THELMA ANNICE {} <1.2b.3a.4f.5c.6j.7a.8d.9e.10e.11c.12f.13e>, b. in Ia., 15 Sept. 1912; she m., in Cook Cty., Ill., on 27 June 1929, Ronald Melvin Carpenter, son of Thomas Steele Carpenter and Elva Eldora Maust, b. 8 Mar. 1910 in Lyndon, Ill.; he d. 13 Aug. 1934 in Erie, Ill.; she m. (2) Robert Ransom, son of Louis Ransom and Margaret Elizabeth Gilfry Ransom, b. 22 Nov. 1912, in Ark.; he d. 2 Feb. 1978 in San Diego, Cal.; she d. there 15 July 1966.

THELMA ANNICE KELLOGG {} <1.2b.3a.4f.5c.6j.7a.8d.9e.10e.11c.12f.13e>, dau. of Metton William {14903} <1.2b.3a.4f.5c.6j.7a.8d.9e.10e.11c.12f>, b. 15 Sept. 1912 in Jewell, Ia.; m. 27 June 1929 in Cook County, Ill., Ronald Melvin Carpenter, son of Thomas Steele Carpenter and Elva Eldora Maust, b. 8 Mar. 1910 in Lyndon, Ill.

He was a farm hand, d. 13 Aug. 1934 in Erie, Ill.; she m. (2) abt. 1940, prob. in Long Beach, Cal., "Jinx" Jenkins, who was a World War II veteran who had sustained traumatic head injuries; they divorced abt. 1947 due to a violent outburst that severely injured her.

She m. (3), before 1950, prob. in San Diego, Cal., Robert Ransom, son of Louis Ransom and Margaret Elizabeth Gilfry Ransom, b. 22 Nov. 1912, in Ark.; she d. 15 July 1966 in San Diego, Cal.; he d. there 2 Feb. 1978.

Children (from first husband):

Donna Joyce Carpenter {} <1.2b.3a.4f.5c.6j.7a.8d.9e.10e.11c.12f.13e.14a>, b. June 6, 1930 in Erie, Ill.; m. (0) 1945 in Las Vegas, Cal., Thomas Holt, b. abt. 1925 in Alta Vista, Va., a sailor stationed in San Diego; marriage annulled because she was only 15 years old without parental permission; m. (1) 5 March 1947 in San Diego, Warner Glenn Shelton, son of Benjamin and Hattie Faye Smith, b. 2 Aug. 1925 in Hughes Springs, Tex.; he served in the U. S. Navy in World War II, worked on the Atlas rocket project at General Dynamics Aeronautics in San Diego, after divorce moved to Lockheed Martin in Atlanta, Ga.; they had one child; divorced before Jan. 1951; he d. 2 Mar. 2016 in Atlanta; she m. (2) 5 Apr. 1951 in Yuma, Ariz., Raymond Roland Cameron (aka Abreu), son of Mathias Cameron and Hazel Alta Roland, b. 24 Nov. 1930 in Denver, Colo.; he had 20 years of service in the U. S. Navy; rem to Quilcene, Wash. in 1968; he d. 24 Oct. 1975 in Port Townsend, Wash.; she d. 2 Mar. 2014 in Chula Vista, Cal.; they had two children.

Gerald Arlyn Carpenter {} <1.2b.3a.4f.5c.6j.7a.8d.9e.10e.11c.12f.13e.14b>, b. 27 Jan. 1934 in Erie, Ill.; m. 4 Sep. 1954 in Los Angeles, Cal., Geraldine Beatrice Zola, dau. of Alexander Zola and Rosalie Marcovic, b. 24 Dec. 1935 in San Diego, Cal.; divorced Apr. 1975; she d. 19 Feb. 2010 in Garden Grove, Fla.; he m. (2) 16 Dec. 1978 in Orange County, Cal., Theresa Rose Campbell, dau. of William Albert Campbell, b. 9 June 1937 in San Diego; he; d. 29 Nov. 1988 in Lake Forest, Cal., she d. there 14 Aug. 1990; Gerald and Geraldine had three children.