Nansemond-Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Gardner, Margaret A., 1904 

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  Suffolk, Va., Feb. 23. - (Special) - [...] 

   DEATH OF MRS. GARDNER 

  Mrs. Margaret Gardner, wife of Matthew Gardner, died at 2:10 o'clock this 
afternoon at her home at Exit, Va., aged about 65 years. 

  Mrs. Gardner had been ill about a month, and had gone way to a hospital for 
treatment, but without permanent benefit.  The burial will take place Sunday 
in the family cemetery. 

  The deceased, formerly Miss Margaret McClenny of Southampton county, Va., is 
survived by a widower, four sons - George N. Gardner, J.M. Gardner, J.W. 
Gardner and E.B. Gardner, and two brothers - James McClenny of Southampton 
county and John McClenny of Isle of Wight county. 

  The deceased was a member of the Western Branch Baptist church. 

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  Suffolk, Va., Feb. 24. - (Special) - [...] 

        SUFFOLK BRIEFS. 

[...] 

  The funeral of Mrs. Margaret Gardner will take place at 2 o'clock Thursday 
from her late home, at Exit, Va. 

[...] 


Margaret A. (McCLENNY; Mrs. Matthew) GARDNER, 
b. Apr 1839, Southampton Co., d. 23 Feb 1904, at home, Exit, 
funeral at home, Exit, 25 Feb 1904, 
"Virginian-Pilot" (Norfolk, VA), Vol. 20, No. 47, Wed., Feb. 24, 1904, p. 6; 
"Virginian-Pilot" (Norfolk, VA), Vol. 20, No. 48, Thurs., Feb. 25, 1904, p. 6 

*Additional information: 

Birthdate from the 1900 Census - Chuckatuck (Dist. 23), Nansemond Co.; 
   they lived on Owned Free Farm #137. 

Her husband was a Confederate veteran.  He was conscripted from the militia 
   into Co. I, 41st VA Infantry, then transferred to Co. A, 18th Battalion VA 
   Heavy Artillery.  He died 1 Aug 1917 in Suffolk, and was buried in 
   Nansemond Co. 

Her brother James Madison McCLENNY (1844 - 1912), also a Confederate veteran, 
   is buried in a McCLENNY family cemetery in Sedley, on the edge of the 
   Sedley Baptist Church parking lot. 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Miscellaneous Cemeteries, Vol. 5 (MV-V-42): 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/miscvol5.txt 

Margaret & James were children of James & Winifred "Winny" (BEAMAN) McCLENNY. 


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