Jonas was born 23 Jun 1820 in Lincoln Co., North Carolina, to Jonathan and Barbara (Kistler) Carpenter. He married Plantina Jarrett, daughter of Jonas and Catherine (Jarrett) Jarrett on 15 Dec 1853 in Catawba Co., North Carolina, the county just to the north of Lincoln. He passed away on 31 Aug 1885 in Lincoln Co.
Sources
United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4BZ-NT5 : accessed 2 February 2016), Jonah Carpenter in household of Barbara Carpenter, Lincoln county, Lincoln, North Carolina, United States; citing family 705, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
North Carolina Marriage Collection, 1741-2004 (Ancestry.com), Jonas Carpenter & P. L. Janet
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Jonas by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Jonas: