Husband: Carl Dorsey Carpenter
Born: Aug-24-1889 in Harrison Co, WV 1,2
Died: Dec-21-1964 in Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV 1
Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 1,3
Resided: in Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV 1
Resided: formerly in Hollidays Cove, Hancock Co, WV
Census: 1930, 1940 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 1)
Resided: 1914 in Harrison Co, WV 4
Census: 1910 in Manila, Philippines (see note 2)
Occupation: steel worker 1
Military: Bugler, Mus Co B, 20th Regt Inf, US Army 5
Father: Charles Carpenter
Mother: Levina Romine
Wife: Elizabeth Ruth Carder 6 Married: Oct-24-1914 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 7
Born: Feb-11-1893 in Doddridge Co, WV 8,9,2 Died: Sep- 4-1980 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 3 Resided: 1964 in Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV 10 Resided: in Hollidays Cove, Hancock Co, WV Census: 1900, 1930, 1940 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Father: Waitman T. Carder (1859 - 1930) Mother: Jettie Gay Davis (1869 - 1956)
M Child 1: Waitman Burdeen Carpenter Also known as: W. Burdeen Carpenter 11 Born: Feb-14-1916 11 Died: Jul-15-1917 11 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 3
F Child 2: Pauline Gay Carpenter Born: Aug-27-1917 in Harrison Co, WV 12,4 Died: Aug-26-1992 12 Resided: in Salem, WV 13 Resided: 1935 in Doddridge Co, WV 4 Census: 1930 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Clarence Overly Pratt b. Jul-22-1914 d. Aug- 4-1969 Married: Aug-24-1935 in Salem, WV 4
M Child 3: Aubra Carl Carpenter Born: Sep- 9-1918 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 8,12,14 Died: Jul-11-1982 12 Resided: in Salem, WV 13 Census: 1930 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Military: Jan-10-1945 - Nov-23-1945 U.S. Navy, World War II 15 Wife: Waveline Grace Hill b. May-30-1920 Married: Dec-31-1938 in Oakland, Garrett Co, MD 16
M Child 4: Armold Hugh "Jack" Carpenter Born: Nov- 9-1920 in Zanesville, Muskingum Co, OH 12,4 (see note 3) Died: Nov-18-1995 12 Resided: in Salem, WV 13 Census: 1940 in Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV (see note 4) Census: 1930, 1940 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Education: Doddridge Co H.S. (1939) Military: Aug-27-1942 - Oct-18-1945 Sgt, US Army Engineers, World War II (Europe) 15 Wife: Leona Anice Baker b. Jan-14-1920 d. Sep-21-2009 Married: Aug-24-1942 in Salem, WV 4
M Child 5: Charles Okey Carpenter Born: May-23-1923 at Wolf Summit, Harrison Co, WV 3,17 Died: Jun-13-1926 in Harrison Co, WV 3,17 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 3
M Child 6: William Bryan Carpenter Born: ca 1931 18 Not living:
M Child 7: Robert Lee Carpenter Died: young
Sources: (1) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. (2) West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (3) Findagrave.com. (4) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (5) Military Grave Marker. (6) Marriage record of son. (7) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Carl D. Carpenter, 26, b. & res. in Harrison Co; and Elizabeth R. Carder, 22, b. & res. in Doddridge Co. Married Oct 24 1914 "at the residence of D C Dotson, West Union, WVa" by K. H. Moyer, a Minister of the Gospel and Pastor of U. B. Church. MR p. 336 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11795119&Type=Marriage. (8) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (9) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District) (10) Death record of husband. (11) Headstone. (12) Social Security Death Index. (13) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (14) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District). (15) U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (16) One World Tree (www.ancestry.com) (17) Headstone (year only) (18) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District) Event Notes Note (1) In 1940, location specified as Big Flint Road. Note (2) Listed as one of many soldiers in the 20th Infantry, he was identified as Carl D. Carpenter, 21, b. WVa, single, soldier. Where nearly all of the other soldiers were identified by their military rank, he was identified as a musician. (Immediate family advises that he was a bugler.) Note (3) Birth date given in marriage record as Nov 9 1921, but SSDI shows it as Nov 9 1920. Spelling Armold is correct. Note (4) Armold Carpenter was enumerated twice in this census, once with his family and once as a lodger in the home of his maternal grandmother.