Frances Stewart Carpenter1
b. 29 May 1872, d. 7 March 1933
| Birth | 29 May 1872 | Frances Stewart Carpenter was born on 29 May 1872 in Emory, Washington County, Virginia.3,4 |
| | She was the youngest child in a family of 8 children. |
| Cens-1880 | Jun 1880 | In 1880, when the Washington County census was enumerated, Frances was recorded at home with 3 older sisters. Her father's occupation was listed as "farmer."2 |
| Fath-Death | 10 Sep 1881 | He died the following year; Frances was nine years old. |
| Marriage | 2 Jan 1894 or 3 Jan 1894 | She married John C. Hanner on 2 Jan 1894 or 3 Jan 1894 in Washington County, Virginia.5,6 |
| Cens-1900 | 20 Jun 1900 | Frances and John spent the first years of their marriage farming in the Glade Spring district of the county.7 |
| Cens-1910 | 15 Apr 1910 | By 1910 Frances's and John's family included 7 daughters; an 8th had died young. John was no longer farming, but was working as a railroad fireman.8 |
| Migration | 1911 | About 1911 Frances and John moved to Bristol.9 |
| Cens-1930 | 10 Apr 1930 | There they provided a home, not only for their single daughters, but also for their married daughters and their husbands.10,11 |
| Death | 7 Mar 1933 | Frances died on 7 Mar 1933 in Bristol, Washington County, Virginia, at age 60.3,4,12 |
| Burial | | She was buried at Mountain View Cemetery in Washington County, Virginia.3 |
Citations
- [S23] Marguerite Carpenter Flynn Coleman, "Carpenter Family" in Families of Washington Co. and Bristol, VA, p. 106.
- [S165] James Carpenter household, 1880 U.S. Census, Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Glade Spring District, ED 94, page 18 (61B stamped), dwelling 154, family 155, viewed online at www.Ancestry.com, April 2003, image 18 of 54. James Carpenter, 55, farmer; Margaret A., 52, wife; Cornelia J., 26, dau; Mary M., 17, dau; Sarah R., 12, dau; Frances S, 8, dau; all b. VA; all parents b. VA.
- [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 316. Stone reported to read: Frances S. Hanner, 29 May 1872-7 March 1933.
- [S90] Betty Mealy, "Carpenter-Hanner," e-mail to Diana Powell, 3 Apr 2005. Betty cites the research of Patsy Weber and Josephine Carmack who interviewed Josephine Mason and Jane Stitt, daughters of John and Frances (Carpenter) Hanner.
- [S8] Hockett and Hunt, 1891-1902 Marriages of Washington Co. VA, p. 49. J.C. Hanner, 20, s/o J.R. & Nancy Hanner, farmer AND Francis Carpenter, 20, d/o James & M.A. Carpenter, 2 Jan. 1894.
- [S90] Betty Mealy, "Carpenter-Hanner," e-mail to Diana Powell, 3 Apr 2005. Betty cites the research of Patsy Weber and Josephine Carmack who interviewed Josephine Mason and Jane Stitt, daughters of John and Frances (Carpenter) Hanner. Their records report a marriage date of 3 Jan. 1894.
- [S752] John Hannah household, 1900 U.S. cens., Washington Co., Virginia, pop. sched., Glade Spring district, ED 108, sheet 21B, dwelling 382, family 390, viewed at Heritage Quest online, April 2005. Enumeration includes: John Hannah 26, marr 6 yrs, b. Aug. 1873, VA, father b. GA, mother VA, farm laborer; Frances, 28, marr 6yrs, mother of 3 children, all living, b. May 1872 VA, parents b. VA; Mamie, dau, 5, b. Oct. 1894; Margaret, dau, 4, b. Apr 1896; Mary, dau, 2, b. May 1898.
- [S237] Jno C. Hannah household, 1910 U.S. cens., Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Glade Spring district, ED 116, sheet 2B, dwelling 42, family 47, viewed online at Ancestry.com, April 2005. Enumeration includes: Jno C. Hannah 33, marr #1, 16 yrs, b. VA, fireman on RR; Frances L., wife, 33, marr #1, 16 yrs, mother 8 children, 7 living; all daus, all b. VA: Mamie P. 15; Margaret M. 14; Mary L. 11; Augusta Cobbs, 9; Annie H. 7; Josephine E. 5; Jane R. 1 9/12.
- [S90] Betty Mealy, "Carpenter-Hanner," e-mail to Diana Powell, 3 Apr 2005. Betty cites the research of Patsy Weber and Josephine Carmack.
- [S1167] John Hannah household, 1920 U.S. cens., Bristol (Independent City), VA, pop. sched., Bristol, ED 11, sheet 7B, dwelling ?, family ?, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Apr 2005. Enumeration includes: John Hannah, 45, b. VA, father b. GA, mother VA, __ on RR; Frances, wife, 44, b. VA, parents b. VA; all daus, b. VA: Mamie, 25, dressmaker at home; Margaret, 24, saleswoman at dept store; May, 21, saleswoman at dept store; anna, 17, saleswoman at dept store; Josephine, 15, at school; Jane, 11, at school; also in same household: Fred Galyon, son-in-law, 21, b. TN, parents b. TN, mechanic in garage; Augusta, dau, 19, marr, b. VA, parents b. VA; Fred, grandson, 1/12, b. VA, father b. TN, mother VA.
- [S1236] John C. Hanner household, 1930 U.S. cens., Bristol (Independent City), Virginia, pop. sched., Bristol, ED 102-6, sheet 2A (p. 74 stamped), dwelling 22, family 22, viewed online at Ancestry.com, March 2005, image 3 of 38. Enumeration includes: John C. Hanner, marr at 20, owns home valued at $4,000, not a farm, owns radio, b. VA, father b. GA, mother b. VA, occup: ___ in Laundry __; Francis S., wife, 56, marr at 20, b. VA, parents b. VA; Mamie P., dau, 35, sgl, no occup; May A., dau, 30, sgl; Josephine E., dau, 25, sgl; Margaret N. Young, dau, 34, marr at 26; Fred Gal__, son-in-law, 30, marr at 18, b. TN, electrician; Augusta C. Gal__, dau, 28, marr at 16; Fred Gal__ Jr., grandson, 11, b. VA; Robt Lee Stilt, son-in-law, 23, marr at 19, insurance salesman; Jane R. Stilt, dau, 22, marr at 18, cashier at dept store; all 6 of John's daus b. in VA; May, Josephine, Margaret and Augusta all working as salesladies in dept store.
- [S90] Betty Mealy, "Carpenter-Hanner," e-mail to Diana Powell, 3 Apr 2005. Betty cites the research of Patsy Weber and Josephine Carmack who provided an obituary from an unknown and undated newspaper, possibly the Bristol Herald Courier.
- [S1376] Photo courtesy of Betty Mealy.
