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Elisha Eugene GARDNER 1824–1858 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 AUG 1824

Birth Location: Amite Co., MS

Death Date: 15 JUN 1858

Death Location: Gardner-O'Bier Cemetery, Amite, MS

Father: William Gardner

Mother: Elizabeth Sumrall

Spouse(s): Chlorinda WEATHERSBY

Children(s): Elisha Gardner, Julia GARDNER, Minnie GARDNER, Eugene GARDNER, Ella GARDNER, William gardner

The story of Elisha Eugene GARDNER began in 1824 in Amite Co., MS. Elisha Eugene GARDNER married Chlorinda Justina Weathersby, and had children including Elisha Anna Gardner, Ella Eliza Gardner, Eugene Elisha Gardner, Julia Gardner, Minnie Gardner, William Solomon Gardner. Elisha Eugene GARDNER passed away in 1858 in Gardner-O'Bier Cemetery, Amite, MS.

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Biography

  • The story of Elisha Eugene GARDNER began in 1824 in Amite Co., MS.
  • Elisha Eugene GARDNER married Chlorinda Justina Weathersby, and had children including Elisha Anna Gardner, Ella Eliza Gardner, Eugene Elisha Gardner, Julia Gardner, Minnie Gardner, William Solomon Gardner.
  • Elisha Eugene GARDNER passed away in 1858 in Gardner-O'Bier Cemetery, Amite, MS.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Gardner
1781–1840
Birth Location: Roanoke Rapids, Halifax, NC
WG
Elizabeth Sumrall
1801–1828
Birth Location: Marion Co., MS
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Spouses(s)

Chlorinda WEATHERSBY
1829–1920
Birth Location: Amite Co., MS
CW

Children(s)

Elisha Gardner
1858–1895
Birth Location: Amite Co., MS
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Julia GARDNER
1850–1873
Birth Location: Amite Co., MS
JG
Minnie GARDNER
1852–1856
Birth Location: Liberty, Amite, MS
MG
Eugene GARDNER
1848–1881
Birth Location: Amite Co., MS
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Ella GARDNER
1855–1938
Birth Location: Amite Co., MS
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William gardner
1846–1872
Birth Location: Liberty, Amite, MS
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Elisha GARDNER's Ancestors

Self
Elisha GARDNER
1824–1858
Birth Place: Amite Co., MS
Parents
William Henry Gardner
1781–1840
Roanoke Rapids, Halifax, NC
Elizabeth Sumrall
1801–1828
Marion Co., MS
Grandparents
Pryor Gardner
1758–1849
Halifax Co., NC
Drucilla Rose
1760–1830
Bedford Co., PA
David Sumrall
1767–1853
probably Edgefield, South Carolina
Sarah Gibson
1770–1845
Richmond Co., NC
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Gardner
1721–1773
Martha Pryor
1723–1780
William Rose
1732–1785
Thomas Sumrall
1740–1821
Ann Thomas
1742–1818
Thomas Gibson
1735–1804
Agnes Williams
1740–1804
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jean Gardner
1696–
Samuel Pryor
1693–1766
Prudence Thornton
1698–1742
William Rose
1701–1789
Sarah Gardner
1720–
Jacob Summerall
1715–1785
Ann Cobb
1720–

Elisha GARDNER's Descendants

1.
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Elisha (Eugene) GARDNER (17 AUG 1824–15 JUN 1858) m. Chlorinda (Justina) WEATHERSBY (31 DEC 1829–3 FEB 1920)
  1. 1. Elisha (Anna) Gardner 1858–1895 m. Theodore McKnight 1857–1924
    1. 1. Bessie (French) McKnight 1880– m. Henry (Anderson) Scott 1881– m. Lea Godwin 1880–
      1. 1. Henry Scott 1906–
      2. 2. Eugene Scott 1908–
    2. 2. Eugene (Chrisman) McKnight 1882–1883
    3. 3. Maude (M.) McKnight 1885–1917 m. William (Ormsby) Rutledge 1878–1930
      1. 1. WIlliam (Ormsby) Rutledge 1910–
    4. 4. Theodore McKnight 1887–1969 m. Roberta (Brooke) Lum 1891–1951
      1. 1. Roberta (Lum) McKnight 1911–1982
      2. 2. Theodore McKnight 1917–1999
      3. 3. James (John) McKnight 1913–1981
    5. 5. Bonita McKnight 1889–1980 m. Weston (Wallace) Nipper –1943
    6. 6. Martha (Ella (Mattie)) McKnight 1892–
  2. 2. Julia GARDNER 1850–1873
  3. 3. Minnie GARDNER 1852–1856
  4. 4. Eugene (Elisha) GARDNER 1848–1881 m. Julia (Maria Luisa) Moore 1851–1943
    1. 1. Louis (Eugene) Gardner 1875–
      1. 1. Norman Gardner 1908–
      2. 2. Joseph (Eugene) Gardner 1904–
    2. 2. Gertrude (Elwynne) Gardner 1879–1950
      1. 1. John (Elivynne) Davis 1903–
      2. 2. Ralph (Norton) Davis 1909–
    3. 3. Mamie (Imogene) Gardner 1881–1988 m. George (Harrison) Butler 1877–1948
      1. 1. George (Harrison) Butler 1917–1998
      2. 2. Mary (Lyneille) Butler 1905– m. John (Richard) Countiss 1905–1960
        1. 1. John (R.) Countiss 1927–2006
  5. 5. Ella (Eliza) GARDNER 1855–1938 m. Robert (M.) Smiley 1849–1905
    1. 1. William (Eugene) Smiley 1880–1952 m. Margaret (Elizabeth) Nunnery 1883–1971
      1. 1. Mildred (Evelyn) Smiley 1907–1998 m. Lester (Eugene) Jackson 1905–1937
        1. 1. William (Eugene) Jackson 1935–1959
      2. 2. William (Laverne) Smiley 1903–1964 m. Martha (Mabel) Davis 1905–1938 m. Manila Weant 1904–1996
        1. 1. Donald (Laverne) Smiley 1929–1994
        2. 2. Clifton (Eugene) Smiley 1932–1965
      3. 3. Beatrice Smiley 1909– m. Horace Mann –1976
      4. 4. Mary (Ella) Smiley 1921–1986 m. Charles (Oscar) Martin 1916–1977
  6. 6. William (Solomon) gardner 1846–1872 m. Martha (Eugenia) Moore 1849–1875
    1. 1. Alma (Lea) gardner 1870–1951 m. Charles (Norwood) MCKNIGHT 1864–1937
      1. 1. Ralph (Norwood) McKnight 1889–1892
      2. 2. Muriel (Wilmoore) MCKNIGHT 1899–1982 m. James Overbeck 1895–1942 m. Malcolm (Wallace) GALVANI 1897–1990
        1. 1. Marjory (Lyneille) GALVANI 1921–2011 m. Richard (Gerald) LEECH 1922–2011
        2. 2. Ralph (Norwood) GALVANI 1925–1926
      3. 3. Charles (Worth) Mcknight 1892–1982 m. Bonnie (Eugenia) CROWELL 1897–
      4. 4. Eugene (Audrey) McKnight 1907–1989
      5. 5. Julia (Eugenia) McKnight 1908–1984 m. Aubrey (Lorenzo) Anderson 1904–1945 m. Hascal Robinson 1917–2000
    2. 2. William (Moore) gardner 1873–1912 m. Meta Hemphill 1879–
      1. 1. Eugenia (Belle) Gardner 1899–1979 m. Ashley (Charles) Cameron 1899–
        1. 1. Emily (Joy) Cameron 1924–2009 m. James Horney 1922–2010

Elisha GARDNER's Timeline

2 Records

1824
17 AUG 1824
Birth of Elisha Eugene GARDNER in Amite Co., MS
Amite Co., MS
1858
15 JUN 1858
Age 34
Death of Elisha Eugene GARDNER in Liberty, Amite, MS
Liberty, Amite, MS

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 AUG 1824
    Event Place: Amite Co., MS

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 JUN 1858
    Event Place: Liberty, Amite, MS

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Gardner-O'Bier Cemetery, Amite, MS
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