This is not on the Marshall's. just on the Carpenter's According to Roy Sidney Carpenter's WWI Registration, [he did serve in WWI according to the 1930 census, Johnson City, Washington Co., TN] he was born 25 June1896, NC. At time of registration, 5 Jan 1918, he was living at R1, Lincolnton, Lincoln Co., NC. He had brown hair, brown eyes. Next of kin: Lessie Mae Carpenter, his sister. 1910 census, Howards Creek Twp, Lincoln Co, NC Julia Carpenter, Head, 48, widow, mother of 3/1 living, NC NC NC Roy S. Carpenter, grandson, m, w,14, single, NC NC NC Lissie M. Carpenter, granddaughter, f, w, 12, s, NC NC NC Mandy J. Carpenter, granddaughter, f, w, 8, s, NC NC NC Susan J Ramshuer?? mother, f,w,77,widow mother 4/2 living. NC[Note: Not sure of Susans's last name. She would be Roy's great gradmother] Evidently Roy's parents must be deceased. He is living with his grandmother. Hope this is some info you can use...Lynn > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2007 12:56 PM > Subject: Re: [TNGREENE] MARSHALL Family of Greene Co,TN > > > > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > > > Author: ATurekWoodward > > Surnames: Marshall,Carpenter, > > Classification: queries > > > > Message Board URL: > > > > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.tennessee.counties.greene/9359.1.1.1/mb.ashx > > > > Message Board Post: > > > > Do you know if any of them had a Lula Belle Marshall,b 1898-1966,who > married a Roy Sidney Carpenter.He built them a little house in Johnson City > out of scrap materials.When he died in 1950 ,he had $5.00 set aside for his > first grandchilds tricycle(my husband)My husband was often babysat by Lula > Bell,while his mother Emma,worked.Lula Belle had stomach cancer and would > sip on moonshine all day to ease the pain.My husband thinks it was a brother > of hers ,who was a bit of a bootlegger,that would bring it to her.Lula Bell > had black hair and eyes,high pronounced cheek bones,short,and heavy upper > arms and stomach,as did her daughter.Her son Richard,died in a firey car > crash in Chicago,2nd son was in Korea,moved to Chicago.Emma married my > husbands living father,then in Fla ,married Thomas Light,recently > deceased,also from Johnson City.My husband remembers his mother walking him > a few blocks down the same street in town as his grandmas house to see > several women he thought were siste! > > rs of his Grandma.Does any of this ring a bell?,no pun intended. His > stepsisters are coming to visit next month and never met their maternal > grandmother,Emma never talked about her family .They have only an old beaded > black bag in tatters that was supposed to be Lulas.I would love to be able > to confirm who her parents were and at least get a start,now that their dad > has died and they know nothing of his side.Seems people wait until it is too > late before they think to ask,who are my family?any help appreciated.Thanks > > > > Important Note: > > The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you > would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link > above and respond on the board. > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > >