Florence Ella Carpenter1,2,3,4

Family Chart
ID# 14215, (1879 - 1958)
FatherWilliam Riley Carpenter5,6 (30 Jul 1830 - 18 May 1920)
MotherMary Jane Andrews7,6 (10 Jun 1858 - 1 Nov 1945)

Key Events:

Birth: 6 Jul 1879, Bradley, Allegan Co., Michigan8,9,10
Marriage: 19 Jun 1901, Kalamazoo, Michigan, Theodore Louis Fenker (14 Oct 1871 - 16 Jun 1951)11,12,13
Divorce: 6 Jan 1923, Kalamazoo Co., Theodore Louis Fenker (14 Oct 1871 - 16 Jun 1951)14
Marriage: 26 Aug 1923, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan, James William Scott (7 Jul 1875 - 1962)15,16
Death: 14 Mar 1958, Vicksburg, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan17,18
Burial: 17 Mar 1958, Portage Central Cemetery, Portage, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan19,20
ChartsDescendants of Hermann Hinrich Fennker

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     Florence Ella Carpenter was born on 6 Jul 1879 in Bradley, Allegan Co., Michigan.8,9,10
     She generally used her middle name, Ella, almost exclusively, with her first name appearing only on the most formal documents, such as the record of her second marriage and her death records.1,4,21
     She appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Martin, Allegan Co., Michigan, in the household of her parents, William Riley Carpenter and Mary Jane Andrews.5
     Ella has not been found in the 1900 census. She is not listed with her father and step-mother, who were listed at Wayland Twp., Allegan Co., Michigan, but her marriage record a year later states that she was living in Bradley, an unincorporated village in that township. She does not appear elsewhere in the census of that township either.22
     Florence married first Theodore Louis Fenker, son of Johann Hinrich Wilhelm Fennker and Johanna Louise Baum, on 19 Jun 1901 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, with Rev. J. B. Pinckard offciating.11,12,13
     Ella and Theodore appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan, at 237 Elm Place, enumerated 23 Apr 1910, reporting they rented their home. Their son Edgar was listed as living with them, as was Mae Harring, a 28-year old widow who was listed as his sister-in-law.23
     Ella and Theodore appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan, at 417 Elm St., enumerated 5 Jan 1920. Their son Edgar was listed as living with them.24
     Ella filed for divorce from Theodore 6 Jan 1923, in Kalamazoo Co. Circuit Court, on the grounds severe cruelty. The divorce was granted 17 Mar 1923.14
     Florence married second James William Scott, son of Eugene Scott and Marie Macomber, on 26 Aug 1923 in Kalamazoo Co., Michigan, with Rev. Orlow W. Carr, Methodist Episcopal minister, offciating.15,16
     Ella and James have not been found in the 1930 census. Presumably they remained in the Kalamazoo area, but if so no record of them during this period had been found.
     Ella and James appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Portage Twp., Kalamazoo Co., Michigan, at 1210 North Side, enumerated 16 Apr 1940, reporting they owned a home valued at $4,000, and that they had lived in the same house in 1935.25
     Florence died on 14 Mar 1958 in Vicksburg, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan, at age 78.17,18 She was buried on 17 Mar 1958 in Portage Central Cemetery, Portage, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan.19,20

Children:
     Child with Theodore Louis Fenker:

Children:
     There were no children with James William Scott

Citations

  1. [S10653] Wm. Carpenter household, 1880 U.S. Census, Allegan Co., Michigan, shows name as Ella Carpenter.
  2. [S2785] Marriage Register, State Copy, Michigan, 1923, Kalamazoo Co., no 22110, James W. Scott and Florence E. Fenker, shows alternate name as Florence E. Carpenter and father's surname as Carpenter.
  3. [S4328] "Michigan, Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995," FamilySearch.org, record for Florence Ella Scott, shows father's surname as Carpenter.
  4. [S2785] Marriage Register, State Copy, Michigan, 1901, Kalamazoo Co., no 5711, Theo. L. Fenker and Ella F. Carpenter.
  5. [S10653] Wm. Carpenter household, 1880 U.S. Census, Allegan Co., Michigan.
  6. [S2785] Marriage Register, State Copy, Michigan, 1923, Kalamazoo Co., no 22110, James W. Scott and Florence E. Fenker.
  7. [S10653] Wm. Carpenter household, 1880 U.S. Census, Allegan Co., Michigan, shows the girl as daughter of Mary's husband.
  8. [S10653] Wm. Carpenter household, 1880 U.S. Census, Allegan Co., Michigan, shows age 2 and state.
  9. [S2785] Marriage Register, State Copy, Michigan, 1901, Kalamazoo Co., no 5711, Theo. L. Fenker and Ella F. Carpenter, shows age 22 at marriage 19 Jun 1901, town, and state.
  10. [S2785] Marriage Register, State Copy, Michigan, 1923, Kalamazoo Co., no 22110, James W. Scott and Florence E. Fenker, shows age 42 at marriage 26 Apr 1923, city, and state.
  11. [S2785] Marriage Register, State Copy, Michigan, 1901, Kalamazoo Co., no 5711, Theo. L. Fenker and Ella F. Carpenter, shows date, city, state, and officiant.
  12. [S777] Theodore Fenker household, 1910 U.S. Census, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan, shows both married 4 years.
  13. [S9231] "Michigan, Michigan, Divorce Records, 1897-1952," Ancestry.com, 17 Mar 1923, Kalamazoo Co., Theodore L. Fenker and Ella Fenker, shows date, city, and state.
  14. [S9231] "Michigan, Michigan, Divorce Records, 1897-1952," Ancestry.com, 17 Mar 1923, Kalamazoo Co., Theodore L. Fenker and Ella Fenker.
  15. [S2785] Marriage Register, State Copy, Michigan, 1923, Kalamazoo Co., no 22110, James W. Scott and Florence E. Fenker, shows date, officiant, and second marriage for both.
  16. [S10681] James Scott household, 1940 U.S. Census, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan, shows married.
  17. [S4328] "Michigan, Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995," FamilySearch.org, record for Florence Ella Scott, shows date, city, county, and state.
  18. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 60929311, Florence Ella Carpenter Scott, shows year and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  19. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 60929311, Florence Ella Carpenter Scott, includes tombstone photo.
  20. [S4328] "Michigan, Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995," FamilySearch.org, record for Florence Ella Scott, shows date, city, and state.
  21. [S777] Theodore Fenker household, 1910 U.S. Census, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan, shows name as Ella Fenker.
  22. [S10662] William Carpenter household, 1900 U.S. Census, Allegan Co., Michigan.
  23. [S777] Theodore Fenker household, 1910 U.S. Census, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan.
  24. [S1868] Theodore L. Fenker household, 1920 U.S. Census, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan.
  25. [S10681] James Scott household, 1940 U.S. Census, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan.
  26. [S1868] Theodore L. Fenker household, 1920 U.S. Census, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan, shows him as the son of her husband.
  27. [S777] Theodore Fenker household, 1910 U.S. Census, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan, shows him as the son of her husband, and shows the parents married longer than the age of the child.
  28. [S10649] Marriage Records, Elkhart Co., Indiana, 52:68, Edgar L. Fenker and Lucille Grace Boersma.