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William Dorsey Gardner 1841–1909 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 October 1841

Birth Location: Sumter County, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 20 Nov 1909

Death Location: Warren, Tyler County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Joshua Gardner

Mother: Mary Jones

Spouse(s): *Lavicy Walters

Children(s): Thomas Gardner, James Gardner

William Dorsey Gardner was born in 1841 in Sumter County, South Carolina, USA, the child of Joshua Thomas Thomas Joshua Gardner And Mary Martha Jones. William Dorsey Gardner married Lavicy Ann Vicy Walters, and had children including James Travis Gardner, Thomas Gardner. William Dorsey Gardner passed away in 1909 in Warren, Tyler County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Dorsey Gardner was born in 1841 in Sumter County, South Carolina, USA, the child of Joshua Thomas Thomas Joshua Gardner And Mary Martha Jones.
  • William Dorsey Gardner married Lavicy Ann Vicy Walters, and had children including James Travis Gardner, Thomas Gardner.
  • William Dorsey Gardner passed away in 1909 in Warren, Tyler County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Gardner's Ancestors

Self
William Gardner
1841–1909
Birth Place: Sumter County, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Joshua Thomas (Thomas Joshua) Gardner
1810–1872
Darlington, Kershaw, South Carolina, United States
Mary (Martha) Jones
1818–1877
Sumterville, Sumter County, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
James Gardner
1789–1830
Barnwell, Barnwell, South Carolina, USA
Mary McCreary
1791–1847
Barnwell, Barnwell, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
C. Gardner
1760–1838
Catherine McCanna
1755–1837
Capt. McCreary
1742–1814
Mary Fortune
1746–1818
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Gardner
1739–1775
John McCreary
1721–1769
Agnes Kennedy
1710–1789
John Sr
1726–1784
Ann Fitzhenry
1726–1783

William Gardner's Descendants

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William (Dorsey) Gardner (23 October 1841–20 Nov 1909) m. *Lavicy (Ann "Vicy") Walters (1843–1917)
  1. 1. Thomas Gardner 1863– m. Josephine (F) Ratcliff 1873–1950
    1. 1. May (M) Gardner 1896–1974 m. Oscar Riley 1892–
      1. 1. Vivian (K) Riley –2002 m. Floyd (James) Hogan 1914–1969
      2. 2. Nelva (Noble) Hoke 1914–1978
      3. 3. Henry (Thomas) Riley 1917–2009
    2. 2. James (Selman) Gardner 1892–1963
    3. 3. Viva (Gardner) Hickman 1902–1993
    4. 4. Jewel (Magdalene) Johnson 1907–1975
    5. 5. Everite Gardner 1901–
  2. 2. James (Travis) Gardner 1868–1949

William Gardner's Timeline

2 Records

1841
23 October 1841
Birth of William Dorsey Gardner in Sumter County, South Carolina, USA
Sumter County, South Carolina, USA
1909
20 Nov 1909
Age 68
Death of William Dorsey Gardner in Hicksbaugh, Tyler, Texas, USA
Hicksbaugh, Tyler, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 October 1841
    Event Place: Sumter County, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Nov 1909
    Event Place: Hicksbaugh, Tyler, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Warren, Tyler County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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