George B.¹¹ Carman (Jacob¹⁰, Henry⁹, John⁸, John⁷, Adam^6, John^5, John^4, John^3, John^2, John¹) was born 16 May 1895 in Baldwin, Queens County, New York; died 22 September 1952 in Meadowbrook Hospital, East Meadow, Nassau County, New York; and is buried in Greenfield Cemetery, Uniondale, Nassau County, New York.  He married Anna Elizabeth Barth, born 5 January 1901 at Hyde Park, Nassau County, New York, died 16 March 1929 at Baldwin, Queens, New York, of Endocardites, a heart ailment easily treated with antibiotics today but were not yet discovered then. She is buried next to Grandpop in Greenfield Cemetery.  George married second, Thora Marie Bohler, born 12 Jun 1982 in Norway; died July 1977 in Bayville, Nassau County, New York.

George B. served in the United States Army during World War I, being inducted in Freeport on April 27, 1918 as a private. He trained with the 31 Co. 152 Dep Brigade until 20 May 1918 and was sent overseas July 5, 1918 with Company F, 303 Infantry, made Private First Class August 1, 1918, and served with the 303 Infantry until his honorable discharge as a Corporal July 22, 1919. (State of New York Archives Form No. 724-1 A.G.O. Nov. 22, 1919 - His Federal records went up in smoke in a fire in the National Archives in 1979 along with everyone else's, Ser. No. 2,790,129.)

After World War I grandpop went back to working on the fishing boats until smoking that pipe constantly caught up with him and he succumbed to cancer of the jaw.  I was only 4 years old when he died, but I remember one time when I decided I was going to go down to the fishing boats and see dad and grandpop and took my sister (then 3 years old) with me (a little over a half a mile). Grandpop spotted us, drove us home, and me being the ring leader, he took me and tied me to a tree in the back yard so I couldn't wander more than 5 or 6 feet on a leash. That lasted about an hour and I was set loose on parole.

(Above) George B. Carman in his work attire. (Below) the "Wanderlust", his fishing boat. In the background is Freeport, believe it or not, the picture being taken from the Baldwin side of Milburn Creek probably in the 1940's. Grandpop would take that little 30 foot fishing boat from Newfoundland to Florida, depending on what fish were running in the Atlantic Ocean at that time of year.

Anna Elizabeth Barth

Children of George and Anna (Barth) Carman:

Child of George and Thora (Bohler) Carman:

09/24/2006