Most of the Carpenters are of a quiet, unassuming, uncomplaining disposition - always ready to support any good work.

Interesting to note a common virtue among the men in the family - always showing kindness and thoughtful concern to their companions and children.

--Profiles, Portraits and Posterity of Erastus Snow Carpenter

Friday, August 1, 2008

Margaret McCullough Carpenter Gheen Stewart family, 1870 Census Utah

Margaret McCullough, born 15 Oct 1822
daughter of John and Eliza Ann Stiley McCullough
wife of John Steel Carpenter, b 6 Aug 1822, d 30 Sept 1844
wife of John Gheen (married 7 Aug 1858) d 26 Sept 1859
wife of Robert Boyd Stewart (married 20 Aug 1861)
mother of Erastus Snow Carpenter, b 31 Mar 1845
grandmother of Frank Carpenter, b 9 May 1886
great grandmother of Ora Carpenter Omerza, b 7 Aug 1912
great great grandmother of Emerick Jay Omerza, 14 Apr 1942


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The census entries that intrest us end the first page and continue on the second. Robert Stewart, Margaret's third husband is listed as a farmer age 53. He was born in Indiana. Margaret age 45 was born in Delaware. Next we see Erastus Carpenter age 25 and his sister Elizabeth age 23, both born in Delaware. On the following page are Erastus' brothers John Carpenter age 21 and James age 19, both farm laborers born in Delaware. Then we see Erastus' sister Margaret Gheen age 10 and brother Boyd Stewart age 7 both born in Utah.

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