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Ethel Pearl Dunn 1900–1988 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Aug 1900

Birth Location: North Carolina

Death Date: 30 Sep 1988

Death Location: Tarboro, Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA

Father: W Dunn

Mother: Mary Summerlin

Spouse(s): Benjamin Gardner

Children(s): Elmer Gardner, Mary Gardner, Benjamin Jr, Martin Gardner, Minnie Gardner, Amos Gardner

The story of Ethel Pearl Dunn began in 1900 in North Carolina. In 1910, Ethel Pearl Dunn resided in Township 10, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA. In 1920, Ethel Pearl Dunn resided in Lower Town Creek, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA. Ethel Pearl Dunn married Benjamin Franklin Gardner, and had children including Amos Monroe Gardner, Benjamin Franklin Gardner Jr, Elmer Lawrence Gardner, Helen Gardner, Martin Edward Gardner, Mary Elizabeth Gardner, Minnie Ada Gardner. Ethel Pearl Dunn passed away in 1988 in Tarboro, Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Ethel Pearl Dunn began in 1900 in North Carolina.
  • In 1910, Ethel Pearl Dunn resided in Township 10, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA.
  • In 1920, Ethel Pearl Dunn resided in Lower Town Creek, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA.
  • Ethel Pearl Dunn married Benjamin Franklin Gardner, and had children including Amos Monroe Gardner, Benjamin Franklin Gardner Jr, Elmer Lawrence Gardner, Helen Gardner, Martin Edward Gardner, Mary Elizabeth Gardner, Minnie Ada Gardner.
  • Ethel Pearl Dunn passed away in 1988 in Tarboro, Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

W Dunn
1862–1936
Birth Location: Edgecombe County, North Carolina, United States
WD
Mary Summerlin
1879–1914
Birth Location: Crisp, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Benjamin Gardner
1896–1972
Birth Location: Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA
BG

Children(s)

Elmer Gardner
1931–1978
Birth Location: Edgecombe, North Carolina
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Mary Gardner
1919–2002
Birth Location: Rocky Mount, Nash, North Carolina, USA
MG
Benjamin Jr
1928–1984
Birth Location: Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA
BJ
Martin Gardner
1917–1999
Birth Location: Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
MG
Minnie Gardner
1921–1973
Birth Location: North Carolina
MG
Amos Gardner
1925–2003
Birth Location: North Carolina
AG

Ethel Dunn's Ancestors

Self
Ethel Dunn
1900–1988
Birth Place: North Carolina
Parents
W H Dunn
1862–1936
Edgecombe County, North Carolina, United States
Mary (Elizabeth) Summerlin
1879–1914
Crisp, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Stephen Dunn
1825–1880
North Carolina
Betsie Dew
1825–1905
North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Zachariah Dew
1787–1878
Sarah Dew
1790–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ethel Dunn's Descendants

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Ethel (Pearl) Dunn (29 Aug 1900–30 Sep 1988) m. Benjamin (Franklin) Gardner (20 September 1896–14 March 1972)
  1. 1. Elmer (Lawrence) Gardner 1931–1978 m. Doris Compton 1934–1999
  2. 2. Mary (Elizabeth) Gardner 1919–2002 m. Arthur (Zeno) Summerlin 1917–2002
    1. 1. Sidney (Zeno Summerlin) Jr 1944–1968
    2. 2. Beulah (Geraldine) Summerlin 1938–2006
  3. 3. Benjamin (Franklin Gardner) Jr 1928–1984
  4. 4. Martin (Edward) Gardner 1917–1999 m. Elizabeth (Arden) Dixon 1931–1989 m. Pattie (Louise) Corbett 1918–1962
  5. 5. Minnie (Ada) Gardner 1921–1973 m. Zeno (Morris) Junior 1917–1965
  6. 6. Amos (Monroe) Gardner 1925–2003

Ethel Dunn's Timeline

7 Records

1900
29 Aug 1900
Birth of Ethel Pearl Dunn in North Carolina
North Carolina
1910
1910
Age 10
Ethel Pearl Dunn resided here in Township 10, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
Township 10, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
1920
1920
Age 20
Ethel Pearl Dunn resided here in Lower Town Creek, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
Lower Town Creek, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
1930
1930
Age 30
Ethel Pearl Dunn resided here in Township 10, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
Township 10, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
1935
1935
Age 35
Ethel Pearl Dunn resided here in Sparta, Edgecombe, North Carolina
Sparta, Edgecombe, North Carolina
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 40
Ethel Pearl Dunn resided here in Sparta, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
Sparta, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
1988
30 Sep 1988
Age 88
Death of Ethel Pearl Dunn in Tarboro, Edgecombe, North Carolina
Tarboro, Edgecombe, North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Aug 1900
    Event Place: North Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Lower Town Creek, Edgecombe, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1296; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 15; Image: 1170
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Township 10, Edgecombe, North Carolina; Roll: 1688; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0024; Image: 805.0; FHL microfilm: 2341422
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Sparta, Edgecombe, North Carolina; Roll: T627_2905; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 33-26
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Township 10, Edgecombe, North Carolina; Roll: T624_1109; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0024; FHL microfilm: 1375122

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Township 10, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Township 10, Edgecombe, North Carolina; Roll: T624_1109; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0024; FHL microfilm: 1375122

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Lower Town Creek, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Lower Town Creek, Edgecombe, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1296; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 15; Image: 1170

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Township 10, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Township 10, Edgecombe, North Carolina; Roll: 1688; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0024; Image: 805.0; FHL microfilm: 2341422

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Sparta, Edgecombe, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Sparta, Edgecombe, North Carolina; Roll: T627_2905; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 33-26

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Sparta, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Sparta, Edgecombe, North Carolina; Roll: T627_2905; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 33-26

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Sep 1988
    Event Place: Tarboro, Edgecombe, North Carolina
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Tarboro, Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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