Mary Jane (Adamson) Gardner (1864 - 1938)

Born 29 Sep 1864 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Franklin Smith Gardner Sr. — married 1892 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Descendants

Died 10 Mar 1938 at age 73 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Mary Jane was born on September 29,1864. She was the daughter of William Adamson and Margueretta Clifford. Mary Jane was married twice. Her first marriage was to Thomas S. Margwerter before 1888. No marriage certificate found (to date). Her daughter, Florence, was born in 1889 in Philadelphia. Thomas passed away in 1891. Mary Jane remarried in 1893. Her second husband was Franklin Smith Gardner Jr. They had seven children together between 1894, and 1905. Mary Jane and Frank lived at the same address in Philadelphia from at least 1910, until her death in 1938.

She passed away on March 10, 1938, and was buried at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Cheltenham, Philadelphia, on 14 March 1938.

Sources

• "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ5G-VBS : 17 October 2014), Mary Jane Adams in household of William Adams, Pennsylvania, United States; citing p. 45, family 351, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,904. Note**Family name mistranscribed as "Adams".

• United States Federal Census 1880: 210 Huntingdon Street, Philadelphia. Age 15, occupation, "Works in Carpet Mill". Residing with parents and siblings.

• United States Federal Census 1900: 2625 Mascher Street, Philadelphia. Age 35. Residing with (2nd) husband Franklin, four children by current marriage, and daughter Florence Margwerter (listed as step-daughter to Frank).

• United States Federal Census 1910: 120 W. Westmoreland Street, Philadelphia. Age 45. Now has five children with husband Franklin. Daughter Florence Margwerter still residing and listed as step-daughter to Frank.

• United States Federal Census 1920: 120 W. Westmoreland Street, Philadelphia. Age 55. Residing at same address. Five children still living at home. Son Frank Jr. listed as "Widower", and there is a grand daughter Dorothy, listed at residence. Mary Jane's daughter Florence (from her first marriage) is not at residence.

• United States Federal Census 1930: 120 W. Westmoreland Street, Philadelphia. Age 64. At same residence with husband, Frank, daughters, Catherine and Pearl, and grand daughter Dorothy (listed as daughter in this census).

• Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1963: Death, 10 March, 1938, Philadelphia. Burial, 14 March, 1938, Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Cheltenham, Philadelphia. File #22117 Registered #05167. Cause of Death, "Hypernephroma", right Kidney. contributing factor, Metatastic Carcinoma of Lungs.

See also:

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch [(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWJK-7RC : accessed 24 August 2015)], Mary Jane Adamson in household of William Adamson, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district 380, sheet 448A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1179; FHL microfilm 1,255,179.

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch [(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M37R-571 : accessed 24 August 2015)], Mary J Gardner in household of Frank Gardner, Philadelphia city Ward 19, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; citing sheet 8B, family 145, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,241,461.

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch [(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MG6Z-1S6 : accessed 24 August 2015)], Mary Gardner in household of Franklin Gardner, Philadelphia Ward 33, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 794, sheet 2B, family , NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,375,417.

• "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXSF-49R : 30 January 2021), Mary Gardner in entry for Frank Gardner, Sr, 1920.

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch [(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHW8-85M : accessed 24 August 2015)], Mary Gardner in household of Frank Gardner, Philadelphia (Districts 0751-1000), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0948, sheet 24A, family 490, line 39, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2117; FHL microfilm 2,341,851.

• Pennsylvania Death Certificates, 1906-1963 (Free Ancestry Image)

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 15 January 2021), memorial page for Mary Jane Adamson Gardner (Sep 1864–10 Mar 1938), Find A Grave: Memorial #148391360, citing Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Cheltenham Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Crypt Tonight (contributor 48494116).