Married:
1) Abraham S. Carpenter on 20 Sep 1856, Adrian, Lenawee Co, MI -- maybe divorced but no record could be located - see note below
Had children:
Eva Estelle Carpenter born 30 Jan 1858, Adrian, Lenawee Co, MI
Frances May Carpenter born 13 May 1861 in Detroit, Wayne Co, MI
2) Levi Tuttle on 22 Oct 1867 in Alameda, CA -- he died 20 Apr 1870 in Gilroy
Had child:
Mattie Belle Tuttle born 2 Aug 1868, Hudson, Lenawee Co, MI
Note: No evidence was found to substantiate the dissolution of the Carpenter marriage. Why was Emma in Calif in Oct 1867 to marry Levi and why did she return to Michigan to give birth to Mattie Belle, only to return to California where she remained until her death. I learned that Abe relocated to Iowa, remarried and had a second family and never, ever spoke of his first marriage.
3) Charles John McClure on 4 Oct 1885, Gilroy, Santa Clara Co, CA -- marriage ended in divorce
According to a granddaughter, Emma left Michigan with her 3 daughters and "sailed around the tip of South America to California."
After her arrival in Gilroy in 1869, she had a home built for her family. The home is on the historical register but is not open to the public. It is almost certain she had inherited sufficient funds from her father's estate after his death enabling her to make the long trip and eventually have a home built.
1) Abraham S. Carpenter on 20 Sep 1856, Adrian, Lenawee Co, MI -- maybe divorced but no record could be located - see note below
Had children:
Eva Estelle Carpenter born 30 Jan 1858, Adrian, Lenawee Co, MI
Frances May Carpenter born 13 May 1861 in Detroit, Wayne Co, MI
2) Levi Tuttle on 22 Oct 1867 in Alameda, CA -- he died 20 Apr 1870 in Gilroy
Had child:
Mattie Belle Tuttle born 2 Aug 1868, Hudson, Lenawee Co, MI
Note: No evidence was found to substantiate the dissolution of the Carpenter marriage. Why was Emma in Calif in Oct 1867 to marry Levi and why did she return to Michigan to give birth to Mattie Belle, only to return to California where she remained until her death. I learned that Abe relocated to Iowa, remarried and had a second family and never, ever spoke of his first marriage.
3) Charles John McClure on 4 Oct 1885, Gilroy, Santa Clara Co, CA -- marriage ended in divorce
According to a granddaughter, Emma left Michigan with her 3 daughters and "sailed around the tip of South America to California."
After her arrival in Gilroy in 1869, she had a home built for her family. The home is on the historical register but is not open to the public. It is almost certain she had inherited sufficient funds from her father's estate after his death enabling her to make the long trip and eventually have a home built.
Married:
1) Abraham S. Carpenter on 20 Sep 1856, Adrian, Lenawee Co, MI -- maybe divorced but no record could be located - see note below
Had children:
Eva Estelle Carpenter born 30 Jan 1858, Adrian, Lenawee Co, MI
Frances May Carpenter born 13 May 1861 in Detroit, Wayne Co, MI
2) Levi Tuttle on 22 Oct 1867 in Alameda, CA -- he died 20 Apr 1870 in Gilroy
Had child:
Mattie Belle Tuttle born 2 Aug 1868, Hudson, Lenawee Co, MI
Note: No evidence was found to substantiate the dissolution of the Carpenter marriage. Why was Emma in Calif in Oct 1867 to marry Levi and why did she return to Michigan to give birth to Mattie Belle, only to return to California where she remained until her death. I learned that Abe relocated to Iowa, remarried and had a second family and never, ever spoke of his first marriage.
3) Charles John McClure on 4 Oct 1885, Gilroy, Santa Clara Co, CA -- marriage ended in divorce
According to a granddaughter, Emma left Michigan with her 3 daughters and "sailed around the tip of South America to California."
After her arrival in Gilroy in 1869, she had a home built for her family. The home is on the historical register but is not open to the public. It is almost certain she had inherited sufficient funds from her father's estate after his death enabling her to make the long trip and eventually have a home built.
1) Abraham S. Carpenter on 20 Sep 1856, Adrian, Lenawee Co, MI -- maybe divorced but no record could be located - see note below
Had children:
Eva Estelle Carpenter born 30 Jan 1858, Adrian, Lenawee Co, MI
Frances May Carpenter born 13 May 1861 in Detroit, Wayne Co, MI
2) Levi Tuttle on 22 Oct 1867 in Alameda, CA -- he died 20 Apr 1870 in Gilroy
Had child:
Mattie Belle Tuttle born 2 Aug 1868, Hudson, Lenawee Co, MI
Note: No evidence was found to substantiate the dissolution of the Carpenter marriage. Why was Emma in Calif in Oct 1867 to marry Levi and why did she return to Michigan to give birth to Mattie Belle, only to return to California where she remained until her death. I learned that Abe relocated to Iowa, remarried and had a second family and never, ever spoke of his first marriage.
3) Charles John McClure on 4 Oct 1885, Gilroy, Santa Clara Co, CA -- marriage ended in divorce
According to a granddaughter, Emma left Michigan with her 3 daughters and "sailed around the tip of South America to California."
After her arrival in Gilroy in 1869, she had a home built for her family. The home is on the historical register but is not open to the public. It is almost certain she had inherited sufficient funds from her father's estate after his death enabling her to make the long trip and eventually have a home built.
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