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Betty Mae Gardner 1920–2009 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Feb 1920

Birth Location: Carlisle, Iowa

Death Date: abt 2009

Death Location: Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, United States of America

Father: Elera Gardner

Mother: Bessie Webster

Spouse(s): James Rankin

Children(s):

Betty Mae Gardner was born in 1920 in Carlisle, Iowa, the child of Elera Herbert Gardner And Bessie Mabel Webster. In 1925, Betty Mae Gardner resided in Palmyra, Warren, Iowa, USA. In 1927, Betty Mae Gardner resided in California. Betty Mae Gardner married James Kenneth Rankin, and had children including Jim Rankin, Judi Rankin. Betty Mae Gardner passed away in 2009 in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, United States of America.

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A
Criteria:
  • A 3 criteria (Strong)
  • B 2 criteria (Medium)
  • C 1 criteria (Basic)
  • N/A 0 criteria (Insufficient)

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Biography

  • Betty Mae Gardner was born in 1920 in Carlisle, Iowa, the child of Elera Herbert Gardner And Bessie Mabel Webster.
  • In 1925, Betty Mae Gardner resided in Palmyra, Warren, Iowa, USA.
  • In 1927, Betty Mae Gardner resided in California.
  • Betty Mae Gardner married James Kenneth Rankin, and had children including Jim Rankin, Judi Rankin.
  • Betty Mae Gardner passed away in 2009 in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Elera Gardner
1893–1948
Birth Location: Mitchelville, , IA
EG
Bessie Webster
1890–1951
Birth Location: –
BW

Spouses(s)

James Rankin
1914–1986
Birth Location: Tracy, Iowa
JR

Children(s)

Betty Gardner's Ancestors

Self
Betty Gardner
1920–2009
Birth Place: Carlisle, Iowa
Parents
Elera Herbert Gardner
1893–1948
Mitchelville, , IA
Bessie (Mabel) Webster
1890–1951
Grandparents
Austin ("AughtOtt" H) Gardner
1867–1959
Emma (Dorcus) Gibbons
1868–1947
Milo, Warren Co, IA
Great-Grandparents
Tilman GIBBONS
1841–1923
Lydia WHITE
1845–1916
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John GIBBONS
1806–1864
Lydia STANTON
1813–1887
John WHITE
1811–1889
Jane NEWLIN
1811–1856

Betty Gardner's Timeline

11 Records

1920
24 Feb 1920
Birth of Betty Mae Gardner in Carlisle, Iowa
Carlisle, Iowa
1925
1 Jan 1925
Age 5
Betty Mae Gardner resided here in Palmyra, Warren, Iowa, USA
Palmyra, Warren, Iowa, USA
1927
30 Jun 1927
Age 7
Betty Mae Gardner resided here in California
California
1930
1930
Age 10
Betty Mae Gardner resided here in Richland, Richland, Warren, Iowa, USA
Richland, Richland, Warren, Iowa, USA
1935
1935
Age 15
Betty Mae Gardner resided here in Rural, Warren, Iowa
Rural, Warren, Iowa
1940
1940
Age 20
Betty Mae Gardner resided here in Greenfield Township, Spring Hill, Warren, Iowa, USA
Greenfield Township, Spring Hill, Warren, Iowa, USA
1942
3 Jul 1942
Age 22
Betty Mae Gardner was married
None
1950
1950
Age 30
Betty Mae Gardner resided here in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA
Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 31
Betty Mae Gardner resided here in Iowa
Iowa
1958
1958
Age 38
Betty Mae Gardner resided here in Des Moines, Iowa, USA
Des Moines, Iowa, USA
2009
abt 2009
Age 89
Death of Betty Mae Gardner in Des Moines IA
Des Moines IA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Feb 1920
    Event Place: Carlisle, Iowa
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Des Moines Register; Publication Date: 6 Aug 2009; Publication Place: Des Moines, Iowa, USA; Kategori=Obituaries&Class=30&Type=CAT1320&Lopenr=90800215

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 3 Jul 1942
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Des Moines Register; Publication Date: 6 Aug 2009; Publication Place: Des Moines, Iowa, USA; Kategori=Obituaries&Class=30&Type=CAT1320&Lopenr=90800215
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Des Moines Register; Publication Date: 6 Aug 2009; Publication Place: Des Moines, Iowa, USA; ,0.045154344,0.68238974,0.56968987&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1925
    Event Place: Palmyra, Warren, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Iowa, U.S., State Census Collection, 1836-1925

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 30 Jun 1927
    Event Place: California
    Record Source: U.S., Indian Census Rolls, Year: 1927; Roll: M595_184; Line: 7; Agency: Hoopa Valley

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Richland, Richland, Warren, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Richland, Warren, Iowa; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0023; FHL microfilm: 2340421

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Warren, Iowa
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Spring Hill, Warren, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01210; Page: 61A; Enumeration District: 91-6

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Greenfield Township, Spring Hill, Warren, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Spring Hill, Warren, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01210; Page: 61A; Enumeration District: 91-6

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Des Moines, Polk, Io

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Iowa
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1958
    Event Place: Des Moines, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: W Des Moines, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: West Des Moines
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Des Moines Register; Publication Date: 6 Aug 2009; Publication Place: Des Moines, Iowa, USA; Kategori=Obituaries&Class=30&Type=CAT1320&Lopenr=90800215
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Des Moines Register; Publication Date: 6 Aug 2009; Publication Place: Des Moines, Iowa, USA; ,0.045154344,0.68238974,0.56968987&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 2009
    Event Place: Des Moines IA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Des Moines Register; Publication Date: 6 Aug 2009; Publication Place: Des Moines, Iowa, USA; Kategori=Obituaries&Class=30&Type=CAT1320&Lopenr=90800215
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Des Moines Register; Publication Date: 6 Aug 2009; Publication Place: Des Moines, Iowa, USA; ,0.045154344,0.68238974,0.56968987&xid=3355
    [3] Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2016

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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