William and Maude, through 1930

I have not found a record for Maude or William in the 1910 or 1920 U.S. Census, however from the obituary for John K Carson we know that they had lived in Oklahoma in 1927.

In April of 1930, William and Maude lived in a home that they owned on Lindley Avenue in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. On the same property, which was valued at $2000, were his sons Chester and Virgil. Chester and his wife Kathleen had two children: Bernard and Bernice. Virgil and his wife Zetta were childless. Each rented and lived in smaller homes on the property.

All of the men worked in construction. William was a contractor; Chester and Virgil were carpenters.

One interesting fact recorded in the census is that all of the males in the family, William, Chester, and Virgil, were married at the age of 22.

Below: William L. Carson and an unknown youth work in the garden.