Edwin Lee Gardner1

b. 3 January 1905, d. 7 September 1979
FatherGeorge Thomas Gardner2 b. 25 Mar 1878, d. 12 Oct 1971
MotherLavinia Allison2 b. 23 Oct 1878, d. 13 Nov 1951
Birth3 Jan 1905 Edwin Lee Gardner was born on 3 Jan 1905 in Virginia.1 
Migration Edwin's parents migrated to California when he was a small child. 
Marriage31 Dec 1927 He married Ethel Broome Oliver on 31 Dec 1927 in Glendale, California.3 
Cens-19302 Apr 1930 Three years after their marriage Edwin and Ethel were enumerated in their own household in Ventura. They owned their home which they estimated to be worth $15,000. Edwin was employed as a clerk in the oil fields and Ethel taught in a local school.4 
Death7 Sep 1979 Edwin died on 7 Sep 1979 in Butte County, California, at age 74.1 

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Edwin with his parents and younger brother Allison, photographed at Ventura Co., California
ChartsDescendants of Robert Clark and Martha Harvie
Descendants of Jeremiah Gardner and Margaret Edmiston
Last Edited28 Jun 2013

Citations

  1. [S1333] "California Death Index 1940-1997", Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com). Edwin Lee Gardner data, downloaded Aug. 2006.
  2. [S1544] George Gardner household, 1920 U.S. cens., Ventura Co., California, pop. sched., Ventura township, ED 273, sheet 13B, dwelling 287, family 288, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Aug. 2006, image 26 of 33. Enumeration includes: George T. [?] Gardener, 40, b. VA, parents b. VA, farmer; Lulu A., wife, 40, b. VA, parents b. VA; Edwin L., son, 14, b. VA; Allison S., son, 11, b. CA; farm on Telephone Rd.
  3. [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. Entry on family data page titled "Marriages": Edwin Lee Gardner II and Ethel Broome Oliver were married December 31, 1927 in Glendale, California in the Congregational Church.
  4. [S1562] Edwin L. Gardner household, 1930 U.S. cens., Ventura Co., California, pop. sched., Ventura, ED 56-25, sheet 1B, dwelling 22, family 23, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Sept. 2006, image 2 of 29. Enumeration includes: Edwin L. Gardner, 25, marr at 22, owns home, worth $15,000, not a farm, owns radio, b. VA, parents b. VA, clerk in oil fields; Ethel O., wife, 25, marr at 22, b. NJ, teacher in public school.