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HARVEY CARPENTER : According to Sterling authorities, Harvey R. Carpenter, 66 year old carpenter, prepared his obituary and left a note with it in his desk at home, 606 6th avenue before taking his life with a 22 calibre rifle at the home Wednesday morning. The note requested that the Melvin Funeral Home in Sterling be called. He also left a letter addressed to his son Harold Carpenter, of Highland Park. Mrs. Vernon Mount a resident of the Carpenter home discovered the man lying on a landing of the basement steps when she went to the first floor apartment to use the phone. The rifle was beside his body. He was taken to the hospital where he died at 12:30 p.m. about an hour after being admitted. It is believed he had been lying on the stair landing for an hour before he was discovered. The bullet had entered his right temple. An inquest will be conducted by Dr. C.M. Frye, Whiteside County coroner, at 4:30 p.m. Friday at the Melvin Funeral Home. Mr. Carpenter was born Oct. 23, 1880 on a farm in Elkhorn Grove in Carroll County, the son of Levi F and Amanda Carpenter. He spent his early life on the family farm and in 1916 went to Milledgeville where he learned the carpenter trade which he followed until he retired in 1940 because of ill health. He married the former Stella A. McCombs of Milledgeville on Feb. 5, 1902. Surviving are a daughter Mrs. Valorous H. Reed Cedar Rapids IA and a son Harold of Highland Park; two brothers, Harry of Polo and Brandt C of Chicago; a sister Mrs. Charles Bakener also of Polo. His wife died Dec. 30, 1946. Burial in Riverside Cemetery. Rev. L.W. Chamberlain of the First Christian Church officiating.
Dixon Evening Telegraph 17 Jul 1947.CENSUS: 1900 US Census - with parents
MARRIAGE2: 1923
Name: Harry L Carpenter
Titles and Terms: Mr
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 12 May 1923
Event Place: Dubuque, Iowa, United States
Age: 28
Birth Year (Estimated): null
Birthplace: null
Father's Name: L F Carpenter
Father's Titles and Terms: null
Mother's Name: Amanda Brandt
Mother's Titles and Terms: null
Spouse's Name: Ocia Strowmatt
Spouse's Titles and Terms: Miss
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1893
Spouse's Birthplace: null
Spouse's Father's Name: John Strowmatt
Spouse's Father's Titles and Terms: null
Spouse's Mother's Name: Anna Pierce
Spouse's Mother's Titles and Terms: null
Reference ID: null
GS Film Number: 1630484
Digital Folder Number: 004266275
Citing this Record:
"Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XJQN-XX7 : accessed 20 Jun 2014), Harry L Carpenter and Ocia Strowmatt, 12 May 1923; citing Dubuque, Iowa, United States; FHL microfilm 1630484.DEATH:
Name: Harvey R. Carpenter
Titles and Terms (Original): null
Event Date: 16 Jul 1947
Event Place: Sterling, Whiteside, Illinois
Gender: Male
Marital Status: null
Race: null
Age: 66
Birth Year (Estimated): 1881
Birth Date: 23 Oct 1880
Birthplace: Carroll Co., Illinois
Father's Name: Levi Carpenter
Father's Titles and Terms: null
Father's Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Mother's Name: Amanda Brandt
Mother's Titles and Terms: null
Mother's Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Occupation: Carpenter
Residence Place: Sterling, Whiteside, Illinois
Address: null
Spouse's Name: Stella Alineda
Spouse's Titles and Terms (Original): null
Spouse's Birthplace: null
Burial Date: 19 Jul 1947
Burial Place: Sterling, Whiteside, Illinois
Cemetery: Riverside
Informant's Name: null
Additional Relatives: null
Digital Folder Number: 4005445
Image Number: 605
GS Film number: 1991868
Reference ID: cn 31305
Citing this Record:
"Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N3W9-MLF : accessed 20 Jun 2014), Harvey R. Carpenter, 16 Jul 1947; citing Public Board of Health, Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm 1991868.
Did he have a son who served in World War II?
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WHITESIDE CO IL
WORLD WAR II
Pfc. Melvin L. CARPENTER son of Mrs. Effie Carpenter of Deere Grove
PARENTS:
John Strowmatt
Anna Pierce
NAME: Infant
He was buried in Slate Hill Mennonite Cemetery, Mechanicsburg,Cumberland Co., PA.
4002. George Edgar "Ed" Carpenter
CENSUS: 1900 US Census - with parents
CENSUS: 1910 US Census - with parentsDRAFT: WWI
Name: George Edgar Carpenter
Event Type: Draft Registration
Event Date: 1917-1918
Event Place: Shelby County, Ohio, United States
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 30 Nov 1884
Birthplace: , , United States
Nationality: United States
Affiliate Publication Title: World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards
Affiliate Publication Number: M1509
GS Film number: 1851184
Digital Folder Number: 005257155
Image Number: 04373
Citing this Record:
"United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K6N7-K2V : accessed 11 May 2014), George Edgar Carpenter, 1917-1918; citing Shelby County, Ohio, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d); FHL microfilm 1851184.CENSUS: 1920 US Census -
Name: George E Carpenter
Titles and Terms: undefined
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1920
Event Place: Washington, Shelby, Ohio, United States
District: 219
Gender: Male
Age: 35
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Can Read: undefined
Can Write: undefined
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Own or Rent: undefined
Birth Year (Estimated): 1885
Birthplace: Ohio
Immigration Year: undefined
Father's Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Mother's Birthplace: Ohio
Sheet Number and Letter: 5B
Household ID: 112
Line Number: 72
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T625
GS Film number: 1821437
Digital Folder Number: 004384002
Image Number: 00549
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
George E Carpenter Head M 35 Ohio
Anna M Carpenter Wife F 28 Ohio
Citing this Record:
"United States Census, 1920," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MD52-F3G : accessed 11 May 2014), George E Carpenter, Washington, Shelby, Ohio, United States; citing sheet 5B, family 112, NARA microfilm publication T625, FHL microfilm 1821437.CENSUS: 1930 US Census -
Name: G E Carpenter
Titles and Terms: undefined
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1930
Event Place: Washington, Shelby, Ohio, United States
District: 0027
Gender: Male
Age: 45
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Birth Year (Estimated): 1885
Birthplace: Ohio
Immigration Year: undefined
Father's Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Mother's Birthplace: Ohio
Sheet Number and Letter: 6A
Household ID: 136
Line Number: 21
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T626
Affiliate Film Number: 1873
GS Film number: 2341607
Digital Folder Number: 004661189
Image Number: 01103
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
G E Carpenter Head M 45 Ohio
Anna May Carpenter Wife F 38 Ohio
Alberta Jane Carpenter Daughter F 10 Ohio
John T Carpenter Son M 7 Ohio
Mary Margaret Carpenter Daughter F 5 Ohio
Citing this Record:
"United States Census, 1930," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X4CT-F68 : accessed 11 May 2014), G E Carpenter, Washington, Shelby, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0027, sheet 6A, family 136, NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 1873.CENSUS: 1940 US Census -
Name: Ed Carpenter
Titles and Terms: undefined
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Washington Township, Shelby, Ohio, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 55
Marital Status: Married
Race (Original): White
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Birthplace: Ohio
Birth Year (Estimated): 1885
Last Place of Residence: Same House
District: 75-31
Family Number: 71
Sheet Number and Letter: 4B
Line Number: 44
Affiliate Publication Number: T627
Affiliate Film Number: 3146
Digital Folder Number: 005460675
Image Number: 00761
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Ed Carpenter Head M 55 Ohio
Anna M Carpenter Wife F 48 Ohio
John Carpenter Son M 17 Ohio
Mary M Carpenter Daughter F 15 Ohio
Citing this Record:
"United States Census, 1940," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KWLP-SGH : accessed 11 May 2014), Ed Carpenter, Washington Township, Shelby, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 75-31, sheet 4B, family 71, NARA digital publication of T627, roll 3146.DEATH:
Name: George Edgar Carpenter
Titles and Terms: null
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 27 Mar 1947
Event Place: null
Residence Place: null
Address: null
Gender: Male
Age: 62
Marital Status: null
Race: White
Occupation: null
Birth Date: 30 Nov 1884
Birthplace: Shelby Co.,Ohio
Birth Year (Estimated): 1885
Burial Date: null
Burial Place: null
Cemetery: null
Father's Name: John Tyler Carpenter
Father's Titles and Terms: null
Father's Birthplace: null
Mother's Name: Emma Florence Booher
Mother's Titles and Terms: null
Mother's Birthplace: null
Spouse's Name: Anna Mae Carpenter
Spouse's Titles and Terms: widowed
File Number: certificate
GS Film number: 2372926
Digital Folder Number: 004076105
Image Number: 01254
Citing this Record:
"Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1953," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X6J3-MHX : accessed 12 May 2014), George Edgar Carpenter, 27 Mar 1947; citing , reference certificate; FHL microfilm 2372926.GRAVE:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=62839258
George E. Carpenter
Birth: 1884
Death: 1947
Family links:
Children:
John T. Carpenter (1922 - 2012)*
*Calculated relationship
Burial:
Beechwood Cemetery
Lockington
Shelby County
Ohio, USA
Created by: Matthew Patterson
Record added: Dec 12, 2010
Find A Grave Memorial# 62839258
DEATH:
Name: Anna May Carpenter
Titles and Terms: null
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 26 Jun 1945
Event Place: null
Residence Place: null
Address: null
Gender: Female
Age: 53
Marital Status: null
Race: White
Occupation: null
Birth Date: 08 Dec 1891
Birthplace: Troy , Ohio
Birth Year (Estimated): 1892
Burial Date: null
Burial Place: null
Cemetery: null
Father's Name: Christian M. Eidemiller
Father's Titles and Terms: null
Father's Birthplace: null
Mother's Name: Alberta Jane Francis
Mother's Titles and Terms: null
Mother's Birthplace: null
Spouse's Name: George E. Carpenter
Spouse's Titles and Terms: null
File Number: certificate
GS Film number: 2372739
Digital Folder Number: 004073023
Image Number: 01759
Citing this Record:
"Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1953," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X6N5-WT5 : accessed 12 May 2014), George E. Carpenter in entry for Anna May Carpenter, 26 Jun 1945; citing , reference certificate; FHL microfilm 2372739.GRAVE:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=62839234
Anna May Carpenter
Birth: 1891
Death: 1945
Family links:
Children:
John T. Carpenter (1922 - 2012)*
*Calculated relationship
Burial:
Beechwood Cemetery
Lockington
Shelby County
Ohio, USACreated by: Matthew Patterson
Record added: Dec 12, 2010
Find A Grave Memorial# 62839234