. Genealogical notes of the Carpenter family, including the autobiography, and personal reminiscences of Dr. Seymour D. Carpenter, lieutenant colonel in the war for the union. With genealogical and biographical appendix .. . , and Walter Scott, sonsof Israel, are still living (1907) near Fairfield, Wayne County,Illinois. About the year 1825 Paul, and Gabriel Carpenter,grandsons of old Emanuel, came to Lancaster from Lancaster, inherited a half section of land through theirmother, Emanuels eldest daughter. Gabriel was an engineerand a merchant, and died about 1841. Paul was first a Scho
. Genealogical notes of the Carpenter family, including the autobiography, and personal reminiscences of Dr. Seymour D. Carpenter, lieutenant colonel in the war for the union. With genealogical and biographical appendix .. . , and Walter Scott, sonsof Israel, are still living (1907) near Fairfield, Wayne County,Illinois. About the year 1825 Paul, and Gabriel Carpenter,grandsons of old Emanuel, came to Lancaster from Lancaster, inherited a half section of land through theirmother, Emanuels eldest daughter. Gabriel was an engineerand a merchant, and died about 1841. Paul was first a SchoolMaster, but afterwards became a doctor, lived a long and usefullife, and died in Lancaster in 1880. (For further sketch ofDr. Paul, see appendix). In 1840 my grandmother died inthe old brick homestead in her sixty-sixth year. I have a verytender recollection of her. She was a handsome, rather stoutold lady, with a very sunny disposition and a kind heart. In my fourth year, my father and mother, Gabriel,and Catherine Pearce Carpenter, moved into, and occu-pied the house with my grandparents. Grandmother wasmy city of refuge; with her I sought protection from manya deserved punishment. She always found excuses for my. Hon. SAMUEL L. CARPENTER,Greensburg, Penna. Son of Daniel, and Mary Leas Carpenter, Member ot Legislature of Pennsylvania and Presidential Elector. Born 1795; Died 1876. THE CARPENTER FAMILY. 69 repeated wrong doings, and generally succeeded in begging meoff. In 1847 my grandfather David, died in his eightieth was in many ways an extraordinary man, a little above themedium height, well formed, complexion rather dark, withbright hazel eyes. You have probably often seen his portrait,which used to be in the possession of your uncle, Isaac is now in the possession of Salem Pearce, of Marysville,Ohio. It was taken when he was nearly seventy years of age,and was a very good likeness of him. He had been a veryathletic and active young man, and in old ag
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