Myron Jay CARPENTER
Rebecca Smalley WHITTLESEY


Husband:  Myron Jay CARPENTER
Birth:  12 Apr 1850, Caledonia Twp., Boone Co., Illinois 
Death:  2 Jan 1925, La Grange, Cook Co., Illinois 
Burial:
Father:  Adolphus CARPENTER
Mother:  Martha MANLEY

Marriage:    21 Apr 1877, Winona Co., Minnesota

Wife:  Rebecca Smalley WHITTLESEY
Birth:  23 Sep 1854, New Britain, Hartford Co., Connecticut 
Death:  17 Nov 1928, La Grange, Cook Co., Illinois 
Burial:  
Father:  John Smalley WHITTLESEY 
Mother:  Eliza Galland HASKELL 

Children:
1. Ralph Basil CARPENTER, b: 13 Aug 1878, Winona, Winona Co., Minnesota
                                              d: 9 Sep 1878, Winona, Winona Co., Minnesota
2. Olive C. CARPENTER, b: 29 Jul 1881, Winona, Winona Co., Minnesota
                                              d: 30 Jul 1882, Winona, Winona Co., Minnesota
3. Marian Edith CARPENTER, b: 13 Jun 1885, La Grange, Cook Co., Illinois
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Notes:
Rebecca was first married to Thomas Hoppin and brought a daughter into her marriage with Myron.

1880 Federal Census Data (T9_0637, Page 239D), Winona Ward 1, Winona Co., Minnesota,
                                                                                  Enumeration Dist: 289, Enumeration Date: 2-Jun-1880, Family #29

 NAME

Age

Sex

Col.

 Relation

M/S W/D

Occupation

POB

Fa
 POB

Mo POB

In Sch

 CARPENTER, Myron J

29

M

W

 Self

M

 Chief Clerk / R R Shops

IL

NY

NY

 

                      Rebecca W

25

F

W

 Wife

M

 Housekeeper

CT

CT

MA

 

 (HOPPIN), Eliza L H

5

F

W

 Daughter

S

  

WI

IL

CT

 

 WHITTLESEY, Eliza G

67

F

W

 Mother L

W

  

MA

MA

MA

 

1900 Federal Census Data (T623_0293, Page 137A), La Grange Village, Lyons Twp., Cook Co., Illinois,
                                                                                       Enumeration District:  1169, Enumeration Date: 18-Jun-1900, Family #764

 NAME

Relation

Sex

Birth Mo.

Birth Yr

Age

M/S W/D

# Yr Mar

# C Bn.

# C Liv.

POB

Fa. POB

Mo. POB

Occupation
or Trade

In Sch

 CARPENTER, Myron J

 Head

M

Apr

1850

50

M

26

 

 

IL

NY

NY

 Pres. / R R

 

                  Rebecca W

 Wife

F

Sep

1854

45

M

26

4

2

CT

MA

CT

 

 

                  Marian E

 Daughter

F

Jun

1885

14

S

 

 

 

IL

IL

CT

 At School

X

1910 Federal Census Data (T624_0238, Page 130B), La Grange Village, Lyons Twp., Cook Co., Illinois,
                                                                                      Enumeration District: 39, Enumeration Date: 13-May-1910, Family #535

 NAME

Relation

Sex

Age

M/S W/D

# Yr Mar

# C Bn.

# C Liv.

POB

Fa. POB

Mo. POB

Occupation
or Trade

In Sch

 CARPENTER, Myron Jay

 Head

M

60

M1

37

 

 

IL

NY

NY

 President / Indiana R W ?

 

            Rebecca

 Wife

F

56

M1

37

4

2

CT

MA

MA

 None

 

            Marian Edith

 Daughter

F

25

S

 

 

 

IL

IL

CT

 None

 

1920 Federal Census Data (T625_0360, Page 141A), La Grange Village, Lyons Twp., Cook Co., Illinois,
                                                                                      Enumeration District: 107, Enumeration Date: 7-Jan-1920, Family #123

 NAME

Relation

Sex

Age

M/S
W/D

POB

Fa.
POB

Mo.
POB

Occupation

In Sch

 CARPENTER, Myron J

 Head

M

69

M

IL

PA

NY

 President / Railroad

 

                       Rebecca W

 Wife

F

64

M

MA

CT

CT

 None

 

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Sources:
1) Death - Husband:  Cook County Illinois Vital Statistics - Deaths, State Cert. #0160001
2) Death - Wife:  Cook County Illinois Vital Statistics - Deaths, State Cert. #0163199