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Lora Ruth Clark 1910–1991 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Dec 1910

Birth Location: Elkins, Randolph Co, WV

Death Date: 11 Jan 1991

Death Location: Buckhannon, Upshur Co, WV

Father: Moses Clark

Mother: Ida Robinson

Spouse(s): Earl Carpenter

Children(s): Norma Carpenter, Hazel Carpenter, Vernon Carpenter, Clifford Carpenter, Hubert Carpenter, Patty Carpenter, William Carpenter

Lora Ruth Clark was born in 1910 in Elkins, Randolph Co, WV, the child of Moses Webster Clark And Ida Myrtle Robinson. In 1920, Lora Ruth Clark resided in Buckhannon, Upshur, West Virginia. In 1920, Lora Ruth Clark was recorded in the census in Buckhannon, WV. Lora Ruth Clark married Earl Carpenter, and had children including Billy Ray Carpenter, Bonnie Gay Carpenter, Clifford G Carpenter, Hazel Carpenter, Hubert Butch Denver Carpenter, Janet Louise Carpenter, Myrtle Loretta Carpenter, Norma Jean Carpenter, Patty Joan Carpenter, Vernon E Carpenter, William Roy Carpenter. Lora Ruth Clark passed away in 1991 in Buckhannon, Upshur Co, WV.

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Biography

  • Lora Ruth Clark was born in 1910 in Elkins, Randolph Co, WV, the child of Moses Webster Clark And Ida Myrtle Robinson.
  • In 1920, Lora Ruth Clark resided in Buckhannon, Upshur, West Virginia.
  • In 1920, Lora Ruth Clark was recorded in the census in Buckhannon, WV.
  • Lora Ruth Clark married Earl Carpenter, and had children including Billy Ray Carpenter, Bonnie Gay Carpenter, Clifford G Carpenter, Hazel Carpenter, Hubert Butch Denver Carpenter, Janet Louise Carpenter, Myrtle Loretta Carpenter, Norma Jean Carpenter, Patty Joan Carpenter, Vernon E Carpenter, William Roy Carpenter.
  • Lora Ruth Clark passed away in 1991 in Buckhannon, Upshur Co, WV.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lora Clark's Ancestors

Self
Lora Clark
1910–1991
Birth Place: Elkins, Randolph Co, WV
Parents
Moses Webster Clark
1886–1953
Petersburg, Grant Co, W(VA)
Ida (Myrtle) Robinson
1882–1954
West Virginia
Grandparents
Jacob Clark
1849–1914
Virginia
Mary (Susan) Riggleman
1850–1914
Grant Co, W(VA)
Noah (Owen) Robinson
1843–1909
Harrison Co W(VA)
Ivy (May) Sigley
1858–1894
Harrison Co, W(VA)
Great-Grandparents
John Riggleman
1820–
Phebe Ratcliffe
1813–1889
Jehu Robinson
1814–1860
Sarah Koon\Coon
1817–1851
David Sigley
1817–1889
Sara Morris
1826–1859
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Riggleman
1796–
Sarah Mason
1804–
John Ratliff
1789–1868
Mary Borror
1781–1880
John Robinson
1784–1856
Mary Cunningham
1784–1877
Anthony Coon
1786–1868
Judith Sapp
1790–1858
George Sigley
1780–1850
Dolly Rosier
1785–1874
John Morris
1795–

Lora Clark's Descendants

1.
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Lora (Ruth) Clark (19 Dec 1910–11 Jan 1991) m. Earl Carpenter (28 Oct 1906–03 Oct 1979)
  1. 1. Norma (Jean) Carpenter 1938–2004 m. Maurice (William) Osburn 1930–2008
  2. 2. Hazel Carpenter 1927–1929
  3. 3. Vernon (E) Carpenter 1931–2004
  4. 4. Clifford (G.) Carpenter 1929–2017 m. Betty Hymes 1935–2020
  5. 5. Hubert ("Butch" Denver) Carpenter 1946–2010 m. Martha Butcher 1941–1992
  6. 6. Patty (Joan) Carpenter 1942–1995
  7. 7. William (Roy) Carpenter 1934–1934

Lora Clark's Timeline

7 Records

1910
19 Dec 1910
Birth of Lora Ruth Clark in Elkins, Randolph Co, WV
Elkins, Randolph Co, WV
1920
1920
Age 10
Lora Ruth Clark resided here in Buckhannon, Upshur, West Virginia
Buckhannon, Upshur, West Virginia
1920
15 Jan 1920
Age 10
Lora Ruth Clark appeared in census in Buckhannon, WV
Buckhannon, WV
1930
1930
Age 20
Lora Ruth Clark resided here in Valley, Barbour, West Virginia, USA
Valley, Barbour, West Virginia, USA
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 30
Lora Ruth Clark resided here in Washington, Upshur, West Virginia, United States
Washington, Upshur, West Virginia, United States
1950
1950
Age 40
Lora Ruth Clark resided here in Union, Upshur, West Virginia, USA
Union, Upshur, West Virginia, USA
1991
11 Jan 1991
Age 81
Death of Lora Ruth Clark in Buckhannon, Upshur Co, WV
Buckhannon, Upshur Co, WV

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Dec 1910
    Event Place: Elkins, Randolph Co, WV
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Washington, Upshur, West Virginia; Roll: T627_4449; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 49-14.
    [2] West Virginia, Births Index, 1853-1969
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 236-64-3446; Issue State: West Virginia; Issue Date: 1958.
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Buckhannon, Upshur, West Virginia; Roll: T625_1968; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 136; Image: .
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Valley, Barbour, West Virginia; Roll: 2528; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0014; Image: 406.0; FHL microfilm: 2342262

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Buckhannon, Upshur, West Virginia
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Buckhannon, Upshur, West Virginia; Roll: T625_1968; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 136; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 15 Jan 1920
    Event Place: Buckhannon, WV

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Valley, Barbour, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Valley, Barbour, West Virginia; Roll: 2528; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0014; Image: 406.0; FHL microfilm: 2342262

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Washington, Upshur, West Virginia, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Washington, Upshur, West Virginia; Roll: T627_4449; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 49-14.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Union, Upshur, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Union, Upshur, West

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Jan 1991
    Event Place: Buckhannon, Upshur Co, WV
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 236-64-3446; Issue State: West Virginia; Issue Date: 1958.

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