Mecklenburg County NcArchives Obituaries.....Carpenter, David October 1939 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Carolyn Shank Carolynshank@msn.com January 4, 2008, 4:47 pm Oct. 31, 1839 Charlotte Journal -- On Thursday, DAVID CARPENTER, a youth of 16, son of WILLIAM CARPENTER, ESQ. of Mecklenburg County, standing upon the wheel of a wagon, he was attending was unfortunately thrown prostrate upon the ground immediately in front of the wheels. In this position, the whole weight of the loaded wagon passed over the middle of his body and occasioned him an injury of which he died this morning. The accident occurred four miles west of this place. This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/ncfiles/ File size: 1.1 Kb