Gardner A. Blessing1

b. 22 June 1854, d. after 15 April 1910
FatherWilliam T. Blessing2 b. 1827, d. bet 1870 - 1880
MotherMargaret Jane Buchanan Gardner3,2 b. 16 May 1829, d. 1905
Birth22 Jun 1854 Gardner A. Blessing was born on 22 Jun 1854 in Smyth County, Virginia.4 
  The "A" in Gardner's middle name may have stood for Abram which was Gardner's paternal grandfather's given name.2 
Marriage1884 He married Caroline Minter Crockett in 1884.4 
  Caroline was the daughter of Allen Taylor Crockett and Caroline Minter.4 
  Gardner and Caroline lived in Wytheville, Virginia, although at the turn of the century Caroline and the couple's two children were enumerated in the home of her brother William Crockett. Gardner was not present.5 
Cens-191013 May 1910  Ten years later Gardner and Caroline were recorded in their own household with children Margarett (16) and Allen (14). Caroline's entry stated she was the mother of 3 children, but only two were living suggesting a child had been born after 1900 who died young. Gardner worked as a laborer for the railroad.6 
Deathafter 15 Apr 1910 Gardner died after 15 Apr 1910 and before 5 Jan. 1920 at Wytheville in Wythe County, Virginia. Caroline was indicated as widowed on the 1920 census enumeration.7 

Family

Caroline Minter Crockett b. Oct 1858, d. 16 Mar 1946
Children
ChartsDescendants of Jeremiah Gardner and Margaret Edmiston
Last Edited4 Jan 2013

Citations

  1. [S576] William Blessing household, 1860 U.S. cens, Smyth Co., Virginia, pop. sched., 7 Mile Ford post office, p. 110 (original numbering in script), dwelling 714, family 716, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Sept. 2006, image 112 of 191.
  2. [S2945] Robert Gardner research, 2881 Pruneridge Ave., Santa Clara, California, 95051, email to: e-mail address.
  3. [S521] Jane Blessing household, 1880 U.S. cens., Smyth Co., Virginia, pop sched., Marion district, ED 81, page 23B (stamped), dwelling 17, family 17, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Sept. 2006, image 44 of 54. Enumeration includes: Jane Blessing, 51, keeping house; Mary E., 24, dau; Gardner A., 22, son; John W., 20, son; Charles T., 18, son; Willie J., 16, dau; all b. VA; all parents b. VA; sons all "work on farm."
  4. [S2945] Robert Gardner research, 2881 Pruneridge Ave., Santa Clara, California, 95051, email to: e-mail address ; Mr. Gardner cites correspondence with Mary Miles Campbell (1948, Wytheville, VA), and Margaret Medaris (dau of Gardner Blessing), as well as notes from the Redmond Cole files for selected data on the William T. Blessing family.
  5. [S1857] Wm C. Crockett household, 1900 U.S. cens., Wythe Co., VA, pop. sched., Fort Chiswell District, ED 135, sheet 2A (p. 57 stamped), dwelling 23, family 23, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Sept. 2012. Household includes: Wm C. Crockett, 43, b. Dec. 1856, farmer; Mary S., sister, 58, b. Dec. 1841; Ann H., sister, 49, b. Aug. 1850; Caroline Blessing, sister, 41, b. Oct. 1858, married, marr 16 yrs, mother of 2 children, both living; Caroline M. Crockett, mother, 81, b. Nov. 1818, wid, mother of 13 children, 9 are living; Margaret Blessing, niece, 7, b. Dec. 1892; Allen C. Blessing, nephew, 5, b. Nov. 1894; Lou Waddle, servant, 40, wid; all b. VA, all parents b. VA.
  6. [S2314] Gardner A. Blessing household, 1910 U.S. cens., Wythe Co., VA, pop. sched., Wytheville, ED 149, sheet 29A (p. 215 stamped), dwelling 611, family 611, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Sept. 2012. Household includes: Gardner A. Blessing, 55, marr 26 yrs, laborer on RR; Caroline M., wife, 51, both marr 26 yrs, mother 3 children, 2 living; Margarett G., dau, 16; Allen C., son, 14; all b. VA.
  7. [S2990] Frank Medaris household, 1920 U.S. cens., Harlan Co., Kentucky, pop. sched., District 90, ED 90, sheet 12A (p. 165 stamped), dwelling 214, family 218, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Sept. 2012. Household includes: Frank Medaris, 26, b. TN, parents b. TN, time keeper in coal company office; Margaret, wife, 26, b. VA; Frank C., son, 1/6/12, b. KY; Caroline Blessing, mother-in-law, 58, wid, b. VA.