About Carlton
- Full Name: Carlton Norman Hendrickson, Sr.
- Birth: 29 April 1914, Brooklyn, New York
- Parents: Clarkson Hendrickson Jr., and Olive Currie Anderson
- Spouse: Dorothy McKnight
- Marriages: 28 October 1939, and 17 January 1957
- Children: Carol, James, Carlton, David, Richard, Paul, and John
- Occupation: Mechanical Draftsman
- Death: 13 January 1976
- Burial: 17 January 1976, Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York
Relationship to Author: Paternal Grandfather