William Alfred Carpenter (1885 - 1972)

Born 23 Feb 1885 in Lincolnton, Lincoln, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Died 7 Dec 1972 at age 87 in Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

William Alfred Carpenter was born February 23, 1885 in Lincolnton, Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States to parents Calvin Carpenter and Julia Hallman . ^[1]

William married Lena Ester Hart on May 9, 1908 in Rowan County, North Carolina. ^[2] Together the couple had one son and one daughter;^[3]

1. Elwood Rozelle (1913 - 1985)^[4]
2. Julia Marie (1918 - 1973)^[5]

William signed his World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Card on September 12, 1918 in Iredell County, North Carolina.^[6] The card also gives his physical description as: "tall, medium build, gray eyes and light hair".^[7]

On May 22, 1959 his wife Lena died from a pulmonary embolism.^[8] About a year and a half later, at the age of 70, William Alfred remarried. Her name was Regina Sipe (55 years) and they were wed on November 12, 1960 in Burke County, North Carolina. ^[9]

William passed away December 7, 1972 from Pneumonia due to chronic bronchitis from an underlying emphysema illness. ^[10] He was buried December 9 ^[11] at Oakwood Cemetery in his hometown of Hickory, Catawba County, NC. ^[12]

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Facts

• Fact: Residence (1900) Lincolnton Township, Lincoln, North Carolina, United States

• Fact: Residence (1910) Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States

• Fact: Residence (1920) Rowan, North Carolina, United States

• Fact: Residence (1930) Hickory, Catawba, North Carolina, United States

• Fact: Residence (1935) Same House

• Fact: Residence (1940) Hickory, Catawba, North Carolina, United States

• Fact: Residence (7 December 1972) Hickory, Catawba, North Carolina, United States

• Fact: Burial (9 December 1972) Oakwood Cemetery, Hickory, Catawba, North Carolina, United States

Sources

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• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 25 July 2022, 19:33), entry for William Alfred Carpenter (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:KGCC-75L ); contributed by various users.

• "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSY1-7RS : 25 February 2022), William H Carpenter in entry for Calvin Carpenter, 1900.

• "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJ8B-KFBQ : 9 March 2021), Wm Alfred Carpenter and Lena Hart, 09 May 1908; citing Rowan, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm 313,757.

Marriage Record Image: [14]

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML3G-7YX : accessed 25 July 2022), William A Carpenter, Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 104, sheet 14A, family 63, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1131; FHL microfilm 1,375,144.

• "North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VCWX-4YT : 8 December 2014), William Alfred Carpenter in entry for Elwood Rozelle Carpenter, 23 Dec 1913; from "North Carolina, Birth and Death Indexes, 1800-2000," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing vol. 902, p. 352, Rowan, North Carolina, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh.

• "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZD8-D78 : 25 December 2021), William Alfred Carpenter, 1917-1918.

• "North Carolina, Center for Health Statistics, Vital Records Unit, County Birth Records, 1913-1922", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:CT1P-7TZM : Tue Oct 03 23:50:46 UTC 2023), Entry for Julia Mary Carpenter and William Alfred Carpenter, 11 Jan 1918.

• "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZNB-QYQ : 3 February 2021), W Alfred Carpenter, 1920.

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X3S7-K4M : accessed 25 July 2022), Alfred Carpenter, Hickory, Catawba, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 11, sheet 27B, line 66, family 541, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1680; FHL microfilm 2,341,414.

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWSM-M85 : 9 January 2021), William R Carpenter, Hickory, Catawba, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 18-12B, sheet 2B, line 52, family 29, 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 2886.

• "United States 1950 Census", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6FM7-BWYD : Fri Oct 06 20:13:07 UTC 2023), Entry for William A Carpenter and Lena E Carpenter, 3 April 1950.

• "North Carolina Deaths and Burials, 1898-1994", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:H484-33N2 : 14 February 2020), W A Carpenter in entry for Lena Ester Carpenter, 1959.

Image: [15]

• "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPSS-HQJN : 10 March 2021), William Alfred Carpenter and Regina D Spie, 12 Nov 1960; citing Burke, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm .

• "North Carolina Deaths and Burials, 1898-1994", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:H4DT-6ZN2 : 14 February 2020), William Alfred Carpenter, 1972.

Death Certificate Image: [16]

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64935275/william-alfred-carpenter: accessed 25 July 2022), memorial page for William Alfred Carpenter (23 Feb 1885–7 Dec 1972), Find a Grave Memorial ID 64935275, citing Oakwood Cemetery, Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by Lily (contributor 47369315).

Memorial Page Here: [17]

• "North Carolina, Department of Archives and History, Index to Vital Records, 1800-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPR6-2HL7 : 13 November 2019), William Alfred Carpenter, 7 Dec 1972; citing Death, North Carolina State Archives, Division of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 102180032.

• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VSRJ-4TY : 8 January 2021), William Carpenter, Dec 1972; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

Acknowledgments

• Becky Elizabeth

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