Mabel Holland1

b. 18 July 1887, d. 14 September 1977
Birth18 Jul 1887 Mabel Holland was born on 18 Jul 1887 in Marble, Madison County, Arkansas.2 
Marriage1907 She married David Graham Gardner, son of Caleb Graham Gardner and Olivia Ann Smith, in 1907 in Nocona, Montague County, Texas.3 
  Mabel and David spent their married lives in Nocona, a community named for the Comanche chief, Peta Nocona. David managed (and later owned) the local telephone company. The 1910 census recorded the family living on Fannin Street where they owned their own home. Later they owned a home at 108 Clark St. David appears to have been a successful businessman; in 1930 his home in Nocona was valued at $8,000 which was significantly above the average for the small community. One of the few homes to be valued higher belonged to Dr. Crain whose daughter Christine married David's brother Conrad. Conrad worked for the phone company as well, first as a lineman and later as a salesman.

David and Mabel were the parents of two children: a daughter Olivia and a son David Jr, who was known as "Bubba."3,4,5,6,7,8 
Death14 Sep 1977 Mabel died on 14 Sep 1977 in Nocona, Montague County, Texas, at age 90.1 
Burial She was buried at Nocona Cemetery in Montague County, Texas.9 

Family

David Graham Gardner b. 30 Sep 1874, d. 26 Jan 1959
Children
Last Edited30 Aug 2013

Citations

  1. [S2945] Robert Gardner research, 2881 Pruneridge Ave., Santa Clara, California, 95051, email to: e-mail address.
  2. [S2945] Robert Gardner research, 2881 Pruneridge Ave., Santa Clara, California, 95051, email to: e-mail address ; Mr. Gardner cites the Social Security Death Index which states Mabel was born 18 July 1887.
  3. [S2945] Robert Gardner research, 2881 Pruneridge Ave., Santa Clara, California, 95051, email to: e-mail address ; Mr. Gardner cites, for the family of David Graham Gardner Sr.: Texas Death records and SSDI; daughter Olivia Sue (Gardner) Parsons; 1900 census, Hood Co., TX; 1920 census, Montague Co., TX; 1930 census, Montague Co., TX.
  4. [S2977] D.G. Gardner household, 1910 U.S. cens., Montague Co., Texas, pop. sched., Nocona, ED 180, sheet 15B, dwelling 248, family 254, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jul 2012. Household includes: D.G. Gardner, 35, marr #1, marr 3 yrs, b. TX, father b. VA, mother b. AL, proprietor telephone Co., owns home, no mortgage; Maybell, wife, 23, marr #1, marr 3 yrs, mother of 2 children, both are living, b. TX; Oliva Sue, dau, 1 8/12, b. TX; __ Graham, son, 4/12, b. TX; resid Fannin St.
  5. [S2978] Dave G. Gardner household, 1930 U.S. cens., Montague Co., Texas, pop. sched., Nocona, ED 169-16, sheet 2B, dwelling 43, family 45, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jul 2012. Household includes: Dave G. Gardner, 55, marr at 33, owns home worth $8,000, owns radio, manager telephone company, b. TX; Mabel, wife, 41, marr at 19, b. Ark; Dave G., Jr., son, 20, b. TX.
  6. [S2976] David G. Gardner household, 1920 U.S. cens., Montague Co., Texas, pop. sched., Nocona, ED 105, sheet 4A, dwelling 68, family 68, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jul 2012. Household includes: David G. Gardner, 45, owns home, is a farm, b. TX, father b. VA, mother b. AL, manager of telephone comany; Mable, wife, 32, b. Ark; Olivasue, dau, 11; David G. Jr., son, 10; both b. TX.
  7. [S2978] Newell W. Crain household, 1930 U.S. cens., Montague Co., Texas, pop. sched., Nocona, ED 169-16, sheet 18B, dwelling 446, family 496, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jul 2012. Household includes: Newell W. Crain, 66, married at 26, doctor, owns home worth $10,000, owns radio; Lelia B., wife, 60, marr at 20; Conrad G. Gardner, son-in-law, 39, marr at 27, commercial traveler, telephones; Christine Gardner, dau, 35; William J. Stone, son-in-law, 29, marr at 25, superintendant of public schools; Clara Stone, dau, 26, marr at 22, teacher; also a lodger and 2 servants; all b. TX.
  8. [S2250] "Texas State Death Certificates", database with digital images, FamilySearch (http://www.familysearch.org : accessed Jul 2012). David Graham Gardner certificate #4486 (digital image); family information provided by D.G. Gardner Jr.
  9. [S1777] Find A Grave Website (http://www.findagrave.com/index.html : July 2012). Mabel Holland Gardner entry, Nocona Cemetery, Nocona, Montague Co., Texas (no headstone photo).