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History of the counties of McKean, Elk, Cameron and Potter, Pennsylvania
Chicago: J.H. Beers & Co., 1890.
Section: History of Potter County p. 1198/1199
Asahel H. Briggs
Charles M. Burt
Ira B. Carpenter
IRA. B. CARPENTER, farmer, P.O. Bingham Centre, was born in Dryden, Tompkins Co., N.Y., March 27, 1823, a son of Barber and Eleanor (Bronson) Carpenter, natives of Massachusetts, who settled in Bingham township in 1838, on the farm now (1890) owned and occupied by our subject (Ira), and resided in the township until their death. They had 11 children who grew to maturity:
Theodorus
William
Melissa (Mrs. Peter Teeter)
Selden
Mary (Mrs. Francis Drake)
Bethiah (Mrs Amos R. Lewis)
Matilda (Mrs G.W. Lewis)
Arvilla (Mrs Alonzo Mudge)
Irena (Mrs Wm Knapp)
Ira B. and
Cordelia (Mrs S. K. Niles)
Ira B. Carpenter was sixteen years of age when he came to Bingham township, and he now occupies the old homestead of his father, which he assisted in clearing and improving. He was married September 8, 1845, to Mary A., daughter of David and Margaret (Gibson) Baldwin, of Hector, this county, by whom he had six children who grew to maturity:
Selden,
Sarah (Mrs. Dr. E.S. Mattison),
Eugene,
Roselle,
Elma (Mrs. Chas. Allen) and
Della (Mrs. Fowler Lewis).
Mr. Carpenter was in the Civil war, drafted September 29, 1864, and was assigned to Company D, Fifty-eighth Pennsylvania Volunteers, and was honorably discharged June 16, 1865.
He has been justice of the peace of Bingham township twenty-four years, and has held other minor offices. His commissions for the office of justice have been signed by five different governors for five successive terms. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity. In politics he is a Republican.
Source Information
Ancestry.com. History of the counties of McKean, Elk, Cameron and Potter, Pennsylvania [database on-line]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
Original data:History of the counties of McKean, Elk, Cameron and Potter, Pennsylvania : with biographical selections, including their early settlement and development, a description of the historic and interesting localities, sketches of their cities, towns and villages, portraits of prominent men, biographies of representative citizens, outline history of Pennsylvania, statistics.. Chicago: J.H. Beers & Co., 1890.
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Biographies from Bingham Township, Potter Co., PA
Submitted by Barb Hyde
Return to Potter Index
LEVI J. THOMPSON, farmer, P.O. Bingham Centre, was born in Bingham township, September 19, 1845, a son of Ora and Julia (Lane) Thompson. His paternal grandfather was Joshua Thompson, who settled in Bingham in 1824, and his maternal grandfather was Ezekiel Lane. Levi was reared and educated in his native township, and after the breaking out of the Civil war enlisted, February 5, 1864, and, was assigned to Company G, Fifty-third Pennsylvania Regiment. He participated in the Wilderness campaign, and lost his right arm at the battle of Spottsylvania May 12, 1864. He was honorably discharged from the service January 5, 1865. He located on the farm he now occupies, in 1865, a good share of which he cleared and improved. He has been twice married.
His first wife was Rachel, daughter of Amos R. and Bethiah (Carpenter) Lewis, of Bingham township, by whom he had the following children: Iva, Addie, Lula and Asa.
His second wife is Ada, daughter of Benjamin R. and Lorinda (Lewis) Grover, of Bingham township, and they have four children: Lillie, Grace, Asahel and Clara. Mr. Thompson is a representative citizen, and has held several of the local offices of the township. In politics he is a Republican.
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