Family Group of Alfred Mason Carpenter

ALFRED MASON CARPENTER   ( Washington Benjamin, David P. ) was born March 11, 1853 in Delhi, Delaware, New York, and died May 15, 1928 2 in Marion, Linn, Iowa. He married (1) ALICE DELILA SIMSON January 1 11, 1877 in Marion, Linn, Iowa, daughter of SAMUEL SIMSON and DELILA LOOMIS. He married (2) MARJORIE JENKINS in 1899.

Notes for ALFRED MASON CARPENTER    

A well developed and highly improved farm of one hundred and forty acres, located on sections 9 and 10, Marion township, is the property of Alfred M. Carpenter. He was born in Delaware county, New York, March 11, 1853, a son of W. B. and Frances (Mason) Carpenter, of whom extended mention is made elsewhere in this work.

Alfred M. Carpenter pursued his studies in the common schools and remained under the parental roof until he had attained his majority, when he began business on his own account, by purchasing eighty acres of land, situated on section 10, Marion township. Taking up his abode thereon he made it his home for five years, when he disposed of that property and purchased his present farm of one hundred and forty acres, located on sections 9 and 10, Marion township. He has made all the improvements on the place, including a good country residence, barn and outbuildings, while the soil has been placed in good condition for cultivation and each year he gathers good crops. He makes a specialty, however, of raising and feeding stock and finds this a profitable source of income.

In 1877 Mr. Carpenter wedded Miss Alice Simpson, who was born in Brown township, Linn county, April 8, 1847. This union was blessed with seven children, namely: Blanche, the wife of Robert Lary, a resident of Oregon; Florence, the wife of L. Mathes, of Marion, Iowa; Frances A., the wife of Andy Falcon, of Linn county; Pearl, the wife of Marion Owens, a resident of Madison, Nebraska; Emily, the wife of Oscar Boosenbark, their home being in Linn county; Cora, the wife of Sumner Jordan, of Marion; and Earl, who departed this life May 30, 1904. The family were called upon to mourn the loss of the wife and mother in December, 1897, and in 1899 Mr. Carpenter was again married, this union being with Mrs. Marjorie (Jenkins) Goodlove, the widow of Oscar Goodlove. By her former marriage Mrs. Carpenter had a son and daughter, Ralph J. and Hazel M., both with their mother, and by her marriage to Mr. Carpenter she has become the mother of two daughters, Dorothy Alice and Ida Charlotte.

Mr. Carpenter's study of political questions has led him to give stalwart support to the republican party, while in religious faith he is a Methodist, while his wife is identified with the Baptist church. He is not in the sense of office seeking a man in public life, though his opinions carry weight in the community in which he lives. His chief interests, however, center in his home and his family and yet he is never found unmindful of his duties of citizenship. 1

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Interment: Oak Shade Cemetery, Marion, Linn, Iowa 2.

Notes for ALICE DELILA SIMSON    

Interment: Oak Shade Cemetery, Marion, Linn, Iowa. 2.
Date of Death: December 27, 1897. 2

Children of ALFRED MASON CARPENTER and ALICE DELILA SIMSON:

1. LILLIAN BLANCHE CARPENTER 1, b. February 26, 1878, Marion, Linn, Iowa; d. January 24, 1952, Cedar Rapids, Rapids, Linn, Iowa; m. ROBERT COOPER LARY 1, July 02, 1899, Marion, Linn, Iowa.
    
2. FLORENCE CARPENTER, m. LOU MATTIS.
    
3. FRANCES A. CARPENTER, m. ANDREW FALCON.
    
4. PEARL CARPENTER, b. 1882; d. 1954, ; m. MARION OWEN.
    
5. EMILY CARPENTER, m. ALFRED BUSENBARK.
    
6. CORA CARPENTER, b. October 3, 1862, d. July 23, 1887, ;m. SUMNER JORDAN.
    
7. EARL CARPENTER, b. June 19, 1888; d. 1904.
    

Children of ALFRED MASON CARPENTER and MARJORIE JENKINS:

1. DOROTHY ALICE CARPENTER
    
2. IDA CHARLOTTE CARPENTER
    

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