Twelfth Generation16323. Ralph William CARLETON455 was born on 8 November 1916 in Rangeley, Franklin, Maine.455 He appeared in the census on 31 January 1920 in Rangeley, Franklin, Maine. Age 4, born Maine, parents born Maine, living with parents. Name on census: Ralph W. Carleton. He appeared in the census on 8 April 1930 in Augusta, Kennebec, Maine. Age 13, born Maine, parents born Maine, living with mother and stepfather. Name on census: Ralph W. Carleton. Ralph appeared in the census on 5 April 1940 in Augusta, Kennebec, Maine. Age 23, born Maine. He was a truck driver for the retail and wholesale hardware industry and his household included his wife Beverly, 24, and son Gary, 1. Name on census: Ralph Carleton. He enlisted in the US Army on 28 March 1945 in Portland, Cumberland, Maine.455 He died on 13 August 1980 at the age of 63 in Chelsea, Kennebec, Maine.455 Ralph was buried at Maine Veterans' Memorial Cemetery in Augusta, Kennebec, Maine.455 Ralph William CARLETON and Beverly Almeda CROSS were married on 18 December 1937 in Maine.3673 Beverly Almeda CROSS3673, daughter of Alonzo Winfield CROSS and Ethel May PERKINS, was born on 14 February 1916 in Augusta, Kennebec, Maine.3673 She appeared in the census on 8 January 1920 in Augusta, Kennebec, Maine. Age 4, born Maine, parents born Maine, living with parents. Name on census: Beverly A. Cross. She appeared in the census on 5 April 1940 in Augusta, Kennebec, Maine. Age 24, born Maine. She was living with husband Ralph and son Gary. Name on census: Beverly Carleton. Beverly died on 31 December 2011 at the age of 95 in Augusta, Kennebec, Maine.3673 Her obituary was published on 4 January 2012 in the Kennebec Journal in Augusta, Kennebec, Maine. AUGUSTA - Beverly A. Carleton, 95, passed away peacefully Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011, at Augusta Rehabilitation Center, where she had been a resident for almost two years. Prior to that, most of her adult life was spent at 127 Cony St. Bev was a "stay-at-home" mom when her three boys were young. As the boys grew older, she went to work for New England Telephone in the days when they had telephone operators. She also worked for the Kennebec Journal in the bindery. Her last 10 years of working was in the cafeteria at Hodgkins School. She loved being there and around children. She was predeceased by her husband, Ralph Carleton; son Gary Carleton; and brother Basil Cross. Beverly is survived by her sons, Donald Carleton, and his wife, Judy, of Augusta, and Richard Carleton, and his wife, Helen, of Franklin, N.H.; and daughter-in-law, Joyce Carleton, of Pompano Beach, Fla. She dearly loved her grandchildren, Kathy Landry, Debbie Devoid, James Carleton and David Carleton; and great grandchildren, Matthew Landry, Kayla Nichols, Justin Devoid, Rebecca Carleton, Dakota Carleton, Calee Carleton and Camden Carleton. Bev is also survived by her sister, Gladys Flagg, and sister-in-law Florence Cross. Burial will be in Maine Veterans' Memorial Cemetery. Ralph William CARLETON-63838 and Beverly Almeda CROSS-64044 had the following children:
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