Mary Elizabeth Graham Gardner1

b. 31 July 1825, d. 1905
FatherJeremiah Caleb Gardner2 b. 1 Nov 1799, d. abt 1872
MotherMargaret Montgomery Edmiston2 b. 7 Mar 1804, d. abt 1866
Birth31 Jul 1825 Mary Elizabeth Graham Gardner was born on 31 Jul 1825 in Washington County, Virginia.1 
Name Other  Mary's daughter Sara submitted a DAR application listing Mary's full name as Mary Montgomery Edmonson Gardiner. However that disagrees with a family Bible record and with the 1880 census enumeration which listed her name as Mary E.G.3 
Childhood  Mary probably spent most of her childhood on her parent's farm in Washington County, Virginia, where the family was enumerated in 1840. However in 1850 the family was recorded in neighboring Smyth County. Mary was 24; her 8 younger siblings were also present.4,5 
Marriage10 Oct 1854 She married Charles Woolfolk Coleman on 10 Oct 1854 in Hanover County, Virginia.6 
Cens-18606 Aug 1860  Charles and Mary lived in Caroline County, Virginia, in 1860. Two children were recorded with them: Margarett A. (4) and Charles (1). Charles Sr. was 49 and owned personal property worth $200. He was a farmer.7 
Military  Charles served in Woolfolk's Light Artillery during the Civil War.8  
Cens-18701870  By 1870 they had moved to Hanover County. An additional daughter, Mary, had been added to the family.9 
Cens-188022 Jun 1880  The 1880 census clarified that the family lived in the Ashland District of Hanover County. The household that year included Charles (69), Mary (54), Margarett (23), Mary G. (16) and Sally W. (9).10 
Death1905 Mary died in 1905.8 

Family

Charles Woolfolk Coleman b. 1811, d. 1883 or 1884
Children
ChartsDescendants of Jeremiah Gardner and Margaret Edmiston
Last Edited2 Jun 2013

Citations

  1. [S2981] Ellen Eliza (Lansdown) and Thomas Edmondson Gardner Family Bible, The New Testament (Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott & Co., 1859); held in 2012 by the Smyth-Bland Regional Library, Marion, VA. The Bible included a list of children (all in the same script and apparently copied from an earlier record) for Jeremiah Caleb Gardner and Margaret Montgomery Edmondson which contained this entry: Mary Elizabeth Graham Gardner was born July 31, 1825 married Charles W. Coleman.
  2. [S2981] Ellen Eliza (Lansdown) and Thomas Edmondson Gardner Family Bible, The New Testament (Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott & Co., 1859); held in 2012 by the Smyth-Bland Regional Library, Marion, VA. Birth data for Caleb Boudish Gardner and Elizabeth Graham, as well as for Jeremiah Caleb Gardner and Margaret Montgomery Edmondson was recorded in the 1859 Lansdown-Gardner Bible. A list of children followed under the title: "Children and grandchildren of the above". The list included (surname Gardner): Mary Elizabeth Graham, Thomas Edmondson, Margaret Jane Buchanan, Sallie Lizalier Lucinda Beach, Susan Wells Sanders, Caleb Graham, India Campbell, Hattie Virginia Montgomery and Jeremiah Walter Clark.
  3. [S2946] Lineage application of Sara W. Coleman, national no 58593, Daughters of the American Revolution (William Edmondson), dated 22 Oct. 1906 at Belton, TX. Sara's name appears as Lara in various databases referencing this application, including the DAR's own publications. However the name is clearly "Sara" on the application.
  4. [S679] Jeremiah C. Gardner household, 1840 U.S. cens., Washington Co., Virginia, p. 17 (original scipt) followed by p. 215 stamped, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Oct. 2007, image 33 of 115. Household includes: 1 male under 5; 1 male 10-14; 1 male 20-29; 1 male 40-49; 1 female under 5; 2 females 5-9; 2 females 10-15; 1 female 20-29; 1 female slave 10-24.
  5. [S465] Jeremiah C. Gardner household, 1850 U.S. cens, Smyth Co., VA, pop. sched., District 60, p. 199 stamped (following), dwelling 573, family 580, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Sept. 2006, image 88 of 169. Enumeration reads: Jeremiah C. Gardner, 50, b. NY, farmer; Margaret, 42; Mary E., 24; Thomas E. 22; Margaret J., 20; Sallie L., 18; Susan W., 16; Caleb G., 14; India C., 11; Virginia, 9; Jeremiah W., 4; all b. VA.
  6. [S1644] Mary Taylor, "Susan Wells Gardner" in History and Families of Somvervell Co., Texas, 1875-2001, p. 310-11.
  7. [S2889] Charles W. Coleman household, 1860 U.S. cens, Caroline Co., VA, pop. sched., p. 70 (stamped), dwelling 548, family 548, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Apr 2012. Household includes: Charles W. Coleman, 49, farmer, owns pers. prop of $200; Mary G., 35; Margarett A., 4; Charles, 1; all b. VA.
  8. [S2945] Robert Gardner research, 2881 Pruneridge Ave., Santa Clara, California, 95051, email to: e-mail address.
  9. [S2888] Charles Coleman household, 1870 U.S. cens., Hanover Co., Virginia, pop sched., Upper District, p. 113 (stamped), dwelling 177, family 177. Apr 2012. Household includes: Charles Coleman, 60, farmer, owns pers. prop of $500; Mary, 45; Maggie, 15; Charles, 11; Mary, 6, all b. VA.
  10. [S2887] Charles W. Coleman household, 1880 U.S. cens., Hanover Co., Virginia, pop. sched., Ashland District, ED 62, page 40D, dwelling 298, family 301, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Apr 2011. Household includes: Charles W. Coleman, 69, farmer, b. VA; Mary E.G., 54, wife, b. VA; Margarett A., 23, dau, b. VA; Mary G., 16, dau, b. VA; Sally W., 9, dau, b. VA.