"New York State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6SK-P4Z : 3 March 2021), Richard Carpenter, E.D. 2, Chatham, Columbia, New York, United States.
"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXCZ-92W : 18 February 2021), Richard Carpenter, Manteno, Kankakee, Illinois, United States.
"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSCZ-4NV : accessed 1 December 2021), Richard Carpenter, Rockford Township Rockford city Ward 6, Winnebago, Illinois, United States.
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