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Abraham Carpenter

Birth	:	23 Sep 1833 Schenectady, Schenectady County, New York, USA
Death	:	18 Sep 1904 Woods County, Oklahoma, USA
Burial	:	Forest Home Cemetery, Mount Pleasant, Henry County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.9534000, -91.5444000
Plot	:	block 16 lot 23
Description	:	Abraham was the son of Abraham Carpenter (abt 1790 - 1840 Schenectady County, New York) and Gertrude Van Vranken Carpenter (1802 Montgomery County, NY - 1880 Saratoga County, NY). The Van Vrankens go back several generations more and were among the earliest Dutch settlers in upstate New York. Abraham moved to Henry County, Iowa, as a young man along with with brothers John, Memorial # 85006894 and Joshua, # 74123951, and his widowed brother-in-law, Mathew Mallams. He married Mary Jayne Campbell about 1861. In 1862, Abraham enlisted in Company D of the 16th Iowa Volunteer Regiment. The regiment left Davenport, Iowa,... Read More	Abraham was the son of Abraham Carpenter (abt 1790 - 1840 Schenectady County, New York) and Gertrude Van Vranken Carpenter (1802 Montgomery County, NY - 1880 Saratoga County, NY). The Van Vrankens go back several generations more and were among the earliest Dutch settlers in upstate New York. Abraham moved to Henry County, Iowa, as a young man along with with brothers John, Memorial # 85006894 and Joshua, # 74123951, and his widowed brother-in-law, Mathew Mallams. He married Mary Jayne Campbell about 1861. In 1862, Abraham enlisted in Company D of the 16th Iowa Volunteer Regiment. The regiment left Davenport, Iowa, traveled by steamer to St. Louis, Missouri for supplies, and then was rushed to Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee, as Union reinforcements for the second and decisive day in the great battle of Shiloh. The Iowa reinforcements were credited with turning that battle in favor of the Union. The 16th next marched to Mississippi and fought in the battles of Corinth and Vicksburg. They then returned to Davenport, Iowa, for a brief rest, and afterward marched south through Alabama where they joined General Sherman for several battles around Atlanta, including the final siege in July and August of 1863. During this time, there were many from the Iowa 16th who were wounded, killed, or taken as prisoners of war and sent to the notorious southern death camp of Andersonville. Luckily, Abraham was not captured or wounded and in fact took part in Sherman's march to the sea along with brother-in-law Joel Campbell, # 66874620. They then marched northward through Charleston Raleigh, and Richmond, fighting along the way. After Lee's surrender, the Iowa regiments marched on to Washington D.C., where they took part in the victor's Grand Review before President Andrew Johnson on May 24th, 1864, and then returned to Iowa. After the war Abraham and Mary Jayne began their family in earnest, eventually moving to Kansas and then to Oklahoma, to be with their grown children. Abraham received a pension for his Civil War service but suffered health problems the rest of his life from sleeping in southern swamps. When Abraham died his remains were returned to Iowa and his widow's eventually as well. Their six children all born in Iowa were: Fannie (1862- Iowa?) Harris P. (1864-1866 Iowa) Robert S. (1868- Oklahoma?) Frank M. (1871- 1951 California) Cornelius (1875- 1973 Idaho) Archibald (1877-1945 Oklahoma?) .

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Where is Abraham Carpenter's memorial?
Abraham Carpenter's memorial is located at: Forest Home Cemetery, Mount Pleasant, Henry County, USA.
When did Abraham Carpenter death?
Abraham Carpenter death on 18 Sep 1904 in Woods County, Oklahoma, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Abraham Carpenter's memorial?
Latitude: 40.9534000
Longitude: -91.5444000

Family Members:

Parent

Spouse

Mary Jane Campbell Carpenter

(1841 - 1916)

Siblings

Corp Joshua P Carpenter

(1827 - 1902)

Children

Harris P Carpenter

(1864 - 1866)

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