Westmoreland-Allegheny County PA Archives Biographies.....Carpenter, Daniel L. February 10, 1833 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00001.html#0000031 October 12, 2018, 10:04 pm Source: See Below Author: See Below DANIEL L. CARPENTER, a representative citizen of Mt. Pleasant township, was born February 10, 1833, in Manchester, Allegheny county, Pa., and is a son of John W. and Deborah (Baxter) Carpenter. His grandfather was Benjamin Carpenter, a native of Germany, who immigrated to America, settling in Lancaster comity, Pa., where he followed the occupation of farming during the remainder of his life. Robert Baxter, maternal grandfather, was born near Dublin, Ireland, where he was married before coming to this country. His daughter, Deborah Baxter (mother), was but one year old when he left Ireland and came to Westmoreland county and settled near Murrysville about the year 1800. John W. Baxter (father) was born in Lancaster county, Pa., about 1806 and died in 1871 in Mt. Pleasant township. By trade he was a millwright and wagon maker, was a democrat and a member of the Presbyterian church. He was the father of seven children, six of whom are yet living. Robert, one of the sons, enlisted in the army in the late war and served one year as a private soldier. Daniel L. Carpenter was married December. 1870, to Ada Mitchell, a daughter of Nathan Mitchell, of Sewickley township, by whom he has two children: William R. and Jennie. Mr. Carpenter received a common school education, learned the trade of coach builder and began business for himself at Livermore, this county, where he continued four years and then went to West Newton, remaining there from 1871 to 1889. In the latter year he sold out and located in Mt. Peasant township, where he is now engaged in the general mercantile business and has an excellant trade. Mr. Carpenter is a democrat but never aspired to any office, and with his wife belongs to the Presbyterian church. He is an industrious and enterprising gentleman, and a citizen whose duties to his family and his country are never neglected. Additional Comments: Extracted from Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania Compiled and Published by John M. Gresham & Co. Samuel T. Wiley, Chief Assistant 1890 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/westmoreland/bios/carpente695gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/pafiles/ File size: 2.7 Kb