Carl K. Bearden appears in the 1929 Chandler City Directory as a carpenter, living with his wife May at 344 N. Dakota.
The 1931 and 1932 directories said Carl L. Bearden and his wife Mae lived at 340 N. Dakota. He worked as a laborer.
He appears in the 1940 Chandler Resident Directory as a carpenter, living with Mae on the east side of north Dakota, beyond Detroit.