BIOGRAPHIES - CARPENTER, Capt. H. M., Bourbon County, Kentucky From: Bob Francis http://www.shawhan.com Date: 07 Feb 2000 The biographies are taken primarily from William Perrin's "The History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky" and E. Polk Johnson's "The History of Kentucky and Kentuckians," Vol. III. Many Bourbon County, Kentucky, researchers have pointed out mistakes and they are notated. Name: Capt. H. M. CARPENTER _________________________________________ Birth: March 9, 1842, Carlisle, Kentucky Father: Dr. J. H. CARPENTER (1815-) Mother: Mary MARTIN (1821-) Spouses _________________________________________ 1: Mary OSBORNE Father: Charles OSBORNE (1808-) Mother: Melvina WALTON (1810-) Marriage: January 1866 CAPT. H. M. CARPENTER,1 farmer; P. O. Paris; the owner and proprietor of “Prospect Hill” was born in Carlisle, Nicholas County, March 9, 1842; son of Dr. J. H. Carpenter and Mary Martin. Our subject remained at home until the outbreak of the war, when he donned the “gray” and enlisted in the 2nd Ky. Infantry, Co. F, July, 1861, and served until the close, coming out with the rank of Captain, having passed through the different grades of rank until he was placed in command of his company; he participated in all the battles in which his regiment was engaged, and was thrice wounded, and at Fort Donelson was taken prisoner and confined in Federal prison for eight months, and upon his release joined his command and did effective service as an officer, and manifested his allegiance to the cause he espoused by four years of active service; upon his return home from the war he resumed agricultural pursuits, and was married the following year, Jan., 1866, to Mary Osborne, daughter of Charles and Melvina (Walton) Osborne; he was born 1808, in Charlotte County, Va.; she, 1810, in Mason County, Ky.; the parents of Charles were Daniel and Martha (Morgan) Osborne; the parents of Melvina were John and Susan (Anderson) Walton; shortly after the marriage of Mr. Carpenter, he moved to Mason County, this State, and engaged in farming; remaining here until March, 1881, when he located on the Douglass Lewis farm, which he now owns, consisting of 230 acres of choice land; his residence for location is one of the finest in the country; of seven children born to him, five are living, viz: Ida M., Melvina, Judith R., Maude and John Walton; the father of H. M. was born Sept. 24, 1815, in Fleming County, Ky.; son of William, who married a Miss Wilson. William Carpenter was a native of New York, and of English descent; the mother of our subject, Mary Martin, was born March 10, 1821, in Nicholas County; daughter of Edmond and Rebecca (Stitt) Martin; eight children were born to William Carpenter, viz: William, Sallie, John, Amanda, Julia, J. H., Flemming and Jane; Flemming settled in Nodaway County, Mo., all others in Nicholas County; J. H. continued a constant resident in Nicholas County until October 1881, when he located in Lafayette County, Mo., and is engaged in farming, and in the occasional practice of his profession; ten children were born to him, viz: James A., William, Laura, James, Edmond, Ella, Sanford, Mattie, Beauregard and H. M.; Mattie married to Conway; William and James reside in Mason County; Sanford, in Nicholas; Edmond, in Florida; H. M. in Bourbon County; the others are deceased; Mr. and Mrs. Carpenter are members of the Christian Church; Mrs. Carpenter’s father was an Elder of that organization for forty years. Sources 1. Perrin, p. 453 ------------------------------ USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format or presentation by other organizations or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or his legal representative and then 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.