Mrs. Mary Ann Clark of Falling Waters passed away at 5 PM on the 15th due to internal bleeding resultant of a fall she suffered some 12 days previous. Interment in Harmony Cemetery.

Born Mary Ann Cheeseman in Pennsylvania she grew up in Gallia County, Ohio and on 25 Aug 1850 married Alexander Carpenter there. Alexander and Mary were the parents of:
Louisa, m. William Miller 27 Jul 1871 Gallia, OH;
Melissa, m. Leonard Carrell 9 Jun 1872 Gallia, OH;
Alonzo, m. Frances Windon 19 Nov 1874 Gallia, OH;
James, m. Alice Piles 20 Feb 1868 Gallia, OH;
Nancy, m. John Jasper Shiltz.

Alexander had several children from a previous marriage whom Mary Ann became stepmother to:
Mary Jane b. 1843, Alexander b. 1845, Collins b. 1847 and Aaron Carpenter b. 1849

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Alexander Carpenter died around 1870 and his will was probated in 1873. In 1874 Mary Ann remarried with William Clark, a widower from Louisiana.

Name Mary Carpenter
Event Year 1870, 30 June,
Gallipolis, Green Twp, Ohio, United States
Gender Female
Age 42
Race White
Race (Original) W
Birth Year (Estimated) 1827-1828
Birthplace Ohio
Page Number 35
Mary Carpenter F 42 Ohio
Louisa Carpenter F 19 Ohio
Melissa Carpenter F 16 Ohio
Alonzo Carpenter M 14 Ohio
James Carpenter M 12 Ohio
Nancy Carpenter F 10 Ohio


Name Mary Ann Carpenter
Event Date 1860
Event Place Butler Township, Montgomery, Ohio, United States
Gender Female
Age 36
Race White
Race (Original) [Blank]
Birth Year (Estimated) 1824
Birthplace Ohio
Page 51
Alex Carpenter M 40 Virginia
Mary Am Carpenter F 36 Ohio
Mary Jane Carpenter F 17 Ohio
Alexander Carpenter M 15 Ohio
Collins C Carpenter M 13 Ohio
Aaron Carpenter M 11 Ohio
Louisa Carpenter F 9 Ohio
Malissa Carpenter F 7 Ohio
Lonzn Carpenter M 4 Ohio
James M Carpenter M 2 Ohio
Ann Jane Carpenter F 0 Ohio