Bernie Eldridge Carpenter

Carpenter, Bernie March 29, 1934 Andalusia Star News Front Pg.

BERNIE CARPENTER DEAD AND WILLIE THREATT JAILED FOLLOWING FIGHT

Bernie Carpenter, 29, is dead and Willie Threatt, 19, is being held in the Covington County jail charged with the killing.

Carpenter died at the Covington county hospital Tuesday night as a result of knife wounds which were said to have been inflicted by Threatt Sunday afternoon, near Heath, when the two indulged in a fight over a poker game. Threatt was injured about the arms and head with a club, the weapon Carpenter was fighting with, it was said. Carpenter received cuts about the body, one wound puncturing his lung. Carpenter and Threatt were brother-in-laws.

The body was turned over to Benson and Company and services were held from Bethany church Wednesday at 2 p.m. with Rev. O.C. Hickman officiating. Carpenter leaves a wife and four small children besides his mother, Mrs. J. Goodwin, of Gantt.

Transcribed by D. Fountain

Name: Bernie Carpenter
Birth Date: abt 1905
Death Date: 28 Mar 1934
Death Place: Andalusia, Covington, Alabama
Burial Date: 28 Mar 1934
Burial Place: Bethany
Death Age: 29
Marital Status: Married
Gender: Male
Father Name: Gus Carpenter
Mother Name: Jane Carver
Spouse Name: Mrs Bernie Carpenter
FHL Film Number: 1908517

spouse: Vela Threatt
name Beanie Carpenter
birth date 1904
birthplace
age 19
spouse's name Vela Threatt
spouse's birth date 1908
spouse's birthplace
spouse's age 15
event date 23 Nov 1923
event place Andalusia, Covington, Alabama
spouse's race White
spouse's marital status
spouse's previous husband's name
indexing project (batch) number M74420-6
system origin Alabama-EASy
gs film number 1288863
reference id p 110
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Bernie died of pneumonia likely caused by the filling of lungs with blood and the inability to clear the fluids. Remember there were no antibiotics available in 1934 Alabama.
It also indicates that an operation was performed on the 25th of March 1934 and that he died on the 28th at 2:20 AM. The doctor attended him from 25 to 28 March.
On the death certificate it indicates he was born on 1 June 1905 and was 29 Years, 10 months and 3 days old at death. The informant was: Earl Threat.
When I use the 29,10,3 with the death date of 28 Mar 1934, I get the birth date of about 25 May 1904. I conclude he was more likely to have been born in 1904 than 1905. This match grave marker information.
Contributor: jrcrin001 (48357735) • [email%C2%A0protected])* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Feb 22 2024, 15:22:23 UTC