Sources of Information: From "Carpenter Family Tree" compiled by Bruce Young, of Cleveland, OH, while attending Washington University in Washington, DC. He obtained some of the information from the Library of Congress on the early Carpenters per Mrs. Howard (LaVern) Carpenter of Battle Creek. Material about reunions held in Athens, MI from 1893 on have also been used.
1910 U.S. Census, Branch , Union, MI, taken 22 and 23 Apr. 56/56 Neva, FW, age 2/10, daughter, b. MI, is in the home of her parents. 1920 U.S. Census, Branch , Union Twp., MI, taken Jan. 41/41 Neva M., age 10, is in the home of her parents.
MARRIAGE. Calhoun County Clerk-Register, Marshall, MI Marriages, vol 10, page 38, #73. Elwyn Young, born Sturgis, St. Joseph , MI, age 24, residing at 112 Illinois St., Battle Creek, MI, son of John Young and Lottie Stull, occupation: Mechanic; and Neva Carpenter, born Calhoun , MI, age 29, residence 52 N. Wood, Battle Creek, MI, daughter of Clyde C. Carpenter and Edith Engle, occupation: factory; married 8 April 1939 at Athens, Calhoun , MI, by Methodist Clergyman Winifred A. Wheaton of Athens; Witnesses: Levant R. Wheaton and Genevieve Scott, both of Athens, MI.
In November 1960 Neva was of Springfield, Ohio, according to her sister's, Mertie's, obituary. In January 1977 Neva was of Cleveland, OH, according to her sister's, Christina's, obituary. In February 1986 Neva was of Macon, Georgia according to her sister's, Emma Carpenter's, obituary. Neva was still alive as of January 1997.
1920 U.S. Census, Branch , Union Twp., MI, taken Jan. 41/41 Howard E., son, age 1 7/12, is in the home of his parents.
MARRIAGE, Calhoun County Clerk-Register, Marshall, MI, Vol 11, page 106, #481. Howard W. Carpenter, age 28, born in Branch County, MI, residing in Battle Creek, son of Clyde J. Carpenter and Edith Engle, occupation: machinist; and LaVerne E. Geer, age 28, residing in Battle Creek, born in Battle Creek, daughter of Leo Geer and Grace Struwin, occupation: nurse, married 10 June 1944 at Battle Creek. Witnesses: Mr. Lawrence Geer and Mrs. Lawrence E. Geer (brother and sister-in-law of bride).
In January 1977 Howard was of Battle Creek according to his sister's, Christina's, obituary.
OBITUARY. Battle Creek Enquirer and News, Friday, June 11, 1982, page B2. Howard E. Carpenter, 64, of 184 Sharon Ave., died today at his residence. He had been ill six months. He was born in Union City and moved to Battle Creek about 50 years ago. He was a machinist and was employed by Clark Equipment for 30 years before retiring in 1980. He was a member of Pennfield Presbyterian Church, where he served as an elder. Surviving are his wife, the former LaVerne E. Geer; sons, Thomas Leo Carpenter of 20405 Waubascon Road and Richard Howard Carpenter of 20301 Pine Lake Road; two grandchildren; and sisters, Emma Carpenter of Battle Creek and Mrs. Elwyn (Neva) Young of Macon, Georgia. Arrangements are pending at Shaw Funeral Home.
April 11, 1998, visit to Bedford Cem.. A granite marker reads, "Carpenter, Howard E. 1918-1982; LaVerne E. 1915-."
Information: Compiled by Bruce Young, Cleveland, OH 44125. He obtained some of the information from Library of Congress per Mrs. Howard (LaVern) Carpenter, Battle Creek, MI. Some information was also from Carlton's sister, Ahlene Doubleday, Battle Creek, MI in 1981.
The Athens Times, Thursday, June 8, 1922. Roy Carpenter went to Detroit last Tuesday where he has employment for the summer.
MARRIAGE. Calhoun County Clerk-Register, Marshall, MI, Marriages, book 8, page 321, #390. 31 Aug 1928, married at Battle Creek, MI, C. Roy Carpenter, age 25, of Climax, MI, teacher, and Lettia M. Moyer, age 22, of Athens, MI, stenographer. Parents of the groom: Carl Carpenter and Nina Webb; parents of the bride: Emanual Moyer and -- Ganger. Married by W. M. P. Jarrett. Witnesses: Mrs. M. Davis and Paul W. Davis. (Lettie's mother's name was given as Dora Hollinger in family notes, which is different than that given on this marriage license.)
WEDDING. The Athens Times, September 5, 1928. Roy Carpenter and Lettie Moyer Married Friday. C. Roy Carpenter, son of Carl Carpenter, of Leroy, and Miss Lettie Moyer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Moyer, of Athens were united in marriage last Friday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock, at the home of the officiating minister, the Rev. W. M. P. Jerrett, Battle Creek. They were attended by Mr. and Mrs. Paul M. Davis, the latter a sister of the groom. The ring service was used. The bride wore a gown of rose beige crepe, trimmed with lace and with hat to match. Her attendant wore a gown of ashes of roses crepe, trimmed in lace and with hat and accessories to match. Mr. and Mrs. Carpenter are graduates of Athens high school and both attended the Western State Teachers' College at Kalamazoo, where Mr. Carpenter graduated from the manual arts department, since which time he has taught in the schools at Ionia, where he will teach again this year. Mrs. Carpenter has taught in the rural schools since her graduation. The newlyweds left for a honeymoon trip to Niagara Falls. Their many friends extend congratulations.
OBITUARY. Battle Creek Enquirer and News, Saturday, March 26, 1994. C. Roy Carpenter, 91, of Saranac and formerly of Athens, died Saturday March 19, 1994, in Metropolitan Hospital, Grand Rapids. He was born Nov. 1, 1902, in Athens to Carl and Nina (Webb) Carpenter. After graduating from Athens High School in 1921, he received a teaching degree from Western Michigan University. Mr. Carpenter taught school for 25 years. He was a member of the Saranac Community Church and the Masonic Lodge, sang in a barbershop quartet and was active in Saranac village government. He was a Boy Scoutleader for 27 years. On August 31, 1928, he married Lettie Moyer inBattle Creek. She survives. Also surviving are a son, Ronald Carpenter of Woodland; a daughter, Janet Williams of Saranac; 12 grandchildren; several great- and great-great-grandchildren; a brother, William Carpenter of Athens; and sisters, Ahlene Doubleday and Maxine Beaver of Battle Creek. He was preceded in death by sisters, Margaret Stringham and Alice Gallagher. Services were Tuesday in Saranac Community Church.
1910 U.S. Census, Calhoun , Athens Twp., MI, ED 30, taken 23 April. 65/65 Moyer, Lettie, daughter, age 3, b. IN is in the home of her parents.
1920 U.S. Census, Calhoun , Athens Twp., MI, ED 35, taken 6, 7, 8 January, sheet 5B. 302/318 Moyer, Lettie M., daughter, age 13, b. IN, is in the home of her parents.
Lettie was still alive in February 1997 per conversation with Ahlene Doubleday.
Information by correspondence from Mrs. Ahlene Doubleday, Battle Creek, MI, to Donna Hellewell, Aptos, CA, in Nov. 1981.
WEDDING. The Athens Times, Thursday, March 3, 1927. Another Double Wedding Sunday. Miss Ahlene Carpenter and Duane Doubleday, and Miss Margaret E. Carpenter and Paul W. Davis, well known young people of this vicinity, were the participants in a double wedding ceremony performed at the residence of the officiating minister, Rev. F. A. Stephens, in this village Sunday afternoon. The two couples were unattended. Following the service Mr. and Mrs. Doubleday and Mr. and Mrs. Davis went to the home of the parents of the two brides, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Carpenter, where a delightful two-course luncheon was served with only the members of the immediate families in attendance. Mr. and Mrs. Doubleday, the latter a graduate of Athens High School, will reside for the time being with the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Will Doubleday, while Mrs. Doubleday completes the school year as teacher in the Seeley district. Mr. and Mrs. Davis, the former a son of Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Davis of Athens, will reside at 15 Clark Street, Battle Creek. Friends of these young people join in congratulations and wishes for a happy and prosperous future.
MARRIAGE. Calhoun County Clerk-Register, Marshall, MI, Marriages, book 8, page 256, #73. 27 Feb 1927, married at Athens, MI, Duane Doubleday, age 23, Standard Oil employee, and E. Ahlene Carpenter, age 22, teacher, both of Leroy Twp. Parents of the groom: William Doubleday and Edith Radford; parents of the bride: Carl Carpenter and Nina Webb. Married by F. A. Stephens, MG. Witnesses: Paul W. Davis and Margaret Davis.
The Athens Times, Thursday, March 24, 1927. Sister Brides Were Complimented. Friends to the number of 75 gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Carpenter Saturday evening, the event being a miscellaneous shower honoring Mr. and Mrs. Duane Doubleday and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Davis. Guests were present from Fulton, Athens, Climax and Leroy. The evening was spent with games and visiting. After refreshments were served, two large baskets were brought out, which contained many useful gifts of silver and china for the young couples, who received many kind wishes from the friends.
From a genealogy prepared in 1971 by Carl William Doubleday of Kalamazoo, son of Emma Ahlene Carpenter Doubleday and Duane Doubleday: "Emma Ahlene was the second child of Carl and Nina Webb Carpenter. She started school in Bendon, Michigan, where she went through the ninth grade except for grades 5 and 6 in Owosso, MI. Ahlene attended grades 10-12 and graduated from Athens High School in 1923. During most of these three years she lived with her grandfather and grandmother Carpenter in Athens as her parents lived about five miles northwest of Athens and there were no school buses.
"In the summer of 1923 Ahlene attended Western State Normal in Kalamazoo after which she passed a state examination and secured a third grade teaching certificate. She taught in the Pine Creek School in 1923-24 and then passed another state exam for a second grade certificate good for three years. She proceeded to teach in the Oak Grove School near Lee Lake for two years (1924-26) and then the Seeley School in Kalamazoo County during 1926-27.
"Duane and Ahlene first lived on the farm (1/2 Mile Road) with his parents where their first daughter, Margaret Ann, was born. They soon moved into an apartment on Upton Avenue in Battle Creek near the service station where Duane was working. Eventually they moved to a larger apartment on Calhoun Street.
"In July of 1929 Duane and Ahlene purchased the Bushnell house at 215 Main Street, East Leroy. It was here their other three children were born. During the Depression of the 30's Duane worked for the Brown Brothers Construction Company building roads all over southern Michigan. In September 1932 he went to work for the Calhoun County Road Commission where he stayed until his retirement in 1968.
"At an early age Ahlene had learned to play her mother's pump organ and while living in Owosso she took piano lessons which she contined after returning to Bendon. At the age of 13 she was substitute organist for Sunday School, and after coming to Athens she played piano for the Reformed Church which she had joined. After moving to East Leroy she transferred her membership to the East Leroy Methodist Church. She began playing piano regularly for this church in the early 1930's taking times off when her children were born. In 1953 the church purchased an electric organ which she began to play and continues to play every Sunday at present (1971). "Ahlene began giving piano lessons for 25 cents a lesson as early as 1919. While living in East Leroy she eventually had as many as 25 students each week."
In 1994 Ahlene was of Battle Creek, MI. according to her brother's, C. Roy Carpenter's, obituary. In 1997 she is living in Leonidas, St. Joseph , MI.
OBITUARY. Battle Creek Enquirer and News, Sunday, August 24, 1997. E. Ahlene (Carpenter) Doubleday, 92, of East Leroy, died Saturday, Aug. 23, 1997, in the Birch Adult Foster Care Home in Leonidas, where she had resided for two years. She was born Feb. 14, 1905 in Athens Township to Carl and Nina (Webb) Carpenter. She graduated from Athens High School and Western State Normal in Kalamazoo. She taught in rural Calhoun County schools until her marriage and then was a homemaker and also taught piano in her home for more than 50 years. She married Duane Doubleday on Feb. 17, 1927. He died in 1974. Surviving are sons, John D. Doubleday of Athens and Carl W. Doubleday of Kalamazoo; daughters, Margaret A. Smith of Athens and Shirley M. Mitchell of Leroy Twp.; nine grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren; a brother, William Carpenter of Athens; and a sister, Maxine Beaver of Battle Creek. She was preceded in death by a brother, Roy Carpenter; and sisters, Margaret Stringham and Alice Gallagher. Community involvement, hobbies: Member of the East Leroy Community Church. Was an accomplished musician, playing the piano and organ at several churches since the age of 13. Was principal musician at the former East Leroy United Methodist Church for more than 40 years; a charter and life member of the Athens Historical Society; and active in church and community affairs; enjoyed gardening, sewing, flowers and family activities. Services: Tuesday in East Leroy Community Church with Rev. Garry Thompson officiating. Burial: Leroy Congregational Cem., Leroy Twp..
1910 U.S. Census, Calhoun , Leroy Twp., taken 16 Apr. 70/72 Doubleday, Duane, son, MW, age 6, is in the home of his parents.
1920 U.S. Census, Calhoun , Athens Twp., taken 6, 7, 8 January, ED 35, sheet 5B. 290/301 Doubleday, Duane, son, age 16, b. MI, is in the home of his parents.
OBITUARY. Battle Creek Enquirer and News, Tuesday, 11 June 1974, pA12. East Leroy - Duane Doubleday, 70, of 215 Main St., died Monday in Leila Hospital, several hours after being admitted. Born in Leroy Twp., Doubleday was a lifelong resident of the area. He was employed by the Calhoun County Road Commission 36 years, retiring in 1968. He was a member of Athens Lodge 220, F & AM, and attended the East Leroy United Methodist Church. Doubleday is survived by his widow, the former Emma Ahlene Carpenter; daughters, Mrs. Alfred G. (Margaret) Smith of Athens and Mrs. Leonard (Shirley) Mitchell of East Leroy; sons, John Doubleday of Athens and Carl of Kalamazoo; seven grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. Services will be held 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Spencer Funeral Home, Athens.
DEATH. Calhoun County Clerk-Register, Marshall, MI, 1974 deaths, #664. Died 10 Jun 1974, at Battle Creek, Duane Doubleday, age 70, b. 27 Jul 1903 in Leroy Twp., Calhoun , MI; mw, married; father: William Doubleday; mother: Edith Radford; residence 215 Main St., E. Leroy, MI; occupation: retired, Calhoun County Road Commission; spouse: Emma A. Carpenter; buried: 13 Jun 1974, Leroy Congregational Cem., East Leroy, MI; informant: Emma Ahlene Doubleday, 215 Main St., E. Leroy, MI.
Some information was received from Mrs. Ahlene Doubleday of Battle Creek, MI in 1981.
The Athens Times, June 25, 1930. Pre-Nuptial Party. Mrs. Paul Davis, 196 Highland, Battle Creek, entertained the girls of the DeWitt Sisters' flower shop, their husbands and relatives, at an informal party Thursday evening. The hours were enjoyed in radio music, games and visiting, after which the guests adjourned to the basement where a two-course lunch was served. The long table was adorned with flowers and pretty appointments of pastel shades. At the close of the meal, a game was played which revealed the announcement of the engagement and approaching marriage of Miss Alice Irene Carpenter, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Carpenter of Athens, and Charles Gallagher, son of Mr. and Mrs. Matt Boland of Battle Creek, the wedding to take place July 24 in Athens.
The Athens Times, Wednesday Afternoon, July 16, 1930. Shower for Miss Alice Carpenter, Bride-To-Be. Miss Mable Gregory, of 185 Winter, was hostess at a miscellaneous shower given Friday evening for Miss Alice Carpenter, whose marriage to Charles Gallagher will take place at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Carpenter, in Athens, July 24. The event was also in the nature of a lawn party, the games taking place on the lawn. First prizes were won by Mrs. Carl Carpenter and Mrs. Matt Boland and second by Billy Carpenter. Decorations for the event were carried out in pink and white and the shower gifts were presented to the bride-to-be in a miniature zeppelin. Refreshments were served--Battle Creek Enquirer and News.
MARRIAGE. Calhoun County Clerk-Register, Marshall, MI, Marriages, book 9, page 56, #231. 24 Jul 1930 married at E. Leroy, Charles F. Gallagher, age 23, welder, of Battle Creek, and Alice Carpenter, age 18, of Leroy Twp. Parents of the groom: Charles Gallagher and Carrie B. Bowden; parents of the bride: Carl Carpenter and Nina Webb. Married by F. H. Nagel, MG. Witnesses: Marie Collins and Clarence Gallagher.
WEDDING. The Athens Times, Wednesday Afternoon, July 30, 1930. Miss Alice Carpenter Weds Chas. F. Gallagher. The home of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Carpenter, of Leroy Twp., was the scene of a pretty wedding last Thursday evening when their daughter, Alice Irene Carpenter, became the bride of Charles F. Gallagher, son of Mrs. Matt Boland, of Battle Creek. The ring ceremony was performed at 8:30 o'clock by Rev. Floyd Nagel, pastor of the United Brethren church, in the presence of thirty relatives and friends. As the Lohengrin Bridal Chorus was played by Mrs. Duane Doubleday, the bridal party took their places in an alcove, banked with ferns and garden flowers, and softly lighted by many white tapers. The ring was carried in a miniature basket of sweetpeas by Margaret Ann Doubleday, small niece of the bride, who was daintly frocked in pink organdy. The bride was daintily gowned in white georgette, with matching accessories, and carried an arm bouquet of roses, sweetpeas and baby's breath. She was attended by Miss Marie Collins, of Athens, a former classmate, who was attired in flowered chiffon and also carried a bouquet of roses, sweetpeas and baby's breath. Clarence Gallagher, of Battle Creek, attended his brother as best man. After the ceremony and reception, the wedding collation was served, then Mr. and Mrs. Gallagher left for their new home at 199 Highland Avenue, Battle Creek. Mr. Gallagher is employed by the Adolph Johnson Company, and the bride has been with the DeWitt Sisters, in Battle Creek. Their friends extend congratulations.
OBITUARY. Battle Creek Enquirer and News, Sunday, March 28, 1993. Alice I. Gallagher, 80, of Battle Creek died Saturday, March 27, 1993, in Arrowood Nursing Center, where she had been a patient since June. She had been in ill health several years. Mrs. Gallagher was born July 12, 1912, in Bendon to Carl and Nina (Webb) Carpenter, and spent most of her life in the Battle Creek area. She left Athens High School after two years and, after night school study, graduated from there in 1959 along with her nephew, Philip Carpenter. Mrs. Gallagher had been a sales clerk with the former L. W. Robinson and later worked for Dr. Harold Anderson. She also did clerical work at Leila Hospital and for 12 years in the insurance office at the former Lakeview General Hospital, retiring in 1973. She was a member of Milo Bible Church and a former member of Battle Creek Bible Church. She was pianist many years ago at Bedford Bible Church. Mrs. Gallagher worked with her husband in the formation and direction of Barry County Chapter of Child Evangelism Fellowship, and enjoyed music, travel, reading and fishing. She married Charles F. Gallagher on July 24, 1930, in Leroy Twp.. He survives. Also surviving are daughters, Alice Ahlene Gallagher of East Lansing, Ruth M. Birman of Battle Creek and Martha A. Gott of Plainwell; eight grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; brothers, Roy Carpenter of Saranac and William Carpenter of Athens, and sisters, Maxine Beaver and Ahlene Doubleday of Battle Creek. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Mildred Marie Gallagher; a great-great-grandson, Christopher Weinberger, and a sister, Margaret Stringham. Services Tuesday at Richard A. Henry Funeral Home. Burial: Memorial Park Mausoleum.
DEATH. Calhoun County Clerk-Register, Marshall, MI, 1993 Deaths, #313. Died 27 Mar 1993, at Battle Creek, Alice I. Gallagher, age 80, b. 12 Jul 1912 in Bendon, MI; father: Carl Carpenter; mother: Nina Webb; residence: 15821 Uldriks Drive, Johnstown Twp., Barry , MI; occupation: homemaker; spouse: Charles F. Gallagher; Informant: Charles F. Gallagher; entombment: Memorial Park Mausoleum.
Charles Gallagher's father died when he was a small boy.
OBITUARY. Battle Creek Enquirer and News, June 30, 1997, p. 4A. Charles F. Gallagher, 89, of Battle Creek died Saturday, June 28, 1997, at home. He was born 10 July 1907 in Greenland, MN to Charlie and Carrie (Bowden) Gallagher and moved to Battle Creek in 1926. His high school education was interrupted by fire in 1918 when the Brookston, MN school he attended was destroyed. In 1951, at age 53, he received his high school diploma with his youngest daughter, Martha, after many years of night school. He was employed by the Adolph Johnson from 1927 to 1938, Goss-Duplex Printing Press from 1941 to 1951 and Post Cereals as a welder before retiring in 1972. He married Alice I. Carpenter on July 24, 1930, in East Leroy. She died in 1993. He married Imo B. (Boylen) Eaton on July 15, 1994, in Battle Creek. She survives. Also surviving are daughters, Ruth M. Birman of Battle Creek, Alice Ahlene Carpenter of East Lansing and Martha A. Gott of Plainwell . . . eight grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and a half-sister, Evelyn Raber of Battle Creek. He was preceded in death by an infant daughter, Mildred M. Gallagher; a great-great-grandchild; a brother, Clarence Gallagher; a half-brother, James Boland; and half-sisters, Muriel Wilkinson and Laura Seaman. Services: 3 p.m. Tuesday (July 1); Entombment: Memorial Park Mausoleum.
DEATH. Calhoun County Clerk-Register, Marshall, MI. Vol. 7, #339. Died 23 Jul 1931 at Battle Creek, Mildred Marie Gallagher, b. 21 Jul 1931, age 2 da, father: Charles Gallagher, mother: Alice Carpenter; cause: intracranial hemmorhage at birth.
OBITUARY. Herman A. Beaver, 74, of Battle Creek, died Thursday, May 23, 1991, in Battle Creek Health System/Leila Site where he had been a patient since May 19. He had been ill two months. Mr. Beaver was born Sept. 22, 1916, in Elkhart, Ind., to J. Harold and Emma Beaver. He came to Battle Creek in 1934 from Kalamazoo. He was a 1936 graduate of Battle Creek Central High School. He lettered in four sports at BCCHS and had tried out for the Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees and St. Louis Cardinals during the team's 1939 spring training. He was employed by Eaton Corp. and later was a machinists mate second class with the Coast Guard during World War II. From 1946-53 he lived in Detroit where he was regional sales manager for Shell Oil. Mr. Beaver owned and operated the Sunoco Station at Southwest Capital and Columbia Avenues until the late 1950's. He also owned and operated the Gulf Service Station at South Woodrow and West Columbia until the late 1960s. Mr. Beaver
later worked in sales at the Priest Motor Mill Supply , retiring in 1980. He was a member of First Congregational Church and had served on its building and grounds committee. . .He married the former D. Maxine Carpenter on Aug. 5, 1939 in Athens. Surviving are his wife; a daughter, Linda M. Appel of Sturgis; a son, Thomas H. Beaver of Battle Creek; and eight grandchildren. Funeral: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Richard A. Henry Funeral Home. Burial: Burr Oak Cem., Athens.DEATH. Calhoun County Clerk-Register, Marshall, MI, 1991 Deaths, #569. Died 23 May 1991 at Battle Creek, Herman A. Beaver, age 74, b. 22 Sep 1916 in Elkhart, IN; father: J. Harold Beaver; mother: Emma Robb; residence: 226 Southfield Dr., Battle Creek; occupation: owner/operator gas station; spouse: Dorothy Maxine Carpenter; buried Burr Oak Cem., Athens, MI; informant: D. Maxine Beaver.
Some information was received from Mrs. Ahlene Doubleday of Battle Creek, MI in 1981.
ANNIVERSARY. Battle Creek Enquirer and News, November 18, 1990. William and Helen Carpenter of 222 N. Avenue B will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 25 at the Athens Congregational Church. The couple request there be no gifts. Carpenter and the former Helen Ackerman were married Nov. 23, 1940, in Bowling Green, Ohio. The couple lived on W Drive South in Athens for 21 years and have lived at the present address 29 years. Their children are Mr. and Mrs. Philip Carpenter and Norman and Bonnie Conant. The couple have four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. He farmed for 25 years, was a truck driver for seven years and owned two coin-operated laundry businesses. She is a homemaker. The couple are both members of First Congregational Church of Athens.
William was of Athens, MI in 1994 in his brother's, C. Roy Carpenter's, obituary.
1920 U.S. Census, Branch , Union Twp., MI, taken Jan. 40/40 Nathalie L., daughter, age 12, is in the home of her parents.
Nathalie was of Union City, Branch, MI in the obituary of her father in 1973.
See notes for Nathalie's father, Edwin, for a family biography.
1910 U.S. Census, Calhoun , Burlington, MI taken 10 and 11 May, ED55, Sheet 9A. 243/243, Victor Allwardt, age 2, is in the home of his parents, Henry Allwardt and Mariah.
OBITUARY. Battle Creek Enquirer, Wed., 13 Nov 1996, p 4A. Victor Allwardt, Union City. Victor "Vic" Allwardt, 88, of Union City, died Monday, Nov. 11, 1996 at the Laurels of Coldwater after a long illness. He was born 4 Mar 1908 in Union City to Henry and Marie (Tallmadge) Allwardt. He was a lifelong resident of Union City and attended school there. He resided in the family home in which he was born. He farmed on Q Drive South all his life. He married Nathalie Carpenter in Angola, IN, on 26 Dec. 1929. She survives. Also surviving are a daughter, Elaine Moss of Union City, three grandsons, and two great-granddaughters. He was preceded in death by five sisters and two brothers.
OBITUARY. Battle Creek Enquirer, 27 Sep 1978. Miss Rebecca L. "Pepper" Adolph, 31, of 838 N.E. Capital Ave., was found dead at her residence Tuesday. Battle Creek police said there was no foul play and it appeared that she had died in her sleep. Autopsy results were not available today. She was born in Coldwater and moved to Battle Creek 11 years ago. She attended Eastern Michigan University and Kellogg Community College. For the past three years she had been employed as a clerk by the Battle Creek Veterans Administration Medical Center. Earlier she had been employed by Security National Bank. She was an active member of the Battle Creek Big Sisters. Surviving are parents, Mr. and Mrs. Derwerd L. Adolph and a brother, Mark D. Adolph, all of Union City. Services will be held at 4 p.m. Friday in Riverside Cemetery, Union City. Memorial donations may be made to the Union City Alumni Association Scholarship Fund. Arrangements are by Jenkins Funeral Home, Union City.
DEATH. Calhoun County Clerk-Register, Marshall, MI, 1978 Deaths, #945. Died 26 Sep 1978 at Battle Creek, Rebecca Lynn Adolph, age 31, b. 27 Jun 1947 in Michigan, white, female, never married; father: Derwerd L. Adolph; mother: Bernadine Carpenter; residence: 838 Capital Avenue, N.E., Battle Creek; occupation: Clerk, Veterans Administration Hospital; buried 29 Sep 178, Riverside Cem., Union City, MI; informant: Derwerd L. Adolph.
OBITUARY. Battle Creek Enquirer, Thurs. May 26, 1994, Page A2. Virginia R. (Lilly) Carpenter, 70, of Union Lake, Union City, died Tuesday, May 24, 1994, at home. She was born Oct. 19, 1923, in Athens, to Clarence and Berniece (Moyer) Lilly. She graduated from Athens High School and lived in the Athens/Union City area all her life. She moved to Union Lake in August 1982. Mrs. Carpenter farmed with her husband on Arborgast Road, and was well known as a seamstress. She made wedding dresses, cheerleader uniforms and a set of uniforms for a band. She loved the Detroit Tigers and enjoyed watching sports. On Nov. 23, 1940, she married Robert J. Carpenter in Bowling Green, Ohio. He survives. Also surviving are sons, Thomas J. Carpenter of Leonidas and Gail W. Carpenter of Perry, Kan.; a daughter, Judith Carpenter of Union City; four grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and a brother, Robert Lilly of Athens. Preceding her in death was a sister. Private service for family members at Riverside Cemetery, Union City.
Source, "Carpenter Family Tree" compiled by Bruce Young, Cleveland, OH. Bruce Young is grandson of Clyde Carpenter. See record for Jean Arlene Rider for complete description of source.
MARRIAGE. St. Joseph County Clerk, Centreville, MI, 1926, #10,027. Married 26 Jun 1926 at Vicksburg, Kalamazoo , Howard Burdette Rider, age 22, residing in Leonidas, b. Montezuma, OH, father: James W. Rider, mother: Florida K. Baker, occupation: farmer; and Mary M. Kline, age 18, residing in Leonidas, b. Leonidas, occupation: at home, father: W. L. Kline, mother Nina Carpenter; witnesses: Virginia Braun Kaechele of Vicksburg and Marie Braun of South Rockwood, MI; officiant: Walter Kaechele, Clergyman; neither had been married previously.
In 1963 Mrs. Howard Rider was of Three Rivers according to her father's obituary.