Birth Name: Karen Anne Carpenter
Date of Birth: March 2, 1950
Place of Birth: New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
Date of Death: February 4, 1983
Place of Death: Downey, California, U.S.
Ethnicity: English, German, distant Irish, Dutch, Scottish, and Welsh
Karen Carpenter was an American singer and drummer. She was the sister of singer Richard Carpenter, with whom she formed the musical duo The Carpenters.
Karen was the daughter of Agnes Reuwer and Harold Bertram Carpenter. Her father was born in Wuzhou, Guangxi, China, to missionary parents.
Karen’s paternal grandfather was George Bertram Carpenter (the son of Thomas Carpenter and Elizabeth Ann Sherlock). George was from Hammersmith, London. Elizabeth was the daughter of Joseph Sherlock and Elizabeth Esther Marsh.
Karen’s paternal grandmother was Nellie Jane Lynn (the daughter of Elmer Eugene Lynn and Emma Gene Briggs). Nellie was born in Wellsville, New York. Elmer was the son of William Lynn and Matilda A. Conley. Emma was the daughter of George Delavan/Delevan Briggs and Martha Ingley. George’s paternal fifth great-grandmother, Ruhamah Samoset, is sometimes said to have been a Nauset Native American. This is disputed.
Karen’s maternal grandfather was George Arthur Tatum (the son of James Tatum, Jr. and Jennie Elizabeth Short). George was born in Baltimore, Maryland. James was the son of James Tatum and Mary Catherine/Catharine Sure. Jennie was the daughter of Benjamin Franklin Short and Elizabeth Carrie/Caroline Guyton.
Karen’s maternal grandmother was Anna May Reuwer (the daughter of Theodore H. Reuwer and Elizabeth D. Schmidt). Anna was born in Baltimore, Maryland. Theodore was the son of German emigrants, Frederick Dieterick Reuwer, of Hesse, and Catherine/Catharine Wilhelmina Scheck, of Darmstadt, Hesse. Elizabeth was the daughter of German emigrants, Philipp (later Phillip) Schmidt, of Darmstadt, Hesse, and Mary.
Sources: Genealogies of Karen Carpenter – http://www.wargs.com
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