Caroline Gardner

Family/Spouse: James T. Lookadoo. James (son of Lookadoo) and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Lucy Marion Lookadoo
2. Eliza Ann Lookadoo
3. Emma Lookadoo
4. Jane Lookadoo
5. Sallie Lookadoo

Other Events:

• Cemetery: Zion Baptist Church, Shelby, Cleveland County, NC

Notes:

From Clevelamd Gardner's notes: Jonathan and Mary Ann Gardner bought a farm later known as the Sam Putnam old home place situated two or three miles west of Zion Baptist Church. Here they raised eight children. In 1849 Jonathan and brother-in-law Jessie Hord made a trip by wagon to Columbia, SC to market their crop. On their return trip Jonathan was taken sick one night with what the doctor pronounced as brain fever. He died the following night in Shelby before reaching home.

Buried:
Funeral by Rev.H. Dixon, hebrews 9:27

Jonathan married Mary Ann McCombs on 18 Oct 1835. Mary (daughter of Major McCombs and Mary Ann Jane) was born on 20 Oct 1816; died on 7 May 1906 in Cleveland County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Cemetery: Zion Baptist Church, Shelby, Cleveland County, NC

Notes:

From Clevelamd Gardner's notes: Jerry was the twin brother of Martin Gardner. Where Jerimiah Gardner and family settled, raised a family and were buried is not exactly known. It is said that he lived on First Broad river between Shelby and Lawndale, probably near Lawndale, in the Double Shoals area or possibly the Zion Baptist Church area.

Jeremiah married Jane (Jennie) Huston Alexander on 20 Oct 1812 in Rutherford County, North Carolina. Jane (daughter of Alexander, daughter of ALEXANDER) and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Major McCombs and his wife Mary Ann were killed and scalped by the indians. They were the last people in this area to be scalped by indians.

Major married Mary Ann Jane. Mary was born in 1783; died in 1860 in Cleveland County, North Carolina; was buried in Cleveland County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Occupation: Farmer

Notes:

From Clevelamd Gardner's notes: Thomas and Olive Gardner married and settled on the east side of the First Broad River and Magness Creek about 300 yards northeast of the John Harrelson home place and the Ham Williams homestead. This was in the part of Rutherford County that became Cleveland Co. in 1841. The old Lincolnton - Rutherford Stagecoach route ran through his land and crossed First Broad River on his land at a place called Gardner's Ford just below Lawndale. Thomas' youngest son, six grandsons and six great grandsons served in the Civil War. His son, four grandsons and two great grandsons were killed or died from war causes. One great grandson was MIA. There is a family tradition that Thomas may have been a preacher as he was called Elder Gardner. Thomas Gardner and his wife are buried in the Family cemetery on their plantation situated a quarter mile east of the home of the late Ralph Hord.

Land Entries in Rutherford County, N.C. 18 Nov 1794 100 acres on North side of Magness Creek bordered by his father's land and near Capt. Willison.

Thomas purchased at aucton a Negro woman who was brought from Virginia about the year of 1800. This woman had a child named Flora. Albert Hord of Shelby, a teacher and minister, is a half brother as they had the same father. Flora was left to Thomas' wife and thence to her daughters. Flora had four children: Jay Gardner Emma Gardner who married Bill Schenck son of Dick Schenck - a slave of Major Schenck's father. Alice Gardner was married Joe Goode Charlie Gardner who lived in Chicago, Ill

Thomas married Mary Olivine "Ollie" Martin on 25 Nov 1792 in Rutherford County, North Carolina. Mary (daughter of Christopher Martin) was born in 1780; died on 29 Jul 1856 in Cleveland County, North Carolina; was buried in Cleveland County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Occupation: Farmer And Midwife

Notes:

From Clevelamd Gardner's notes: Olivine lived on the Catawba River before her marriage to Thomas. Upon the death of her husband, Olivine bought a farm lying between New Bethel Baptist Church and the Philidelphia Negro Church which joined the plantation of Colonel Grigg on the east. Here she and her two daughters resided until their deaths. Ollie was a midwife and it is said that this was the means she used to procure the money to purchase her new home and farm. ___________________________________________________________________ An original bill of sale has been located amoung papers of John Poston. This document is dated 31 May 1821. The bill of sale is for: one still ten hogsheads one singlein tub one doublin Cagg one singlein Cagg one Can flakstone It does not mention the price. The document is signed by Martin Gardner and Olive Gardner made her mark. This would indicate that Thomas Gardner has already died by this date. See notes under her daughter Elizabeth Gardner.