David Graham Gardner1

b. 30 September 1874, d. 26 January 1959
FatherCaleb Graham Gardner2 b. 20 Feb 1838, d. 23 Feb 1915
MotherOlivia Ann Smith2 b. 22 Dec 1846, d. 26 Aug 1933
Birth30 Sep 1874 David Graham Gardner was born on 30 Sep 1874 in Hood County, Texas.1 
Childhood  David spent his childhood in Hood County in north central Texas. He was the 3rd son, and 3rd child of his parent's 8 children. In 1904 David moved further north, settling in the county of Montague which bordered the Oklahoma state line.1,2 
Marriage1907 He married Mabel Holland in 1907 in Nocona, Montague County, Texas.1 
  David and Mabel spent their married lives in Nocona, a community named for the Comanche chief, Peta Nocona. David managed (and later owned) the local telephone company. The 1910 census recorded the family living on Fannin Street where they owned their own home. Later they owned a home at 108 Clark St. David appears to have been a successful businessman; in 1930 his home in Nocona was valued at $8,000 which was significantly above the average for the small community. One of the few homes to be valued higher belonged to Dr. Crain whose daughter Christine married David's brother Conrad. Conrad worked for the phone company as well, first as a lineman and later as a salesman.

David and Mabel were the parents of two children: a daughter Olivia and a son David Jr, who was known as "Bubba."1,3,4,5,6,7 
Death26 Jan 1959 David died on 26 Jan 1959 in Nocona, Montague County, Texas, at age 84.1,7 
Burial28 Jan 1959 He was buried on 28 Jan 1959 at Nocona Cemetery in Montague County, Texas.8 

Family

Mabel Holland b. 18 Jul 1887, d. 14 Sep 1977
Children
ChartsDescendants of Jeremiah Gardner and Margaret Edmiston
Last Edited11 Dec 2013

Citations

  1. [S2945] Robert Gardner research, 2881 Pruneridge Ave., Santa Clara, California, 95051, email to: e-mail address ; Mr. Gardner cites, for the family of David Graham Gardner Sr.: Texas Death records and SSDI; daughter Olivia Sue (Gardner) Parsons; 1900 census, Hood Co., TX; 1920 census, Montague Co., TX; 1930 census, Montague Co., TX.
  2. [S1555] Graham Gardner household, 1880 U.S. cens., Hood Co., Texas, pop sched., 4th Justice District, ED 144, page 48 (stamped), dwelling 24, family 20, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Sept. 2006, image 3 of 12. Enumeration includes: Graham Gardner, 41, farmer, b. VA, father b. NY, mother b. VA; Olivia, 33, b. Alabama, father b. NC, mother b. Ga; Ralph __, 11, son; Walter __, 8, son; David G., 5, son; Samuel T., 1, son; all children b. TX, all children's father b. NY, mother b. NC [this was actually the birth place of children's father's father and mother's father].
  3. [S2977] D.G. Gardner household, 1910 U.S. cens., Montague Co., Texas, pop. sched., Nocona, ED 180, sheet 15B, dwelling 248, family 254, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jul 2012. Household includes: D.G. Gardner, 35, marr #1, marr 3 yrs, b. TX, father b. VA, mother b. AL, proprietor telephone Co., owns home, no mortgage; Maybell, wife, 23, marr #1, marr 3 yrs, mother of 2 children, both are living, b. TX; Oliva Sue, dau, 1 8/12, b. TX; __ Graham, son, 4/12, b. TX; resid Fannin St.
  4. [S2978] Dave G. Gardner household, 1930 U.S. cens., Montague Co., Texas, pop. sched., Nocona, ED 169-16, sheet 2B, dwelling 43, family 45, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jul 2012. Household includes: Dave G. Gardner, 55, marr at 33, owns home worth $8,000, owns radio, manager telephone company, b. TX; Mabel, wife, 41, marr at 19, b. Ark; Dave G., Jr., son, 20, b. TX.
  5. [S2976] David G. Gardner household, 1920 U.S. cens., Montague Co., Texas, pop. sched., Nocona, ED 105, sheet 4A, dwelling 68, family 68, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jul 2012. Household includes: David G. Gardner, 45, owns home, is a farm, b. TX, father b. VA, mother b. AL, manager of telephone comany; Mable, wife, 32, b. Ark; Olivasue, dau, 11; David G. Jr., son, 10; both b. TX.
  6. [S2978] Newell W. Crain household, 1930 U.S. cens., Montague Co., Texas, pop. sched., Nocona, ED 169-16, sheet 18B, dwelling 446, family 496, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jul 2012. Household includes: Newell W. Crain, 66, married at 26, doctor, owns home worth $10,000, owns radio; Lelia B., wife, 60, marr at 20; Conrad G. Gardner, son-in-law, 39, marr at 27, commercial traveler, telephones; Christine Gardner, dau, 35; William J. Stone, son-in-law, 29, marr at 25, superintendant of public schools; Clara Stone, dau, 26, marr at 22, teacher; also a lodger and 2 servants; all b. TX.
  7. [S2250] "Texas State Death Certificates", database with digital images, FamilySearch (http://www.familysearch.org : accessed Jul 2012). David Graham Gardner certificate #4486 (digital image); family information provided by D.G. Gardner Jr.
  8. [S1777] Find A Grave Website (http://www.findagrave.com/index.html : July 2012). David Gardner entry, Nocona Cemetery, Nocona, Montague Co., Texas (no headstone photo).