Thomas J “Tommy” CarpenterAge: 89 years1927–2016
- Name
- Thomas J “Tommy” Carpenter
- Given names
- Thomas J
- Surname
- Carpenter
- Nickname
- Tommy
 Birth | May 28, 1927 37 34 |
 Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 2 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 |
 Birth of a brother | Jackie Ebert Carpenter March 26, 1933 (Age 5 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | May Margaret “Maggie” Cook July 4, 1938 (Age 11 years) |
| Death of a brother | William Travis Carpenter Jr September 7, 1942 (Age 15 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 14 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 |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Becky Joe Carpenter July 24, 1953 (Age 26 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 22 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 |
| Death of a mother | Ethel Vivian Coons May 2, 1975 (Age 47 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 18 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 |
| Death of a father | William Travis Carpenter Sr. May 31, 1985 (Age 58 years) |
| Death of a sister | Virginia Lee Carpenter February 16, 1996 (Age 68 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | Robert George Nolan April 21, 1999 (Age 71 years) |
| Death of a wife | Shirley Jean Pygman November 10, 2014 (Age 87 years) |
| Death of a sister | Dorothy Sue Carpenter March 17, 2015 (Age 87 years) |
 Death | November 12, 2016 (Age 89 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
William Travis Carpenter Sr. Birth: May 21, 1890 — Marshall, Saline, Missouri, United States Death: May 31, 1985 — Bowling Green, Wood, Ohio, United States |
| mother |
Ethel Vivian Coons Birth: January 22, 1893 31 24 — Nevada, Vernon, Missouri, United States Death: May 2, 1975 — Toledo, Lucas, Ohio, United States |
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Marriage: December 24, 1916 — Nevada, Vernon, Missouri, United States |
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11 months elder sister |
Virginia Lee Carpenter Birth: November 12, 1917 27 24 — Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States Death: February 16, 1996 — Independence, Jackson, Missouri, United States |
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3 years elder sister |
Dorothy Sue Carpenter Birth: May 4, 1920 29 27 — Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States Death: March 17, 2015 — Marshall, Saline, Missouri, United States |
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4 years elder brother |
William Travis Carpenter Jr Birth: March 20, 1924 33 31 — Missouri, United States Death: September 7, 1942 — Marshall, Saline, Missouri, United States |
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3 years himself |
Thomas J “Tommy” Carpenter Birth: May 28, 1927 37 34 — Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States Death: November 12, 2016 — Sylvania, Lucas, Ohio, United States |
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6 years younger brother |
Jackie Ebert Carpenter Birth: March 26, 1933 42 40 — Independence, Jackson, Missouri, United States Death: September 30, 2019 — Duluth, Minnesota, United States |
| Mother’s family with Robert E Nolan |
| step-father |
Robert E Nolan Birth: about 1885 — Missouri, United States Death: |
| mother |
Ethel Vivian Coons Birth: January 22, 1893 31 24 — Nevada, Vernon, Missouri, United States Death: May 2, 1975 — Toledo, Lucas, Ohio, United States |
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Marriage: July 7, 1909 — Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States |
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16 months half-brother |
Robert George Nolan Birth: November 19, 1910 25 17 — Nevada, Vernon, Missouri, United States Death: April 21, 1999 — Oregon, United States |
| Family with Shirley Jean Pygman |
| himself |
Thomas J “Tommy” Carpenter Birth: May 28, 1927 37 34 — Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States Death: November 12, 2016 — Sylvania, Lucas, Ohio, United States |
| wife |
Shirley Jean Pygman Birth: about 1933 — Saline, Missouri, United States Death: November 10, 2014 — Sylvania, Lucas, Ohio, United States |
| daughter |
Becky Joe Carpenter Birth: July 24, 1953 26 20 — Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States Death: January 31, 2017 — Sylvania, Lucas, Ohio, United States |
| daughter |
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