Notes for MICHAEL RUFUS CARPENTER:

Son of Elias and Sarah "Sally" Salina (Johnson) Carpenter.
First Name: Also found as Mikeal (1900 Census Index).
Born: March 3, 1844 in North Carolina.
Died: September 1, 1917 in Carroll County, Virginia.
Buried: Oakland United Methodist Church Cemetery, Carroll County, Virginia.
Census:
September 24, 1850 - Lincoln County, North Carolina.
August 17, 1860 - Seagles Store Post Office, Lincoln County, North Carolina.
June 24, 1880 - Supervisor's District 5, Enumeration District 20, Pipers Gap District, Carroll County, Virginia.
June 29, 1900 - Pipers Gap District, Supervisor's District 5, Enumeration District 7, Carroll County, Virginia.
April, 1910 - Pipers Gap District, Supervisor's District 306, Enumeration District 11, Carroll County, Virginia.
Occupation:
August 17, 1860 - Farm Laborer.
June 24, 1880 - Potter.
June 29, 1900 - Farming.
April, 1910 - Farmer, General Farm.
Married: Jane Bedsaul November 9, 1871 in Carroll County, Virginia.


1850 Census


1860 Census


1880 Census Pg. 1


1880 Census Pg. 2


1900 Census


1910 Census


Confederate Pension Application


Death Certificate


Gravestone

(Source: findagrave.com/Lesley Clingerman)