Person:George Carpenter (26)

George Y Carpenter

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Facts and Events

Name	George Y Carpenter
Gender	Male
Marriage		Tennessee, United Statesto Eliza Emeline Wright
Military^[1]		Civil War - Federal troops
Death^[1]	1864	Kentucky, United Stateskilled by Confederate soldiers in Poplar Cove

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Wright, A. B. (Absalom B. 1826-1893), and J. C. (1851- ) Wright. Autobiography of Rev. A.B. Wright of the Holston Conference, M.E. Church. (Cincinnati, Ohio: Cranston & Curts, 1896).

... Eliza E. married George Y. Carpenter, who was a Federal soldier, and was killed during the civil war; she afterwards married John Davis. The Carpenters, John and George Y., were cousins of your mother. ... During the summer of this year [1864] my brother-in-law, George Y. Carpenter, a Federal soldier, who was at home on a visit to his family in the Poplar Cove, was killed by Confederate troops. ...