Martha Ray

Martha married Thomas, Sr. Gardner about 1743. Thomas, (son of Gardner, son of Gardner) was born on 8 Aug 1721 in Scottland; died on 10 Nov 1773 in Halifax Co., NC. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Tax Lists 1779 Martin County 1782 Rutherford County

Land Entries in Rutherford County, N.C. 8 Jul 1793 100 acres on ridge between Hickory Land Creek and Marked Beech Creek including a spring. 3 Jan 1795 100 acres on East side of First Broad River bordered by his south line. 3 Jan 1795 100 acres bordered on land of Hickory Land Branch of Broad River 14 Jan 1801 50 acres West side or both sides of First Little Broad River includes Gardner Ford.

William married Hanner Butler in Pennsylvania. Hanner and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Tax Lists 1779 Martin County 1783 Halifax County

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Tax List 1783 Halifax County

Thomas married Betty on 12 Feb 1778. Betty was born on 7 Jan 1754; died on 14 Nov 1806. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Thomas married Elizabeth Kerk on 15 Mar 1808. Elizabeth (daughter of Ann Ray) died on 19 Aug 1824. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Tax List 1783 Halifax County

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Tax list 1783 Halifax County Inherited Thomas Gardner's dwelling place. THIS INFORMATION CAME FROM A FAMILY BIBLE IN THE POSESSION OF MRS. NETTIE GARDNER ROWLAND, RALEIGH, NC.

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]

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]

Polley married Francis Balthrop on 27 Dec 1804. Francis and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Betsy married Joseph Turner on 19 Jan 1812. Joseph and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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This is the Great-Grandfather of Nettie Gardner, Mrs. J. T. Rowland of Raleigh who had the family Bible of Thomas Gardner Sr.

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]

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From Clevelamd Gardner's notes: Martin was a twin brother of Jerry Gardner. Martin Gardner and his wife Nancy Glasco married August 16, 1821 and settled on the hill just north of the London mineral spring. Here some three years later Martin died at the early age of 31. Nancy was left with three small children.

Martin married Nancy Glassco(Ck) on 16 Aug 1821 in Rutherford County, North Carolina. Nancy (daughter of Tom Glasco) and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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She and her husband settled on the south side of Vaughn's creek near it's head. This would be on the creek east and above the William Gardner's homeplace. It also adjoins the home tract of William "Buck" Vaughn.

Leiah married Spencer Vaughan in Mecklenburg County, VA. Spencer (son of William "Buck" Vaughan and Eliza Perkins) was born in in Mecklenburg County, VA; died in May 1878; was buried in Cleveland County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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From Clevelamd Gardner's notes: We do not have the correct records of Lewis Gardner's birth and death. However from other birth records we can approximate his birth at around 1800 - 1805. From information from his grandchildren and others who remembered his death in 1880 we know the following. Lewis Gardner was active in both church and politics. In politics he was a Republician, and in religion a Baptist. He was one of the founders of the old Capernaum Baptist Church. He was also Clerk and Deacon from the founding until his death. When Cleveland County was formed in 1841 he was a member of the first Board of Commissioners and was Chairman of the Board. About 1870 he was a candidate on the Republican ticket against W.T. Miller who ran on the Democrat ticket. Miller was elected. Lewis taught school and served as Justice of the Peace. During Reconstruction he was one of three men appointed by Governor Holdon to handle the affairs of Cleveland County. Lewis Gardner And wife Mary Kendrick first settled on the plantation owned by Spencer Vaughn and later by William Vaughn West. This was near the later home of Tom Vaughn and Chapel Vaughn. A short time later he bought a large plantation just south of Waco and adjoining the "old Kendrick Plantation" near and northwest of the Capernaum Baptist Church. The Following information was given to P. Cleveland Gardner May 10,1929 by Tom Kendrick of Fallston: Lewis Gardner married Polly Kendrick, a daughter of Tommie Kendrick who came from Virginia and settled at or near Capurnium Church. During or following the Civil War Lewis took a negro by the name of Sam Fox home with him and let him sleep in a nice clean bed. This offended Gardner's wife and her brothers told him to never do so again. Sam Fox's widow is now around 100 years old and lives with her son Charles on her own land on a farm just east of Buffalo Creek and adjoining the Hoyle Alexander home place.

Lewis married Mary (Polly) Kendrick on 7 Mar 1827. Mary (daughter of Thomas Kendrick and Sally Lambert) was born on 1 May 1797; died in 1885. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Cemetery: Gardner Homestead, Cleveland County, NC

Notes:

From Clevelamd Gardner's notes: William Gardner and wife settled on Vaughn's Creek lying southeast and adjoining that of his father. Here the young Gardner aquired a large plantation lying on the east side of First Broad River and extending down the river below Double Shoals. This included the later home place of Dick and Schenck Spangler. His youngest daughter Nancy Gardner Crowder and her husband later lived here. This property was later owned by by Dick Spangler. During September 1847 William Gardner and all his family were ill with typhoid fever. William died on Sunday the 12th and his daughter Jane died the following Sunday. He was 46 and Jane was 17. They were buried next to each other on this farm.

Cemetery:
This cemetery can be reached from Lawndale, NC by going east on NC 182 until you are about out of Lawndale and then making a right turn onto Ball Park Road. Go out Ball Park Rd. about a mile until you start to go into a curve to the left and there you turn right onto Power House Road. Go about two tenths of a mile out this road and find a paved drive to the right. This drive has a gate that might or might not be closed. The cemetery is at the top oh the little hill on the right side of the road, There is junk all over the cemetery and several pretty large trees. There is evidence of several other graves but only two that can be read. This is one of those really sad cemeteries.

William married Rebecca Beam on 4 Sep 1827. Rebecca (daughter of Martin Beam, Sr. and Elizabeth Alexander) was born in 1806; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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See notes under her sister Elizabeth Gardner.

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Ester and her husband moved to Dycusville, McDowell County, Kentucky, some seven miles above brother-in-law Smith McCurry.

Ester married Lewis McCurry, Reverend on 14 Dec 1830. Lewis (son of McCaggie McCurry) died in in Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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From Clevelamd Gardner's notes: She and her husband purchased a farm and settled just east of New Bethel Ch urch.

Catharine married Col. Goode Grigg about 1845. Goode (son of Hendrick Grigg) was born about 1794; died on 27 Dec 1859 in New Bethel Church Cemetery, Lawndale, Cleveland, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

From Clevelamd Gardner's notes: She and her husband bought and settled on a good farm on the north bank of First Broad River in Rutherford County at the lower end of Golden Valley, between the Wilts Fortune old place and the South Mountain Institute on Highway 226. This was known as the Whitesides Settlement.

Jane married Smith McCurry on 14 Dec 1830 in Rutherford County, North Carolina. Smith (son of McCaggie McCurry) was born on 16 Oct 1809; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

From Clevelamd Gardner's notes: Dave Gardner and wife lived near Buffalo creek and owned a plantation later owned by Alonzo Royster and Sylvester Royster southeast of Fallston. Dave bought a farm on the road leading from the Martin Beam's old home to New Bethel Baptist Church. He lived here for three years before selling the farm to David Cline. Dave, along with several other families, traveled to Prentiss County Mississippi, near the county seat of Boonville.

Family/Spouse: Sarah Carpenter. Sarah (daughter of Henry Carpenter) and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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]

James married Anna Lovelace on 24 Feb 1855. Anna and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Occupation: Farmer

Notes:

From Clevelamd Gardner's notes: Elizabeth never married. Upon the death of her father, her mother Ollie Gardner bought a plantation just east and adjoining Col. Grigg. Here Ollie, her two daughters Elizabeth and Rebecca moved and resided until their death. This farm consisted of more than one hundred acres. When their mother died the two sisters lived together. They, with the help of several slaves, farmed the plantation. Upon the death of Rebecca the plantation and slaves were conveyed to Elizabeth. Elizabeth Gardner was considered remarkable by many. She was well read and took an active interest in all public affairs. Capt. Ed Dixon who lived near Fallston and lived past 96 years said of her; "About the year of 1855 Lem Hoyle and I attended a sociable or party at the home of widow Sarah Boggs about six miles north of Fallston where Max Boggs now lives. Elizabeth Gardner was at the party and spent the night there. She was much older than I. She was a well dressed, attractive lady, and a good entertainer. Capt. Hoyle and I were both teaching school at that time, and we made the trip in a buggy." Elizabeth Gardner heired a slave woman named Flora from her mother. Elizabeth Gardner left her home to Flora "Gardner" in her will. Flora then left the home to her daughter Emma. Emma was born July 17, 1863, a slave herself until slavery was abolished. Emma was widowed and later lived with her daughter, son in law, and four grandchildren. She kept one of the upstairs rooms locked and no one was allowed inside. This room contained old pictures, antique furniture and other relics of Thomas Gardner. Mrs. Schenck often spoke reverently of the Gardners who have "so befriended her". She also had a book with this inscription: MY BOOK and HEART WILL NEVER PART Elizabeth and Rebecca Gardner are buried at New Bethel Church.

Notes on Flora: Flora Gardner was brought from Virginia about 1800. Albert Hord of Shelby, a teacher and minister, was a half brother as they had the same father. Flora's four children were; Jay Gardner. Emma Gardner who married Bill Schenck, son of Dick Schenck, a slave of Major Schenck's father. Alice Gardner who married Joe Goode. Charlie Gardner who lived in Chicago.

Notes:

From Clevelamd Gardner's notes: Martin Gardner And wife bought a farm of about 100 acres situated on the Shelby Spartanburg Road and about two miles south of Macedonia Babtist Church, then in Spartanburg Co. now Cherokee Co. S.C. This farm is about 10 miles south of Gaffney, SC. Martin lived here for about 20 years. He then bought 261 acres about two and one half miles west of Macedonia Church where he lived until he died. Martin was known to be a Strong Republician. He was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church where both he and his wife are buried. They had twelve children.

Martin married Lydia Horn in May 1832. Lydia (daughter of James Horn and Rachel Cornwell) was born on 6 Jan 1817; died on 8 Jun 1888; was buried in South Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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]

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Married the brother of Rebecca's husband, Barry Barrett

Family/Spouse: Jessie Hord. Jessie (son of Hord) was born in 1813 in Virginia; died in 1898; was buried in Cleveland County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Settled in McDowell County, N.C., on Montford Cove near Sugar Hill.

Family/Spouse: William Yarboro. William and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]