Brief Life History of Caleb Wiley
When Caleb Wiley Gardner was born in 1831, in New York, United States, his father, Nicholas Gardner, was 33 and his mother, Ann Jane Wylie, was 30. He had at least 1 son and 1 daughter with Louisa Palmyra Carpenter. He lived in Lawton, Antwerp Township, Van Buren, Michigan, United States in 1880 and Antwerp Township, Van Buren, Michigan, United States in 1910. He died on 15 October 1916, in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Lakeside Cemetery, Decatur, Van Buren, Michigan, United States.
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- Dale Gardner, "United States Census, 1900"
- Caleb Wylie Gardner, "Find A Grave Index"
- Kaleb Gardner in entry for Ernest Ira Gardner, "Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952"
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1837
Michigan is the 26th state.
1848
In the summer of 1848, when the first train roared into what is now Lawton at the remarkable speed of 18 miles per hour, a new depot awaited its arrival. Nathan Lawton, who owned the land where the town would spring up, had given 10 acres for the use of the railroad. The train station was initially called Paw Paw, but in 1851, the new postmaster, Andrew Longstreet, named the post office (and thus the settlement) Lawton.
1854 · Creation of the Republican Party
A debate continues over the location of the creation of the Republican Party. Some sources claim the party was formed in Ripon, Wisconsin, on February 28, 1854. Others claim the first meeting of the Republican Party took place in Jackson, Michigan, on July 6, 1854, where the Republican Party was officially organized. Over 1,000 people were present and candidates were selected for the party, thus making it the first Republican convention.
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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