William Preston Gardner1,2

b. 24 October 1859, d. 12 October 1865
FatherThomas Edmondson Gardner3 b. 7 Jul 1827, d. 23 Feb 1903
MotherEllen Eliza Lansdown3 b. 25 Dec 1835, d. 10 Oct 1911
Birth24 Oct 1859 William Preston Gardner was born on 24 Oct 1859 in Smyth County, Virginia.1,2 
Death12 Oct 1865 William died of flux on 12 Oct 1865 at age 5. His 8 year old sister Margaret died less than 2 weeks later.4,2,5 
Burial He was buried in the Gardner-Dickenson Square at Old Glade Spring Cemetery in Washington County, Virginia.2 

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William and sister Margaret's side of Gardner monument
Other interments in Old Glade Spring Cemetery
ChartsDescendants of Jeremiah Gardner and Margaret Edmiston
Last Edited14 Dec 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 4th entry on the "Birth" page reads: William Preston Gardner was Born October the 24th 1859 in Smyth County Va [added below line] Departed this life Oct 12 1865.
  2. [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 180. Stone reported to read: William Preston Gardner, 24 Oct. 1859 - 12 Oct. 1865.
  3. [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.
  4. [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 1st entry on the "Deaths" page reads: William Preston Gardner departed this life the 12th day of October 1865 Aged five years eleven months 18 days.
  5. [S2268] Research of Tom Colley, Hanceville, Alabama; Mr. Colley cites: Washington County, Virginia death register: William P. Gardner, d. 12 oct 1865, age 6y, flux, s/o Thomas E. & Ellen E. Gardner, reported by father.