Mecosta County MI Archives Biographies.....Carpenter, Charles D. September 7, 1856 - 
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Author: 1883 Mecosta Co. Portrait & Bio Album

CHARLES D. CARPENTER, merchant, Big Rapids, was born in Lawrenceville, St. 
Lawrence Co., N.Y., Sept. 7, 

1856.  He is the son of John T and Emily (Blsih) Carpenter.  His father was a 
physician of prominence and 

gave his son a good education, sending him to the common school until 12 years 
of age and to the Academy at 

Lawrenceville until he was 18 years old.

At that age Mr. Carpenter came to Big Rapids and engaged with the mercantile 
firm of Phelps & Parker as 

clerk.  He acted in this capacity 18 months, when he bought the interest of 
Mr. Phelps and the house became 

Parker & CArpenter.  Mr. Parker died May 7, 1882, and his widow soon after 
sold her husband's share of the 

business to the remaining partner and his brother, Frank B. Carpenter, M.D.  
They operated together one year 

and May 26, 1883, Mr. Carpenter of this sketch, became sole proprietor of the 
establishment by purchase.  He 

carries an average stock of about $20,000 value in dry goods, carpets, sewing-
machines, etc., and transacts 

annually an amount of business aggregating $70,000.

Mr. Carpenter was married at Evart, Newaygo Co., Oct. 19, 1882, to Nettie E, 
daughter of Howard and 

Jeannette Wiltse.  She was born at Evart, May 14, 1857, and her parents were 
among the earliest settlers of 

Newayog County.  Her father came to Mecosta County in 1860 and died at Big 
Rapids in 1865.  He mother died 

in 1857.  The father of Mr. Carpenter died April 30, 1869; his mother is yet 
living, at Lawrenceville.  Mrs. 

Carpenter was a teacher at Big Rapids six years.

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