James Gardner Jr.

1871–1949 (Age 78)
Steuben, New York, United States

The Life of James

When James Gardner Jr. was born on 23 August 1871, in Steuben, New York, United States, his father, James Gardner, was 48 and his mother, Celestia Freelove Peacock, was 39. He married Esther Littell on 4 July 1898, in New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Wayne, Steuben, New York, United States in 1905 and Urbana, Steuben, New York, United States for about 10 years. He died on 10 September 1949, in Dundee, Starkey, Yates, New York, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Bradford, Steuben, New York, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Gardner Jr.
1871–1949
Esther Littell
1875–1973
Marriage: 4 July 1898
Lewis Franklin Gardner
1899–1973
Berlyn R Gardner
1901–1990
Bertha R. Gardner
1901–
Carl Maynard Gardner
1910–1974
Howard G. Gardner
1915–1972

Spouse & Children

MARRIAGE
4 July 1898
New York, United States
children

(5)

Parents & Siblings

  • James Gardner

    Male1823–1893Male

  • Celestia Freelove Peacock

    Female1832–1913Female

siblings

(9)

  • Lydia Anna Gardner

    Female1846–1939Female

  • Eunice Gardner

    Female1848–1907Female

  • Mary Jane Gardner

    Female1850–1851Female

  • Temperance Gardner

    Female1852–1864Female

  • Sarah Catherine Gardner

    Female1857–1864Female

+4 More Children

World Events (8)

1872 · The First National Park

Age 1

Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
1872 · The Amnesty Act

Age 1

A federal law which reversed most of the penalties on former Confederate soldiers by the Fourteenth Amendment. The Act affected over 150,000 troops that were a part of the Civil War.
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

Age 25

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.

Name Meaning

1 English: reduced form of Gardener .2 Probably a translated form of German Gärtner ( see Gartner ).

Possible Related Names

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

Sources (3)

  • James Gardner in household of James Gardner, "New York State Census, 1875"
  • James Gardner, "New York State Census, 1905"
  • James Gardner in household of James Gardner, "United States Census, 1880"

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