Toby Gardner1

b. 16 January 1900, d. 15 November 1977
FatherWalter Clark Gardner1 b. 30 Oct 1846, d. 17 Aug 1924
MotherCaledonia West1 b. 22 Sep 1869, d. 21 Feb 1940
Birth16 Jan 1900 Toby Gardner was born in Texas, probably in Hood County, and probably on 16 Jan 1900 (headstone inscription) although the 1900 census uses Jan. 1899.2,1 
Cens-191022 Apr 1910  At some point after 1900 Toby's mother moved to Walnut Springs in Bosque County taking Toby with her. Toby's older brothers Walter and James remained in Hood County with their father.3 
Cens-19203 Jan 1920  At the time of the 1920 census enumeration Toby worked as a locomotive fireman. He continued to make his home with his mother in Walnut Springs.4 
  Toby married first Julia Rankin Lyles and second Thelma McCauley. He had children with both wives.5 
Death15 Nov 1977 Toby died on 15 Nov 1977 at age 77.2 
Burial He was buried at Meridian Cemetery in Meridian, Bosque County, Texas.2 
ChartsDescendants of Jeremiah Gardner and Margaret Edmiston
Last Edited4 Jan 2013

Citations

  1. [S1556] Walter Gardner household, 1900 U.S. cens., Hood Co., Ohio, pop. sched., Granbury, ED 92, sheet 10A (p. 249 stamped), dwelling 179, family 179, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Sept. 2006, image 19 of 29. Enumeration includes: Walter Gardner, 51, b. Oct. 1848, marr 12 yrs, b. VA, parents b. VA, stock grower; Callie, wife, 30, b. Sept. 1869, marr 12 yrs, mother 4 children, all living, b. TX, father b. Georgia, mother b. Mississippi; Eliza M., dau, 10, b. Oct. 1889; Walter D., son, b. 8, May 1892; Edwin J., son, 5, b. Feb. 1895; Toby, son, 1, b. Jan. 1899; all children b. TX, all their father's b. VA, mothers: TX.
  2. [S1777] Find A Grave Website (http://www.findagrave.com/index.html : accessed May 2012). Tobe C. Gardner entry, Meridian Cemetery, Bosque Co., TX (entry includes photo of stone: "Tobe C. Gardner, Jan. 16, 1900-Nov. 15, 1977 and on the same stone: Thelma M. Gardner, Apr 25, 1910-Jan. 1, 1999").
  3. [S1558] Callie Gardner household, 1910 U.S. cens., Bosque Co., Texas, pop. sched., Walnut Springs, ED 6, sheet 6A (p. 65 stamped), dwelling 110, family 115, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Sept. 2006, image 11 of 28. Enumeration includes: Callie Gardner, 40, b. TX, wid, mother of 6 children, 4 living, seamstress; Toby, son, 11, b. TX; Eliza J. West, mother, 79, wid, b. Mississippi, mother of 9 children, 5 living.
  4. [S1648] Callie Gardner household, 1920 U.S. cens., Bosque Co., Texas, pop. sched., Walnut Springs, ED 40, sheet 3B, dwelling 59, family 62, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jan. 2007, image 6 of 28. Enumeration includes: Callie Gardner, 49, Div, b. TX, dressmaker, T.C., son, 20, sgl, b. TX, locomotive fireman; Eliza J. West, mother, 88, Wid, b. Mississippi; also 5 lodgers; resid on 4th Street.
  5. [S2945] Robert Gardner research, 2881 Pruneridge Ave., Santa Clara, California, 95051, email to: e-mail address.