Daisey Olivia Gardner

Family/Spouse: Edgar Hamrick. Edgar (son of Allen Dillard Hamrick and Tirzah Matilda "Tildie" Gardner) was born on 21 Sep 1890; died on 29 Jul 1957 in Cleveland County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Velva Hamrick was born on 7 Apr 1912 in Cleveland County, North Carolina.
2. Keslar Faust Hamrick was born on 25 Oct 1914 in Cleveland County, North Carolina; died on 1 Dec 1992.
3. Edgar Glenn Hamrick was born on 30 Aug 1916 in Cleveland County, North Carolina.
4. Margaret Louise Hamrick was born on 4 Jun 1919.
5. Matilda Ruth Hamrick was born on 5 Aug 1922 in Cleveland County, North Carolina.
6. Thomas Dillard Hamrick was born on 12 Aug 1924 in Cleveland County, North Carolina; died on 30 Dec 2002 in Shelby, Cleveland County, North Carolina.
7. Joseph Hamrick was born on 2 Jun 1927 in Cleveland County, North Carolina; died on 5 Jan 2007 in Cleveland County, North Carolina; was buried in Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, Cleveland County, NC.
8. Daniel Scott Hamrick was born on 3 Mar 1931 in Cleveland County, North Carolina.
9. Rachael Hamrick was born on 2 Feb 1934 in Cleveland County, North Carolina.

Sylvanus married Amanda Costner on 15 Sep 1889. Amanda (daughter of Jacob (Jake) Costner and Martha S. (Patsy) Gladden) was born on 8 May 1868; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Military Service: CSA Company F 56th NC Regiment

Notes:

From Marilynn Masten's notes: Rufus Webb Gardner was a remarkable man. His mother died while he was yet a young boy leaving him and a number of other small children to be reared by their father. His father was a poor man, but by the shear force of will, courage and determination, Rufus became one of Cleveland County's foremost citizens. He taught public school. He organized Pleasant Grove Baptist Church and was Clerk and Deacon from the date of orgination until a few year before his death. As Justice of the Peace, he was called upon to draft many wills, deeds, mortages, and other legal instruments. Being a leader in his church and community he took an active interest in all matters effecting the betterment and welfare of the community and county where he lived.

Rufus married Sarah Dobbins Elam on 17 Mar 1861. Sarah (daughter of Dr. Anderson Samuel Elam and Latisha "Letty" Weatherford) was born on 7 Apr 1839; died on 30 Oct 1920; was buried in Cleveland County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Military Service: Military Service

Jacob married Martha S. (Patsy) Gladden on 6 Mar 1853. Martha (daughter of Squire John L. Gladden and Patience (Patsy) Hardin) was born on 26 Nov 1833; died on 16 Jun 1905. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
Married by Col. P.T. Grigg

Other Events:

• Military Service: Civil War.

Notes:

From Clevelamd Gardner's notes: James Gardner and his wife Elvira Cornwell settled on the west side of First Broad River in Cleveland County, N.C. Their farm was about one mile south of Zion Baptist Church and on the farm later owned by Frank Cornwell and Charlie Cornwell. They lived here until the death of his young wife. She was buried on the crest of a hill a few hundred yards north of where they had lived. On a stone slab marking her grave is the inscription: ELVIRA GARDNER Who died July 2nd, 1854 Aged 32 years, 6 Months, 21 days Colonel Grigg and wife Carrie (James' sister) took in the two year old daughter Katherine upon her mother's death. Captain Ed Dixon of Fallston, N.C. at the age of 96 years spoke with P. Cleveland Gardner about James Gardner: He said that the age limit of military service in the Civil War was 45 years, and James Gardner was called into service in 1862 with the Senior Reserves. After the death of his wife he moved with his family to the old mill place of Andrew Beam situated on Buffalof Creek about two miles southeast of Fallston, later known as the Mike Baker old mill place. In speaking of James Gardner, Captain Ed Dixon says: " James Gardner ran Andrew Beam's mill about the year of 1857; I was teaching school at Carpenter's School House at that time, which stood near where the Julius Hoyle old home was situated. I taught school for a salary of $18 a school term of three months and boarded amoung the 'Scoolars' free of charge. I spent several nights at the home of James Gardner. His children, Rufus, McDuffie, and Kendall, and probably others, attended my school. It was a custom then to hold public debates at school houses at night. We held weekly debates at the Carpenter school house, and James Gardner attended our debates. He was a deep thinker, and one of our best debaters. James Gardner later moved down near Kings Mountain to the Hill Farm, on January 15, 1858."

James married Elvira Cornwell about 1835. Elvira (daughter of Micajah Cornwell and Lydia McEntire) was born on 23 Dec 1814 in Rutherford County, North Carolina; died on 2 Jul 1854 in Cleveland County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Cemetery:
on the crest of a hill on her homeplace one mile south of Zion Baptist Church and on the farm later owned by Frank Cornwell and Charlie Cornwell.

Other Events:

• Cemetery: New Bethel Church Cemetery, Lawndale, Cleveland, North Carolina, USA
• Military Service: Military Service
• Occupation: Physician

Notes:

Anderson and his wife Latisha came to Cleveland County from Virginia and settled on Maple Creek above Cleveland Mills.

Anderson married Latisha "Letty" Weatherford on 7 Feb 1814 in Charlotte, VA.. Latisha was born on 17 Sep 1795 in Virginia; died on 17 Dec 1881 in Cleveland County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Cemetery: New Bethel Church Cemetery, Lawndale, Cleveland, North Carolina, USA

Daniel married Sarah Kiser. Sarah and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Cemetery: Gladden Family Cemetery
• Occupation: Public School Teacher : Singing School Teacher : Justice of the Peace

Notes:

John L. and Patience Hardin Gladden lived above Shelby, NC on the 1st Broad River near Double Shoals and Lithia Springs.

From notes of P. Cleveland Gardner written in the early 1930's:
According to reliable family tradition John L. Gladden was born in South Carolina, probably just across state line adjoining Cleveland County, North Carolina, and his mother died when he was ten (10) days old, leaving him with his father. And his father placed him with James Lucus and wife Rebecca Lucus. In the old family bible of John L. Gladden, now in the possession of his grandson, Ansil C. Gladden of Blacksburg, South Carolina, Route #1, we find the following record in the hand writing of John L. Gladden, to wit: "Rebecca Lucus died July 26, 1838, age 73 years"; "James Lucus died November 19, 1841, age 78 years, 7 months, and 14 days". It is not known at present time just where this Lucas family lived. However it is possible that the Lucas family lived at the old Botts homestead some three miles north of Shelby in Cleveland County, since there is an old grave yard on this place in which members of a Lucas family were buried, and in which John L. Gladden and his wife , Patience Hardin , werer buried. John L. Gladden was a man of unusual natural ability, with a mind trained and developed far superior to that of almost any man of his community during his time. Evidently the Lucus family which reared him were well educated, and hense provided an opportunity for schooling the infant child placed in their custody. John L. Gladden was the most prominent pubic school teacher, and singing school teacher, of his day. Also, he was for many years Justice of the Peace, and member of the court of "Pleas and Quarter Session", of Cleveland County. He was "attorney and counselor" for the people of his community. He probably drafted more wills, deeds, mortages and liens, and married more people, than any other one man of the community in which he lived. Following his first marriage it seems that he settled at what is now known as the old Botts homestead North of Shelby in No. Six Township. He later resided one mile west of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church on No. Nine Township, now known as the old homestead of the late A. Dillard Hamrick. Here he owned a farm and lived during the civil war, and kept post office, the office being kept in his home. I understand that the name of the Post Office was "Beams Mill". This post office when first established was kept at the home of Andy Beam on Buffalo Creek some two miles Northeast of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, and took its name from the late Andy Beam who owned and operated a corn mill and other machinery on said creek. The post office kept by John L. Gladden in his home during the war was the only post office in the entire community for miles around. He was living here when his first wife died, and he carried her back to the old Lucas grave yard on the Botts farm and buried her there. He was buried by the side of his first wife.

John married Patience (Patsy) Hardin on 26 May 1819 in Rutherford County, North Carolina. Patience was born on 15 Aug 1802 in North Carolina; died on 6 Feb 1868 in Cleveland County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Cemetery: Gladden Family Cemetery