Gladys Munroe1

b. 10 October 1894, d. 11 July 1965
Gladys (Munroe) Gardner
photo courtesy Robert Gardner
Birth10 Oct 1894 Gladys Munroe was born on 10 Oct 1894 in Vallejo, California.1 
Marriage3 Dec 1919 She married Laurence Dickenson Gardner, son of Edwin Lee Gardner and Laura Alton Dickenson, on 3 Dec 1919 in Oakland, Alameda County, California.1 
  She was the daughter of George Edward Munroe and Frances Deming.1 
Cens-19206 Jan 1920  Laurence and Gladys were enumerated on the 1920 census just a few weeks after their marriage. Although Laurence and his brother Gene had purchased 36 acres of farmland on E. Telegraph Rd. near Santa Paula in 1919, Laurence and Gladys initially rented a home on California St. in Ventura.2,1 
Cens-193017 Apr 1930  However by 1930 they had moved to the E. Telegraph Rd. property where Laurence and Gene grew citrus crops.3 
  There Laurence and Gladys raised their children Anne and Robert, as well as their adopted daughter Margaret. Margaret was the daughter of Laurence's brother Alton; Margaret's mother died when she was an infant.1 
  In the early 1930s Laurence purchased 5 lots on Woodland Drive in Santa Paula, a small community very near the family property on E. Telegraph Rd. By 1938 Laurence, Gladys and the 3 children had moved from the farm to a home on Woodland Drive.1 
Cens-194017 Apr 1940  There they were enumerated in April 1940. The census recorded the highest level of education each person had reached; both Laurence and Gladys had completed 4 years of college.4 
Death11 Jul 1965 Gladys died on 11 Jul 1965 in Santa Paula, Ventura County, California, at age 70.1 
Burial She was buried at Carpinteria Cemetery in California.1,5 

Family

Laurence Dickenson Gardner b. 28 Sep 1894, d. 22 Dec 1982
Children
  • Anne Gardner1
  • Robert M. Gardner1
Last Edited30 Aug 2013

Citations

  1. [S2945] Robert Gardner research, 2881 Pruneridge Ave., Santa Clara, California, 95051, email to: e-mail address.
  2. [S1544] Laurence D. Gardner household, 1920 U.S. cens., Ventura Co., California, pop. sched., Ventura, ED 275, sheet 1A, dwelling 7, family 7, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Dec. 2012. Household includes: Laurence D. Gardner, 25, rents home, is not a farm, b. CA, parents b. VA, farmer of beans and walnuts; Gladys M., 25, wife, b. CA; residence on California St.
  3. [S2953] Laurence D. Gardner household, 1930 U.S. cens., Ventura Co., California, pop. sched., Santa Paula Township, ED 56-17, sheet 17A (p. 113 stamped), dwelling 383, family 384, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jun 2012. Household includes: Laurence D. Gardner, 35, marr at 25, b. CA, parents b. VA, farmer, owns home, is a farm, owns a radio; Gladys, wife, 35, marr at 25, b. CA, parents b. CA; Anne, dau, 7 b. CA; Robert, son, 4 0/12, b. CA; Gladys Raybon, maid, 22, b. TX; residence on East Telegraph Rd.
  4. [S2982] Laurence D. Gardner household, 1940 U.S. cens., Ventura Co., CA, pop. sched., Santa Paula, ED 56-30, sheet 15B, household 292, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jan. 2013. Household includes: Laurence D. Gardner, 46, b. CA, owns home (not a farm) valued at $12,000, resid same location 1935, completed 4th year college, overseer and owner of a ranch; Gladys, wife, 46, completed 4th year college, b. CA; Robert M., son, 14, b. CA; Anna D., dau, 17, b. CA; Margaret, dau, 5, b. CA; Helen Pitts, maid, 17, b. KS; residence at 1248 Woodland Dr.
  5. [S1777] Find A Grave Website (http://www.findagrave.com/index.html : accessed Aug. 2013). Gladys M. Gardner memorial #79885441, Carpinteria Cemetery, Carpinteria, Santa Barbara Co., CA (no photo).