Solomon was the son of John D. Carpenter & Catharine Westfall. He married 1st Mary Dunn on August 15, 1855. They were the parents of John Thackery, Laura Ida, Mary, Martha, and Nathan Skinner. Solomon married 2nd Margaret Clark on February 19, 1874.

Solomon Carpenter attended college at Charrottville, New York. At the age of 22 he married Mary Dunn in Salem, New Jersey on Aug. 15, 1855. Mary and Solomon had four children: John P., Laura I. Swartwout, Nathan, and Martha (Mattie) J. Cousins.

Contributed by #47601076 - Solomon Carpenter, considered to be a highly respected individual of the area, arrived in Farley in 1860. Mr. Carpenter was born May 27, 1833 in Pike Co., Pennsylvania. His family was of English and Dutch descent. Solomon’s family farmed in Orange Co., New York. He was able to attend school as a youth during the farms more quiet times during the winter. Solomon attended college at Charrottville, New York. At the age of 22 he married Mary Dunn in Salem, New Jersey on Aug. 15, 1855. Mary and Solomon had four children: John P., Laura I. Swartwout, Nathan, and Martha (Mattie) J. Cousins.

Mary and Solomon moved westward in 1856 to Colesburg where Mr. Carpenter taught school for four years. After that time they moved southwest of Farley. Mary Dunn Carpenter died on Dec. 5, 1871, at age 38. Burial was at Fairview. Solomon married a second time on Feb. 19, 1874, to Miss Margaret Clark at Asbury. Margaret died of tuberculosis March 21, 1904, at the age of 66. The funeral was from the M.E. Church to Fairview.

Mr. Carpenter owned land in Section 22 and 23 of Dodge Township. In 1879, he was on Farley’s first town council. Solomon died at age 78 in Nov. of 1911. Burial was in Fairview Cemetery.

"The History of Farley". David Gibson. Welu Printing, Dubuque, IA.,1996