Clay County, SD Biographies.....Carpenter, Aaron July 7, 1826 - 
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Source: MEMORIAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD OF Turner, Lincoln, Union and Clay Counties, South Dakota. (1897)
Author: Geo. Ogle & Co.

HON. AARON CARPENTER, one of the early settlers of Vermillion township, Clay county,
on section 18, of which he now makes his home, is a native of Vermont. His father,
Jebediah Carpenter, was born in Surrey, N. H., in 1802, and his mother, Elizabeth
Chamberlain, was also a native of the Granite state. After their marriage they
settled in Concord, where the wife and mother passed to her reward beyond the grave
in 1847. Mr. Carpenter subsequently came to Vermillion, and he died at the residence
of our subject in 1888.

Of the three sons and one daughter born to this couple, Aaron was the second, and
first opened his eyes to the light July 7, 1826. He was reared in his native place
on a farm, and continued to make his home there until 1857, in August of which year
he came west, stopping in Trempealeau county, Wis. The following spring he was
joined by his family, and, with his wife and 1 children, he located in Dixon county,
Neb., and there followed farming until he came to Dakota and settled on the farm
where he now lives. That was in the spring of 1861, and since then he has been a
constant resident of section 18, Vermillion township. He has made many improvements
on his farm of some 250 acres, and it is one of the most valuable farming tracts in
the township.

The marriage of our subject and Miss Kezia Russell, a native of Middlesex, Vt., born
August 19, 1829, was celebrated in Concord, on June 21, 1849. Her father and mother,
John M. and Sally (Foss) Russell, both passed away in Concord, and of the twelve
children born to their union, Mrs. Carpenter was the seventh in order of birth. Five
children have come to bless the married life of Mr. and Mrs. Carpenter, viz.: Alba
J.; Jean, who died when about four and one-half years old; George L.; Carrie M., the
wife of Edward D. Cowles; and John A.

Our subject has been closely identified with the public life of Clay county. He was
a member of the territorial legislature two terms, and sheriff of the county two
years, and he was also a member of the first board of county commissioners, being
appointed by the governor. In educational matters Mr. Carpenter has also taken quite
an interest, having assisted in building the first school house erected in South
Dakota, and on the question of temperance he is also on the right side. Religiously,
both he. and his wife belong to the Baptist denomination, having been reared from
childhood in the faith of the Free-will Baptist church.


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