Rachael Christina Beggs1

b. 21 December 1892, d. 29 April 1990
Birth21 Dec 1892 Rachael Christina Beggs was born on 21 Dec 1892 in Ashland, Illinois. 
  She was the daughter of Abraham Lincoln Beggs and Alice Sinclair. 
Marriage14 Jul 1917 She married Eugene Graham Gardner, son of Edwin Lee Gardner and Laura Alton Dickenson, on 14 Jul 1917 in Los Angeles, California.1 
Land-Buy1919  In 1919 "Gene" and his brother Laurence purchased 36 acres of land on E. Telegraph Rd. just east of the community of Santa Paula. It was, and still is, wonderful citrus growing land.1 
Cens-19208 Jan 1920  Gene and Rachel lived on the land; the 1920 census listed Gene as the manager and part owner of the farm. He was 29; Rachel was 27.2 
Cens-193017 Apr 1930  In 1930 the couple were again enumerated living on E. Telegraph Rd. Gene's brother Laurence and his family were recorded as the adjacent household.3 
Cens-19401940  The 1940 census provided the additional information that the farm (address listed as 388 E. Telegraph Rd), was valued at $15,000. The census also recorded the fact that both Gene and Rachel had completed 4 years of college.4 
Death29 Apr 1990 Rachael died on 29 Apr 1990 at age 97.5,6 
Burial She was buried at Carpinteria Cemetery in Santa Barbara County, California.6 

Family

Eugene Graham Gardner b. 18 Jan 1890, d. 1 Mar 1971
Children
Last Edited13 Dec 2013

Citations

  1. [S2945] Robert Gardner research, 2881 Pruneridge Ave., Santa Clara, California, 95051, email to: e-mail address.
  2. [S1544] Eugene G. Gardner household, 1920 U.S. cens., Ventura Co., California, pop. sched., Santa Paula township, ED 269, sheet 11B, dwelling 16, family 16, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Dec. 2012. Household includes: Eugene G. Gardner, 29, owns farm, b. CA, parents b. VA, manager & part owner of farm; Rachel, wife, 27, b. IL.
  3. [S2953] Eugene G. Gardner household, 1930 U.S. cens., Ventura Co., California, pop. sched., Santa Paula Township, ED 56-17, sheet 17A (p. 113 stamped), dwelling 384, family 385, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jun 2012. Household includes: Eugene G. Gardner, 40, marr at 26, b. CA, parents b. VA, farmer, owns home, is a farm, owns a radio; Rachel, wife, 36, marr at 22, b. IL, parents b. IL; Laura, dau, 9, b. CA; John, son,7, b. CA, Zanna Corder, 53, servant, wid, b. CA; residence on East Telegraph Rd.
  4. [S2982] Eugene G. Gardner household, 1940 U.S. cens., Ventura Co., CA, pop. sched., Santa Paula township, ED 56-37, sheet 18B, household 388, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jan. 2013. Household includes: Eugene G. Gardner, 50, b. CA, owns home (is a farm) valued at $15,000, resid same location 1935, completed 4 years of college, owner and operator of farm; Rachel, wife, 47, completed 4th year college, b. IL; Laura A., dau, 19, b. CA; John H., son, 17, b. CA; Nancy L., dau, 9, b. CA; Zanna Corder, housekeeper, 66, wid, b. MO; resid 388 E. Telegraph Rd.
  5. [S3197] Alicia Fox, "11 June 2013," e-mail to D. Powell, Gardner info. Alicia is the granddaughter of Rachael (Beggs) Gardner.
  6. [S1777] Find A Grave Website (http://www.findagrave.com/index.html : accessed Aug. 2013). Rachel Christina Gardner memorial #17046339, Carpinteria Cemetery, Carpinteria, Santa Barbara Co., CA (no photo).