March 19, 1903

Carpenter died at his residence in Beloit, in his ninety-first year.

Meanwhile, closer to home

PropertyMay 13, 1903

Wall-eyed pike were placed in Rock river south of Janesville, near Yost's park, as reported in the Janesville Daily Gazette of that date (the paper says "yesterday").

PropertyJune 10, 1903

Eighty-five kindergarten children enjoyed a picnic at Yost's park, as reported in the Janesville Daily Gazette of that date (the paper says "yesterday").

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The evidence

BeloitMarch 19, 1903

Carpenter died at his residence in Beloit, in his ninety-first year.

A 2 independent sources

1AQuotation found on a page of our own sources

Carpenter enjoyed a hale old age and the full possession of his faculties up to the very end of a long and active life. He died at his residence in Beloit, Wis., in his ninety-first year, March 19, 1903. Mrs.

Brown, William Fiske, editor. Rock County, Wisconsin: A New History of Its Cities, Villages, Towns, Citizens and Varied Interests, from the Earliest Times, Up to Date. Chicago: C. F. Cooper & Co., 1908. 2 vols. archive.org/details/rockcountywiscon01brow, archive.org/details/rockcountywiscon02brow.Vol. 2, PDF p. 307 / book p. 805

2BInstitutional web page

t directly beneath it, you understand. It consisted of a small room, approximately 10 by 10 by 6 high, built of brick in a rounded fashion. The biography of A.B. Carpenter, is found in the C. W. Butterfield History of Rock County, 1879, and William Fiske Brown Rock County History, 1908, and does not reveal anything in his background, political beliefs, personal or family history indicating any involvement in the Underground Railroad movement. Mr. Carpenter, was a pioneer Beloit merchant, property owner, builder and operator of an early Beloit hotel, and prominent citizen of Beloit until his death, at age 91 in 1903. Nothing is mentioned in his obituary alluding to any underground railroad activities, and his politics, other than that he served on the Beloit City Council at one time, were not even mentioned. 845 Hackett St. Beloit, WI 53511 608-365-7835 Tue & Thu: noon – 4pm Wed. noon – 7pm Or by appointment info@beloithistory.org Scroll to top

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1903 / March 19

BeloitA

March 19, 1903

Carpenter died at his residence in Beloit, in his ninety-first year.

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The evidence

BeloitMarch 19, 1903

Carpenter died at his residence in Beloit, in his ninety-first year.

A 2 independent sources

1AQuotation found on a page of our own sources

Carpenter enjoyed a hale old age and the full possession of his faculties up to the very end of a long and active life. He died at his residence in Beloit, Wis., in his ninety-first year, March 19, 1903. Mrs.

2BInstitutional web page

t directly beneath it, you understand. It consisted of a small room, approximately 10 by 10 by 6 high, built of brick in a rounded fashion. The biography of A.B. Carpenter, is found in the C. W. Butterfield History of Rock County, 1879, and William Fiske Brown Rock County History, 1908, and does not reveal anything in his background, political beliefs, personal or family history indicating any involvement in the Underground Railroad movement. Mr. Carpenter, was a pioneer Beloit merchant, property owner, builder and operator of an early Beloit hotel, and prominent citizen of Beloit until his death, at age 91 in 1903. Nothing is mentioned in his obituary alluding to any underground railroad activities, and his politics, other than that he served on the Beloit City Council at one time, were not even mentioned. 845 Hackett St. Beloit, WI 53511 608-365-7835 Tue & Thu: noon – 4pm Wed. noon – 7pm Or by appointment info@beloithistory.org Scroll to top

beloithistory.org, https://beloithistory.org/underground-railroad/https://beloithistory.org/underground-railroad/