Barbara (Reeder) Carpenter (1815 - 1892)

Born 6 Jan 1815 in Maryland, United States

Descendants

Died 12 Jan 1892 at age 77 in Will County, Illinois, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

This profile is part of the Green Garden Township, Illinois One Place Study.

Barbara Reeder was born on 6 January 1815 in Maryland. ^[1]

She married Daniel F. Carpenter on 13 September 1835. ^[1] They had 15 ^[1] children:

1. Catharine J.
2. John
3. Kezia C.
4. Henry
5. Daniel B.
6. Sarah N.
7. Jemima I.
8. Samuel
9. Daniel
10. William
11. Benjamin
12. Lydia B.
13. Barbara V.
14. Samuel
15. Kerenhappuch

She appeared in the 1850 US Census in Lawrenceville, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. ^[2] She was living with her husband Daniel and their children Catherine, John, Keziah, Henry, Daniel, and Lydia. ^[2]

Her family moved to Will County in 1854. ^[1]

She appeared in the 1860 US Census in Monee, Will County, Illinois. ^[3] She was living with her husband and their children Catharine, John, Keziah, Henry, Daniel, Sarah, and Carrie. ^[3]

She appeared in the 1870 US Census in Green Garden, Will County, Illinois. ^[4] She was living with her children John, Catherine, Keziah, Henry, Daniel, Sarah, and Jemima. ^[4] She was a farmer. ^[4]

She appeared in the 1880 US Census in Green Garden. ^[5] She was living with her children Katherine, Henry, Daniel, and Jemima, and her grandchildren Barbara and Daniel Spencer. ^[5] George Mason was renting a farm from her. ^[5] She was a farmer. ^[5]

She died on 12 January 1892. ^[6] She was buried at Saint Paul Evangelical Reformed Church Cemetery in Monee, Will County, Illinois. ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} History of Will County, Illinois (1878), p. 866.

   MRS. B. CARPENTER, farmer and stock-raiser; P. O. Monee; one of our early settlers; was born in Maryland Jan. 6, 1815; came to Illinois and settled in Will Co. in 1854; she is the widow of the late Daniel F. Carpenter, deceased; they were married Sept. 13, 1835; they have had fifteen children, seven of whom are living, viz., Catharine J., John, Kezia C., Henry, Daniel B., Sarah N., and Jemima I.; deceased, Samuel, Daniel, William, Benjamin, Lydia B., Barbara V., Samuel and Kerenhapuch. The farm of Mrs. Carpenter consists of eighty acres, valued at $4,000.

2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "United States Census, 1850"
   citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Line: 38; Digital film/folder number: 004191070; FHL microfilm: 20597; Image number: 624; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01022-4
   FamilySearch Record: M44D-YM2 (accessed 16 April 2024)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HT-D1C2-LY
   Barbary Carpenter (33) in Lawrenceville, Peebles Township, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States. Born in Pennsylvania.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "United States Census, 1860"
   citing Page: 223; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M653; Digital film/folder number: 005165808; FHL microfilm: 803238; Image number: 461; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01708-1
   FamilySearch Record: MXCQ-LCG (accessed 16 April 2024)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YBT-5QJ
   Barbary Carpenter (43) in Monee, Will, Illinois, United States. Born in Penn.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} "United States Census, 1870"
   citing Page: 6; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M593; Line: 12; Digital film/folder number: 004263293; FHL microfilm: 000545790; Image number: 181; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01419-0
   FamilySearch Record: M6WT-K2F (accessed 16 April 2024)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HT-6QV7-JVB
   Barbara Carpenter (53) head of household in Green Garden Township, Will, Illinois, United States. Born in Maryland.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3} "United States Census, 1880"
   citing Volume: 1; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T9; Affiliate Line Number: 00041; Digital film/folder number: 005157803; FHL microfilm: 1254260; Image number: 176; Sheet number: 86; Sheet letter: C; Packet letter: C
   FamilySearch Record: MX2M-22M (accessed 16 April 2024)
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYYB-S8N
   Barbara Carpenter (63), widowed, Farming, head of household in Green Garden Township, Will, Illinois, United States. Born in Maryland, United States.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #20587637 (accessed 16 April 2024)
   Memorial page for Barbara Reeder Carpenter (15 Jan 1817-12 Jan 1892), citing Saint Paul Evangelical Reformed Church Cemetery, Monee, Will County, Illinois, USA (plot: P7); Maintained by V Stitzer (contributor 46509637).