Elizabeth "Eliza" Wiley married William Lewis Carpenter 7-17-1852. She was the daughter of William J. Wiley and Elizabeth Webster.

Lewis & Eliza had one son James listed on the 1870 census age 10 born 1860. No further info available. I can't find any record of them after the 1870 census. Family report that William died 1899 he is not found on any census reports after 1870. Eliza died 1904 in Effingham, Illinois....listed with no children.

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Lewis Carpenter

United States Census, 1870

Name Lewis Carpenter

Event Type Census

Event Year 1870

Event Place Alabama, United States

Gender Male

Age 35

Race White

Race (Original) W

Birth Year (Estimated) 1834-1835

Birthplace Alabama

Page Number 16

Household

Role

Gender

Age

Birthplace

Lewis Carpenter M 35 Alabama

Eliza Carpenter F 30 Alabama

James Carpenter M 10 Alabama

Citing this Record

"United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHKJ-RXV : 17 October 2014), Lewis Carpenter, Alabama, United States; citing p. 16, family 108, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,526

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A researcher contacted me in regards to this family, see below:

Larry

The one thing that brought me to contact you. I was looking for information on William Lewis Carpenter (1833 - 1899) And I found your Find-a-Grave Bio. I also manage some graves on Find-a-Grave.

A few years back I became acquainted with a lady by the name of Jane Loy Ries, she lives in Effingham, Illinois. At the time I had a website and she saw that I had Carpenter's from New Hope, Alabama.

This is a copy of an e-mail I received from Jane.

Dear Louise, December 2002

I have your site bookmarked because of my connection to New Hope, Madison Co.

My Loy and Wiley family both came from Madison Co. The Loy's left in 1829 for Illinois and the Wiley's left in 1863 for Illinois. A cousin just discovered that our g-g-grandfather's sister moved to Illinois after her husband, Lewis Carpenter died in 1899.

We did not know of her existence until my cousin found her obituary on microfilm for 1904 in Effingham, IL. Her brother was James Wiley (my g-g-grandpa) and they were both born in Madison Co. to William J. Wiley and Elizabeth (Betsy) Webster. Eliza Ann Wiley was married to Lewis Carpenter in 1856 and he died in the autumn of 1899. They lived in Alabama and Tennessee.

We were excited about making this discovery so imagine my excitement over finding this new addition to your site on the Carpenter family. If you would like a copy of the obituary, please let me know. As soon as my cousin sends it to me, I'll send you a copy. My g-grandma, Linda Wiley Loy, wrote a book called Memories of the Sunny South 1861-1862-1863 detailing their life in Madison Co, during the Civil War and the decision her father (James) made to move the family north in 1863.

Lewis and Eliza Carpenter would have been her aunt and uncle. I could make you a copy of it too if you are interested. You have a very interesting site and I've always enjoyed checking it. Happy New Year!

Jane Loy Ries

It's not much but it is a nugget as to what happen to Lewis Carpenter's wife after he passed away. I though you might be interested in her letter.

If she did send me the obit I will have to search it out.

Louise Brockway Thedford

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Eliza is found on the 1900 Census reports Effingham Illinois living with her brother James & Wife Sarah. She states on this census record that she has no children.

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James Wiley

United States Census, 1900

Name James Wiley

Event Type Census

Event Year 1900

Event Place Watson Township Watson village, Effingham, Illinois, United States

Gender Male

Age 79

Marital Status Married

Race White

Race (Original) W

Relationship to Head of Household Head

Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Head

Years Married 54

Birth Date Jan 1821

Birthplace Alabama

Marriage Year (Estimated) 1846

Father's Birthplace Tennessee

Mother's Birthplace Tennessee

Household

Role

Gender

Age

Birthplace

James Wiley Head M 79 Alabama

Sarah Wiley Wife F 74 Kentucky

Eliza Carpenter Sister F 76 Alabama

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"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MS7Y-8CG : accessed 12 December 2016), James Wiley, Watson Township Watson village, Effingham, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 92, sheet 12B, family 241, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,299.