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The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
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Missing Age 49 Years
Current Age 89 Years
Legal First Name George
Middle Name Marlin
Legal Last Name Carpenter
Chosen Name/Nickname/Alias--
Biological Sex Male
Height 5' 9" (69 Inches)
Weight 160 lbs
Race / Ethnicity American Indian / Alaska Native
Tribe Enrollment / Affiliation Yes
Associated Tribe(s): Enrolled with The Chickasaw Nation
Circumstances
Date of Last Contact January 1, 1986NamUs Case Created October 7, 2024
Last Known Location
Location Pontotoc County, OklahomaCounty Pontotoc County
Missing From Tribal Land Yes
Primary Residence on Tribal Land Unknown
Circumstances of Disappearance George was last seen somewhere in Pontotoc County in 1986. He told someone that he was going to hop a train and go back to Texas. Unknown if George hopped a train or not, he has not been seen or heard from since.
Physical Description
Hair Color BlackHead Hair Description--
Body Hair Description--
Facial Hair Description--
Left Eye Color Brown
Right Eye Color Brown
<<George Marlin Carpenter was 49 when he was last contacted his family via mail in 1985. No one has heard from since. Unfortunately, the only photo we have of George is when he was a young man. George attended three different Native assimilation “camps”, most notably at Chilocco, here in Oklahoma.
George, of the Chickasaw Nation, was born to Myrtle Gipson and Frank Carpenter on April 12th, 1936. He had six siblings who all passed away without knowing what happened to George and who never stopped searching. While enrolled at Chilocco, George enlisted in the military and fought in Korea. When he returned home after the war he became transient between California, Oklahoma, and Texas. In the 70s he located his father, stepmother, and his sisters in Coalgate, Oklahoma. His oldest sister, Pauline, resided in Fittstown, Oklahoma and he often kept in contact with her over the years. Sometime in 1984/85 George contacted his sister and said he was living with a woman in Midland, Texas. When his niece Gina was graduating from college he sent her a card. Gina sent her uncle a thank you card in May 1985 but it was returned undeliverable. Subsequent letters and attempts to contact him were also returned. George never contacted his family again. His family never gave up searching for him.>>
