U.S. Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ -- USGenNet Inc. -- Please read the U.S. Data Repository Copyright Statement on the following page: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Carpenter, Edgar P. (1870-1945) ------------------------------------------------------------------- The History of Upshur County West Virginia From its Earliest Exploration and Settlement to the Present Time by W. B. Cutright Buckhannon, W. Va., July 1, 1907 Pages 407-408 EDGAR P. CARPENTER, a farmer of Washington District, his home is on the hill above the postoffice of Hemlock. His nativity is Barbour County. The date of his birth is fixed as June 4, 1870. His parents were Daniel and Almira (Weaver) Carpenter. His grandparents were Coonrod and Elizabeth (Harper) Carpenter. His paternal ancestors settled in Upshur County, near Hemlock, in 1875, and raised the following family there: Polly, dead; Minerva, dead; Lucy, Eli, E. P., Martha, Adeline Virginia Rachel, Ira, dead; and Ida, twins; Cynda, Benjamin. Mr. Carpenter owns a farm of 281 acres, which is given to the growing of nutritious grasses and nourishing cereals for the raising of live stock. Mr. Carpenter married Susan Zickefoose, a daughter of Sampson and Marietta (Queen) Zickerfoose. Children: Jonas, born September 7, 1891, dead; Simon W., born September 25, 1892; Jessie H., born May 4, 1896; Stella M., born September 3, 1899; and Worthy, born December 8, 1902, dead. He is a representative citizen, belongs to the I. O. O. F., and the Republican party. ------------------------------------------------------------------- From Death Certificate, Upshur County, WV #4773 FULL-NAME: Edgar Poling Carpenter BIRTH-DATE: June 4, 1870 BIRTH-PLACE: Barbour County, W.Va. DEATH-DATE: April 12, 1945 at age 74y-10m-8d DEATH-PLACE: 112 Pocahontas St., Buckhannon, Upshur County, WV USUAL-RESIDENCE: 112 Pocahontas St., Buckhannon, Upshur County, WV MARITAL-STATUS: Married (Susan Zickefoose Carpenter) OCCUPATION: Retired Farmer FATHER: Daniel Carpenter (born in Barbour County, WV) MOTHER: Almira Weaver (born in Barbour County, WV) CAUSE-OF-DEATH: Myocarditis INFORMANT: Simon Carpenter (of Buckhannon, W.Va.) BURIAL: Mt. Olive Cemetery, in Hemlock There's a double-tombstone in Mt. Olive Cemetery, Hemlock, Upshur, WV CARPENTER Susan (1872-1968) Edgar P. (1870-1945) ------------------------------------------------------------------- If you've reached this file through a SEARCH, you can access other biographies for Upshur County, WV by going to the following URL: http://www.us-data.org/wv/upshur/bios.html -------------------------------------------------------------------