Arleigh Darrell Carpenter

Male6 November 1891–2 September 1961

Brief Life History of Arleigh Darrell

When Arleigh Darrell Carpenter was born on 6 November 1891, in Wapello, Iowa, United States, his father, Walter B Carpenter, was 23 and his mother, Laura E Huffman, was 20. He married Ida Luella Tiffany on 26 March 1919, in Clinton, Iowa, United States. He lived in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States for about 12 years and Courtois Township, Crawford, Missouri, United States in 1950. He died on 2 September 1961, in Missouri, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Steelville, Crawford, Missouri, United States.

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Family Time Line

Arleigh Darrell Carpenter
1891–1961
Agnes Alnetta Robinson
1903–1995
Marriage: 17 January 1925
Walter David Carpenter
1929–1992
Sharon Ruth Carpenter
1934–2009
Merna Janet Carpenter
1936–2016

Sources (19)

  • Arleigh Carpenter, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Arleigh Carpenter - Government record: birth: 6 November 1891; Wapello, Iowa, United States
  • Arleigh D Carpenter, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    17 January 1925St. Louis, Missouri, United States
  • Children (3)

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    Siblings (2)

    World Events (8)

    1892 · The Chicago Canal

    Age 1

    The Chicago River Canal was built as a sewage treatment scheme to help the city's drinking water not to get contaminated. While the Canal was being constructed the Chicago River's flow was reversed so it could be treated before draining back out into Lake Michigan.

    1907 · Law Passed for Child Employment

    Age 16

    The maximum hours for children to work were set to 55 per week.

    1910 · The BSA is Made

    Age 19

    Being modeled after the Boy Scout Association in England, The Boy Scouts of America is a program for young teens to learn traits, life and social skills, and many other things to remind the public about the general act of service and kindness to others.

    Name Meaning

    English (southern): occupational name for a worker in wood, Norman French carpentier (from Late Latin carpentarius ‘cartwright’).

    Americanized form (translation into English) of German Zimmermann , French Charpentier , Italian Carpentieri , or cognates and equivalents in various other languages.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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