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1. | Alfred Andrew Carpenter was born on 31 Oct 1838 in , Yancey County, , North Carolina; died on 5 Feb 1925 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Samuel Carpenter Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. Alfred married Nancy Bailey "Mapie" Daniels about 1858 in , Yancey County, , North Carolina. Nancy (daughter of Perrin Daniels and Mary "Polly" Johnson) was born on 3 Jan 1839 in Graham County, , , North Carolina; died on 16 Mar 1936 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Big Meadows Baptist Church Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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2. | Samuel Anderson Carpenter ![]() Samuel married Ellen J. Benfield about 1887 in North Carolina, , , . Ellen was born on 2 Dec 1867 in North Carolina, , , ; died on 22 Oct 1944 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Big Meadows Baptist Church Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
3. | William Waitsell "Will" Carpenter ![]() William married Julie Theodosia Vance about 1882 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina. Julie (daughter of John W. Vance and Lilly Isaacs) was born on 17 Sep 1864 in North Carolina, , , ; died on 4 Jul 1954 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Big Meadows Baptist Church Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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4. | Sarah Jane Carpenter ![]() Sarah married Boston Alexander Ollis about 1881 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina. Boston (son of James Wesley Ollis and Louisa Eliza Weatherman) was born on 21 Jun 1853 in , Yancey County, , North Carolina; died on 3 Jun 1928 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Slippery Hill Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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5. | James E. Carpenter ![]() James married Mattie Henson about 1891 in North Carolina, , , . Mattie was born on 6 Oct 1873 in , Edgefield County, South Carolina, ; died on 6 Apr 1969 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Daniels Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
6. | John Wesley Carpenter ![]() John married Rhoda Elizabeth Vance about 1887 in North Carolina, , , . Rhoda (daughter of John W. Vance and Lilly Isaacs) was born on 14 Oct 1866 in North Carolina, , , ; died on 23 Nov 1931 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Daniels Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
7. | Thomas Aaron Carpenter ![]() Thomas married Louise Matilda Pyatte about 1897 in North Carolina, , , . Louise was born on 9 Apr 1878 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died on 26 Dec 1949 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Big Meadows Baptist Church Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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8. | Martin Luther Carpenter ![]() Martin married Priscilla Harvey about 1895 in North Carolina, , , . Priscilla was born on 17 Jan 1876 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died on 22 Mar 1939 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Green Valley Baptist Church Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
9. | Cordelia Carpenter ![]() |
10. | Lottie Eugenia Carpenter ![]() Lottie married Joseph Asbury Dyson about 1900 in North Carolina, , , . Joseph was born on 18 Mar 1856 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died on 11 Apr 1929 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in John Johnson Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
11. | Joseph Newman Carpenter ![]() |
12. | Tempie Louise Carpenter ![]() Tempie married Herbert Byard Ingram about 1909 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina. Herbert (son of Isaac Canada Ingram and Ida Emma Wiseman) was born on 21 Dec 1887 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died on 12 May 1963 in Burke County, , , North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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13. | Goldman Cassie Carpenter ![]() Goldman married Sadie Johnson about 1910 in North Carolina, , , . Sadie was born about 1890 in North Carolina, , , . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
14. | Fannie Jane Carpenter ![]() |
15. | Thurman Carpenter ![]() |
16. | Chelsey Luther Carpenter ![]() Chelsey married Emma S. (Carpenter) about 1918 in North Carolina, , , . Emma was born about 1900 in North Carolina, , , . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
17. | Robert Enloe Carpenter ![]() Robert married Eva Calloway on 7 Apr 1926 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Eva was born about 1902 in North Carolina, , , . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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18. | Arizona Mallie "Zona" Carpenter ![]() Notes: Mrs. Zona Carpenter Shook, 70, of Rt. 3, Newland, died Saturday in a Johnson City, Tenn., hospital after a short illness. Surviving are the husband, Herman Shook; three sons, Leo Prather of Phoenix, Ariz., Lacy Prather and Tommy Shook of Newland; an adopted son, Carrol Stamey of Newland; three brothers, Dellie, Thurman, and Robert Carpenter of Newland; two sisters, Mrs. Tempie Ingram and Mrs. Harold Benfield of Newland; 10 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Arizona married Chester Prather about 1922 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Chester was born about 1900 in North Carolina, , , . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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19. | Fidelia Roosewvelt Carpenter ![]() |
20. | Zada Allen Carpenter ![]() Zada married Harold Benfield about 1925 in North Carolina, , , . Harold was born about 1905 in North Carolina, , , . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
21. | Edna Carpenter ![]() Edna married Emmett Stamey about 1932. Emmett was born about 1910. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
22. | Arcus Delmore "A. D." Ollis ![]() Arcus married Dovie Hoilman about 1902 in North Carolina, , , . Dovie was born on 1 Jan 1882 in North Carolina, , , ; died on 11 Sep 1963 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Belview Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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23. | Lona Ollis ![]() Lona married Eldridge Gribble about 1877 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina. Eldridge (son of Tom Gribble and Clarissa McCoury) was born on 22 Jun 1886 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died on 2 May 1973 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Slippery Hill Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
24. | Luther Alexander Ollis ![]() Luther married Marjorie Alma Cooper on 2 Apr 1912 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Marjorie was born on 8 Nov 1893 in , Unicoi County, Tennessee, ; died on 12 Jan 1949 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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25. | Aaron Lucius Carpenter ![]() Aaron married Beulah Wiseman on 8 Mar 1947 in Buncombe County, , , North Carolina. Beulah (daughter of Jesse Arron Wiseman and Sadie Aldridge) was born on 11 Dec 1929 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died on 16 Aug 2021 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Walnut Grove Presbyterian Church Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
26. | Ralph Vance Ingram ![]() |
27. | Bert Ingram ![]() |
28. | Arnold Theodore Ingram ![]() |
29. | Living ![]() |
30. | Living ![]() Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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31. | Living ![]() |
32. | Herbert Ingram ![]() |
33. | Living ![]() Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
34. | Lacy Milton Prather ![]() Notes: Son of the late Chester Prather and Arizona "Zona" Carpenter Shook, he was preceded in death by three brothers, Liston Prather, Tom Shook, Carrol Stamey, and son-in-law, James Parker. He was a veteran of the United States Army (Korea) and was a member of the DAV. He was a member of Big Meadows Baptist Church where he was a former deacon for over 25 years. He was survived by his wife of 53 years, Georgie Lee Vance Prather (married on January 30, 1954); daughter, Janet Denise Parker, daughter, Ella "Nikki" Nichole and her husband, Freddie Carpenter; son, Bradley Milton Prater and his wife, Janice; brother, William Leo Prather and his wife, Wanda; grandchildren, Charity Michelle Moses and her husband, Scottie, Alisha Dawn Prather, Felece Danielle Prather, Chelsea Renee Carpenter; great-grandson, Nicholas Scott Moses; and an extended family of relatives and friends. His funeral was held August 9, 2007, at Big Meadows Baptist Church with The Revs. Joshua Calvert, Bill McGuire and Harry Lee Turbyfill officiating. He was retired from Great Lakes Carbon in Morganton, NC. Lacy married Georgia Lee Vance on 30 Jan 1954 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Georgia (daughter of Jasper Hayden Vance and Carrie Ella Trivette) was born on 25 May 1934 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died on 24 Feb 2015 in Buncombe County, , , North Carolina; was buried in Big Meadows Baptist Church Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
35. | Emma Tisha Ollis ![]() Emma married Frank Pierce McKinney on 16 Jul 1919 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Frank (son of John McKinney and Anna Wilson) was born on 24 Aug 1899 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died on 17 Jan 1980 in Burke County, , , North Carolina; was buried in Belview Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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36. | Baxter Franklin Ollis ![]() |
37. | Ella Noontide Ollis ![]() Notes: Ella N. Ollis Antill, 96, went peacefully to be with her Lord on Sunday, July 23, 2023. |