Dear Bob, I'm sorry I have no matches. I checked the Carpenter Memorial (1898), Carpenter Family in America (1912), Col. Solomon Carpenter (1974), Mowrey's Southern Carpenters (1997), Timothy Carpenter (1976), Samuel Carpenter (1912) and the mammoth William Carpenter Descendants 1200 plus pages (1978). These plus the various updates and corrections I have gathered. I suggest going to a local family history center or genealogical center and gaining access to the 1910 U.S. Federal Census. Use the soundex to search for your Kenneth S. Carpenter. If you find him as a six year old child, it will list his parents and where they were born. Let me know how your search goes! John R. Carpenter La Mesa, CA Bob Johnson wrote: > > Just starting to trace back my Carpenter line. My grandfather was > Kenneth S. Carpenter. He was born May 2, 1904 and died May 18, 1992 in > Dade County, Florida. Getting a birth certificate remotely from Florida > has turned into a challenge. > > He was married to my grand mother, Rose Marie Blehm. They had 2 > daughters - Doris Jean Carpenter (my mother) & Billie Rose Carpenter. > Their marriage ended in divorce. My mother and my Aunt Billie did not > know their father very well and are no help in this. > > He later married Margaret (Margo) Carpenter (Mar 1, 1914 - Sep 1985). > They had 3 children: > Margaret Carpenter (Margo) > Kenneth S. Carpenter (Buzzy) , Jr. > Patricia Carpenter (Patty) > Ken Jr & Patty were residing in the Miami, FL area but don't seem to > have listed phone numbers. > > I think he had relatives in New York & Michigan. Just not sure about > who or where. > > Does this ring a bell with anyone? > > --Bob Johnson > Englishtown, NJ