Margaret Boyd Percy1

b. March 1908, d. 9 July 1934
BirthMar 1908 Margaret Boyd Percy was born in Mar 1908 in Ventura County, California.1 
  She was the daughter of Stephen Percy and Grace Foster.1 
Marriage19 Aug 1928 She married Alton Gardner, son of Edwin Lee Gardner and Laura Alton Dickenson, on 19 Aug 1928 in Los Angeles, California.2 
Cens-193011 Apr 1930  Alton and Margaret farmed land on Telegraph Rd. West in the Santa Paula Township area of Ventura County. The 1930 census provided the additional information that they rented their home and owned a radio.3 
Death9 Jul 1934 Margaret died on 9 Jul 1934 at age 26. She had given birth to a daughter 3 days earlier.1 

Family

Edwin Alton Gardner b. 27 Nov 1905, d. 28 Jan 1972
Children
  • Jeanne Gardner3
  • Edwin A. Gardner Jr.4
  • Margaret Gardner1
Last Edited1 Sep 2013

Citations

  1. [S2945] Robert Gardner research, 2881 Pruneridge Ave., Santa Clara, California, 95051, email to: e-mail address.
  2. [S3238] "California County Marriages, 1850-1952", index and images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ : viewed Aug. 2013), Edwin Alton Gardner and Margaret B. Percy marriage license dated 10 Aug. 1928; married 19 Aug. 1928 at Los Angeles, CA by the Rev. Robert Gooden.
  3. [S2953] Edwin A. Gardner household, 1930 U.S. cens., Ventura Co., California, pop. sched., Santa Paula Township, ED 56-17, sheet 14A (p. 110 stamped), dwelling 297, family 298, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jun 2012. Household includes: Edwin A. Gardner, 24, marr at 22, b. CA, parents b. VA, farm manager, rents home, is a farm, owns a radio; Margaret, wife, 23, marr at 21, b. CA; Jeanne, dau, 8/12, b. CA; residence on Telegraph Rd. West.
  4. [S2982] Edwin Alton Gardner household, 1940 U.S. cens., Ventura Co., CA, pop. sched., Santa Paula township, ED 56-37, sheet 1B, household 20, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Aug. 2012. Household included: Edwin Alton Gardner, 34, divorced, owns farm, resided same location in 1935; Jeanne, dau, 10, b. CA; Edwin A. Jr., son, 9, b. CA; Margaret Hill, housekeeper, 61, wid, b. IL, resid IL in 1935; resid on W. Telegraph Rd.