Mary Frances Carpenter1,2

b. 2 November 1912, d. 19 November 1971
FatherFrank Thornburg Carpenter1 b. 6 Feb 1882, d. 28 Oct 1965
MotherGrace Carmack1 b. 19 Nov 1889, d. 28 Dec 1982
Birth2 Nov 1912 Mary Frances Carpenter was born on 2 Nov 1912 in Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia.3 
Childhood Though Mary Frances was born in West Virginia, she spent almost her entire childhood in Oklahoma where her family settled when she was an infant. Most records created as she grew older suggest Mary preferred to be known by "Frances", her middle name.1,2 
Marriagecirca 1936 Frances married first Jack McDaniel, probably circa 1936 as they were listed in the 1936 Oklahoma City Directory at 616 1/2 N. Laird St.4 
Land-Buy16 Aug 1939 In 1939 Frances and Jack purchased about ten acres of land in Oklahoma County. The location was described as the townsite of Marion.4 
Widowed20 May 1946  Jack was killed in a gas explosion at an oil and gas field near Arcadia (Oklahoma) in the late spring of 1946. He was employed as a maintenance worker by the Oklahoma Natural Gas Company. He and another worker died when a line exploded. Jack was buried at Rose Hill Park in Oklahoma City in a Carpenter plot purchased when Frances's older brother James died in 1921.4 
  Frances sold the farm in Marion and moved into Oklahoma City where she met her second husband.5 
Marriage License2 Nov 1946 Frances and Lester Bridges obtained a marriage license on 2 Nov 1946 in McClain County, Oklahoma.4 
  They spent most of their years together in California where Lester died about 1966. Frances then returned to Oklahoma.5 
Death19 Nov 1971 Frances died from ovarian cancer on 19 Nov 1971 in Midwest City, Oklahoma, at age 59.5 
  She did not have children with either spouse.5 
Last Edited25 Nov 2010

Citations

  1. [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.
  2. [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.
  3. [S90] Betty Mealy, "Carpenter questions," e-mail to Diana Powell, 21 March 2005. Betty cites the Bible of Frank Carpenter for her information.
  4. [S2546] Rebecca Goldthwaite, "Jack McDaniel and Mary Frances Carpenter History."
  5. [S90] Betty Mealy, "Carpenter questions," e-mail to Diana Powell, 28 March 2005. Mary Frances was Betty's aunt.