Mary Alva CarpenterAge: 85 years1920–2006
- Name
- Mary Alva Carpenter
- Given names
- Mary Alva
- Surname
- Carpenter
- Married name
- Mary Alva Soucek
 Birth | December 26, 1920 32 30 |
 Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 8 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
 Census | April 11, 1940 (Age 19 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 20 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
 Death of a father | Newton Ford Carpenter November 18, 1949 (Age 28 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 29 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 25 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Aaron Hall Soucek February 5, 1976 (Age 55 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Aaron Hall Soucek May 6, 1976 (Age 55 years) Cause: cardiomyopathy arrest |
| Death of a mother | Alva M Sanders November 4, 1992 (Age 71 years) |
| Death of a sister | Elizabeth Saunders Carpenter June 20, 2000 (Age 79 years) |
 Death | May 3, 2006 (Age 85 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: United States Naval Academy Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Newton Ford Carpenter Birth: July 18, 1888 48 34 — Budds Creek, St. Mary's, Maryland, United States Death: November 18, 1949 — Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States |
| mother |
Alva M Sanders Birth: February 23, 1890 — Maryland, United States Death: November 4, 1992 — Silver Spring, Montgomery, Maryland, United States |
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Marriage: — |
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| elder sister |
Elizabeth Saunders Carpenter Birth: December 5, 1913 25 23 — Washington, District of Columbia, United States Death: June 20, 2000 — Wildwood, Sumter, Florida, United States |
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7 years herself |
Mary Alva Carpenter Birth: December 26, 1920 32 30 — Washington, District of Columbia, United States Death: May 3, 2006 — Franklin, Virginia, United States |
| Father’s family with Sarah Yarnall Crowell |
| father |
Newton Ford Carpenter Birth: July 18, 1888 48 34 — Budds Creek, St. Mary's, Maryland, United States Death: November 18, 1949 — Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States |
| step-mother |
Sarah Yarnall Crowell Birth: July 5, 1906 Death: March 28, 1972 — Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States |
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Marriage: — |
| Family with Capt. Archie H “Zeke” Soucek |
| husband |
Capt. Archie H “Zeke” Soucek Birth: December 30, 1913 — Cherokee, Oklahoma, United States Death: January 7, 2012 — Franklin, Fairfax, Virginia, United States |
| herself |
Mary Alva Carpenter Birth: December 26, 1920 32 30 — Washington, District of Columbia, United States Death: May 3, 2006 — Franklin, Virginia, United States |
| son |
Private |
| son |
Private |
| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Archie Soucek - Household
Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia
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