Luvinia Allison1

b. 23 October 1877
FatherWilliam White Allison1,2 b. 14 Dec 1829, d. 27 Mar 1893
MotherMary Jane Ayres1,2 b. 11 Mar 1845
Luvinia Allison|b. 23 Oct 1877|p9205.htm|William White Allison|b. 14 Dec 1829\nd. 27 Mar 1893|p2757.htm|Mary Jane Ayres|b. 11 Mar 1845||William B. Allison|b. Mar 1800\nd. 7 May 1849|p2577.htm|Mary Clark|b. 1 Oct 1800\nd. 26 Nov 1863|p2576.htm|John P. Ayres|||Mary Whitaker|||
Birth23 Oct 1877 Luvinia Allison was born on 23 Oct 1877 in Washington County, Virginia.2,3 
Name Other  Although she was recorded as Luvinia on the 1880 census she appears to have used the nickname Lulu throughout her adult life.1 
MarriageNov 1899 She married George T. Gardner, son of Thomas Edmondson Gardner and Ellen Eliza Lansdowne, in Nov 1899 in Washington County, Virginia.2 
Cens-19009 Jun 1900 After their marriage George and Lulu settled in Marion in Smyth County, Virginia. There they were enumerated in 1900 living next to George's parents. George was employed as a farm laborer.4 
Migration  Sometime after the birth of Edwin in early 1905 and before the birth of Allison in the spring of 1908 George and Lulu migrated to California.  
  George's brother Edwin settled in Ventura County, California some years earlier. 
Cens-191015 Apr 1910 By 1910 Luvinia and George had also settled in Ventura County although the exact location is not clear from the census record. The street was listed as "county road" and the incorporated place as Santa Paula town. The township was corrected to read Ventura, but Saticoy precinct and Santa Paula had both been previously entered. George and "Lula" both stated that they had been married once, for ten years and that they were born in Virginia. George stated he was a farmer and that his farm was mortgaged. Lulu added that she was the mother of 3 children, but only 2 were living at the time.5 
Cens-192020 Jan 1920 In 1920 the location of the family farm was described as on Telephone Road in Ventura township.6 
Cens-193016 Apr 1930 The 1930 cenus again listed the address as Telephone Road, but described the location as the community of Saticoy. George reported that he owned the farm, and in response to a question unique to that years census, that he also owned a radio.7 

Family

George T. Gardner b. 25 Mar 1878, d. 12 Oct 1971
Children
  • Maryellen Gardner8 (31 May 1903 - 1903)
  • Edwin Lee Gardner6 (3 Jan 1905 - 7 Sep 1979)
  • Allison Samuel Gardner6 (17 Apr 1908 - 21 Jan 1988)
ChartsDescendants (with their spouses) of Robert Clark and Martha Harvie
Last Edited5 Sep 2011

Citations

  1. [S165] William W. Allison household, 1880 U.S. Census, Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Saltville District, ED 99, page 47 (232C stamped), dwelling 413, family 425, viewed online at www.Ancestry.com, The census recorded: William W. Allison, farmer, 50, b. VA, father b. VA, mother b. Scotland, maimed, crippled or deformed; Mary J. 35, wife; William B. 12, son; Mary R. 9, dau; Martha 6, dau; Bettie 4, dau; Luvinia 2, dau; Mary Branch 13, servant; Lilburn Fullen 31, boarder; all born Virginia.
  2. [S8] Hockett and Hunt, 1891-1902 Marriages of Washington Co. VA, p. 40. Entry abstracted as: George T. Gardner, resid Smythe Co., s/o Thos E. & __ Gardner, farmer & Lulu Allison, 21, d/o Wm W. & Mary J. Allison, Nov. 1899.
  3. [S2203] Leonard Allison Morrison, The History of the Alison or Allison Family, p. 163.
  4. [S682] George Gardner household, 1900 U.S. cens., Smyth Co., Virginia, pop. sched., Marion, ED 82, sheet 14B, dwelling 251, family 266, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Aug. 2006, image 28 of 32. Enumeration includes: George Gardner, 22, b. Mch 1878, marr 6/12, farm laborer; Lula, wife, 22, b. Oct. 1872, no children; both b. VA, parents b. VA.
  5. [S1560] George T. Gardner household, 1910 U.S. cens., Ventura Co., California, pop. sched., Ventura township, ED 214, sheet 1A (p. 115 stamped), dwelling 4, family 4, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Sept. 2006, image 1 of 26. Enumeration includes: George T. Gardener, 32, marr #1, marr 10 yrs, b. VA, parents b. VA, farmer, farm is mortgaged; Lula, 32, marr #1, marr 10 yrs, mother of 3 children, 2 living, b. VA; Edwin L., son, 5, b. VA; Allison, son, 1 11/12, b. CA; farm on "county road". Note: 2 other locations had first been entered for township and then lined over: Saticoy precinct, and Santa Paula township - Santa Paula town had also been entered as the name of the incorporated place.
  6. [S1544] George Gardner household, 1920 U.S. cens., Ventura Co., California, pop. sched., Ventura township, ED 273, sheet 13B, dwelling 287, family 288, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Aug. 2006, image 26 of 33. Enumeration includes: George T. [?] Gardener, 40, b. VA, parents b. VA, farmer; Lulu A., wife, 40, b. VA, parents b. VA; Edwin L., son, 14, b. VA; Allison S., son, 11, b. CA; farm on Telephone Rd.
  7. [S1562] George T. Gardner household, 1930 U.S. cens., Ventura Co., California, pop. sched., Saticoy, ED 56-31, sheet 14A (p. 233), dwelling 280, family 284, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Sept. 2006, image 27 of 46. Enumeration includes: George T. Gardner, 52, marr, marr at 22, owns home, is a farm, owns radio, b. VA, parents b. VA, farmer; Lula A., wife, 52, marr at 22, b. VA, parents b. VA; Allison S., son, 21, sgl, b. CA, parents b. VA, laborer; farm on Telephone Rd.
  8. [S54] Virginia Historicial Society of Washington County, High On A Windy Hill Vol II, p. 276; Maryellen Gardner, May 31, 1903-1903, d/o G.T. and Lula Gardner.
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