Ensley A. Carpenter

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Ensley A. Carpenter (about 1819 – before 1910), was a country doctor for whom the town of Carpenter, Kentucky was named.^[1] He moved to Whitley County, Kentucky shortly after the American Civil War from neighboring Claiborne County, Tennessee.^[1] Carpenter practiced medicine in Whitley County, Bell County, Kentucky, and Knox County, Kentucky from about 1868 into the early 1900s.^[2]

The town of Carpenter, Kentucky, where he was the postmaster and town doctor, was named after him.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Rennick, Robert M. (1984). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 978-0-8131-2631-9.
^ Carpenters' Encyclopedia of Carpenters 2009 (DVD format), http://carpentercousins.com/CE2009.htm, subject is RIN 120906.

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[KPN-1] Rennick, Robert M. (1984). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 978-0-8131-2631-9.

[CEC2009-2] Carpenters' Encyclopedia of Carpenters 2009 (DVD format), http://carpentercousins.com/CE2009.htm, subject is RIN 120906.

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