Sarah Virginia Gardner1

b. 17 September 1869, d. 28 May 1936
Sarah Virginia ("Jenny") Gardner
photo courtesy Robert Gardner
FatherThomas Edmondson Gardner2 b. 7 Jul 1827, d. 23 Feb 1903
MotherEllen Eliza Lansdown2 b. 25 Dec 1835, d. 10 Oct 1911
Birth17 Sep 1869 Sarah Virginia Gardner was born on 17 Sep 1869 near Saltville in Washington County, Virginia.1 
Name Other  Sarah was known in the family as Jenny.3 
Cens-Sum  Jenny did not marry. She remained in the family home with her parents. Her father died in 1903. By 1910 Jenny, along with her mother and sister "Mamie" (Mary Emma), were caring for Clara Horton, the young daughter of Jenny and Mamie's deceased older sister Anna.4,5,6,7 
Cens-19207 Jan 1920  Jennie and Mamie's mother died in 1911. At some point after this the 2 women left Virginia and settled in Los Angeles, California. There they continued to provide a home for Clara. Clara's older sister Mary Ellen and her husband, Robert Taylor, also lived with the sisters in Los Angeles.8 
Death28 May 1936 Sarah died on 28 May 1936 in Los Angeles, California, at age 66.9 
Burial She was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California.10 

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This photo was taken around 1913 to 1914. It probably commemorated a visit to southern California by Jenny's brother Tom who lived in Alaska. The photo also includes Jenny's brothers George and Edwin and her sister Mary Emma ("Mamie"). The 3rd woman in the photo is Lulu Allison, wife of George Gardner
ChartsDescendants of Jeremiah Gardner and Margaret Edmiston
Last Edited28 Jun 2013

Citations

  1. [S2981] Ellen Eliza (Lansdown) and Thomas Edmondson Gardner Family Bible, The New Testament (Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott & Co., 1859); held in 2012 by the Smyth-Bland Regional Library, Marion, VA. The 8th entry on the "Birth" page reads: Sarah Virginia Gardner was born near Saltville September 17th 1869.
  2. [S2981] Ellen Eliza (Lansdown) and Thomas Edmondson Gardner Family Bible, The New Testament (Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott & Co., 1859); held in 2012 by the Smyth-Bland Regional Library, Marion, VA. The "Birth" page entries begin with Thomas Edmondson Gardner and Ellen Eliza Lansdown followed by entries for 10 children. The first 6 entries appear to be in the same script; the script on later entries varies.
  3. [S2945] Robert Gardner research, 2881 Pruneridge Ave., Santa Clara, California, 95051, email to: e-mail address.
  4. [S635] Thos E. Gardner household, 1870 U.S. cens, Washington Co., Virginia, pop. sched., 1st Division, p. 187 (following page), dwelling 70, family 77, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Aug. 2006, image 10 of 44. Thos E. Gardner, 43, farmer, owns real estate of $6,000, pers. prop of $1,200; Ellen E., 35; Anna T., 8; Elvira L., 6; Hattie V., 3; Rosa 1; all b. VA.
  5. [S163] Thomas Gardener [sic] household, 1880 U.S. Cens., Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Saltville District, ED 99, p. 234 (D) stamped, dwelling 455, family 467. Aug. 2006, image 52 of 63. Enumeration includes: Thomas Gardener, 52, marr, farmer; Ellen E., wife, 44, marr; Anna T., dau, 18; Edwin L., son, 16, farm laborer; Hattie J., dau, 13; Sarah V., dau, 10; Marry E., dau, 8; Thomas E., son, 5; George M., son, 2; Baby, son b. Apr; Mary Washington, 21, black, servant; all b. VA.
  6. [S682] Thomas Gardner household, 1900 U.S. cens., Smyth Co., Virginia, pop. sched., Marion, ED 82, sheet 14B, dwelling 250, family 265, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Aug. 2006, image 28 of 32. Enumeration includes: Thomas Gardner, b. Jul 1827, 72, marr 43 [?] yrs, b. VA, father b. NY, mother b. VA, no occup listed; Ellen E., wife, 64, b. Dec. 1835, marr 4_ yrs, mother 10 children, 7 living; Virginia, dau, 26, b. Sept. 1873; Ma__, dau, 24, b. Sept. 1875; Graham, son, 19, b. Apr 1880, day laborer; all b. VA; all parents b. VA [Note: Sarah Virginia "Jenny" adjusted a few years from this and later census records].
  7. [S1138] Ellen E. Gardner household, 1910 U.S. cens., Smyth Co., Virginia, pop. sched., Seven Mile Ford, ED 82, sheet 8A (p. 56 stamped), dwelling 136, family 137, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Aug. 2006, image 15 of 21. Enumeration includes: Ellen E. Gardner, 74, wid, mother 10 children, 6 living, Virginia, dau, 52, sgl; Mamie, dau, 30, sgl; Graham, son, 28, sgl; Clarra Horton, 9, granddaughter; all b. VA, all parents b. VA.
  8. [S1563] Virginia S. Gardner household, 1920 U.S. cens., Los Angeles Co., California, pop. sched., Los Angeles, ED 371, sheet 8B, dwelling 190, family 194, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Sept. 2006, image 16 of 38. Enumeration includes Virginia S. Gardner, 45, sgl, owns home, b. VA, parents b. VA, no occupation; Mamie E., 43, sister, no occup, b. VA, parents b. VA; Robert F. Taylor, 29, nephew by marriage, b. TN, parents b. TN; Mary Ellen, niece, 22, b. VA, parents b. VA; Clara V. Horton, niece, 18, b. VA, parents b. VA; resid at 1541 W. 45th St.
  9. [S2981] Ellen Eliza (Lansdown) and Thomas Edmondson Gardner Family Bible, The New Testament (Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott & Co., 1859); held in 2012 by the Smyth-Bland Regional Library, Marion, VA. The Deaths records page includes this entry: Virginia Gardner Departed this life in Los Angeles, Cal May 28 1936 age 66 years & 8 months 11 days.
  10. [S2952] Jenny Gardiner tombstone, Sunrise Slope Section, Lot 2568, space 3, Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California, Data from http://www.forestlawn.com/