Samuel Thomas Gardner1,2
b. 25 August 1878, d. 4 January 1960
Birth | 25 Aug 1878 | Samuel Thomas Gardner was born on 25 Aug 1878 in Hood County, Texas.4,3 |
Cens-Sum | | Samuel grew up on the family farm in Hood County. In 1910, at the age of 31, he was single and living at home with his parents.2,5,6 |
Fath-Death | 1915 | Samuel's father died in 1915. |
Milit-Reg | Sep 1918 | Three years later, in Sep 1918, Samuel registered for the World War I draft. He was living in Granbury, Texas and reported that he was a farmer. He listed his mother as his nearest relative.3 |
Cens-1920 | 17 Jan 1920 | In 1920 he was enumerated as the head of a household that included his widowed mother, his sister Maggie, her husband Akard Donathan, and their 9 year old son. They were living on "Acton Rd."7 |
Death | 4 Jan 1960 | Samuel died from tuberculosis of the larynx on 4 Jan 1960 in Granbury, Hood County, Texas, at age 81.4 |
Burial | 5 Jan 1960 | He was buried on 5 Jan 1960 at Acton Cemetery in Hood County.4,1 |
Citations
- [S1641] Mildred Thorman and Gayle Murphy, Hood County, Texas Cemetery Inscriptions, p. 213. Stone reported to read: Sam Thomas Gardner, 1878-1960.
- [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].
- [S1620] "World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards 1917-1918", subscription database with images, Ancestry.com (http://www.Ancestry.com : viewed Jan. 2007), Sam Thomas Gardner data, dated Sept. 1918.
- [S2250] "Texas State Death Certificates", database with digital images, FamilySearch (http://www.familysearch.org : accessed Aug 2012). Samuel Thomas Gardner certificate #3899 (digital image); family information provided by Conrad Donathan.
- [S1556] C.G. Gardner household, 1900 U.S. cens., Hood Co., Ohio, pop. sched., ED 95, sheet 1A (p. 282 stamped), dwelling 9, family 9, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Sept. 2006, image 1 of 30. Enumeration includes: C.G. Gardner, 62, b. Feb. 1838, marr 34 yrs, b. VA, farmer, owns own farm; father b. NY, mother b. VA; Ollie, wife, 53, b. Dec. 1846, marr 34 yrs, b. AL, mother 9 children, 6 living; Sam T., son, 21, b. Aug. 1878 TX, farm laborer; Maggie, dau, 16, b. Apr. 1884; cont. next page: Pete, son, 12, b. Aug. 1887; all children b. TX with father b. VA and mother b. AL.
- [S1557] Caleb G. Gardener [sic] household, 1910 U.S. cens., Hood Co., Texas, pop. sched., Justice Precinct 4, ED 40, sheet 5A (p. 271 stamped), dwelling 79, family 79, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Sept. 3006, image 1 of 19. Enumeration includes: Caleb G. Gardener, 72, marr #1, marr 41 yrs, farmer, owns farm, b. VA, father b. NY, mother b. VA; Olivia, wife, 63, marr #1, marr 41 yrs, mother 9 children, 6 living, b. AL; Samuel _, 31, sgl, b. TX, farmer; Conrad G., 22, sgl, farm laborer; Eliza Mauck, sis-in-law, 72, wid, b. AL.
- [S1647] Samuel T. Gardner household, 1920 U.S. cens., Hood Co., Texas, pop. sched., Precinct #4, ED 27, sheet 3A (p. 229 stamped), dwelling 57, family 58, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jan. 2006, image 5 of 17. Enumeration includes: Samuel T. Gardner, 41, b. TX, father b. VA, mother b. AL, farmer; Ollie, mother, 75, wid, b. AL; Maggie Donathan, sister, 35, marr, b. TX; Akard Donathan, brother-in-law, 37, marr, b. TX, farmer; Conrad Donathan, nephew, 9 b. TX; resid: farm on Acton Rd.