Granville Graham Gardner1

b. 10 April 1840, d. 7 April 1916
FatherClarke Graham Gardner1 b. abt 1793, d. 28 Oct 1849
MotherHenrietta Adams1 b. 1798, d. 11 Mar 1866
Birth10 Apr 1840 Granville Graham Gardner was born on 10 Apr 1840 in Princess Anne, Somerset County, Maryland.1 
Marriage5 Dec 1867 He married Sallie W. Dashiell on 5 Dec 1867 in Somerset County.1 
  She was the daughter of John J. Dashiell.2  
Cens-187027 Jun 1870  Following their marriage, Granville and Sallie lived in Princess Ann where Granville worked as dry goods merchant. The 1870 census noted that he owned land worth $10,000 and personal property valued at $6,000. In addition to Granville (age 30) and Sallie (22) the 1870 household included 1 year old Nettie Gardner and two servants.3 
Cens-188021 Jun 1880  Granville's 1880 census record, again recorded in Princess Ann, noted that he was married and employed as a clerk in a store. However, he lived with his half-brother William Brown, who was the deputy clerk of the Somerset County Court.4 [Granville's mother had married Samuel Brown prior to her marriage to Clarke Gardner] 
  Granville and Sallie formally ended their marriage within a few years, if they had not done so already. Sallie married for a second time around 1887. She lived in Michigan with her second husband. 
Cens-19002 Jun 1900  In 1900 Granville was enumerated in the household of 76 year old Margaret Adams in Napoleonville, Mobile County, Alabama. Granville was stated to be Margaret's brother [half-brother]. He was employed as a gardener.5 
Death7 Apr 1916 Granville died on 7 Apr 1916 in Mobile, Alabama, at age 75.1 

Family

Sallie W. Dashiell b. 27 Nov 1847, d. 10 Jan 1944
Children
Last Edited6 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 "Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952" as viewed on FamilySearch: Sarah Dashiell Shelden entry.
  3. [S3167] Granville Gardner household, 1870 U.S. census, Somerset Co., MD, pop. sched., Princess Ann, p. 88, dwelling 587, family 591, viewed online at Ancestry.com, May 2013. Household includes: Granville Gardner, 30, dry goods merchant, owns land worth $10,000, pers. prop. of $6,000; Sallie, 22; Nettie, 1; Mary Birkhead, 25, domestic servant; Henrietta Ballard, 17, domestic sevant; all b. Maryland.
  4. [S3166] William H. Brown household, 1880 U.S. cens., Somerset Co., Maryland, pop sched., Princess Ann, ED 65, page 41A, dwelling 337, family 349, viewed online at Ancestry.com, May 2013. Household includes: William H. Brown, 61, deputy clerk of court, b. Maryland, father b. VA, mother b. Md; Virginia Brown, sister, 51, b. MD/VA/MD; Granville G. Gardner, 40, half-brother, married, clerk in store, b. MD/VA/MD; Maria Johnson, 36, servant; Mary B. Johnson, 3/12.
  5. [S3168] Margaret Adams household, 1900 U.S. cens., Mobile Co., Alabama, pop. sched., Napoleonville, ED 89, sheet 1A (p. 132 stamped), dwelling 7, family 7, viewed online at Ancestry.com, May 2013. Household includes: Margaret Adams, 76, b. Dec. 1823, wid, mother of 4 children, 3 are living, b. MD, father b. VA, mother b. MD; Francie, dau, 56, b. Mch 1844, b. MO, parents b. MD; Grandville Gardner, brother, 60, b. April 1840, wid, b. MD, father b. VA, mother b. MD, gardner; Virginia Brown, sister, 71, b. Nov. 1829, sgl, b. MD, father b. VA, mother b. MD; John M. Hopkins, grandson, 39, b. Dec. 1870, marr 7 yrs, b. AL, father b. England, mother b. Ireland, bookkeeper; Eugenia B., granddaughter, 28, b. Feb. 1872, marr 7 yrs, mother of 3 children, all are living, b. AL, father b. Massachutts, mother b. MD; Charles A., great grandson, 6, b. AL; Ethel E., gr. grdau, 5, b. AL; Elm_ M., gr grdau, 8/12, b. AL.