Notes for JOHN WESLEY CARPENTER:

Son of Elias and Sarah "Sally" Salina (Johnson) Carpenter.
Born: January, 1843 in Carroll County, Virginia.
Alternate Place of Birth: North Carolina (1910 Census).
Died: March 25, 1913 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 30, 1900 - Supervisor's District 5, Enumeration District 7, Piper's Gap, Galax County, Virginia.
April, 1910 - Piper's Gap, Supervisor's District 306, Enumeration District 11, Carroll County, Virginia.
Occupation:
June 30, 1900 - Farming.
Married: (1) Serephina Jane Bedsaul February 6, 1873 in Carroll County, Virginia. (She was born May 26, 1854, Carroll County, Virginia; d. March 26, 1880, Piper's Gap, Galax County, Virginia. Buried: Oakland United Methodist Church Cemetery, Carroll County, Virginia.)
(2) Emily Amanda Hanks December 16, 1880 in Carroll County, Virginia.


1850 Census


1860 Census


1880 Census Pg. 1


1880 Census Pg. 2


1900 Census Pg. 1


1900 Census Pg. 2


1910 Census


John and Emily Carpenter

(Source: ancestry.com family tree - galndixie)

Gravestone

(Source: findagrave.com/Lesley Clingeman)