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Martin VanBuren Gardner 1853–1935 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 April 1853

Birth Location: Hillsville, Carroll County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 4 December 1935

Death Location: Woodlawn, Carroll County, Virginia, USA

Father: Andrew Gardner

Mother: Mary Gardner

Spouse(s): Amanda Gardner

Children(s): Clara Shires, Claude Sr, Washington Gardner, Minnie Engle, Infant Gardner, John Gardner, Amelia Gardner, Thomas Gardner

Martin VanBuren Gardner was born in 1853 in Hillsville, Carroll County, Virginia, USA, the child of Andrew Washington Gardner And Mary Elizabeth Boyd Quesinbarry Gardner. In 1880, Martin VanBuren Gardner resided in Pipers Gap, Carroll, Virginia, USA. Martin VanBuren Gardner married Amanda Jane Gardner, and had children including Amelia E Gardner, Clara Esther Gardner Shires, Claude Martin Gardner Sr, Infant Andrew Gardner, John Melvin Gardner, Minnie Jo Engle, Thomas Sanders Byrd Gardner, Washington Lee Gardner. Martin VanBuren Gardner passed away in 1935 in Woodlawn, Carroll County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Martin VanBuren Gardner was born in 1853 in Hillsville, Carroll County, Virginia, USA, the child of Andrew Washington Gardner And Mary Elizabeth Boyd Quesinbarry Gardner.
  • In 1880, Martin VanBuren Gardner resided in Pipers Gap, Carroll, Virginia, USA.
  • Martin VanBuren Gardner married Amanda Jane Gardner, and had children including Amelia E Gardner, Clara Esther Gardner Shires, Claude Martin Gardner Sr, Infant Andrew Gardner, John Melvin Gardner, Minnie Jo Engle, Thomas Sanders Byrd Gardner, Washington Lee Gardner.
  • Martin VanBuren Gardner passed away in 1935 in Woodlawn, Carroll County, Virginia, USA.

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Spouses(s)

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Martin Gardner's Ancestors

Self
Martin Gardner
1853–1935
Birth Place: Hillsville, Carroll County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Andrew Washington Gardner
1825–1864
Carroll County, Virginia, USA
Mary (Elizabeth Boyd Quesinbarry) Gardner
1826–1915
Grayson County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
James Gardner
1755–1849
Fishkill, Dutchess County, New York, USA
Tobitha (Martin) Gardner
1780–1862
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Martin Gardner's Descendants

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Martin (VanBuren) Gardner (21 April 1853–4 December 1935) m. Amanda (Jane) Gardner (10 January 1854–4 December 1936)
  1. 1. Clara (Esther Gardner) Shires 1898–1985
  2. 2. Claude (Martin Gardner) Sr 1896–1924
  3. 3. Washington (Lee) Gardner 1871–1905 m. Myrtle (Henrietta Williams) Gardner 1871–1950
    1. 1. Horace (Buford) Gardner 1900–1973 m. Martha (Geneva Horne) Gardner 1918–2001
    2. 2. Guida (L Gardner) Rowe 1901–1985
    3. 3. Viva (Madge Gardner) Young 1904–1985
  4. 4. Minnie (Jo) Engle 1889–1972
  5. 5. Infant (Andrew) Gardner 1883–1884
  6. 6. John (Melvin) Gardner 1874–1929
  7. 7. Amelia (E.) Gardner 1877–
  8. 8. Thomas (Sanders Byrd) Gardner 1879–1964 m. Edieth (A) Gardner 1902–1991
    1. 1. Gertrude (Gardner) Quiett 1907–2010
    2. 2. James (Melvin) Gardner 1909–1934
    3. 3. Lonzo (Sanders) Gardner 1905–1905
    4. 4. Lena (M Gardner) Wallace 1913–1981

Martin Gardner's Timeline

3 Records

1853
21 April 1853
Birth of Martin VanBuren Gardner in Hillsville, Carroll County, Virginia, USA
Hillsville, Carroll County, Virginia, USA
1880
1880
Age 27
Martin VanBuren Gardner resided here in Pipers Gap, Carroll, Virginia, USA
Pipers Gap, Carroll, Virginia, USA
1935
4 December 1935
Age 82
Death of Martin VanBuren Gardner in Hillsville, Carroll County, Virginia, USA
Hillsville, Carroll County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 April 1853
    Event Place: Hillsville, Carroll County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Pipers Gap, Carroll, Virginia; Roll: 1360; Family History Film: 1255360; Page: 83C; Enumeration District: 020
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Pipers Gap, Carroll, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Pipers Gap, Carroll, Virginia; Roll: 1360; Family History Film: 1255360; Page: 83C; Enumeration District: 020

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 December 1935
    Event Place: Hillsville, Carroll County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Woodlawn, Carroll County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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