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     DESCENDANTS OF BENJAMIN SAMSON CARPENTER

 Benjamin Samson Carpenter (bef. 1771, South Carolina – 1839) married
Martha C. “Milly” (abt 1780 South Carolina – aft 1850)
CHILDREN of Benjamin Samson Carpenter and Martha C.
  1. William Bailey Carpenter (1808 South Carolina – October 30, 1883)
        married  Savannah Donaldson (abt 1815 South Carolina – April 1884)
        CHILDREN of William Bailey Carpenter and  Savannah Donaldson
     2. Samson Harmon Carpenter (May 26, 1833 Alabama – 1863)
           married Elizabeth (October 22, 1836 – October 30, 1904)
        CHILDREN of Samson Harmon Carpenter and Elizabeth
         3.     Edward or Edmond Carpenter (1854 - ?)
         3.     Lloyd Carpenter (1857 - ?)
         3.     Mary A.E. Carpenter (1859 - ?)
         3.     Harmon G. Carpenter (1863 -?)
   2. Benjamin David Carpenter (Nov. 25, 1834 Coffee County Alabama – Oct.13, 1919)
CHILDREN of Benjamin David Carpenter and Elizabeth Ware
       3. Savannah Carpenter (June 10, 1857
              Butler County Alabama – April 18, 1884)
               married George Elias Wiggins (February 24, 1857
Butler County Alabama – August 1923)
CHILDREN of Savannah Carpenter and George Elias Wiggins
                        4. David Joshua Wiggins (March 3, 1877 – June 21, 1907) never married
                        4. Lucinda “Lulu” Wiggins (March 3, 1877 – August 24, 1955 Sedalia, Missouri)
                         On May 24, 1899 married Albert Alma Weaver (October 11, 1875
             Butler County Alabama – May 5, 1976 Independence, Jackson County Missouri) Buried in Sedalia, Missouri.
                        4. Samuel Wiggins (1880 – 1924) never married
                       4. Emmie Wiggins (1884 – 1915) married John Mock
                       4. Joseph Wiggins (1882 – 1910) married Jennie Smith
                       4. Hyrum Wiggins (1886 – 1956) married Ruby Hawkins
                       4. Lena Wiggins (1890 – 1964) married Sidney Weaver
                       4. Carrie Wiggins (1896 – 1947) married Sam Galloway
                       4. Dora Wiggins (1898 – 1965) married Merle Wilcox
3. Martha Jane Carpenter (March 2, 1858 Georgiana, Butler County Alabama – April 18, 1884) married Elam Baldwin.
3. Susie Carpenter (March 13, 1861 Georgiana, Butler County Alabama - ?) married John Henderson.
3. James Madison Carpenter (January 12, 1866 Georgiana, Butler County Alabama
 – August 4, 1956 Butler County Al) James Madison is buried at South Butler Cemetery,
Butler County Al.  Married Mary Etta Ledlow (August 22, 1864 – December 9, 1899)
Second wife: Liza Jane Beasley
3. William Benjamin Carpenter (August 10, 1868 Georgiana, Butler County
Alabama – November 3, 1951) married Carrie Delona Henderson
3. John Wesley Carpenter (April 30, 1872 Georgiana, Butler County Alabama – May 31, 1967) married Carrie Dee Arant (October 2, 1870 McKenzie, Butler County Alabama – June 10, 1939 ) Parents of Carrie Dee Arant are Emeline Americus McCormick and Calvin Luther Arant
3. Mary E. Carpenter (December 14, 1873 -?) married John Burkett
3. Sarah Carpenter (February 25, 1876 -?) John A. Huggins
3. Cleveland H. Carpenter (November 6, 1880 Georgiana, Butler County Alabama –
October 18, 1883)
           2. Emily Carpenter (February 28, 1836 Alabama -?)
            2. Sarah Elizabeth Carpenter (October 28, 1838 Alabama – October 1, 1912) married
                George Washington Nelson        (February 8, 1824 Covington County Alabama – May 19, 1892)
                   CHILDREN of Sarah Elizabeth Carpenter and George Washington Nelson
3. Mary Nelson (Covington County- ?) married Andrew Jackson Bryant. 
 Parents are Sarah and John Nelson  
3. Emily M. Nelson (December 27, 1860  married Jake Aldridge
3. James M. Nelson (December 27, 1860 – December 7, 1950) married Frances C. Nelson
3. Zilpha Susana Nelson (July 9, 1864 Coffee County Ala. – April 29, 1946)
married Stephen “Ted” Jackson (abt 1853 Al. – December 25, 1916)
3. Benjamin David “Buck” Nelson (November 8, 1867 Coffee County Ala. - April 25, 1944) married Elizabeth “Polly” Rushing (October 15, 1872 – June 28, 1938)
3. Savannah “Nancy” Nelson (1869 Coffee County Alabama – 1946) married Dorsey B. Bryant (1868 Coffee County Alabama – aft 1920)
3. Aquilla “Quillie” Nelson (January 8, 1871 Coffee County Ala. – March 11, 1960) married Martha Rogers
3. Georgiann Nelson (November 18, 1873 Coffee County Ala. – February 6, 1957) married William Jasper Atwell
3. Victoria “Babe” Nelson (1876 Coffee County Alabama – January 1962)
married Bill Henlely
3. Elwood Nelson (November 8, 1878 Coffee County Al. – March 25, 1958) married Alice R. Rodgers
3. Mannie Bazel Nelson (November 9, 1878 Coffee County Al. – December 4, 1960) married Eula Cartwright
3. Joannah “Bama” Nelson (November 9, 1880 Coffee County Al. – January 1, 1964) married George Holmes
                   2. Nancy Carpenter (December 6, 1841 Alabama - ?)   married William P. Brackin (April 15, 1855 -?)
                   2. Susan R. Carpenter (march 4, 1843 Alabama -?)
                    2. William Carpenter (January 18, 1845 -?)
                   2. Suffronia Carpenter (January 19, 1847 -?
                    2. Martha Carpenter (March 8, 1849 -?)
                 2. Jiles Bryant Carpenter (February 22, 1853 Butler County, Alabama –
                      October 26, 1929 McKenzie, Butler County AL) Buried in Elizabeth Cemetery  Butler County AL
                           Married Charity Brackin (North Carolina ? – July 1, 1923 Butler County Al)
Buried in Elizabeth Cemetery. Parents are Delilah Grimes and Mathia Brackin.
                   CHILDREN of Jiles Bryant Carpenter and Charity Brackin
3.     John Robert Carpenter (May 11, 1874 Butler County Alabama – March 1939)
 first wife unknown, 2nd wife Ada Rebecca Patrick (April 26, 1900 Butler County
Ala. – August 14, 1999)
3.     Amnitious (Babe) Iola Carpenter (July 2, 1875 – 1954) married Eipson (Gip) Boyt Lee (December 4, 1869 Westover, Covington County Al. – November 6, 1962)
3.     Elias Dozier (Daniel) Carpenter (July 16, 1878 – January 27, 1957) married
 Kate Ethel McKenzie (November 30, 1879 Crenshaw County Al. – January 25, 1952)
3.     Eldora (Dora) Elefore Carpenter (April 17, 1880 – April 23, 1958) married Joseph Franklin McKenzie (May 19, 1886 – November 30, 1959)
3.     William Ben Carpenter (April 13, 1882 Butler County Alabama - ?) married Mollie Spears
3.     James Wesley Carpenter (April 14, 1884 Butler County Alabama – August 1949,
Panama City, Bay County, Florida)) On February 16, 1905 in Geneva County Alabama married Dixie Lee Burch (July 7, 1887 Geneva County Alabama – December 6, 1924) On October 9, 1926 in Bay County Florida James Wesley Carpenter married  Eva Augusta Lunsford (January 29 1890 – January 22, 1948, buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Panama City, Bay County Florida)
  3. Jurusha Mae Carpenter (May 8, 1888 -?) married Scott Cabiness (1887 -?)
 3.     Irene Opelia Carpenter (April 21, 1894 - ?) married Scott Cabiness (1887 -?)
  2. Daniel “Dosh” Dozier Carpenter (October 31, 1854 Alabama - ?)
   married Ophelia Stewart
 2. Carey Clack Carpenter (November 7, 1856 Alabama  died 1930 Florala, AL.)
married JoAnna Griffin before 1880 Per Lisagraham32@aol.com
(This is my direct lineage)
 CHILDREN of Carey Clack Carpenter and JoAnna
       3. Jessie Carpenter (@1875 -1930, Autauga, Co. AL)
married Emma Louisa Barnes
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     3. Gus Carpenter (@1878 -?) married Emma Taylor
                 3. John “Dosh” Carpenter (?)
                 3. Willie Ozie Carpenter (?)
                 3. Mary Ellen Carpenter (april 10, 1886 – December 1965)
                 married Charles Braxton Farnam (Born in Brantley, Alabama)
Second wife of Carey Clack Carpenter - C.E. (Lizzy) Carter (May 1872 -?)
3. Martha Carpenter (1868 -?)
          1. John G. Carpenter (1810 South Carolina - ?) married
Sarah Jemima Bluford (1810 Georgia -?)
          CHILDREN of John G. Carpenter and Sarah Jemima Bluford
                   2. James M. Carpenter (1835 -?) married Mary J. Possibly Jones
                   2. John J. Carpenter (1838 -?)
                   2. Benjamin R. Carpenter (1842 – September 2, 1862)
2. Zylphia J. Carpenter (May 8, 1844 – July 16, 1890) married
Richard Asa Smith (March 27, 1840 January 27, 1886)
2. Samson James Carpenter (February 2, 1847 – April 7, 1906)
married Lucretia V. Smith (1853 Covington County Alabama -?)
                   2. Martha C. Carpenter (1850 -?)
                   2. Amanda D. carpenter (1858 -?)
          1. Samson A. Carpenter (1816 South Carolina -?) married
Nancy Ann Mayberry (1817 South Carolina -?)
          CHILDREN of Samson A. Carpenter and Nancy Ann Mayberry
                   2. Matamorgilla Carpenter (1839 -?)
                   2. John D. Carpenter (1842 -?)
                   2. Elizabeth A. Carpenter (1844 -?) married Ancil M. Nelson
                   2. Clarinda Carpenter (1848 – before 1860)
                   2. Levi D. Carpenter (1850 -?)
                   2. Nancy A. Carpenter (1850 – before 1860)
                   2. Lovdy Pinkney Carpenter (May 20, 1851 Coffee County Alabama - ?)
 married Winfield Scot St. Clair (1848)
                   2. Joseph H. Carpenter (1853 -?)
2. Samson J. Carpenter (1855 Alabama – November 10, 1932)
married Eliza Jane St. Clair (May 20 1851 Lavaca County Texas – February 2, 1927)
                   2. Nancy A. Carpenter (1860 -?)
           1. Nancy Carpenter (November 22, 1820 Coffee County Alabama – January 6, 1900)
married Richard M. Jennings (abt. 1827 – aft January 1854)
          CHILDREN of Nancy Carpenter and Richard M. Jennings
                   2. John J. Jennings (abt 1853 -?)
                   2. Lafayette “Fate” Euphrates Jennings (January 1854 – August 1928)
married Mary E. Mitchell ? -1930)
                   CHILDREN of Lafayette “Fate” Euphrates Jennings and Mary E. Mitchell
                             3. John William Jefferson Jennings (September 10, 1883 - ?) married Francis Lee Morgan (?)
                             3. General Columbus “Dock” Jennings (March 6, 1885 -?) married Lela Regans
3. Daniel Early Jennings (November 8, 1886 -?) married Sasra Jane Farris (?)
3.     Lillie Frances Jennings (October 10, 1888 – January 11, 1894)
       3.     Richard Leamon Jennings (July 18, 1892 -?) Elizabeth Morgan (?)
3.     Lossie Madelaine Jennings (October 8, 1894 -?)
married Willis Lenord Casey (?)
          3.     James Andrew Jennings (January 22, 1897 -?) married Pearl S. Ward (?)
                                          3.     Dove Green Jennings (August 18, 1899 - ?) married Mattie Carpenter,
2nd wife Hilda Bass (?)
             Second husband of Nancy Carpenter was Calvin Thomas Mitchell (? – bef. 1870)
          CHILDREN of Nancy Carpenter and Calvin Thomas Mitchell
                   2. Benjamin Mitchell (Bet. 1855 & 1859)
             2. Emily Elizabeth Mitchell (1860 - ?)
   2. Monete Mitchell (1866 - ?)
          1. Elizabeth Carpenter (1822 Coffee County Alabama - ?)
married Asa W. Thompson (abt. 1808 North Carolina
          November 12, 1891)
          CHILDREN of Elizabeth Carpenter and Asa W. Thompson
                   2. Pemina A. “Penny” Thompson (1843 -?)
                   2. Emily L. “Emma” Thompson (1844 - ?)
       2. Sena R. Thompson (1846 - ?)
                2. Benjamin S. Thompson (1848 - ?)
                   2. Elizabeth J. Thompson (1849 - ?)
                   2. Asa W. Thompson Jr. (1851 - ?)
                 2. Sallie W. Thompson (1853 - ?)
                  2. James H. Thompson (1855 - ?)
                  2. Nancy C. Thompson (1857 - ?)
          1. Holley Carpenter (1826 Covington County Alabama - ?)
married Sarah J. “Unknown” (1838 South Carolina)
          CHILDREN of Holley Carpenter and Sarah J.
                   2. Morphine B. Carpenter (abt. 1857 Alabama - ?)
                   2. Josephine V. Carpenter (abt. 1859 probably Coffee County Alabama)
 

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