David Nelson Carpenter was born 12 January 1871 in Round Prairie Township, Benton County, Arkansas, United States to Nelson James Carpenter (1813-) and Hannah Morehouse (1843-) and died 2 October 1943 Boynton, Muskogee County, Oklahoma, United States of unspecified causes. He married Elizabeth York (1873-1941) 21 January 1891 in Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States.
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| William Andrew Jackson Carpenter (1892-1972) | |||
| James Lewis Carpenter (1894-1970) | 10 September 1894 Indian City, Payne County, Oklahoma, United States | 5 September 1970 Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona, United States | Louellen Quarles (1909-1988) |
| Lillie Mae Carpenter (1897-1974) | 17 May 1897 Fort Gibson, Muskogee County, Oklahoma, United States | 28 June 1974 Boynton, Muskogee County, Oklahoma, United States | Bruce Edgar Crowe (1889-1970) |
| Loretta Agnes Carpenter (1899-) | |||
| Jesse H. Carpenter (1902-1970) | |||
| Ethel Bessie Carpenter (1907-) | |||