Census records show him being born 1820 - 1826 - He died late 1878 or early 1879 before daughter Temple Eliza was born March 1879.
His full name was Shadrach Meshach Carpenter. It comes from the bible, Book of Daniel, the story of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego. My dad had always said that his first name was Shadrach, Meshach Carpenter & according to 1870 census & other documentation I've found; he is listed as both. He is most frequently referred to as Meshach often spelled Meshack.
Meshach Carpenter born 1824 married first to Elizabeth Colston 3-5-1848. The 1850 Census shows
Mesheck Carpenter
United States Census, 1850
Name Mesheck Carpenter
Event Type Census
Event Year 1850
Event Place Marshall county, Marshall, Alabama, United States
Gender Male
Age 24
Race White
Birth Year (Estimated) 1826
Birthplace Alabama
House Number 340
Mesheck Carpenter M 24 Alabama
Elizabeth Carpenter F 23 Tennessee
William W Carpenter M 1 Alabama
Sarah Mills F 42 Tennessee
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1. William W. Carpenter son, age one born 1849.
William is found on the 1850 & 1860 & again on the 1870 census age 20. He disappears after that, no further info on William.
Children born after 1850
2. Vesta Carpenter born 1852
3. Jane Carpenter born 1853
4. Martha Carpenter born 1855
Elizabeth died in childbirth with their next child.
Meshach married 2nd to Rachel Owens 9-16-1858 in Madison County Alabama. Rachel born 1830 was Rachel (Mollie) Miller. She was the widow of Demarcus Owens whom she had married 9-29-1851. They had one daughter Nancy Owens born 1852. Rachel was reportedly 1/2 Native American
Meshach & Rachel had one daughter
5. Mary Isabelle or Isabella (Mollie) Carpenter born 1859. She married George Monroe Moon 10-30-1878. A Moon family relative says that her nickname was also "Queen Victoria".
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Mesheck Carpenter
United States Census, 1860
Name Mesheck Carpenter
Event Type Census
Event Year 1860
Event Place The South Eastern Division, Madison, Alabama, United States
Gender Male
Age 34
Race White
Birth Year (Estimated) 1826
Birthplace Ala.
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Affiliate Name The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number M653
Mesheck Carpenter M 34 Ala.
Rachel Carpenter F 38 Tenn.
Wm Carpenter M 10 Ala.
Vesta Carpenter F 8 Ala.
Jane Carpenter F 7 Ala.
Martha Carpenter F 5 Ala.
Mary Carpenter F 0 Ala. (Rachel & Meshach)
Nancy Owens F 8 Ala. Rachel's daughter
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Shadreck Carpenter 1870 United States Federal Census
Name: Shadreck Carpenter
[Meshack Carpenter]
Age in 1870: 50
Birth Year: abt 1820
Birthplace: Alabama
Home in 1870: Township 5 Range 1 District 50, Madison, Alabama
Race: White
Gender: Male
Post Office: Gurleysville
Value of Real Estate: View image
Household Members:
Name Age
Shadreck Carpenter 50
Rachel Carpenter 40 1830
William Carpenter 20
Ann Carpenter 18
Jane Carpenter 16
Martha Carpenter 14
Mary Carpenter 11 - this is Rachel & Meshach's daughter
Nancy (Owens) Hunt 18 (this is Rachel's daughter.
Susan Hunt dau. 2/12 born 1870
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Rachel died during childbirth with twins after the 1870 census reports.
Meshach married 3rd to Mary E. Patrick 2-13-1872. They had 3 children:
6. Emily Jane (Aunt Emma) born 1876, married Benjamin White, 4-11-1893.
7. James Thomas (Jim Shack) born 12-9-1877 died 8-22-1951 married Nannie B. Maples, she was the daughter of Jonas Maples & Martha R. Baker.
8. Temple Elizabeth (Aunt Dye) born 3-29-1879, died 3-24-1976 married Clem Lanier 6-14-1900.
Meshach died late 1878 or early 1879 before Aunt Dye was born. He died of a heart attack while plowing a field, behind a mule, he was 55.
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His widow Mary Patrick Carpenter gave birth to a son Robert Horace Carpenter 4 years after Meshach had died.
Census records show him being born 1820 - 1826 - He died late 1878 or early 1879 before daughter Temple Eliza was born March 1879.
His full name was Shadrach Meshach Carpenter. It comes from the bible, Book of Daniel, the story of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego. My dad had always said that his first name was Shadrach, Meshach Carpenter & according to 1870 census & other documentation I've found; he is listed as both. He is most frequently referred to as Meshach often spelled Meshack.
Meshach Carpenter born 1824 married first to Elizabeth Colston 3-5-1848. The 1850 Census shows
Mesheck Carpenter
United States Census, 1850
Name Mesheck Carpenter
Event Type Census
Event Year 1850
Event Place Marshall county, Marshall, Alabama, United States
Gender Male
Age 24
Race White
Birth Year (Estimated) 1826
Birthplace Alabama
House Number 340
Mesheck Carpenter M 24 Alabama
Elizabeth Carpenter F 23 Tennessee
William W Carpenter M 1 Alabama
Sarah Mills F 42 Tennessee
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1. William W. Carpenter son, age one born 1849.
William is found on the 1850 & 1860 & again on the 1870 census age 20. He disappears after that, no further info on William.
Children born after 1850
2. Vesta Carpenter born 1852
3. Jane Carpenter born 1853
4. Martha Carpenter born 1855
Elizabeth died in childbirth with their next child.
Meshach married 2nd to Rachel Owens 9-16-1858 in Madison County Alabama. Rachel born 1830 was Rachel (Mollie) Miller. She was the widow of Demarcus Owens whom she had married 9-29-1851. They had one daughter Nancy Owens born 1852. Rachel was reportedly 1/2 Native American
Meshach & Rachel had one daughter
5. Mary Isabelle or Isabella (Mollie) Carpenter born 1859. She married George Monroe Moon 10-30-1878. A Moon family relative says that her nickname was also "Queen Victoria".
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Mesheck Carpenter
United States Census, 1860
Name Mesheck Carpenter
Event Type Census
Event Year 1860
Event Place The South Eastern Division, Madison, Alabama, United States
Gender Male
Age 34
Race White
Birth Year (Estimated) 1826
Birthplace Ala.
Page 45
Affiliate Name The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number M653
Mesheck Carpenter M 34 Ala.
Rachel Carpenter F 38 Tenn.
Wm Carpenter M 10 Ala.
Vesta Carpenter F 8 Ala.
Jane Carpenter F 7 Ala.
Martha Carpenter F 5 Ala.
Mary Carpenter F 0 Ala. (Rachel & Meshach)
Nancy Owens F 8 Ala. Rachel's daughter
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Shadreck Carpenter 1870 United States Federal Census
Name: Shadreck Carpenter
[Meshack Carpenter]
Age in 1870: 50
Birth Year: abt 1820
Birthplace: Alabama
Home in 1870: Township 5 Range 1 District 50, Madison, Alabama
Race: White
Gender: Male
Post Office: Gurleysville
Value of Real Estate: View image
Household Members:
Name Age
Shadreck Carpenter 50
Rachel Carpenter 40 1830
William Carpenter 20
Ann Carpenter 18
Jane Carpenter 16
Martha Carpenter 14
Mary Carpenter 11 - this is Rachel & Meshach's daughter
Nancy (Owens) Hunt 18 (this is Rachel's daughter.
Susan Hunt dau. 2/12 born 1870
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Rachel died during childbirth with twins after the 1870 census reports.
Meshach married 3rd to Mary E. Patrick 2-13-1872. They had 3 children:
6. Emily Jane (Aunt Emma) born 1876, married Benjamin White, 4-11-1893.
7. James Thomas (Jim Shack) born 12-9-1877 died 8-22-1951 married Nannie B. Maples, she was the daughter of Jonas Maples & Martha R. Baker.
8. Temple Elizabeth (Aunt Dye) born 3-29-1879, died 3-24-1976 married Clem Lanier 6-14-1900.
Meshach died late 1878 or early 1879 before Aunt Dye was born. He died of a heart attack while plowing a field, behind a mule, he was 55.
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His widow Mary Patrick Carpenter gave birth to a son Robert Horace Carpenter 4 years after Meshach had died.
Inscription
Memory stone at Byrd Cemetery
Family Members
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James Madison Carpenter Sr
1814–1890
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John Charles Carpenter
1815–1874
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Katie Carpenter
1817–1817
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Willis C. Carpenter
1818–1903
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Diana "Dicey" Carpenter Provence
1819–1875
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Gideon Carpenter
1822 – unknown
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Sarah Carpenter Miller
1825 – unknown
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Thomas Carpenter
1826–1913
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Elizabeth "Betsy" Carpenter Hunt
1830 – unknown
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Frances Jane "Frank" Carpenter Baker
1831–1920
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Martha Carpenter Honea
1832–1882
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William Lewis Carpenter
1833–1899
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Nancy Ann "Nina" Carpenter Parkhill
1835–1904
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Caroline "Carlene" Carpenter Byrd
1840–1869
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William W. Carpenter
1849 – unknown
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Vesta Ann "Vestie" Carpenter Pierce
1852–1924
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Sarah Jane Carpenter Honea
1853–1939
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Martha C. C. Carpenter Friar
1855–1882
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Mary Isabelle "Mollie" Carpenter Moon
1869–1947
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Emily Jane "Emma" Carpenter White
1876–1939
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James Thomas "Jim Shack" Carpenter
1877–1951
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Temple Elizabeth "Tempie" Carpenter Lanier
1879–1976
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