Ernest O. "Ernie" Carpenter, born 1907 at Sutton, West Virginia, died 1997, was a famous American fiddle player, 1988 winner of the Vandalia Award, West Virginia's highest folklife honor. He is interred near Sutton, West Virginia.
References
Michael Kline. 2006. "Carpenter Family" in The West Virginia Encyclopedia, Ken Sullivan, ed. Charleston, W.Va.: The West Virginia Humanities Council, pp. 113-114; see also http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/print/Article/976.
Gerald Milnes. 1999. Play of a Fiddle, Traditional Music, Dance, and Folklore in West Virginia, Lexington, Ky.: The University Press of Kentucky, pp. 35-44.
West Virginia Division of Culture and History: The Vandalia Award, http://www.wvculture.org/goldenseal/vandalia2k/erniecarpenter.html.
See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernie_Carpenter for a biographical summary.
He was a veteran of WWII, enlisting in the U.S. Army on 7 Dec 1942 at Clarksburg, W.Va. "for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law."
His marriage --
Date: 5 Jul 1930
Place: Braxton Co., West Virginia
Bride: Mabel Green, age 21, born in Braxton County
Groom: Earnest Carpenter, age 23, born in Braxton County
- Many thanks to Paula Harper (47628529) for sharing the gravestone photo and to Alex Brady (50144495) for sharing the middle name and birth and death location data.
References
Michael Kline. 2006. "Carpenter Family" in The West Virginia Encyclopedia, Ken Sullivan, ed. Charleston, W.Va.: The West Virginia Humanities Council, pp. 113-114; see also http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/print/Article/976.
Gerald Milnes. 1999. Play of a Fiddle, Traditional Music, Dance, and Folklore in West Virginia, Lexington, Ky.: The University Press of Kentucky, pp. 35-44.
West Virginia Division of Culture and History: The Vandalia Award, http://www.wvculture.org/goldenseal/vandalia2k/erniecarpenter.html.
See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernie_Carpenter for a biographical summary.
He was a veteran of WWII, enlisting in the U.S. Army on 7 Dec 1942 at Clarksburg, W.Va. "for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law."
His marriage --
Date: 5 Jul 1930
Place: Braxton Co., West Virginia
Bride: Mabel Green, age 21, born in Braxton County
Groom: Earnest Carpenter, age 23, born in Braxton County
- Many thanks to Paula Harper (47628529) for sharing the gravestone photo and to Alex Brady (50144495) for sharing the middle name and birth and death location data.
Ernest O. "Ernie" Carpenter, born 1907 at Sutton, West Virginia, died 1997, was a famous American fiddle player, 1988 winner of the Vandalia Award, West Virginia's highest folklife honor. He is interred near Sutton, West Virginia.
References
Michael Kline. 2006. "Carpenter Family" in The West Virginia Encyclopedia, Ken Sullivan, ed. Charleston, W.Va.: The West Virginia Humanities Council, pp. 113-114; see also http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/print/Article/976.
Gerald Milnes. 1999. Play of a Fiddle, Traditional Music, Dance, and Folklore in West Virginia, Lexington, Ky.: The University Press of Kentucky, pp. 35-44.
West Virginia Division of Culture and History: The Vandalia Award, http://www.wvculture.org/goldenseal/vandalia2k/erniecarpenter.html.
See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernie_Carpenter for a biographical summary.
He was a veteran of WWII, enlisting in the U.S. Army on 7 Dec 1942 at Clarksburg, W.Va. "for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law."
His marriage --
Date: 5 Jul 1930
Place: Braxton Co., West Virginia
Bride: Mabel Green, age 21, born in Braxton County
Groom: Earnest Carpenter, age 23, born in Braxton County
- Many thanks to Paula Harper (47628529) for sharing the gravestone photo and to Alex Brady (50144495) for sharing the middle name and birth and death location data.
References
Michael Kline. 2006. "Carpenter Family" in The West Virginia Encyclopedia, Ken Sullivan, ed. Charleston, W.Va.: The West Virginia Humanities Council, pp. 113-114; see also http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/print/Article/976.
Gerald Milnes. 1999. Play of a Fiddle, Traditional Music, Dance, and Folklore in West Virginia, Lexington, Ky.: The University Press of Kentucky, pp. 35-44.
West Virginia Division of Culture and History: The Vandalia Award, http://www.wvculture.org/goldenseal/vandalia2k/erniecarpenter.html.
See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernie_Carpenter for a biographical summary.
He was a veteran of WWII, enlisting in the U.S. Army on 7 Dec 1942 at Clarksburg, W.Va. "for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law."
His marriage --
Date: 5 Jul 1930
Place: Braxton Co., West Virginia
Bride: Mabel Green, age 21, born in Braxton County
Groom: Earnest Carpenter, age 23, born in Braxton County
- Many thanks to Paula Harper (47628529) for sharing the gravestone photo and to Alex Brady (50144495) for sharing the middle name and birth and death location data.
Gravesite Details
Double headstone with Mabel M.
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