Laine CARPENTER (1954- )
1 Laine E. CARPENTER1,2 (1954- ) [9448]. Born 13 Sep 1954.2
2 Mac Ambrose CARPENTER2 (1923-1999) [7317]. Born 15 Mar 1923.3 Died 8 Sep 1999, Hillsdale Community Helath Center, Hillsdale, MI.1,3 Buried Maplewood Cemetery, Reading, MI.1
From the News-Sentinel.
September 9, 1999 - "Mac A. Carpenter, 76, of Reading, Mich., and formerly of Fort Wayne, died Wednesday, Sept. 8, 1999, at Hillsdale Community Health Center.
The Hillsdale County native was a self-employed building contractor and farmer, a member of Cambria Baptist Church, Rotary Club and a World War II Navy Veteran.
Surviving are his wife, Joyce; duaghters Sandy Bartlett of Rib Lake, Wis., Cindy Carpenter of Fort Wayne and Lainine Wortz of Quincy; 14 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
His brother, Don, preceded him in death.
Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at Cambria Baptist Church, Reading. Calling is from 6 to 8 p.m. today and Friday at St. John-White Funeral Home, Reading. Burial will be in Maplewood Cemetery, Reading.
Memorials are to Gideons International.".
3 Joyce Marguerite PRIDGEON4,5 (1923-2003) [5626]. Born 2 Nov 1923.2 Died 10 Dec 2003.3,4,6
6 Glen Dean PRIDGEON7,8,9,10 (1892-1989) [823]. Born 11 Dec 1892.8,9 Died 26 Jul 1989, Coldwater, Branch County, MI.8 Buried California Township Cemetery.11
From the Holland Evening Sentinal.
June 10, 1964 - "Annual Farm Tour Set This Year - EAST LANSING - Effective farm management to meet two types of emergencies will be seen this summer as part of the annual state farm management tour. The tour was started in 1949 by the Michigan Cooperative Extension Service. That year it was a two day trip that showed farmers the activities of their counterparts in Lenawee, Hillsdale and Branch Counties. This year, on Aug. 5, the tour group will return to Branch County to visit two farms during the day. One emergency, the shifting demand from farm products - made a major change on the Pridgeon Farm in the southeastern corner of the county. In 1949 when the tour visited the same farm it was operated in dairy by Glen Pridgeon. Now his son, Dean, operates it as an entirely pork production farm.
12 John PRIDGEON , Jr.12 (1872-1957) [818]. Born 26 Jun 1872, California Township, Branch County, MI. Marr Mollie KIMMEL 31 Jan 1891. Marr Benetty M. SELBY 1928.13 Died 25 Apr 1957.14 Buried California Township Cemetery.11
From the Fort Wayne News, Fort Wayne, IN
February 11, 1915 - "John Pridgeon and Wilson Paul were Angola visitors one day last week."
January 15, 1917 - "Mrs. W. E. Ford entertained at 6 o'clock dinner Dr. and Mrs. McTaggart, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. McNaughton and son Howard, C. Reynolds, Miss Maud Kimmel and Mr. and Mrs. John Pridgeon."
January 15, 1917 - "A social was held at the home of John Pridgeon Friday evening. The proceeds went to the Young Men's Athletic Club at California, Mich."
April 24, 1917 - "Mr. and Mrs. John Pridgeon visited at Jake Pridgeon's at Reading, Mich.".
13 Mollie KIMMEL12 (1873-1926) [822]. Born 2 Jan 1873, Defiance County, OH. Died 4 Jan 1926.14 Buried California Township Cemetery.11
From the Fort Wayne News, Fort Wayne, IN
December 17, 1915 - "Mrs. Mollie Pridgeon and Maud Kimmel of near Montgomery, spent Saturday with Mrs. Carl Ford."
February 16, 1916 - "Mrs. Mollie Pridgeon was a guest of Mrs. W. E. Ford on last Friday."
March 26, 1916 - "Mrs. Mollie Pridgeon of West Montgomery was a Ray visitor Saturday."
March 28, 1917 - "Mrs. John Pridgeon and daughter, Juanita, Mrs. Joe Kimmel and daughter Lola, were guests of Miss maude Kimmel last Saturday.".
7 Lorene Harriett MITCHELL7,8,10,15 (1898-1996) [2915]. Born 23 Apr 1898.8 Died 13 Apr 1996, Coldwater, Branch County, MI.8 Buried 17 Apr 1996, California Cemetery, Branch County, MI.5,11
Sources
| 1 | "Obituary of Mac A. Carpenter in the News-Sentinel, September 9, 1999". |
| 2 | "U.S. Public Records Index". |
| 3 | "Social Security Death Index". |
| 4 | "Obituary of John Warren Pridgeon from the Observer-Dispatch (Utica NY), March 19, 2004". |
| 5 | "Obituary of Lorene Harriet Pridgeon in The News-Sentinel, April 15, 1996.". |
| 6 | "Obituary of Joyce M. Carpenter in the News-Sentinel, December 11, 2003". |
| 7 | "Information provided by Joyce McClain". |
| 8 | "Michigan Department of Vital Health Records, Michigan Death Index, Lansing, MI 1971". |
| 9 | "WWI Selective Service registration card". |
| 10 | "1930 MI, Branch, California census". |
| 11 | "California Corners Cemetery Records". |
| 12 | "Newspaper articles in the Fort Wayne News.". |
| 13 | "History of Branch County, 1979 - ". |
| 14 | "Branch County death records". |
| 15 | "Obituary Daily Times web site". |
