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Carpenter, David L., a representative citizen of Mt. Pleasant township, was born
February 10, 1833, in Manchester, Allegheny county, Pa., and is a son of John W.
and Deborah (Baxter) Carpenter. His grandfather was Benjamin Carpenter, a native
of Germany, who immigrated to America, settling in Lancaster county, Pa., where
he followed the occupation of farming during the remainder of his life. Robert
Baxter, maternal grandfather, was born near Dublin, Ireland, where he was
married before coming to this country. His daughter, Deborah Baxter (mother),
was but one year old when he left Ireland and came to Westmoreland county and
settled near Murrysville about the year 1800. John W. Baxter (father) was born
in Lancaster county, Pa., about 1806 and died in 1871 in Mt. Pleasant township.
By trade he was a millwright and wagon maker, was a democrat and a member of the
Presbyterian church. He was the father of seven children, six of whom are yet
living. Robert, one of the sons, enlisted in the army in the late war and served
one year as a private soldier.
Daniel L. Carpenter was married December. 1870, to Ada Mitchell, a daughter
of Nathan Mitchell, of Sewickley township, by whom he has two children: William
R. and Jennie.
Mr. Carpenter received a common school education, learned the trade of coach
builder and began business for himself at Livermore, this county, where he
continued four years and then went to West Newton, remaining there from 1871 to
1889. In the latter year he sold out and located in Mt. Peasant township, where
he is now engaged in the general mercantile business and has an excellant trade.
Mr. Carpenter is a democrat but never aspired to any office, and with his wife
belongs to the Presbyterian church. He is an industrious and enterprising
gentleman, and a citizen whose duties to his family and his country are never
neglected.
Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
Compiled and Published by John M. Gresham & Co.
Samuel T. Wiley, Chief Assistant
1890
Contributed by Joy Fisher.
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