Weld County, History of Colorado, BIOS: CARPENTER, Fred G. (published 1918)
***********************************************************************
USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any
format for profit or presentation by other organization or persons.
Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain
the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative
of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof
of this consent.  The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb 
Archives to store the file permanently for free access.
***********************************************************************
File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by
Maggie Stewart-Zimmerman
http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00015.html#0003643
September 4, 1999
***********************************************************************

"History of Colorado", edited by Wilbur Fisk Stone, published by The S. J. 
Clarke Publishing Co. (1918)  Vol. II

p. 130


FRED G. CARPENTER.

	Fred G. Carpenter, son of LeRoy S. and Martha A. (Bennett) 
Carpenter, whose interesting life record is given on other pages of 
this work, is a well known representative of agricultural interests in 
Weld county, living on section 30. township 6, range 65, not far from 
Greeley. He is a native son of the county in which he still makes his 
home, his birth having occurred on the 15th of August, 1881. He was 
reared in Colorado and after pursuing his early education in the 
district schools of Weld county continued his studies in the Greeley 
schools. He remained under the parental root until he had attained his 
majority and then went to the state of Washington, where he remained 
for six months, after which he returned to Colorado and took up a 
homestead near Barnesville. He proved up on the property in January, 
1911, and still owns the place but has rented it since. In 1911 he 
returned to the old homestead and leased it, since which time he has 
given his attention to its further development and improvement. He has 
erected a nice bungalow upon the place and has a pleasant and 
attractive home, while concentrating his efforts and attention upon the 
cultivation of the crops best adapted to soil and climate. The farm is 
pleasantly and conveniently located near Greeley.

	On the 11th of September, 1917, Mr. Carpenter was married to Miss 
Fern Taylor, a daughter of Joseph E. and Flora (Knowlton) Taylor. The 
father is an engineer on the Chicago & Great Western Railroad in Iowa 
and the mother is now living in Greeley. Mr. Carpenter is a republican 
in his political views, while his religious faith is that of the 
Methodist Episcopal church. The sterling traits of his character are 
such as commend him to the confidence and goodwill of those with whom 
he has been brought in contact and he has a large circle of warm 
friends in this part of the state.