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Willie Myrtice Gardner 1886–1948 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 November 1886

Birth Location: Georgia

Death Date: 26 Feb 1948

Death Location: Laurens County, Georgia, United States of America

Father: William Gardner

Mother: Cynthia Akins

Spouse(s): John Cauthen

Children(s): Melvin Cauthen, Thomas Sr, William Cauthen, Oscar Cauthen, Viola Canthen, Ruth Cauthen

Willie Myrtice Gardner was born in 1886 in Georgia, the child of William Thomas Tom Gardner And Cynthia J Akins. In 1930, Willie Myrtice Gardner resided in Dudley, Dudley, Laurens, Georgia, USA. Willie Myrtice Gardner married John Henry Cauthen, and had children including Melvin Madison Cauthen, Oscar Lewis Cauthen, Ruth Ione Cauthen, Thomas Watson Cauthen Sr, Viola Lucile Canthen, William Henry Cauthen. Willie Myrtice Gardner passed away in 1948 in Laurens County, Georgia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Willie Myrtice Gardner was born in 1886 in Georgia, the child of William Thomas Tom Gardner And Cynthia J Akins.
  • In 1930, Willie Myrtice Gardner resided in Dudley, Dudley, Laurens, Georgia, USA.
  • Willie Myrtice Gardner married John Henry Cauthen, and had children including Melvin Madison Cauthen, Oscar Lewis Cauthen, Ruth Ione Cauthen, Thomas Watson Cauthen Sr, Viola Lucile Canthen, William Henry Cauthen.
  • Willie Myrtice Gardner passed away in 1948 in Laurens County, Georgia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Willie Gardner's Ancestors

Self
Willie Gardner
1886–1948
Birth Place: Georgia
Parents
William Thomas (Tom) Gardner
1865–1936
Pike County, Georgia, USA
Cynthia (J) Akins
1858–1896
Liberty Hill, Lamar, Georgia, USA
Grandparents
William (Zedrick "Zeddie") Gardner
1839–1925
Pike County, Georgia, USA
Caroline (Myrtice "Kate") Cauthen
1840–1908
Pike County, Georgia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Lewis Gardner
1810–1880
Susannah Layton
1821–1885
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Gardner
1785–1827
Jemima Owings
1787–1864

Willie Gardner's Descendants

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Willie (Myrtice) Gardner (18 November 1886–26 Feb 1948) m. John (Henry) Cauthen (21 December 1871–31 August 1957)
  1. 1. Melvin (Madison) Cauthen 1916–1957
  2. 2. Thomas (Watson Cauthen) Sr 1908–1977
  3. 3. William (Henry) Cauthen 1910–1972
  4. 4. Oscar (Lewis) Cauthen 1913–1984
  5. 5. Viola (Lucile) Canthen 1919–2000
  6. 6. Ruth (Ione) Cauthen 1905–1977

Willie Gardner's Timeline

3 Records

1886
18 November 1886
Birth of Willie Myrtice Gardner in Georgia
Georgia
1930
1930
Age 44
Willie Myrtice Gardner resided here in Dudley, Dudley, Laurens, Georgia, USA
Dudley, Dudley, Laurens, Georgia, USA
1948
26 Feb 1948
Age 62
Death of Willie Myrtice Gardner in Dublin, Laurens, Georgia, USA
Dublin, Laurens, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 November 1886
    Event Place: Georgia
    Record Source:
    [1] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Dudley, Laurens, Georgia; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0029; FHL microfilm: 2340108
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Dudley, Dudley, Laurens, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Dudley, Laurens, Georgia; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0029; FHL microfilm: 2340108

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Feb 1948
    Event Place: Dublin, Laurens, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Laurens County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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