Frank Thornburg Carpenter1

b. 6 February 1882, d. 28 October 1965
Frank Carpenter (cropped)
photo courtesy Betty Mealy
FatherWilliam Patrick Carpenter1 b. 27 Oct 1853, d. 3 Jun 1935
MotherMary Alice Broughman1 b. 11 Oct 1861, d. 1 Apr 1939
Birth6 Feb 1882 Frank Thornburg Carpenter was born on 6 Feb 1882 in Union County, Tennessee.2,3,4 
Marriage30 Jan 1907 He married Grace Carmack, daughter of James Thomas Carmack and Mary Louisiana Ornduff, on 30 Jan 1907.5 
  They were third cousins, both being great great grandchildren of William Ryburn and his wife Mary.  
Cens-191012 May 1910 Frank and Grace spent the first years of their marriage in Mercer County, West Virginia where Frank worked for the railroad. The 1910 census enumerated them living at 107 Davidson Street in Bluefield, with their 2 year old daughter, Ruby.6 
Migration In 1913, not long after the birth of their third child, Frank and Grace moved to Oklahoma City.7 
Injury  There Frank worked for the Frisco Railroad until 1916 about which time he lost his left leg in a motorcycle accident.7 
Cens-19206 Jan 1920  He then worked for some years in the grocery business in Oklahoma City where the family lived at 902 E. 6th Street. Frank's parents, who had moved to Oklahoma City from Virginia (via Texas) also lived on 6th Street.8 
Cens-193022 Apr 1930 By 1930 Frank and Grace had moved out of the city and were renting a farm in Choctaw township. Frank described himself on that years census as a "truck farmer". Their youngest daughter, Mary Frances (17), was the only child still at home. A son, James William, had died in 1921 at age 10 from diabetes.9 
Occupation1935  By 1935 Frank and Grace had moved back to Oklahoma City where Frank returned to the grocery business.1 
Residence  In the latter years of their lives they lived in Marion on the outskirts of Oklahoma City.1 
Death28 Oct 1965 Frank died on 28 Oct 1965 in Midwest City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, at age 83.1 

Family

Grace Carmack b. 19 Nov 1889, d. 28 Dec 1982
Children
ChartsDescendants of William Ryburn and Mary (?)
Descendants of John Maiden and Susanna Landis
Last Edited2 May 2011

Citations

  1. [S90] Betty Mealy, "Carpenter questions," e-mail to Diana Powell, 21, 28 & 29 March 2005. Betty is Frank's granddaughter.
  2. [S574] William Carpenter household, 1900 U.S. cens., Washington Co., Virginia, pop. sched., Glade Spring district, ED 109, sheet 12A (94 stamped), dwelling 230, family 239, viewed online at Genealogy.com, Jan. 2005, image 1 of 1. William Carpenter, 43, marr 19 yrs, b. Oct. 1856 VA, parents b. VA; Mary E., wife, 38, marr 19 yrs, mother 3 children, all living, b. Oct. 1861 VA, father b. TN, mother b. VA; Frank, son, 18, b. Feb. 1882 VA, sgl; B or R___, dau, 14, sgl, b. Sept 1885; Roy, son, 5, b. May 1895 VA.
  3. [S16] All census records for Frank after 1900 (1910, 1920, 1930) state that he was born in Tennessee.
  4. [S90] Betty Mealy, "Carpenter questions," e-mail to Diana Powell, 28 March 2005. Betty is Frank's granddaughter. She states that he was born 6 Feb. 1882 in Union Co., TN.
  5. [S90] Betty Mealy, "Carpenter questions," e-mail to Diana Powell, 21 March 2005. Betty cites the Bible of Frank Carpenter for his marriage date.
  6. [S1234] Frank Carpenter household, 1910 U.S. cens., Mercer Co., West Virginia, pop. sched., Bluefield, ED 127, sheet 7B, dwelling 115, family 171, viewed online at Ancestry.com, March 2005, image 14 of 38. Enumeration includes: Frank Carpenter, 28, 1st marr, 3 yrs, b. TN, parents b. VA, occup: B___ Ry___; Grace, 30, marr #1, 3 yrs, b. VA, parents b. VA; Ruby, 2, b. West VA.
  7. [S90] Betty Mealy, "Carpenter questions," e-mail to Diana Powell, 29 March 2005. Betty cites Frank's obituary.
  8. [S1231] Frank T. Carpenter household, 1920 U.S. cens., Oklahoma Co., Oklahoma, pop. sched., Oklahoma City, ED 136, sheet 5B, dwelling 86, family 97, viewed online at Ancestry.com, March 2005, image 10 of 44. Enumeration includes: Frank T. Carpenter, 38, b. TN, parents b. VA, grocer in grocery store; Grace, wife, 30, b. VA; Ruby G., dau, 12, b. W VA; James Wm, son, 9, b. W VA; Mary F., dau, 7, b. W VA; resid: 902 E. 6th St.
  9. [S1235] Frank T. Carpenter household, 1930 U.S. cens., Oklahoma Co., Oklahoma, pop. sched., Choctaw township, ED 55-7, sheet 11A (p. 88 stamped), dwelling 262, family 267, viewed online at Ancestry.com, March 2005, image 21 of 26. Enumeration includes: Frank T. Carpenter, 48, marr at 25, b. TN, father b. VA, mother b. TN, renting farm, no radio, truck farmer; Grace, wife, 40, marr at 17, b. VA, parents b. VA; Francis M., dau, 17, b. W. VA.