CAPT. H. M. CARPENTER, farmer; P. O. Paris; the owner and proprietor of
"Prospect Hill" was born in Carlisle, Nicholas County, March 9, 1842; son
of Dr. J. H. Carpenter and Mary Martin. Our subject remained at home until
the outbreak of the war, when he donned the "gray" and enlisted in the 2nd
Ky. Infantry, Co. F, July, 1861, and served until the close, coming out
with the rank of Captain, having passed through the different grades of
rank until he was placed in command of his company; he participated in all
battles in which his regiment was engaged, and was thrice wounded, and at
Fort Donelson was taken prisoner and confined in Federal prison for eight
months, and upon his release joined his command and did effective service
as an officer, and manifested his allegiance to the cause he espoused by
four years of active service; upon his return home from the war he resumed
agricultural pursuits, and was married the following year, Jan. 1866, to
Mary Osborne, daughter of Charles and Melvina (Walton) Osborne; he was
born 1808, in Charlotte County, Va.; she, 1810, in Mason County, Ky., the
parents of Charles were Daniel and Martha (Morgan) Osborne; the parents of
Melvina were John and Susan (Anderson) Walton; shortly after the marriage
of Mr. Carpenter, he moved to Mason County, this State, and engaged in
farming; remaining here until March, 1881, when he located on the Douglass
Lewis farm, which he now owns, consisting of 230 acres of choice land; his
residence for location is one of the finest in the country; of seven
children born to him, five are living, viz: Ida M., Melvina, Judith R.,
Maude and John Walton; the father of H. M. was born Sept. 24, 1815, in
Fleming County, Ky.; son of William, who married a Miss Wilson. William
Carpenter was a native of Yew York, and of English descent; the mother of
our subject, Mary Martin, was born March 10, 1821; in Nicholas County;
daughter of Edmond and Rebecca (Stitt) Martin; eight children were born
to William Carpenter, viz: William, Sallie, John, Amanda, Julia, J. H.,
Flemming and Jane; Flemming settled in Nodaway County, Mo., all others in
Nicholas County; J. H. continued a constant resident in Nicholas County,
until October 1881, when he located in Lafayette County, Mo., and is
engaged in farming, and in the occasional practice of his profession;
ten children were born to him, viz: James A., William, Laura, James,
Edmond, Ella, Sanford, Mattie, Beauregard and H. M.; Mattie married to
Conway; William and James reside in Mason County, Sanford, in Nicholas;
Edmond, in Florida; H. M. in Bourbon County; the others are deceased; Mr.
and Mrs. Carpenter are members of the Christian Church; Mrs. Carpenter's
father was an Elder of that organization for forty years.
