Thomas Frederick was the first child born to Lewis Benton and Martha Meiser Carvell. He died March 16, 1955 in Washburn, North Dakota. The following obituary is from an unknown newspaper:
Services Conducted at Washburn for 'Fred' Carvell, 74 Funeral services were held on Sunday afternoon at the First Lutheran church in Washburn for Thomas Frederick (Fred) Carvell, 74, long time resident and public official of McLean County. He succumbed at his home in Washburn, Wednesday morning, March 16, from a heart attack, following several years of intermittent illnesses. He had continued on in his capacity of Deputy Register of Deeds of McLean County up until the time of his death.
Rev. I.P. Paulson, pastor, conducted the services. Mrs. Allen Arnts, Bismarck, sang three numbers, "In the Garden," "The Old Rugged cross" and "Safe in the Arms of Jesus." She was accompanied by Mrs. Marjory Mann. Burial was made in Riverview cemetery. Boelter Funeral Home of Bismarck had charge of the arrangements. The First Lutheran Ladies Aid served, with Mrs. F.W. Propp in charge.
Pallbearers were John Williams, Hans Fischer, Otto Franne, Emmanuel Gehring, Otto Reimers and John Tweeten.
Honorary pallbearers were Ole Stefferud, Bismarck; John Thode, William Flinspach, Albert Wille, M.E.McCurdy, Martin Holtan, and county officials, Charles Wheldon, John Romamick, F.W. Propp, R.R. Robinson, Leonard Swanson, Otto Vetter, L.J. Johnson, John Hill, R.O. Everson, Joseph Blonigan, Otto Bauer, John Huston, Leo Wilson, and Chester Huston.
Family services were held Saturday at the Boelter Funeral Home in Bismarck with the Rev. G.V. Schnaidt in charge.
Mr. Carvell is survived by his wife, five daughters, two sons, 15 grandchildren, three brothers and two sisters. Two sisters and one brother preceded him in death.
His sons are Arthur of Fargo, and Robert, student at Concordia College, Moorhead, Minn. His daughters are Mrs. Edward (Louie) Legg, Voltaire; Mrs. George (Myrtle) Skaff, 1015 13th St., in Bismarck; Mrs. Erwin (Vivian) Haring, Portland, Ore.; Mrs. Henry (Joyce) Lang, Denver Colo.; and Mrs. Richard (Verna) Davis, 1017 15th St., Bismarck.
His brothers are Clayton, Fargo; Edward, Denver, Colo.; and a half-brother, Milton, Harrisburg, Pa. His Sisters are Mrs. Oscar (Myrtle) Doepke, Wilton, and Mrs. Agnes Morton, Max.
Relatives from a distance attending the funeral were Erwin Haring and son, Timothy, from Portland, Ore., and Edward Carvell and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lang, Denver, Colo. Mrs. Agnes Morton who has been visiting her son, Charles, at Salem, Ore., was struck by a car recently and was unable to come. Many other relatives and close friends wthin the state attended.
Mr. Carvell was born on July 29, 1880, at Portage Prairie, Ind., the son of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis B. Carvell. In his boyhood his family lived at several communities in South Dakota mainly at Olivet, where his father was a county official for 12 years. There he was educated to the 12th grade. Mr. Carvell worked on various surveying crews. He was engaged for a time loading the silver ore from the early mines in the Black Hills. He saw military training as an active reserve during the Spanish-American War. He came to McLean County from South Dakota about 1900. Here he homesteaded land which is now the townsite of Max. He and a cousin, Herman Meiser, of Buhl, Idaho, built the first permanent home in Max. At Max he operated a livery stable and drey line.
From about 1912-1915 he was postmaster and operated a general store at Emmet McLean County. On June 16, 1915 he married Emma Albrecht. They would have observed their 40th anniversary this summer. In 1916 he purchased a farm in Blackwater township where he and his wife operated until 1921. Here three of their children were born.
In 1921 he was elected Register of Deeds of McLean County and they moved to Washburn where they have lived since. He was Register of Deeds for ten years, and from 1931 on served as deputy under R.R. Robinson, until the time of his death.
Mr. Carvell was baptised Dec. 19, 1880 and confirmed in the Lutheran Church May 13, 1915, at Emmet, N.D. He was a member of the First Lutheran Church in moving to Washburn. He was a member of the First Lutheran Brotherhood. He sang in the choir many years and served as secretary of the church board 11 years.
He took great interest in boy's activities and was a committeeman for the Lewis and Clark Scouting district. Along with his duties as a county official, he served several terms as a county Justice of the Peace and managed the Washburn Abstract Co., for a time.
He enjoyed participating in sports and excelled in running, boxing and baseball. He was a member of the Max baseball team in the early 1900s. About 1935 he was honored as a member of the All-time McLean county All-Star baseball teman which played several games. He was a member of the Washburn City Band for a number of years.
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