Mary Eba Gardner1

b. 5 January 1900, d. 27 April 1966
FatherRalph Jeremiah Gardner1 b. 18 Dec 1868, d. 3 Jul 1949
MotherLillian Holmes1 b. Sep 1874, d. bef 1930
Birth5 Jan 1900 Mary Eba Gardner was born on 5 Jan 1900 in Hood County, Texas.1,2 
Marriagebefore 1920 She married Grady Maurice Jones before 1920.3,2 
Cens-192024 Feb 1920  Following their marriage Mary and Grady lived with Mary's parents in Tarrant County, Texas. Mary's 11 year old brother Ralph Jr. was also part of the household.3 
Cens-19302 Apr 1930  Sometime between 1920 and 1930 Mary and Grady moved to Ft. Worth where Grady worked as the superintendant of a flour mill. Their only child, Grady M. Jr. had been born in 1925. Mary's father was listed as the head of the household; Mary's mother was deceased. The family home, valued at $5,000, was located at 3913 East First St.4 
Fath-Death1949  Mary's father died in 1949 by which time the family had settled in the community of Irving between Ft. Worth and Dallas. 
1954  In 1954 Grady purchased the Johnson Feed Store in Irving.5 
  He and Mary renamed it the Grady Jones Feed Store. 
Widowed1962  Grady died in the Fall of 1962. 
Death27 Apr 1966 Mary died of heart disease on 27 Apr 1966 at Gaston Episcopal Hospital in Dallas, Texas, at age 66.1 
Burial She was buried at Oak Grove Memorial Park in Irving, Dallas County, Texas.1 
  Mary's death certificate listed her usual address as 2115 Bolden Road in Irving. 

Family

Grady Maurice Jones b. 1898, d. 29 Nov 1962
Child
  • Grady Maurice Jones Jr.6,7 (24 Jun 1925 - 1 Feb 1971)
ChartsDescendants of Jeremiah Gardner and Margaret Edmiston
Last Edited31 Dec 2012

Citations

  1. [S2250] "Texas State Death Certificates", database with digital images, FamilySearch (http://www.familysearch.org : accessed Jul 2012). Mary Eba Jones certificate #29762 (digital image); family information provided by Grady Jones.
  2. [S2945] Robert Gardner research, 2881 Pruneridge Ave., Santa Clara, California, 95051, email to: e-mail address.
  3. [S2971] Ralph Gardner household, 1920 U.S. cens., Tarrant Co., Texas, pop. sched., Precinct 4, ED 164, sheet 14A (p. 204 stamped), dwelling 277, family 279, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jul 2012. Household includes: Ralph Gardner, 50, b. TX, father b. VA, mother b. AL, laborer for furniture co., Lilliam, wife, 44, b. NC; Grady Jones, son-in-law, 21; Mary E. Jones, dau, 19; R.J. Jr. son, 11; home is farm.
  4. [S2970] Ralph J. Gardner household, 1930 U.S. cens., Tarrant Co., Texas, pop. sched., Ft. Worth, ED 220-76, sheet 182 stamped, dwelling 29, family 30, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jul 2012. Household includes: Ralph J. Gardner, 60, widowed, owns home, valued at $5,000, 25 at first marriage, owns radio, b. TX, father b. VA, mother b. AL, laborer in furniture factory; Grady Jones, son-in-law, 32, first marr at 25, b. TX, father b. TN, mother b. TX, superintendant at flour mill; Mary E., dau, 30, marr at 23, b. TX, parents b. TX; Grady M., grandson, 4 10/12 b. TX; resid at 3913 East First St.
  5. [S2972] The Jack Johnson Papers, Irving Public Library (http://cityofirving.org/library/archives/accessions/… : accessed July 2012.
  6. [S2250] "Texas State Death Certificates", database with digital images, FamilySearch (http://www.familysearch.org : accessed Jul 2012). Grady Maurice Jones Jr. certificate #8410 (digital image); family information provided by Virginia Lawson Jones.
  7. [S2945] Robert Gardner research, 2881 Pruneridge Ave., Santa Clara, California, 95051, email to: e-mail address ; some Gardner family data provided by Mrs. Grady Jones of Irving, TX.