Berta Diane Gardner

Brief Life History of Berta Diane

When Berta Diane Gardner was born on 19 January 1891, in Carroll, Virginia, United States, her father, Thomas C Gardner, was 43 and her mother, Elizabeth Banks, was 32. She married Joel P Williams on 22 April 1916, in Meadows of Dan, Patrick, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. She lived in Blue Ridge District, Patrick, Virginia, United States in 1940 and Patrick, Virginia, United States for about 1 years. She died on 24 October 1988, in Meadows of Dan, Patrick, Virginia, United States, at the age of 97, and was buried in Meadows Of Dan Baptist Church Cemetery, Meadows of Dan, Patrick, Virginia, United States.

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Family Time Line

Joel P Williams
1888–1970
Berta Diane Gardner
1891–1988
Marriage: 22 April 1916
Elizabeth Lucy Williams
1917–2010
Mayetta Williams
1918–1928
Joel Gardner Williams
1921–1946
Cora Grace Williams
1923–2022

Sources (25)

  • Berta D Williams, "United States Census, 1950"
  • Berta D Gardner, "Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Birth Records, 1853-1896"
  • Berta Diane Gardner Williams, "Find a Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1894 · Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument

On May 30, 18944 the Confederate Soldiers and Sailors’ Monument was unveiled. It is 73 feet high and over looks Libby Hill Park. the statue represents the 13 Confederate States.

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

1917

U.S. intervenes in World War I, rejects membership of League of Nations.

Name Meaning

English and Scottish: occupational name from Middle English gardener ‘gardener’, Old French gardinier, jardinier.

Americanized form (translation into English) of German Gärtner or Gartner and French Desjardins .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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