Carpenter, Melrose

CARPENTER, WOOD

Posted By: Gary Norris (email)
Date: 2/13/2013 at 09:52:58

The History of Poweshiek County, Iowa
Des Moines: Union Hist. Co., 1880.

CARPENTER, MELROSE—Madison Twp—pg 952. Farmer and stock-raiser, section 9, P.O. Brooklyn. Was born in the State of New York, March 9, 1828, where, after completing his education, he engaged in farming till 1851, when he came to Iowa and settled in Scott county. Here he farmed till 1854, when he came to this county and located where he now lives and owns 370 acres of improved land, well stocked. He was married, October 18, 1853, in Westport, New York, to Miss A. Wood, a native of the same county, aged sixteen, by whom he had three children: Wallace W. (aged twenty-five; married and lives in this county), Henry H. (aged sixteen) and Charles E. (aged thirteen). Mrs. Carpenter, after a few weeks’ illness, died February 27, 1880, leaving her family and a large circle of friends to mourn her loss.