Jesse James Carpenter was born 21 July 1927 in Boynton, Muskogee County, Oklahoma, United States to James Lewis Carpenter (1894-1970) and Louellen Quarles (1909-1988) and died 17 May 2013 Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, United States of unspecified causes.
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Steve Gene Carpenter | |||
| Rebecca Ann Carpenter (1955-1990) | |||