Gerald is a twin to Geraldine.
MARRIAGE. Allegan County Clerk, Allegan , MI. Vol. 21, Page 213. Gerald Verne Carpenter, age 20, of Martin, MI, b. Allegan, Allegan, MI, married Carolyn Sarah Nickels, age 22, of Kalamazoo, b. Portland, Maine. Married, 22 Aug 1946 in Wayland, Allegan, MI. Parents of the groom: Verne Carpenter & Jessie Jordan. Parents of the bride: Albert W. Nickels and Flora Nevins. Witnesses: Geraldine Carpenter of Martin, MI. & William B. Demereek of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI.
East Martin Cem., Martin, Allegan, MI. Gerald Verne Carpenter CM3 US Navy, World War II, Oct 25, 1925-June 1, 1973: on tombstone. Kathy Crow told us in 1999 that he was buried in Portland, Oregon. The markers in the family plot are military memorial plaques. Carolyn was taken back to the Nickles family plot in Portland, Maine
Family records sent in 1993, "Gerald Verne b. Oct 25, 1925 married Caroline Nickles of Maine, 4 children, Randall Verne, Cyntha, Wesley David, Lorie Ann. Both Carolyn and Gerald are now deceased. He in a car accident in Oregon, and she from cancer." He is actually buried in Oregon.
Died of Cancer, before 1997. She was buried in Maine.
Family records sent in 1993, "b. Jan 20, 1928, married Charles Middleton, 2 sons, Russell Verne, Richard Earl. They lived in Wayland, MI." Accident, she was very burned. Died of Cancer.
MARRIAGE:
Married on Easter Sunday. No year given.
This child died at a young age.