Chauncey Smith Gardner1

b. September 1881, d. 1883
FatherCaleb Graham Gardner1 b. 20 Feb 1838, d. 23 Feb 1915
MotherOlivia Ann Smith1 b. 22 Dec 1846, d. 26 Aug 1933
BirthSep 1881 Chauncey Smith Gardner was probably born in Sep 1881 in Hood County, Texas, although records differ as to whether the exact date was the 18th or 19th. Mr. Robert Gardner visited the cemetery in Oct. 1950 and recorded the date as Sept. 18th, 1881. Alternately, a database maintained by the Acton Cemetery Association (undated) uses Sept. 19th.2,3,4 
Death1883  Chauncey appears to have died in 1883 although again the exact date is unclear. Mr. Gardner recorded the date as May 20, 1883. The Cemetery Association entry uses Nov. 29, 1883.2,3,4 
Burial He was buried at Acton Cemetery in Hood County, Texas. When the cemetery was canvassed in 2009-2010 by a Find-A-Grave volunteer the stone was no longer visible.2,3,4 
ChartsDescendants of Jeremiah Gardner and Margaret Edmiston
Last Edited4 Jan 2013

Citations

  1. [S2945] Robert Gardner research, 2881 Pruneridge Ave., Santa Clara, California, 95051, email to: e-mail address.
  2. [S2945] Robert Gardner research, 2881 Pruneridge Ave., Santa Clara, California, 95051, email to: e-mail address ; Mr. Gardner visited Acton Cemetery in Oct. 1950 and recorded Sept. 18, 1881 as Chancey's date of birth and May 20, 1883 as his date of death.
  3. [S1777] Find A Grave Website (http://www.findagrave.com/index.html : viewed Dec. 2012). Chauncey Gardner entry, Acton Cemetery, Hood County, Texas. Chauncey's Find-A-Grave memorial is maintained by Phil and Jeanne Harris. In a 1 Jan. 2013 phone conversation, Mr. Harris relayed to this researcher that the dates listed on Chauncey's entry (Sept. 19, 1881 - Nov. 29, 1883) came from a database held by the Acton Cemetery Association. Mr. Harris stated that the database appeared to have been compiled from various sources and was not dated. Mr. Harris surveyed and photographed Acton Cemetery in 2009-2010 at which time he was unable to locate Chauncey's stone.
  4. [S1641] Mildred Thorman and Gayle Murphy, Hood County, Texas Cemetery Inscriptions, p. 213. Stone reported to read: Chauncey S. Gardner, son of G.C. and Ollie Gardner, Sept 19, 1891 - Nov. 20, 1893. [the 1891 and 1893 years of birth and death are at odds with other readings of the stone]