When Le Roi Barnum Gardner was born on 13 April 1900, in Lehi, Utah, Utah, United States, his father, James Hamilton Gardner, was 40 and his mother, Rhoda Priscilla Huffaker, was 34. He married Thelma Petersen on 16 March 1928, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He lived in Oakland, Alameda, California, United States in 1940 and Berkeley, Alameda, California, United States for about 1 years. He died on 4 March 1978, in Walnut Creek, Contra Costa, California, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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The Daughters of Utah Pioneers was organized by Annie Taylor Hyde after she invited a group of fifty-four women to her home to find ways to recognize names and achievements of the men, women and children who were the pioneers. They followed the lead of other national lineage societies, such as the Daughters of the American Revolution. They were legally incorporated in 1925.
The Lehi Co-op Building was built to house the growing needs of the People’s Co-op. The 22,000 square foot, two story, brick building included modern technologies such as electrical wiring and a telephone system. The building was the first in Lehi to have concrete sidewalks installed. Z.C.M.I. closed the Lehi branch in 1937 and the complex was sold.
Utah is home to one of the oldest coasters in the world that is still operational. The Roller Coaster, at Lagoon Amusement park, is listed number 5.
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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