Marty and Karla Grant
The Genealogy of Marty Grant and wife Karla Mangus Grant.

Wilson Carpenter
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Name Wilson Carpenter Birth 1833/1834 Ashe Co, NC
Gender Male _TAG Military Service _UID DCBD888DD2DAD4118AC4444553540000BD68 Death 1882/1900 Graham Co, NC
Person ID I1576 Marty and Karla Grant Last Modified 16 May 2025
Father David Carpenter, b. 1805/1806, Burke Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC)
d. 1870/1880, Graham Co, NC
(Age 74 years)Mother Wilson, b. 1810/1815, Burke Co, NC
d. 1838/1840, Yancey Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC)
(Age 25 years)Marriage Abt 1829/1830 Burke Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC)
_UID 66BFE2496698DD47AC6CF9E94B40A15BF353 Family ID F774 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 
Elizabeth Ammons, b. Nov 1840, Macon Co, NC
d. 11 Jul 1900, Graham Co, NC
(Age 59 years)Marriage 1850/1859 Cherokee Co, NC (now Graham Co, NC)
_UID 9B82C1D8CF08EB48B86A291EA9821CF3631D Children 1. Sarah Corintha L Carpenter, b. Jul 1860, Cherokee Co, NC (now Graham Co, NC)
d. 11 Apr 1932, Loudon Co, TN
(Age 71 years)2. Martha Ann Carpenter, b. Apr 1862, Cherokee Co, NC (now Graham Co, NC)
d. Aft 1940, Graham Co, NC
(Age > 79 years)3. Mary Alcedona Carpenter, b. 23 Dec 1864, Cherokee Co, NC (now Graham Co, NC)
d. 9 Aug 1925, Graham Co, NC
(Age 60 years)4. Lurany Carpenter, b. Sep 1866, Cherokee Co, NC (now Graham Co, NC)
d. 9 Jul 1923, Graham Co, NC
(Age 56 years)5. Thomas W Carpenter, b. 1868/1869, Cherokee Co, NC (now Graham Co, NC)
d. 11 Jan 1954, Monroe Co, TN
(Age 85 years)6. William A Carpenter, b. Mar 1872, Graham Co, NC
d. 25 Feb 1911, Graham Co, NC
(Age 38 years)7. Ella Elizabeth Carpenter, b. 26 Apr 1876, Graham Co, NC
d. 20 Jan 1948, Macon Co, NC
(Age 71 years)8. Julia Carpenter, b. 3 Sep 1882, Graham Co, NC
d. 4 Aug 1904, Graham Co, NC
(Age 21 years)Family ID F930 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 21 Aug 2026
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Notes - !NOTES:Marty Grant's 3rd Great Grand Uncle.
!REFERENCE:
http://www.martygrant.com/
http://www.martygrant.com/genealogy/carpenter/
!CENSUS:1840 Yancey Co., NC p. 268
David Carpenter age 30-39 (1800/10)
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My analysis (who each person *might* be)
1m 30-39 (1800/1810) = David Carpenter (c1806)
1m 5-9 (1830/1835) = William Carpenter (1830) son
3m 0-4 (1835/1840) = 1. Wilson Carpenter (c1834) son
"m 0-4 (1835/1840) = 2. Levi Carpenter (c1837) son
"m 0-4 (1835/1840) = 3. Thomas D. Carpenter (c1839) son;
!CENSUS:1850 Watauga Co., NC Watauga # 477/481
David Carpenter 44 Farmer $300 NC
Mira 28
Wilson 16
Levi 13
James 9
Sarah 7
Ervin 6
Jonathan 4
Jane 2;
!CENSUS:1860 Cherokee Co., NC Cheoah # 819/819
Wilson Carpenter 25 Farmer $600/400 Ash Co, NC
Elizabeth 20 Macon
Sarah C. L. 10/12 Cherokee
Thomas Ammons 61 Farmer $0/300 Yancey;
!CIVIL WAR:23 Jul 1862 enlisted 69th Reg. Co. H, Cherokee Co, NC Pvt;
!CENSUS:1870 Cherokee Co., NC Cheoah, Valley Town PO # 142/142
Wilson Carpenter 37 Farmer $150/250 NC
Elizabeth 31 Keeping House
Corintha 10 at home
Martha 8 at home
Alcedona * at home
Lourena 3 at home
Thomas 1 at home
* Ink smear over age, illegible;
!CENSUS:1880 Graham Co., NC Cheowah # 107/107
Wilson Carpenter 45 M Farmer NC-NC-NC
Elizabeth 38 wife M House Keeping
Martha Ann 19 dau at home
Alcedona 14 dau at home
Laura 13 dau at home
Thomas 11 son at home
William 8 son
Elvira 4 dau;
!WITNESS:21 Sep 1882 Graham Co, NC Marriage of Thomas Jefferson GEORGE and Sarah Elvira CARPENTER;
!CENSUS:1900 x
* Wife Elizabeth listed as widow;
- !NOTES:Marty Grant's 3rd Great Grand Uncle.
