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152    CARPENTER, DUANE FAMILY

Location - Oak Grove Township on the southeast side of property at 1930 Fletcher Chapel Road.

Coordinates: 36d 00m 39.0s N; 78d 48m 04.0s W Click here for Online Maps

This cemetery has eight legible markers on the approximately nine identifiable graves enclosed by a large iron fence. Canvassed by Dwight A. Evans (1981). Duane Carpenter served as a guard at the Confederate Prison in Salisbury, NC, during the Civil War. Hw was the father of James E., John W., and Willis T. Carpenter, owners and operators of Carpenter Brothers groceries and supplies store from 1903 to 1919 when they became Carpenter Motor Company. Willis left the grocery business in 1905 to work for the Durham post office; he later became assistant postmaster.

1. Carpenter, (Baby)   (b. 9 Jul 1896 - d. 9 Jul 1896)
Son of JE Carpenter
2. Carpenter, Duane   (b. 28 Jan 1845 - d. 24 Jun 1921)
Spouse - Minnie Carpenter
3. Carpenter, Felix O.   (b. 28 May 1891 - d. 9 Aug 1891)
4. Carpenter, Laura A.   (b. 3 Sep 1882 - d. 12 Oct 1885)
5. Carpenter, Minnie   (b. 30 May 1849 - d. 8 Aug 1906)
Spouse - Duane Carpenter
6. McLawhorn, (Baby)   (b. abt 1919 - d. abt 1919)
Son of WR-LC McLawhorn
7. Rogers, Ethel   (b. 24 Jul 1895 - d. 23 Aug 1908)
Daughter of JD-MJ Rogers
8. Rogers, Jefferson D.   (b. 20 Jul 1859 - d. 17 Nov 1915)
Spouse - Mollie J. Rogers
9. Rogers, Mollie J.   (b. 24 Jul 1874 - d. 22 Apr 1911)
Spouse - Jefferson D. Rogers