The Family tree of Carl Mason Gardner

My Great Great Great Great Grandfather
This information has not been verified by me,
but thought it should be included for family comments.

William Garner, born in about 1743 in North Carolina. Not much is known about the family except they once had in their possession a deed to some land in Marseilles, France made out to a Guardineur (we often find the name spelled Garner). The date on the deed of sale from William to Thomas is 29 August 1797. His wife is unknown


Children:
• William Gardner Jr.
• Birth: Abt 1775, Cleveland Co NC
• Married: Polly Butner, Rutherford Co NC
  
  
• Thomas Gardner
• Birth: Abt 1772 (or 1768), Cleveland Co, NC
• Death: 1844, Cleveland Co, NC
  
  
• Jeremiah Gardner
• Birth: Abt 1784, NC




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My Great Great Great Grandfather

Thomas Gardner:
• Birth: about 1768 in North Carolina
• Married: 25 November 1792; Rutherford Co, NC
• Death: 1844; Cleveland Co, NC
• Buried: Cleveland Co, NC
  
  
• Married: Mary Olivine Martin
• Birth: In about 1780 in Rutherford Co, NC
• Death: 29 July 1856; Cleveland Co, NC
• Buried: Cleveland Co, NC

Children:

1. Jeremiah Gardner
2. Martin Gardner
3. Leanna Gardner
4. Lewis Gardner
5. William Hoyle Gardner
6. Rebecca Gardner
7. Elizabeth Gardner
8. Esther Gardner
9. Jane Gardner
10. Carrie Gardner
11. David Gardner
12. James Lafayette Gardner (See below)




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My Great Great Grandfather

James Lafayette Gardner

• Birth: 1816 in Rutherford Co, NC
• Married: Rutherford Co, NC
• Death: 31 July 1862; Raleigh, NC
• Buried: Raleigh, NC
• Parents: Father - Thomas Gardner; Mother- Mary Olivine Martin

Married Elvira Cornwell ⁷

• Birth: 23 December 1814 in Rutherford Co, NC
• Death: 2 July 1854 in Cleveland Co, NC
• Buried: Cornwall Home, Cleveland Co, NC
• Parents: Father - Micajah Cornwell; Mother - Lydia McEntire

  Children:

  • Rufus Webb Gardner (My Great Grandfather - see information below)
  • Amos Kendall Gardner
  • Pinckney McDuffy Gardner
  • Vianah McDuffy Gardner
  • Elizabeth Ann. B. Gardner
  • Lydia Olivine Gardner
  • Katherine Gardner
  Other Wives: Annie Lovelace Married: About 1855 in Cleveland Co, NC

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My Great Grandfather



• Rufus Gardner:
  • Birth: 3 August 1837 in Rutherford Co, NC
  • Married: 17 July 1861 in Cleveland Co, NC
  • Death: 10 March 1926 in Cleveland Co, NC
  • Buried: 1926 in Beam's Mills, Cleveland Co, NC
  • Parents: Father - James Lafayette Gardner; Mother- Elvira Cornwell
    
    
  • Married: Sarah Dobbins Elam
  • Birth: 7 April 1839 in Rutherford, NC
  • Death: 30 October 1920 in Beam's Mills, Cleveland Co, NC
  • Buried: Beam's Mills, Cleveland Co, NC
  • Parents: Father - Samuel Anderson Elam; Mother - Latisha Weatherford

Their children:


Leroy Gardner

• Birth: January 18, 1866 in Beam's Mills, Cleveland Co, NC
• Marriage: December 20, 1883 in Cleveland Co, NC
• Death: November 9, 1917 in NC
• Spouse: Kissiah Williams; B. Abt 1868 in Cleveland Co, NC
• Children:
  ~Dora Ada Gardner
  • Birth: September 1884 in NC
  • Death: January 25, 1959 in NC
  
  ~Edna I Gardner
  • Birth: February 1887 in NC
  • Death: Abt 1960 in NC
  
  ~Otto Earnest Gardner
  • Birth: 1890 in NC, USA
  • Death: November 1890 in NC
  
  ~Infant Gardner
  • Birth: October 3, 1891 in NC
  • Death: October 3, 1891 in NC
  
  ~Lula Mae Gardner
  • Birth: November 30, 1892 in NC
  • Death: October 2, 1893 in NC
  
  ~Rufus E. Gardner
  • Birth: November 10, 1893 in NC
  • Death: August 30, 1894 in NC
  
  ~Randall L. Gardner
  • Birth: February 1897 in NC
  
  ~Orestus Gardner
  • Birth: Abt 1899 in NC
  
  ~Colon Gardner
  • Birth: Abt 1902 in Cleveland Co, NC
  • Death: Abt 1950 in NC
  
  

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Sylvanus Gardner

• Birth: January 2, 1868 in Beam's Mills, Cleveland Co, NC
• Marriage: 1888 in Cleveland Co, NC
• Death: December 24, 1946 in Cleveland Co, NC
• Burial: Fallston, Cleveland Co, NC
• Spouse: Amanda Costner; B. 1867 in NC; D. Cleveland Co, NC; Buried: Pleasant Grove C., Cleveland Co, NC
• Children:
  ~Olivia Daisy Gardner
  • Birth: June 3, 1890 in Cleveland Co, NC
  • Marriage: July 16, 1911 in Cleveland Co, NC
  • Death: 1993 in Cleveland Co, NC
  • Spouse: Edgar Hamrick
  
  ~Addie Mae Gardner
  • Birth: January 9, 1895 in Cleveland Co, NC
  • Death: April 9, 1977 in Shelby, Cleveland Co, NC
  
  ~Son Gardner
  • Birth: October 18, 1898 in Cleveland Co, NC
  • Death: October 18, 1898 in Cleveland Co, NC
  
  ~Exie Viola Gardner
  • Birth: May 17, 1903 in Cleveland Co, NC
  • Marriage: May 18, 1921 in Cleveland Co, NC
  • Death: May 29, 1984 in Shelby, Cleveland Co, NC
  • Spouse: Alvin Smith
  
  

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Virgil Anderson Gardner (My Grandfather)




• Birth: October 3, 1869 in Beam's Mills, Cleveland Co., NC
• Died December 8, 1953 in Fallston, NC, Buried in Beams Mill., NC
• Married in Cleveland Co., NC in 1896 to Florence Nolan; B. 1875; Died 1941, Buried in Beams Mill, NC
  
• Children of Virgil and Florence Gardner:
  
  Lura, Carl, Ernest, and Mozelle Gardner about 1906, before Flay was born.
  
  1928 first visit to Carl & Gladys Gardners new home at 408 Emerson St., Washington D.C.
  Herman and Lura Beam, Carl and Gladys Gardner, Ernest and Vera Gardner, Flay Gardner before his mirrage, and Claude and Mozelle McCraw.
  
  ~Ernest Alvah Gardner
  • Birth: December 23, 1897 in Beams Mill, NC
  • Married Vera Richardson May 19, 1926 in Raleigh, NC
  • Death: August 9, 1983 in Cleveland Co, NC
  • Children of Ernest and Vera Gardner:
    • Ernest (Ernie) Gardner,b June 3, 1930
    • Married Lucy Hadley Bailey Dec 24, 1951
      
    • Children of Ernest and Lucy Gardner:
      
      • Pamela Lynn Gardner, b May 30 1954
      • Married James L Enix Feb 14 1977
      • Children of James and Pamela Enix:
        • James Michael Enix, b Dec 10, 1980
        • Nichkos Lance Enix, b Sep 23, 1984
        • Haley Nicole Enix, b Feb 10 1987
        • Jeffery Chase Enix, b Apr 12 1995
        
        
      • Deborah Lynn Gardner, b Feb 5, 1956
      • Married Steve A Moore June 20, 1980
      • Children of Deborah and Steve Moore:
        • Sarah Catherine Moore, b Aug 2, 1982
        • Zachary Steven Moore, b May 2, 1985
        
        
      • Lucy Elaine Gardner, b Feb. 23, 1957
      • Married Daniel Ray Jones June 20 1980
      • Children of Daniel and Lucy Jones:
        • Brittany Elaine Jones, b Apr 17, 1983
        • Joshoa Daniel Jones, b Mar 27, 1985
          
          
    • William (Billy) Gardner, b Jan 16, 1935; d March 29, 1987, buried at Beams Mill, NC.
      
  
  ~Lura Gardner
  • Birth: November 28, 1902 in Beam's Mill, NC
  • Married September 24, 1924 in Beam's Mill, Cleveland Co, NC
  • Death: May 19, 1956 in Cleveland Co, NC
  • Spouse: Herman Alexander Beam
  • Children of Herman and Lura Beam:
    • Rebecca Beam
    • Married James Shepard Aug. 22, 1957. Deceased 1958
    • Married Donald Kirby June 13, 1959, Divorced
    • Children of Rebecca and Donald Kirby:
      • Kevin Kirby
      • Children of Kevin an Bo Kirby:
        • Nolan Kirby
      • Alec Kirby
    • Married Donald Chamberlain 23 Aug. 1974
  
  ~Sarah Mozelle Gardner
  • Birth: February 12, 1902 in Beam's Mill, NC
  • Married Claude McCraw September 24, 1924 in Beam's Mill, Cleveland Co, NC
  • No children
  
  
  

  ~Carl Webb Gardner (My Father)

  
  
  • Born April 24, 1905 in Beam's Mill, Cleveland Co, NC
  • Died Feb, 2002 at his home in Gainesville, Virginia
  • Married to Gladys Kropke June 6, 1927 in Washington, DC,
    1946 - Buckland, Virginia.
    
    
  • Children of Carl and Gladys Gardner:
    
    
    • Charles Virgil Gardner, b: February 11, 1930, Wash. DC
    • Married Peggy Anne Pickett on 3 Jun 1950
    • Children of Charles and Peggy Pickett Gardner
      
      
      • Bonnie Paige Gardner, b Dec 4 1951
        
        
      • Married Philip John Burke March 11, 1989. Born Jan 11, 1935, Died August 23, 2000. Buried at Bethel Mariner's Methodist Church in Ocean View, Sussex Co. DE.
      • Married John MacKenzie June 30, 2006. Born Feb 8, 1942
      • Children:
        • Heather Gardner Burke, Born Jul 3 1972
        • Married Rob Prior Oct 11, 1997
        • Children:
          • Noah Hunter Prior, Born Nov. 25, 1998
          • Peggy Faith Prior, Born Sep 10, 2004
            
      
      
      
    • Ann Stewart Gardner, b Dec 31 1954
    • Married Michael Allan Pace Oct 15, 1983
      
      
      
    • Patricia Sue Gardner, b Sep 30 1958
    • Married Douglas Crowe, 4 April 1998, Divorced
      
      
      
    • Michael Charles Gardner, b Aug 5 1961
    • Married Shirley Marie Pearson September 6, 1986,b 6 January 1963, Divorced
      • Children of Michel and Shirley Gardner:
        • Charles Michael Gardner, b July 14, 1988
        • Michelle Ann Gardner, b Dec 5, 1989
      
      
    • Married Kathrene Seale November 11, 1995, b 27 February 1971
      • Children of Michael and Katy Gardner:
        • Kaylee Maren Gardner, b October 6, 1999
        • Jackson Webb Gardner, b December 6, 2001
          
      
      
      
      • Carl Mason (Mickey) Gardner (Me)
      • Born Sep 4, 1934, Wash. DC
      • www.masongardner.com
        
    
    
    
    (Continuation of Children of Virgil and Florance Gardner) ~John Flay Gardner
  • Birth: April 16, 1908 in Beam's Mill, Cleveland Co, NC
  • Marriage: March 14, 1937 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg, NC
  • Death: 1985 in Shelby, Cleveland Co, NC
  • Spouse: Emily Byars
    
  • Children of Flay and Emily Gardner:
    • John Gardner
    • Children of John and Sheri Gardner:
      • 1
      • 2
      • 3
      • John
      
      
      
    • Jane Gardner
    • Children of Jane and Joe Jordan:
      • Emily ?
      • 2

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  (Continuation of Children of Rufus and Sarah Gardner)

  Bayliss Ferman Gardner

  • Birth: March 15, 1874 in Beam's Mill, Cleveland Co, NC
  • Marriage: July 27, 1893 in Beam's Mill, Cleveland Co, NC
  • Death: December 11, 1955 in Fallston, Cleveland Co, NC
  • Spouse: Julia Hamrick; B. 1872 in Cleveland Co, NC; D. Cleveland Co, NC
  • Children:
    ~Baby Gardner
    • Birth: March 18, 1896 in Beam's Mill, Cleveland Co, NC
    • Death: March 18, 1896 in Beam's Mill, Cleveland Co, NC
    
    ~Lona May Gardner
    • Birth: September 29, 1897 in Beam's Mill, Cleveland Co, NC
    • Death: January 10, 1904 in Beam's Mill, Cleveland Co, NC
    
    ~Raymond Gardner
    • Birth: October 9, 1900 in Beam's Mill, Cleveland Co, NC
    • Death: December 10, 1900 in Beam's Mill, Cleveland Co, NC
    
    ~Bonnie Alton Gardner
    • Birth: July 15, 1904 in Beam's Mill, Cleveland Co, NC
    • Death: September 18, 1919 in Beam's Mill, Cleveland Co, NC
    
    ~Harvey Max Gardner
    • Birth: November 14, 1908 in Beam's Mill, Cleveland Co, NC
    • Spouse: Lucy Wright
    
    ~Rilla Gardner
    • September 19, 1910 in Beam's Mill, Cleveland Co, NC
    • Spouse: Lawrence Wright
    
    ~Baby Gardner
    • Birth: June 8, 1914 in Beam's Mill, Cleveland Co, NC
    • Death: June 17, 1914 in Beam's Mill, Cleveland Co, NC
    
    ~Allen Webb Gardner
    • Birth: July 16, 1916 in Beam's Mill, Cleveland Co, NC
    • Death: January 17, 1970
    • Spouse: Aileen Hoyle
    
    

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  Letitia May Gardner

  • Birth: July 4, 1876 in Beam's Mill, Cleveland Co, NC
  • Death: January 11, 1956 in Shelby, Cleveland Co, NC
  • Spouse: Hudson Hamrick; B. 1872 in Cleveland Co, NC; D. Cleveland Co, NC; Buried: Bess Hoey Church, Cleveland Co, NC
  • Children:
    ~Gordon Sylvanus Hamrick
    • Birth: February 2, 1906 in Cleveland Co, NC
    • Death: March 1984 in Cleveland Co, NC
    • Spouse: Edna Cornwell
    
    ~Baby Hamrick
    • Birth: June 26, 1911 in Cleveland Co, NC
    • Death: STILLBORN - Cleveland Co, NC
    • Buried: Bess Hoey Church, Cleveland Co, NC
    
    ~Sarah Loretta Hamrick
    • Birth: March 18, 1913 in Cleveland Co, NC
    • Marriage: October 17, 1941 in Cleveland Co, NC
    • Death: November 23, 1971 in Cleveland Co, NC
    • Buried: Bess Hoey Church, Cleveland Co, NC
    • Spouse: John Washburn
    
    ~Vera Eleanor Hamrick
    • Birth: June 2, 1916 in Cleveland Co, NC
    • Death: May 28, 1964 in Cleveland Co, NC
    • Buried: Bess Hoey Church, Cleveland Co, NC
    • Spouse: Archie Queen
    
    

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  Elvira Belle Gardner

  • Birth: April 4, 1897 in Beam's Mill, Cleveland Co, NC
  • Marriage: January 27, 1898 in Cleveland Co, NC
  • Death: April 9, 1950 in NC
  • Buried: 1950 in Fallston, Cleveland Co, NC
  • Spouse: Columbus Alonzo Beam; B. 1875 in Cleveland Co, NC; D. Cleveland Co, NC
  • Children:
    ~Robert Sherwood Beam
    • Birth: April 1, 1899 in Lawndale, Cleveland Co, NC
    • Marriage: June 23, 1925 in VA
    • Death: August 18, 1977 in Richmond, VA
    • Buried: Richmond, VA
    • Spouse: Margaret Harmon
    
    ~Frederick Beam
    • Birth: November 18, 1903 in Lawndale, Cleveland Co, NC
    • Death: 1988 in Cleveland Co, NC
    • Spouse: Virginia Harris
    
    ~Layman Alvine Beam
    • Birth: May 22, 1907 in Lawndale, Cleveland Co, NC
    • Marriage: June 22, 1938 in Chattanooga, TN
    • Death: October 16, 1977
    • Spouse: Dorothy Meyers
    
    ~Elsie May Beam
    • Birth: September 30, 1901 in Lawndale, Cleveland Co, NC
    • Marriage: August 30, 1916 in Cleveland Co, NC
    • Spouse: Clemmie Martin

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