1880 MI Census Hillsdale Co Jerome
Lester Carpenter 25
Amanda M. Carpenter 26
Frances Carpenter 3
Ernest Carpenter 1

First Marriage
Name: Ernest Carpenter
Age (Expanded): 21 years
Birth Year: 1879
Birthplace: Jerome
Spouse's Name: Bernice Russell
Spouse's Age (Expanded): 21 years
Spouse's Birth Year: 1879
Spouse's Birthplace: Somerset Center
Event Date: 07 Jan 1900
Event Place: Jonesville, Hillsdale, Michigan
Father's Name: Lester Carpenter
Mother's Name: ...manda M. Bates
Spouse's Father's Name: Teldon Russell
Spouse's Mother's Name: Delia
GS Film number: 2342515 , Digital Folder Number: 4208648 , Image Number: 459 , Reference ID: v 2 p 130 rn 3595

1900 OH Census Lucas Co Toledo
Ernest Carpenter 21
Bernice Carpenter 21

Second Marriage
Name: Ernest Carpenter
Age (Expanded): 29 years
Birth Year: 1880
Birthplace: Michigan
Spouse's Name: Bernice Ward
Spouse's Age (Expanded): 26 years
Spouse's Birth Year: 1883
Spouse's Birthplace: Michigan
Event Date: 21 Feb 1909
Event Place: Addison, Hillsdale, Michigan
Father's Name: Lester Carpenter
Mother's Name: Amanda M Bates
Spouse's Father's Name: Daniel Hoxie
GS Film number: 2342684 , Digital Folder Number: 4209122 , Image Number: 469 , Reference ID: v 2 p 4 rn 6458

1910 IL Census Cook Co Chicago
Ernest was a boarder and living in Chicago. His 2nd wife Bernice was back in Hillsdale Co living with her folks.

Michigan, Divorce Records, 1897-1952
Name: Ernest Carpenter
Marriage Date: 21 Jul 1909
Marriage Place: Addison, Michigan
Decree Date: 18 Feb 1911
Decree Place: Hillsdale, Michigan, USA
Spouse Name: Bernice Carpenter
State File Number: 4037
Number of Children: 0
Divorce Status: Granted
Gounds: Non-Support, Extreme Cruelty
**Bernice married Edwin McBain in 1912.

Third marriage to Elsie in 1913.

1920 MI Census Hillsdale Co Somerset
Lester Carpenter 65
Amanda M Carpenter 65
Earnest Carpenter 40
Mildred G Carpenter 19
Catherine E Carpenter 14
Geraldine B Carpenter 12

1930 MI Census Hillsdale Co Somerset
Earnest Carpenter 51