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Alexander Lafayette Gardner 1874–1960 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 March 1874

Birth Location: Hillsville, Carroll County, Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 3 May 1960

Death Location: Hillsville, Carroll County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: John Gardner

Mother: Amelia Gardner

Spouse(s): Fannie Gardner

Children(s): Roby Sr, Lora Gardner, Alma Brannock, Ruby Gardner, Arthur Gardner, Rufus Gardner, Fred Gardner, John Sr, Eliza Canada, Anne Wylie

Alexander Lafayette Gardner was born in 1874 in Hillsville, Carroll County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of John Henry Gardner And Amelia Ann Farmer Gardner. In 1935, Alexander Lafayette Gardner resided in Piper Gap, Carroll, Virginia. In 1940, Alexander Lafayette Gardner resided in Piper Gap, Carroll, Virginia, USA. Alexander Lafayette Gardner married Fannie Emaline Vass Gardner, and had children including Alma M Gardner Brannock, Anne Ruth Gardner Wylie, Arthur Jefferson Gardner, Eliza Pearle Gardner Canada, Fred Thomas Gardner, John Everett Gardner Sr, Lora Maude Gardner, Roby Gerald Gardner Sr, Ruby Geraldine Gardner, Rufus Emmett Gardner. Alexander Lafayette Gardner passed away in 1960 in Hillsville, Carroll County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Alexander Lafayette Gardner was born in 1874 in Hillsville, Carroll County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of John Henry Gardner And Amelia Ann Farmer Gardner.
  • In 1935, Alexander Lafayette Gardner resided in Piper Gap, Carroll, Virginia.
  • In 1940, Alexander Lafayette Gardner resided in Piper Gap, Carroll, Virginia, USA.
  • Alexander Lafayette Gardner married Fannie Emaline Vass Gardner, and had children including Alma M Gardner Brannock, Anne Ruth Gardner Wylie, Arthur Jefferson Gardner, Eliza Pearle Gardner Canada, Fred Thomas Gardner, John Everett Gardner Sr, Lora Maude Gardner, Roby Gerald Gardner Sr, Ruby Geraldine Gardner, Rufus Emmett Gardner.
  • Alexander Lafayette Gardner passed away in 1960 in Hillsville, Carroll County, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Alexander Gardner's Ancestors

Self
Alexander Gardner
1874–1960
Birth Place: Hillsville, Carroll County, Virginia, United States of America
Parents
John Henry Gardner
1835–1907
Grayson County, Virginia, USA
Amelia (Ann Farmer) Gardner
1836–1909
Grayson, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William (M) Gardner
1799–1868
Franklin County, Virginia, United States of America
Nancy (Leona) Gardner
1802–1873
Virginia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alexander Gardner's Descendants

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Alexander (Lafayette) Gardner (2 March 1874–3 May 1960) m. Fannie (Emaline Vass) Gardner (12 September 1875–1 January 1960)
  1. 1. Roby (Gerald Gardner) Sr 1917–2010
  2. 2. Lora (Maude) Gardner 1895–1918
  3. 3. Alma (M Gardner) Brannock 1912–1995
  4. 4. Ruby (Geraldine) Gardner 1917–1919
  5. 5. Arthur (Jefferson) Gardner 1898–1933
  6. 6. Rufus (Emmett) Gardner 1908–1934
  7. 7. Fred (Thomas) Gardner 1900–1978
  8. 8. John (Everett Gardner) Sr 1903–1987
  9. 9. Eliza (Pearle Gardner) Canada 1905–1998
  10. 10. Anne (Ruth Gardner) Wylie 1910–2015

Alexander Gardner's Timeline

4 Records

1874
2 March 1874
Birth of Alexander Lafayette Gardner in Hillsville, Carroll County, Virginia, United States of America
Hillsville, Carroll County, Virginia, United States of America
1935
1935
Age 61
Alexander Lafayette Gardner resided here in Piper Gap, Carroll, Virginia
Piper Gap, Carroll, Virginia
1940
1940
Age 66
Alexander Lafayette Gardner resided here in Piper Gap, Carroll, Virginia, USA
Piper Gap, Carroll, Virginia, USA
1960
3 May 1960
Age 86
Death of Alexander Lafayette Gardner in Hillsville, Carroll County, Virginia, United States of America
Hillsville, Carroll County, Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 March 1874
    Event Place: Hillsville, Carroll County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Piper Gap, Carroll, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04253; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 18-17
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Piper Gap, Carroll, Virginia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Piper Gap, Carroll, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04253; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 18-17

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Piper Gap, Carroll, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Piper Gap, Carroll, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04253; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 18-17

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 May 1960
    Event Place: Hillsville, Carroll County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hillsville, Carroll County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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