Berkeley County, West Virginia Biography of Henry Scott GARDNER, D.D.S This file was submitted by Vivian Brinker, E-mail address: The submitter does not have a connection to the subject of this sketch. This file may be freely copied by individuals and non-profit organizations for their private use. All other rights reserved. Any other use, including publication, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission by electronic, mechanical, or other means requires the written approval of the file's author. This file is part of the WVGenWeb Archives. If you arrived here inside a frame or from a link from somewhere else, our front door is at http://www.usgwarchives.net/wv/wvfiles.htm The History of West Virginia, Old and New Published 1923, The American Historical Society, Inc., Chicago and New York, Volume II, pg. 188 HENRY SCOTT GARDNER, D.D.S, has had a busy practice as a dental surgeon at Martinsburg at the same time that he has managed some of the extensive property interests long associated with the Gardner family in that city. The Gardners have lived in Berkeley County for a century or more, and have always been people of substantial character. The great-grandfather of Doctor Gardner was a native of Berlin, Germany, came to the United States when a young man and was a very early settler in the Martinsburg locality. He bought the land now occupied by the Gardner Building, and also where the Eagle Hotel is situated, on the east side of the 100 block on South Queen Street. He was a pioneer landlord of the city, maintaining a public house for a number of years. In 1833 he served as deputy sheriff and jailer. His son, the grandfather of Doctor Gardner, was Peter Gardner, who was born in Berkeley County, learned the trade of wagon maker, and established his shop and business in Berkeley County and continued active until his death. After he died his widow removed to Martinsburg and bought property at 210 East Burke Street, where she lived out her life. Her son Allen Gardner, who was born in Berkeley County in 1849, lived with his mother at Martinsburg, but after his marriage moved to his farm near Berkeley Station, and for several years gave all his time to agricultural affairs. He then returned to the East Burke Street home, and bought other city property, including the hotel building known as Eagle Hotel, which had formerly been owned by his grandfather. For a number of years these various property interests occupied his attention. He died at the age of seventy- two. Allen Gardner married Mary Elizabeth Couchman, a native of Berkeley County, who died at the age of sixty-three. She reared children named Mabel O., Mary Allen C., and Henry Scott. Mary Elizabeth Couchman was a sister of George William Couchman, who was a Confederate soldier and was killed at the second battle of Manassas. Henry Scott Gardner was born on a farm near Berkeley Station and was educated in the public schools and in Tinsleys Military Institute at Martinsburg. In 1906 he entered the dental department of the University of Maryland, where he graduated in July, 1909, and since that year has had a large practice at Martinsburg and has the office equipment and facilities for the best class of service. Doctor Gardner in 1917 erected the Gardner Building on the lot formerly owned by his great-grandfather. This is a handsome brick structure, three stories, the first floor occupied by stores and the second and third floors by apartments. In 1918 Doctor Garner married Nora Park Chapman, who was born at Darkesville, Berkeley County, daughter of Park and Jane Chapman. They have one daughter named Jane Elizabeth. Doctor Gardner is affiliated with Equality Lodge No. 44, A.F. and A.M., Lebanon Chapter No. 2, R.A.M., Palestine Commandery No. 2, Martinsburg Lodge of Perfection, Wheeling Consistory No. 1, thirty-second degree, and Osiris Temple, A.A.O.N.M.S. He is also a member of Washington Lodge No. 1, Knights of Pythias, and Azhar Temple, D.O.K.K. He and Mrs. Gardner are members of Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church, South, and he is one of the board of stewards.