Wayne County, NC - Gardner Family Biography

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James Henry Gardner Oct 8 - 1876 - Oct 1 1959, son of James Tillman Gardner 
and Mary Eliza Cherry. He married Rosa Lee Thompson, daughter of Alfred Becton 
Thompson and Virginia McKenize Best. 

They had 12 children: 

1. James Tillman Gardner, Aug. 1901-1974 never married; 

2. Gar. Carrie Eliza Gardner Apr 15, 1904 - Mar 4 1972, she married J. Brantly 
Speight May 11 1914-1971. They had one child. Alice Rachel Speight Dec 20 1936. 

3. George Roland Gardner  Oct 25, 1905-Jan. 1965.  He married Ola Willis born 
Mar. 14, 1911. They had one daughter, Rosa Jean Gardner Apr., 26 1936. Rosa 
married Richard Elmo Flowers, born Aug. 7 1928. 

4. Mary Virginia Gardner Feb. 11 1907; she married Ezra Speicher Pate Born 
Oct. 17, 1905.

5. Tempie Lee Gardner Feb. 21 1909 - Jan 13 1946; she married Hubert Lee Best 
born Sept. 20 1894 - Jan. 19, 1936. They had four daughters.

6. Nancy Inez Gardner July 1 1910; she never married. 

7. Jessie Lyman Gardner, Nov. 12, 1912;  he married Celia A. Parks and they 
had 3 children.

8. Fannie Lucretia Gardner Oct. 27 1914 - Apr 21, 1996;  she married Cldye Cox 
and they had 12 children. 

9. Cecil Beck Gardner Oct. 27, 1914; he married Doris L. Keene born May 20, 
1925. They had 4 children.

10. Edgar Herod Gardner Jan. 20, 1916; he married Mary Lassiter, born Feb. 21, 
1920. They had 3 children. 

11. Helen Irene Gardner May 17, 1918. Married Harvey Heath and divorced. They 
had 2 children.  Married 2nd Claude Heath and divorced, and last but not least, 

12. Melba Thompson Gardner Sept. 27, 1921; married Woodrow Wilson Anderson and 
had 3 children. 

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