Alfred William Carpenter was born in 1850 in New York to Hela Carpenter b. 1825 and Martha Jane (Fowles) Carpenter b. 1828 (both born New York). He was a photographer.
He married Mary Jane (Kelley) Carpenter b. 28 Oct 1858 in Indianola, Illinois d. 30 Apr 1937 Peoria, Illinois. Their children were:
George Franklin Carpenter b. 15 Nov 1876 - 1958
Julia Carpenter 1879–
Lillian M. Carpenter b. 7 Mar 1880–1935
Alfred William Carpenter served as a Private 13th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Union Army.
He died at age 67 on 24 Sep 1917 in Peoria, Illinois and was buried at the Bartonville State Asylum Cemetery in Peoria. [1]
"Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N36K-RMN : 27 December 2014), A. W. Carpenter, 24 Sep 1917; Public Board of Health, Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm 1,543,608.
"United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FSWS-132 : 4 December 2014), Alfred Carpenter, Private, Company B, 13th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Union; citing NARA microfilm publication M539 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 14; FHL microfilm 881,634.
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCYK-L5K : 12 April 2016), Alfred W Carpenter in household of Hela Carpenter, Orleans, Jefferson, New York, United States; citing family 266, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
"Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3GZ-NVX : 27 December 2014), Alfred W. Carpenter in entry for Mary Carpenter, 30 Apr 1937; Public Board of Health, Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm 1,786,731.
Ancestry.com. New York, State Census, 1855 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. Original data: Census of the state of New York, for 1855. Microfilm. New York State Archives, Albany, New York.
"Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KFLG-K4K : 15 October 2017), George W. Carpenter in entry for Albert Hattner and Alice A. Carpenter, 15 Sep 1891; citing Kane, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,481,109.
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 02 January 2021), memorial page for Alfred William Carpenter (17 Apr 1850–24 Sep 1917), Find a Grave Memorial no. 124461986, citing Peoria State Hospital Cemetery, Bartonville, Peoria County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by SWM (contributor 48458426) .
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