpenter, of New Jersey. His son. Benjamin Carpenter, was born in New Jersey September 18, 1745. He removed to Fauquier County, Va., a11d thence to Har- rison Coilnty, Va., and married Mary Morgan. sister of Gen. Daniel Morgan. He had three sons: I. JOHN CARPENTER. Lived and (lied in Virginia. II. WILLIAM CARPENTER (pi), Born in Fauquier County, Va., July 27,1790; died in Weston June 4, 1873. He married Hannah Clark, of Spottsylvania County, a.. born February 14. 1798; died in Weston December 18, 1881. She was a. daughter 0-f Samuel Clark, who was born in Virginia March 11. 1768. William removed to Lawrence County, Ohio, and was there elected to the State Legislature in 1833-4. He was an experienced surveyor. In 1841 he removed to Clinton County, Mo., and engaged in farming. He kept a country store and post- ofce, well known as Carpenters Etore. But his Union prin- ciples endangered his life and property, and his house and store were strongly fortied against bushwhackers. In 1864 he re- moved his family and his goods to Weston in wa.gons. At Platte City they were sto-pped as contraband. and robbed. In Weston he purchased property and sold goods until his death. Children: I. AMOS CARPENTER, md June 1. 1856. Mary E. Shackelford (see), the divorced wife of H. J. Mayo. a11d daughter of Richard Shackelford. Children: 1. Ben Carpenter, of Edgerton. 2. DcmOarpenter, mda Rupe. 3. George. 4. Pinkie. II. DAN CARPIENTER, of Barry. b. March 7. 1825. in Lawrence Co., Ohio; came with his parents to Missouri. He was well educated. and located at Barry. where he has spent his useful life as a merchant. postmaster, farmer. and horti- culturist. He has an immense orchard and vineyard. As he has no children. he works for posterity. The Cum- berland Presbyterian Church at Barry owes him for its very existence and for its noble Christian zeal a.nd success. He is a man of stern integrity and well-founded Christian faith. His devotion to the cause of Christ is his dominant trait. He is liberal both in his faith and his charities.