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Carleton William Lindsley (1890 - 1942)

Carleton William Lindsley
Born in Allegan, Michigan, United Statesmap
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Died at age 52 in Elkhart Township, Elkhart, Indiana, United Statesmap
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The son of Frank Lindsley Sr and Stella (Genung) Lindsley, Carlton was born in Allegan County in 1890.[1] In 1900, his family farmed in Decatur Township, in Van Buren County.[2][3]He married Hazel Merritt (1892-1976), the daughter of William M. Merritt and Nancy Jane Elder, marrying in Decatur Township on October 20, 1910.[4]

In 1920, living in Decatur Township, Carleton worked as a photographer. His household included his widowed mother-in-law, Nancy Merritt.[5] By 1930, Carleton and Hazel were living in South Bend, Indiana, where Carleton worked as a music teacher.[6] In 1940, residing in Concord Township, in Elkhart County, Carleton had his own music studio, The Detroit Studio of Music, teaching music.[7] Carlton passed away at Elkhart General Hospital at the age of 52 from the effects of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.[8] He is buried at Lakeside Cemetery in Decatur Township.[9]

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  1. ↑ "Michigan, County Births, 1867-1917," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:CS4Y-RSMM : 20 February 2021), Will Carleton Linsley, 11 Jun 1889; citing Birth, various county courts, Michigan.
  2. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9BP-M5Y : accessed 8 May 2021), Carlton Lindsley in household of Frank Lindsley, Decatur village, Van Buren, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 140, sheet 13A, family 340, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,745.
  3. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLT4-D11 : accessed 8 May 2021), Carleton Lindsley in household of Frank E Lindsley, Decatur, Van Buren, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 158, sheet 8A, family 339, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 676; FHL microfilm 1,374,689.
  4. ↑ "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3K6-6R2 : 18 February 2021), W. Carleton Lindsley and Hazel Merritt, 20 Oct 1910; citing Marriage, Decatur, Van Buren, Michigan, , Citing Secretary of State, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 4209146.
  5. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ7N-1XF : 2 February 2021), Carleton W Lindsley, 1920.
  6. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X4B8-FK2 : accessed 8 May 2021), W Carlton Lindsley, South Bend, St Joseph, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 12, sheet 1B, line 83, family 23, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 625; FHL microfilm 2,340,360.
  7. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V1RP-DCC : 5 January 2021), Carlton Llndsley, Concord Township, Elkhart, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 20-33, sheet 10B, line 46, family 209, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1041.
  8. ↑ Indiana State Board of Health. Death Certificates, 1900–2011. Microfilm. Indiana Archives and Records Administration, Indianapolis, Indiana. Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1942; Roll: 11; certificate no. 29530. Ancestry.com. Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Ancestry Record 60716 #1035048 with attached Image
  9. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #104073363




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