BIO: Eugene C. Gardner, Cumberland County, PA

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History of Cumberland and Adams Counties, Pennsylvania.
Containing History of the Counties, Their Townships, Towns, Villages, 
Schools, Churches, Industries, Etc.; Portraits of Early Settlers and 
Prominent Men; Biographies; History of Pennsylvania; Statistical and 
Miscellaneous Matter, Etc., Etc.  Illustrated.  Chicago: Warner, Beers 
& Co., 1886.
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                                PART II.

             HISTORY OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY. PENNSYLVANIA.

                             CHAPTER XXXIX. 

                        BOROUGH OF MECHANICSBURG.

413  BOROUGH OF MECHANICSBURG.

  EUGENE C. GARDNER, editor and book-keeper for the "Thomas Printing 
House," and insurance agent, Mechanicsburg, was born at York Springs, 
Adams Co., Penn., July 16, 1847, son of Benjamin F. and Sabina (Moul) 
Gardner, old settlers of York Springs.  The family consisted of four 
children, of whom Eugene C. is the only one living.  Our subject was 
but ten years old when his father died.  His mother resided with her 
father, Conrad Moul, proprietor of "York Springs Summer Resort" until 
1858, when she located in Mechanicsburg.  Eugene C. Gardner attended 
the common schools and the Cumberland valley Institute.  In 1865 he was 
employed as a "typo" on the Cumberland Valley Journal.  In 1867 he was 
appointed local editor of the Valley Democrat, owned by Hon. T. F. 
Singiser.  In February, 1871, Mr. Gardner, with R. H. Thomas and A. H. 
Brinks, purchased the Valley Democrat and changed the name to the 
Valley Independent, and a year later they purchased the Cumberland 
Valley Journal and consolidated the two papers into the present 
Independent Journal.  In 1874 Mr. Gardner sold out his interest to H. 
C. Demming, of Harrisburg, Penn., and has since been engaged in the 
fire and life insurance business.  In 1878 he accepted his present 
position as local editor of the Independent Journal.  Our subject was 
united in marriage, June 5, 1871, with Miss Sue A., daughter of Robert 
and Sarah (Schock) Wilson.  Mrs. Gardner is a member of the Lutheran 
Church.  To this union have been born four children:  Earl W., Pauline 
S., Bertha E. and S. Grace.  Mr. Gardner is secretary of Integrity 
Council, No. 197, O. U. A. M.; secretary of W. C., No. 164, P. O. S. of 
A.; and is president of the Washington Fire Company, Mechanicsburg.  In 
politics he is a strong supporter of the Republican party.