Carpenter, Mrs. Noah 1843-1911

CARPENTER, MOORE

Posted By: Linda Ziemann, volunteer (email)
Date: 9/29/2006 at 20:55:46

LeMars Sentinel
Tuesday, April 18, 1911

OLD RESIDENT IS GONE
Mrs. Noah Carpenter Dies In South Dakota
LIVED IN COUNTY THIRTY YEARS
Body Brought Here Saturday to Burial--
Deceased a Former Resident of Union Township, Moving to Dakota Only Two
Years Ago

Mrs. Noah Carpenter, for more than thirty years a resident of Plymouth
county, died very suddenly at her home near Fedora, South Dakota, on
Wednesday, April 12th, at half-past eight in the evening. Her death
supervened an acute attack of pneumonia, which lasted only three days. She
was taken sick on Sunday with a slight cold, which rapidly developed into
pneumonia, and death overtook her almost before it was realized how sick she
was. The Carpenter family were old settlers in Plymouth county and only
moved to Fedora, South Dakota, two years ago. The remains were brought to
the old home, accompanied by the stricken father and sorrowing sons, and
consigned to their earthly resting place beside those of children who have
preceded her in death.

Mrs. Noah Carpenter was nearly sixty-eight years of age at the time of her
death. Her maiden name was Nancy Ann Moore. She was born at Wilson in the
state of New York on July 17, 1843, where she attended school and spent her
childhood days.

Her parents moved west to Illinois, and here she met Noah Carpenter and they
were united in marriage at Oswego on September 10, 1860, and together spent
more than fifty years of happy wedded life. To this union thirteen children
were born, seven of who, six sons and one daughter, are left with the father
to mourn the loss of a tender loving mother. The children are Charles H, of
Fedora, South Dakota; James B., of Edgerton, Minn.; John S., of Sioux City;
Addison F., of Long Pine, Neb.; Mrs. Harvey Patterson, Geo. W. and David W.,
all of Fedora, South Dakota.

Mr. and Mrs. Carpenter were among the pioneer settlers of Plymouth county,
coming here in 1878, locating in Union township, where they lived
continuously until March, 1909, when they moved to Fedora, South Dakota,
when they had made purchase of a large acreage of land in Miner county.

Mr. and Mrs. Carpenter were happy in their surroundings and prospered by
hard work and untiring energy, and were able to afford their children a good
start in the world. Mrs. Carpenter was essentially a home woman, and her
chiefest care was looking after the comfort and happiness of her husband and
growing brood of children. She worked early and late and tended the sick
with that solicitude and tenderness of which only a mother's love is
capable. Mrs. Carpenter was one of the thousands of women whose untiring
work and sacrifice for others can never be appreciated. Her husband mourns
the loss of a devoted wife and her children grieve for a fond mother whose
love, example and precept have always been a beacon in their lives. Besides
her children, Mrs. Carpenter leaves fifteen grandchildren and two great
grandchildren.

Mrs. Carpenter was highly regarded by a large circle of neighbors and
friends. Brief services were held at the home in Fedora on Friday, and on
Saturday the funeral was conducted from the Beely undertaking rooms in the
city. Rev. F. H. Thiel, of the German Methodist church, officiating. Many
old friends and neighbors attended to pay their last respects to an old
friend and neighbor.

In compliance with the dying wish of the mother, her six sons acted as
pallbearers and tenderly consigned to earth the remains of their loved one.

Owing to sickness in their families none of the wives of the sons were able
to come to the funeral.

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