Avery County, NC - Uncle Jake Carpenter's Anthology of Death on Three Mile Creek ~~~~~~~~~~ Uncle Jake Carpenter My Introduction: Jake Carpenter was born to William Carpenter and Elzabeth Wilson in Yancey Co., NC January 4, 1833. Jake kept a diary of sorts of death records of those he knew in the area in which he lived called Three Mile Creek in what is now Avery Co., NC. This diary was transcribed in the 1930's by Dr. Mary Sloop, Theron Dellinger, and Denise Abbey naming it "Uncle Jake Carpenter's Anthology of Death On Three Mile Creek." The following is a transciption of the transcription and may contain errors due to the difficulty in reading it. It is transcribed as it was written. Please note that this seems in all indications to be a hand typed and copied paper and not a published book of sort and was not copyrighted. If you're from around these parts you won't have a lot of trouble reading and understanding what Uncle Jake was saying. However if you're not, it might take reading it a time or two to catch on. A couple hints is "wars" is was, Did or dide is died, fot is fought, cors is cause, hoses is houses, cild is killed. Original: Cover page: Uncle Jake Carpenter's Anthology of Death on Three Mile Creek Near Crossnore School, Inc. Western North Carolina. On this particular copy hand written: Presented to T.D. Crockett by Mabel A. Dodge August 7, 1934. Source: Jake Carpenter Memoir PC 1438 NC Archives Original Introduction: Just below the crest of the Blue Ridge on Three Mile Creek, Uncle Jake Carpenter lived for eighty-seven years. His house was two miles up the gap from the main road, but he was intimately acquainted with every one of the scattered families in that mountain region, and it was this knowledge which enable him to add personal comments after many of the dates in this unique record. From 1842 until the time of his death March 10, 1920, Uncle Jake set down in an old note book and later copied into a daybook every death in his community. This information is valuable as the only accurate record of its kind in Avery County, and the brief but enlightening annotations on idividuals lend human and often humorous interest for anyone, and give glimpses of native mountain life. These pages were taken verbatim from his own handwriting record and are preserved in his own spelling. Afterwards they were read to Aunt Naomi Cutherbertson, nee Barrier, who added remarks which have been put down with her name after each. Copied and prepared from the original by Denise M. Abbey with the aid of Mary M. Sloop and Theron Dellinger. Albert Vance age 40 did auges 30 hey wars Lotenin ware of rec hey wars good feler William Davis age 100.8 dide oc 5 1841 ware old solder in rev wre and got his thie brok in laste fite kinge monte he wars farmer and made brandy and never had Drunker in famly Franky Davis his wifs age 87 dide Sep 10 1842 she had nirv fite wolves all nite at shogar camp to save her caff throde fier chonks to save caff the camp wars haf mil from home noe she mus have nirv to fites wolf all nite Elizabeth Wilison age 82 dide oc 20 1842 She wars my granmother Poley Winters ag 70 did May 15 1845 spon wov cloth Perin Winters ag 78 did May 13 1845 wars farmer Robert Wilison ag 45 dide oc 10 1845 ware harde workman Liz Vance ag 22 dide novm 9 1846 Seary Wise ag 76 did may 2 1846 Milton Ingeles ag 72 march 2 1847 Wm Wilison ag 86 dide July 30 1847 hey wars my grn fther Sary Wise ag 72 dide nover 9 1847 Ben Blaock ag 40 cild Jun 5 1848 by tree cot for conny Henery Dilling age 90 dide oc 25 1851 wars farmer work over bodceep his mly hey made ditches Charlie Kiney age 72 dide may 10 1852 wars Farmer live in mt on bluey rige at kiney gape hey had 4 wim cors marid to won res live on farme all wen to felde work to mak gran all men to crib for the brd all went smk hos for there mete he cilde bote 75 to 80 hoges eve yere and wimen never had worde bot him haven so many wimin he wod be this times wod b hare polde that wars 42 children blong to him th all wento preching togethern neth set that des aver bad go long smoth hel wond nohter hey made brandy all his lif never had any foes got long smoth with avery bodi i nod him Jacob Carpenter Jacob Carpenter age 86 died July 18 1856 wars farmer and copor to make hoses and md brand and never hade Drunker in his family and never had Dockor in his family no sickness ra 12 childern Wm Vance ag 75 did Jan 1 1856 wars farmer Samel Frank age 94 died July 12 1857 hey wars farmer hwed loge for hoses no man cod bete him Lizeh Winters ag 60 did Feb 9 1857 Sary Wiseman ag 30 d April 8 1857 Dock Chiles ag 82 di march 5 1859 wars docker Lizer Carpenter ag 9 march 18 1859. It snode that nite 14 inch deep march 18 Caterin Dilling ag 88 did oc 3 1859 wars fine olde lady Mary Diling ag 49 wars cilde in mill her Tress wars cot rond shaf end mashed flat gin trane she lay 3 ours in mill for wars fend Jun ll I help pol out Jacob Carpenter 1859 (Handwritten: on camp creek) Turner Carpenter ag 23 did Nov 10 1862 hey fot his cntery loste life Josph Carpenter ag 18 did Auges 18 1862 hey fot for his contery los his lif Samuel Carpenter ag 62 did oc 15 1862 wars farmer made hoses and spinels by thos Franky Carpenter ag 56 did oc 25 1862 harde workin womin in farm made corn oates Dave oaks ag 80 did apr 5 1862 Shote by John Parmer in ware Lander Pyatte age 40 dide Feb 10 1863 wars fine man Dide in ware Joef Pyatte a 75 jan 15 dide 1864 hey wars farmer made hoges by 100 Pegey Wise a 75 dide oc 15 1868 she wars granny womin for cntery (Nute Wise's mother. [Handwritten: Nute Wise lived near Pisgah Church. I knew him 40 years. T.D.C.] Had crazy boy marked after a snake. He'd get scally duging dog days. I've passed through their yard and seen him lying flat of his belly panting with tongue out. Name Marion. I remember when there used to be great rows of houses up the river above Linville Falls. There was a big dam. Was for a forge to make iron or steel. All the big men were interested. They had a big forge hammer so heavy that very few men could lift. Such men as Tom and Nute could but commen men couldnt - Comment by Aunt Naomi when the anthology was read to her.) Wm hoskins ag 50 did Mar 15 1868 wars farmer got doste in ware Lisebeth Carpenter 21 did Nov 28 1869 John Wilson ag 80 did augus 15 1870 in alabam wars hard work in coten fild Soonsy Ollis ag 84 did June 10 1871 grates Der honter and turkies bee trees by honders and ratels snak by 100 cild deer by thousan I know him well henery barer ag 78 did March 15 1871 wars find honter cil bare by 100 (Aunt Naomi's grandfather. It is true he killed 100 of deer. He often went out befor breakfast and killed deer. - Aunt Naomi's comment.) Betey Ollis ag 73 dide jun 10 1871 (Dud Ollis mother - Aunt Naomi) (Handwritten: I knew Dud Ollis many years. T.D.C.) Faney Ollis ag 62 dide oc 5 1871 wars fine lady rais 2 preachers in her mamly Lockey Oaks ag 89 did Jun 15 1872 wars farmer and made brandy Margit Carpenter age 87 dide Jun 5 1875 wars good womin good for pore she did not have no bed to slep on when she was marid she slip on der skin til mard but that lok lik hard times no womin had to li on derskins when mared bud Wiseman ag 83 did July 25 1875 wars farmer and black smith Lily Wiseman ag 82 did Fev 23 1875 Spon and wov cloth made all of ware Vine Wiseman age 62 did Feb 22 1875 ware good criston in family Alek Wiseman ag 80 did Marc 20 1877 wars farmer and stilde never had Dronk boy never had Dock in hos for sick he ras 12 in faml wars good hand to mak brand (Old man Fate Wiseman is Uncle Robert Wiseman's father brother - Aunt Naomi) Wm berlisen ag 75 did July 25 1877 wars farmer and blacksmith cot wolf lots Alvie Pyatte ag 70 dide July 29 1877 wars fine ldy work hard all her lif Cathern Carpenter ag 71 did Dec 3 1878 wars good criston Abern Johnson age 100.7 dide oc 15 1881 hey was farmer and ran forge to make iron and Drank lichr hs days never wars dronk in his days (Aberham Jonson age 110 wife 100 old Man John Johnson's father - Aunt Naomi) Wm Carpenter age 76 dide Nov 15 1881 wars fine honter cil bare and wolves by 100 der by 100 (He was awful sorry man - Aunt Naomi) Takey Persey ag 74 dide auges 12 1881 wars fine farmer Lis Vance age 82 oc 10 dide 1883 she work hard in feld mad corn Loes Vance age 82 did march 10 1883 wars fine hunter cil terky by 200 Loes Vance ag 93 did march 22 1885 wars hunter cil deer and turkey by 200 Peg Chatem ag 72 did auges 14 1886 she spon and wove cloth Kim Kone age 73 dide Oc 15 1888 wars blacksmith he 6 gales th cod work in chop tha wars 6 feet hy Lis Franklinge ag 72 did auges 29 1889 wars fine lady any bod she like Lis Carpenter ag 56 dide April 18 1889 hard work womin Wm Carel ag 82 dide march 26, 1891 Wm Wiseman ag 76 did Dec 10 1890 (a preacher. Was bro to Free Wiseman. The one that killed Shug Clark - Aunt Naomi) David Frank ag 72 dide July 29 1891 wars fine man and som brand wars good Noe webe ag 55 did Dec 22 1891 farmer (Married Sary Key - Aunt Naomi) David Frank ag 48 dide Feb 23 1891 wars farmer (fine man good neighbor - Aunt Naomi) Elibeth Carpenter age 65 did may 9 1892 worke hard for her livin Sentor Wisman ag 67 dide Jun 18 1892 wars farmer his olde man Samel Colberson ag 67 dide Nov 9 1892 farmer wars solder wars fine man. (Married Tildy Dellinger - Aunt Naomi) Wm gray ag 88 did April 26 1894 wars Der honter and bare honter cild 200 bare Amer Wodens she tak with remes auges 10 1894 can wok step for 21 years Paty wise ag 93 did April 5 1895 white spon and wov cloth (Fastest talker I ever heard - Aunt Naomi) harson Ollis a 83 jun 11 he wars grates bare honter in conty hey cilde 99 bare (no year listed) Loes Deny ag 70 did jun 20 1896 hey grob made rales by day Samel Hoskin ag 72 did may 5 1896 wars farmer and grate lier (Pretty braggy old fellow not much at him - Aunt Naomi) Jon Sinel ag 87 did auges 5 1896 (cancer curoor - Aunt Naomi) Franky berlison ag 86 July 3 did 1896 she spon and weve cloth by 5000 Gorg Wells ag 70 Apr 22 1897 wars lumber man (He was carved up by Drs was sent here for burial. Was not allowed to open coffin. Blood run out - Aunt Naomi) Loes Clark ag 64 did augs 13 1898 (Might good woman - Aunt Naomi) Steven buchanan age 73 Jun 5 1899 he were precher babus. (Preacher good man. - Aunt Naomi) Les Frank ag 72 July 8 1899 wars fine man hey set wot hey thot (cuss you all to pieces if he liked you - Aunt Naomi) Margit ollis ag 60 did July 10 1899 work farm all of her days A.L. Wiseman ag 76 auges 7 1899 hey made brandy by 10000 Jack Carpenter ag 56 did Sep 25 1899 wars grat to by rosters Dock Tripelite ag 60 did oc 15 1899 he wars Docker Marte Sintel ag 65 did nov 5 1899 (Marte Singleton. deaf and dumb - Aunt Naomi) Jasper Buckanen ag 60 did Dec 2 1899 was precher babis. Doth Clarkark ag 70 did April 2 1900 wars farmer and mak monshine (He stammered. was a curiosity - Aunt Naomi) Lother Baner cil berlison in matsomy July 24 1900 Henry Wise cild at Pine oly ag 22 Aug 10 (Tree fell on him. There is a hollow named for him - Aunt Naomi) Frank James age 74 died in Albam Feb 20 1915 he wars grate bank rober him Jesy James and bobe Forde and bobe Forde shot Jesey James for warde of Thirty Thosan Dolars in his hos wars birshing picker when shote him hey wars won of gang for money ______________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Julia Williams Kodak - jkodak@charter.net ______________________________________________________________________