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George Albert Carson
(1852-1918)
Selena Irene Raven
(1856-1942)
George Henry Carson
(1882-1963)
Addie Lou Gordon
(1892-1924)
Leroy Eslie Carson
(1913-1989)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Mabel Elberta Manley

Leroy Eslie Carson 2

  • Born: 23 Oct 1913, Dixmont, ME 2
  • Marriage (1): Mabel Elberta Manley on 16 May 1942 in Thorndike, ME 1
  • Died: 5 Jul 1989, Waterville, ME at age 75 3
  • Buried: Thorndike Center Cemetery, Thorndike, ME

bullet   Another name for Leroy was Leroy Gordon.

bullet   FamilySearch ID: LBJ3-H7Q. Find a Grave ID: 38689606.

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bullet  Research Notes:

Marriage records name him Leroy E. Gordon instead of Carson for his 1942 marriage.

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bullet  Events

• Census, 7 Jan 1920, Belfast, ME. 4

• Census, 23 Apr 1930, Thorndike, ME. 5

• Census, 24 Apr 1940, Thorndike, ME.

• Obituary: Bangor Daily News, 7 Jul 1989, Bangor, ME.
THORNDIKE -- Leroy E. Carson, 75, of East Thorndike, died Wednesday, July 5, 1989, at a Waterville hospital. He was born in Dixmont Oct. 23, 1913, the son of George and Addie (Gordon) Carson. He was a veteran of World War II and had been employed in the Unity and Thorndike areas as a carpenter, laborer, and farm hand. He was a member of the American Legion Post in Unity. He is survived by two brothers, Ansel Carson of Ellsworth and Kenneth Carson of Thorndike; three sisters, Mabel Ogden of Stillwater, Doris Curtis of Unity and Florence Bragdon of Searsport; one Stepsister, Alice Nadeau of Old Town; one uncle, John Merry of Bangor; many nieces, nephews and cousins. Private graveside services will be at the convenience of the family. Arrangements are under the direction of Lawry Brothers Funeral Home, Unity.


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Leroy married Mabel Elberta Manley on 16 May 1942 in Thorndike, ME.1 The marriage ended in divorce. (Mabel Elberta Manley was born on 13 Apr 1926 in Lake Fork Township, IL, died on 27 Dec 2018 in Pittsfield, ME and was buried on 22 May 2019 in Farwell Cemetery, Unity, ME.)


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Sources


1 Maine State Archives, "Maine Marriages, 1892-1996," database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 11 Jul 2012), entry for Leroy E. Gordon and Mabel A. Manley.

2 Maine Maine State Archives, Maine, Birth Records, 1715-1922, Leroy E. Carson; digital image, Ancestry.com (https://ancestry.com: 16 Oct 2011).

3 State of Maine Department of Human Services, "Maine Death Index, 1960-1997," database, Ancestry.com (https://ancestry.com : accessed 18 Oct 2011), entry for Leroy E. Carson's 1989 death.

4 1920 U.S. census, Waldo County, Maine, population schedule, Belfast, enumeration district (ED) 125, sheet 6, p. 6A, dwelling 131, family 159, George H. Carson; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 30 Apr 2012); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll T625_649.

5 1930 U.S. census, Waldo, Maine, population schedule, Thorndike, enumeration district (ED) 26, sheet 3, p. 3B, dwelling 77, family 77, George H. Carson; digital images, Ancestry.com (https://ancestry.com : accessed 18 Oct 2011); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 840.


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