Edwin Alton Gardner1

b. 27 November 1905, d. 28 January 1972
FatherEdwin Lee Gardner2 b. 8 May 1864, d. 11 Jan 1947
MotherLaura Alton Dickenson2 b. 28 Apr 1867, d. 27 Jun 1914
Birth27 Nov 1905 Edwin Alton Gardner was born on 27 Nov 1905 near Saticoy in Ventura County, California.3,1 
  Edwin was known by his middle name.1 
  She was the daughter of Stephen Percy and Grace Foster.1 
Marriage19 Aug 1928 He married Margaret Boyd Percy on 19 Aug 1928 in Los Angeles, California.4 
Cens-193011 Apr 1930  Alton and Margaret farmed land on Telegraph Rd. West in the Santa Paula Township area of Ventura County. The 1930 census provided the additional information that they rented their home and owned a radio.5 
Widowed  Margaret died in July 1934 a few days after giving birth to the couple's third child. The infant, also named Margaret, was adopted by Alton's brother Laurence Gardner and his wife Gladys.1 
Cens-19404 Apr 1940  When the 1940 census was enumerated in April of that year Alton and his two older children, Jeanne and Edwin Jr. were enumerated at 200 W. Telegraph Rd. in Santa Paula township. By then Alton owned his farm which was valued at $8,000. The 1940 census also recorded the level of education reached by each family member. Alton had completed 4 years of college.6 
Marriage20 Jun 1940 Alton married second, Margaret Cross on 20 Jun 1940.1 
  Margaret was a school teacher; the daughter of Creighton Reed Cross and Cora Florence Paden.1 
 Alton and Margaret were the parents of two sons: Thomas and James.1 
  At some point in the late 1940s Edwin sold the land on Telegraph Rd. and moved the family into his parents old home at Saticoy. 
Death28 Jan 1972 Edwin Alton Gardner died on 28 Jan 1972 in Las Vegas, Nevada, at age 66.1 

Family 1

Margaret Boyd Percy b. Mar 1908, d. 9 Jul 1934
Children
  • Jeanne Gardner5,7
  • Edwin A. Gardner Jr.8,7
  • Margaret Gardner7

Family 2

Margaret Cross b. 13 Jul 1908, d. Sep 1998
Children
  • Thomas Creighton Gardner7
  • James Wallace Gardner7
ChartsDescendants of Jeremiah Gardner and Margaret Edmiston
Last Edited1 Sep 2013

Citations

  1. [S2945] Robert Gardner research, 2881 Pruneridge Ave., Santa Clara, California, 95051, email to: e-mail address.
  2. [S1560] Edwin L. Gardner household, 1910 U.S. cens., Ventura Co., California, pop. sched., Ventura township, ED 214, sheet 9A (p. 123 stamped), dwelling 131, family 134, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Sept. 2006, image 17 of 26. Enumeration includes: Edwin L. Gardner, 45, marr #1, marr 21 yrs, farmer, owns farm, b. VA, father b. VA, mother b. MO; Laura A., wife, 41, marr #1, marr 21 yrs, mother 3 children, all living, b. VA, parents b. VA; Eugene, son, 20; Laurence, son, 14; Alton, son, 4; all b. CA and all parents b. VA; Mary Ella Horton, niece, 12, b. CA, parents b. VA;.
  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.
  4. [S3238] "California County Marriages, 1850-1952", index and images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ : viewed Aug. 2013), Edwin Alton Gardner and Margaret B. Percy marriage license dated 10 Aug. 1928; married 19 Aug. 1928 at Los Angeles, CA by the Rev. Robert Gooden.
  5. [S2953] Edwin A. Gardner household, 1930 U.S. cens., Ventura Co., California, pop. sched., Santa Paula Township, ED 56-17, sheet 14A (p. 110 stamped), dwelling 297, family 298, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jun 2012. Household includes: Edwin A. Gardner, 24, marr at 22, b. CA, parents b. VA, farm manager, rents home, is a farm, owns a radio; Margaret, wife, 23, marr at 21, b. CA; Jeanne, dau, 8/12, b. CA; residence on Telegraph Rd. West.
  6. [S2982] Edwin Alton Gardner household, 1940 U.S. cens., Ventura Co., CA, pop. sched., Santa Paula township, ED 56-37, sheet 1B, household 20, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Aug. 2012. Household included: Edwin Alton Gardner, 34, divorced, owns home, is farm, valued at $8,000, resided same location in 1935, completed 4 years college, farm owner and manager; Jeanne, dau, 10, b. CA; Edwin A. Jr., son, 9, b. CA; Margaret Hill, housekeeper, 61, wid, b. IL, resid IL in 1935; resid at 200 W. Telegraph Rd.
  7. [S2945] Robert Gardner research, 2881 Pruneridge Ave., Santa Clara, California, 95051, email to: e-mail address ; Mr. Gardner and the children of Alton Gardner are first cousins.
  8. [S2982] Edwin Alton Gardner household, 1940 U.S. cens., Ventura Co., CA, pop. sched., Santa Paula township, ED 56-37, sheet 1B, household 20, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Aug. 2012. Household included: Edwin Alton Gardner, 34, divorced, owns farm, resided same location in 1935; Jeanne, dau, 10, b. CA; Edwin A. Jr., son, 9, b. CA; Margaret Hill, housekeeper, 61, wid, b. IL, resid IL in 1935; resid on W. Telegraph Rd.