Carpenter Family History
Jackson County, Florida
Wayne Newell Carpenter
1952 in France
Joseph Carpenter born 1764 and died 24 May 1852 married Catherine Blanken Baker born 28 Sep 1759 and died 19 May 1832. Lived in Culpepper , VA. Their son, my great-great parent William Carpenter born 27 April 1794 and died 15 Mar 1857 came to Grand Ridge, Jackson Co. FL. Circa 1828 and settled about one mile northwest of Grand Ridge. My granddad said he was here in 1818 with General Jackson. I have no proof to back this up. William first showed up on the 1830 census and got a Land Patent in 1834.
William (Bill), James (Jim), Henry and John Joseph Carpenter were sons of William Carpenter Sr., who cam to Grand Ridge, Jackson County, Florida from Culpepper, VA. He first appeared on Jackson County, Florida Census in 1830. William Carpenter Sr., was of German descent. He was a farmer and had a trade of Carriage Maker.
In 1836 William Carpenter Sr. served in the 2nd Seminole Indian War under the command of Captain Long, 7th FL Mil. Also know as the 7th Regt. FL mil. William Carpenter Sr. was stationed near Fort Heilmon. In 1835 he married Isabella Baker who lived in the Dellwood, FL area.
Isabella Baker Carpenter was of Scottish descent. She came to Florida from Cumberland County, NC with her parents in 1825, being 14 years old. Her parents were John and Christian Baker, who are buried at Cow Pen Pond Cemetery, Jackson County, Florida.
William Carpenter Sr. was a landholder and voted in the first state wide election in Jackson County, Florida. He voted at Brown's Ferry (Hugh Rusk's Store) on 26 May 1845.
William and Isabella's son's were farmers during their life time except what time they served in the Civil War.
William and Isabella Carpenter's nine children were:
1. Francis Carpenter b. 7-25-1836 d. 3-13-1907, she married 20 Jan 1857 to Zecklidge Johnson b. 5-24-1831 d. 3-24-1902, He was a Private 6th FL INF. CSA.
2. William (Bill) Carpenter Jr. b. 1-2-1838 d. 11-16-1922 Private 6th FL INF. CSA. Bill married 31 Jan 1878 Winfred Patterson Cook b. 11-20-1851 d. 12-19-1924.
William Carpenter Jr. and Henry Carpenter first served in 1861 in Jackson Black Hawk Cavalry. They enlisted 19 Oct 1861. This company was commanded by Captain A. B. Hamilton. This company formed a part of the 1st Regiment, 1st Brigade, Florida Volunteer Militia which was commanded by Lt. Col. Thomas C James and called into the service of the state by Gov. Milton on 19 Oct 1861, for a term of six months unless sooner discharged.
The mustering officer, C.M. Harris, certified to the correctness of the roll, the condition of their horses, equipment and their acceptance into the service of the state for the term specified.
William Carpenter Jr. enlisted in the CSA at River Junction, FL (Apalachicola Arsenal) on 11 Feb 1862 in the company of Capt Lawrence Hathaway. During the war he was in Roll Company F (Magnolia State Guards) 6th Florida Infantry.
Sometimes in 1864 he was furloughed at Knoxville, TN. Because of chronic diaherra which he suffered from the rest of his life and corruption on his left side from handling heavy loads of cartridge boxes.
William Carpenter Jr. stayed home on furlough and was finally discharged at Quincy, FL on 22 May 1865.
3. Henry Carpenter b. 11-12-1840 d. 8-30-1912, PVT 2nd FL CAV CSA. Never married, but had a child which his sister raised.
Henry Carpenter enlisted on 22 Aug 1863 at Camp Milton (Blue Springs, FL) in Capt. W.H. Milton's Calvary, Company G 2nd FL Calvary.
Henry Carpenter was actively engaged in the Battle of Natural Bridge, Battle of Ocean Pond, Cedar Creek Ford and at Gainesville. He was in Captain Henry Simmon's Company.
The 2nd Florida Calvary was formed from independent companies in late 1862. Caraway Smith, who commanded an independent company known as the Aucilla Troop, was elected colonel of the new regiment. The unit served in North and Central Florida for the remainder of the war, but was seldom united together into a unified command. The second was involved in numerous small skirmishes during the period 1863-1865, and elements of the regiment were present at Olustee, Gainesville, the capture of Columbine Station 4 and natural Bridge. Colonel Smith was severely criticized after Olustee for failing to aggressively persue the retreating federal forces and thus allowing them to escape back to Jacksonville.
Henry Carpenter was honorably discharged at Baldwin, FL on 17 May 1865.
Henry Lost two fingers on left hand in 1855 in an accident. In 1880 he was said to have bilious fever (liver ailment). In 1864 he was thrown from a horse and suffered from dislocation of the left shoulder joint (broke his left clavicle bone). Before he died in 1912 he was disabled by rheumatism.
4. Bettie Carpenter b. 10-9-1843 d. 12-24-1908, never married.
5. James (Jim) Carpenter b. 11-5-1841 d. 9-15-1908, PVT 6th FL INF CSA. Married 27 Dec 1866 to Missouri Jane Hamilton b. 7-22-1845 d. 7-9-1932.
James (Jim) Carpenter enlisted in Capt Lawrence M. Attaway Company F (Magnolia State Guards) 6th Florida Infantry on 4 May 1862 at the Apalachicola Arsenal.
On 16 Dec 1864 he was captured near Nashville, TN and he was put at Camp Douglas Prison, Chicago, Illinois until he was paroled (discharged) 18 Jun 1865.
In 1863 Camp Douglas death rate was 30%. At Camp Douglas they lived in buildings 90 ft long and 24 ft wide and 20 ft was used as a kitchen and the prisoners picked a man to be the cook. Polluted water caused James to have stomach problems for the rest of his life.
James was wounded at Cheatham's Band, GA before the Battle of Atlanta. Before he died he was unable to work due to pain in back and kidneys.
5a. Isaac Carpenter, born 15 Mar 1869 and died 14 Jun 1946 was the son of James and Missouri Jane Carpenter. (Isaac was my granddad.) Isaac married Annie Grimsley on 24 Mar 1891. Annie was born 7 Mar 1873 and died 27 Nov 1964.
Isaac and Annie (Grimsley) Carpenter
Isaac and Annie Carpenter's Old Home Place, where I spent many happy summers.
5a-1. John H Carpenter (my dad) was born 13 Aug 1910 and died 10 Mar 1972. John H Carpenter was the son of Isaac and Annie Carpenter. John H Carpenter (The H is only an initial.) married 22 Oct 1932 to Dorothy Louise Hubbard born 21 Nov 1913 . Dorothy was from Mt. Pleasant, Gadsden Co FL.
John H and Dorothy Louise (Hubbard) Carpenter
5a-1a. Wayne Newell Carpenter born 18 Aug 1933 Cypress, FL. (Born near the notorious Green Frog jook - I have never dranked tho.) Moved to Mt Pleasant at age 6 1/2. Wayne N Carpenter is the son of John H and Dorothy Carpenter.
Wayne N Carpenter Military Record:
Technical Sergeant US Air Force 24 Aug 1951 to 1 Nov 1971
1. Air Force Commendation medal
2. Air Force Good Conduct medal with two oak leaf clusters
3. Army Good Conduct medal
4. National Defense Service medal with one bronze star
5. Vietnam Service medal with three bronze stars
6. Air Force Longevity Service Award Ribbon with one oak cluster
7. Republic of Vietnam Campaign medal
Wayne N Carpenter married first Ruby Jean Banks and two children were born:
1. Randall Wayne Carpenter born 28 April 1958
2. Gregory Newell Carpenter born 5 May 1960
Wayne N Carpenter married second on 28 Feb 1970 to Betty Sue Owens born 5 Jan 1943. No children.
6. Annie Ann Carpenter b. 4-24-1848 d. 11-1-1929, buried Carpenter Cemetery, Jackson County, Florida, married 13 Dec 1866 to Archibald R Hamilton b. 10-6-1842 d. 3-23-1890, PVT 4th FL INF CSA, buried Cow Pen Pond Cemetery, Jackson County, Florida.
Archibald R Hamilton, husband of Annie Ann Carpenter , enilisted 9-16-1861 at Apalachicola in 4th FL INF. Don't remember what battle he was in but when it was over only 18 men from the 4th were alive. The 1st FL INF had had very few men left alive so the 1st and the 4th were made one unit. He was slightly wounded in the hip 1-2-1863 at Murfreesboro. He was captured 11-25-1863 at Missionary Ridge and sent to Rock Island Prison. He enlisted in the US Army for frontier service 10-31-1864 and discharged 1865. (These soldiers were called galvanized solders.) Archibald R Hamilton and Annie Ann Carpenter divorced and he remarried two more times. Archibald was a member of Providence Missionary Baptist Church till he asked to be dismissed.
7. John Joseph Carpenter was born 15 Nov 1845 and died at his home about 2 1/2 miles southwest of Sneads, FL on 5 Feb 1900. Married Sarah Jane Bennett, b. 10-15-1845 d. 9-13-1926. Her parents moved from SC to Jackson Co FL when she was one month old, daughter records has marriage date as 11-18-1870, Jackson Co FL marriage book reads 1872.
John Joseph Carpenter enlisted in Capt. George W Robinson Company about 15 June 1864 for Jackson County Home Guard, CSA. Cornelious Stephens and E. F. Nichols were with this company. They testified the company never did surrender. They were discharged by orders from headquaters and left the company when it disbanded.
John Joseph Carpenter and his wife Sarah Jane Bennett
8. Mary Carpenter b. 1853 d. 1930/1931 married 16 Feb 1879 to Jesse W Player b. 11-2-1856 d. 112-15-1904. Both buried Shady Grove Cemetery, Jackson Co FL.
9. Isaac Carpenter b. 3-11-1856 d. 12-21856.
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