Martha Hester (Bell) Gardiner (1874 - 1938)

Born 5 Nov 1874 in Greene, Illinois, United States

Ancestors

Wife of George William Gardiner — married 24 Feb 1897 in Greene, Illinois, United States

Died 18 May 1938 at age 63 in Greene, Illinois, United States

Biography

Martha Hester (Bell) Gardiner was born on 5 Nov 1874 in Greene, Illinois, United States. Her parents were Martin Luther Bell (1844 - 1909) and Harriet Cliff (Lorton) Bell (1847 - 1919).^[1]

Her siblings were...

1. Carrie Ethel (Bell) McClelland (1869 - 1963)
2. Robert Edward Bell (1871 - 1963)
3. Halley May Bell (1873 - 1873)
4. Clinton Leslie Bell (1877 - 1965)
5. George Eugene Bell (1881 - 1968)
6. Harriet Florence (Bell) Goodall (1884 - 1964)

Martha married George William Gardiner (1874 - 1941) on 24 Feb 1897 in Greene.

Their children were...

1. May B Gardiner (1900 - >1920)
2. Theodore L Gardiner (1903 - 1972)
3. William Luther Gardiner (1905 - 1967)
4. Susan H (Gardiner) Blair (1906 - 1994)
5. James E Gardiner (1909 - 1989)
6. Lucille Marable (Gardiner) Spicer (1912 - 2002)
7. Edith Agnes Gardiner (1916 - 1929)
8. Helen M Gardiner (1918 - >1930).

Martha died on 18 May 1938 in Greene aged 63.^[2][3]

Sources

1. ↑ 1880 Census: "United States Census, 1880"
   citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
   FamilySearch Record: MXJK-WTG (accessed 29 June 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YBS-97SH Image number 00178
   Mattie H Bell (5), single other, in household of Luther Bell (35) in White Hall, Greene, Illinois, United States. Born in Illinois, United States.
2. ↑ "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQ42-T3G : 8 March 2018), Martha Hester Gardiner, 18 May 1938; Public Board of Health, Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm 1,818,799.
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (Find A Grave: Memorial #178839059 : accessed 17 December 2021), memorial page for Martha H. Bell Gardiner (5 Nov 1874–18 May 1938), Find A Grave: Memorial #178839059, citing White Hall Cemetery, White Hall, Greene County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by Shirley (contributor 48377200) .

• http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ilmaga/greene/cemeteries/wh_g.html
• "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q292-7L4H : 4 March 2016), George W. Gardiner and Mattie H. Bell, 24 Feb 1897; citing , Greene County, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,310,038.
• 1900 Census: "United States Census, 1900"
  citing Affiliate Publication Number: T623; Line: 35; FHL microfilm: 1240303; Record number: 23914;
  FamilySearch Record: MSW3-L8S (accessed 18 January 2023)
  FamilySearch Image: S3HT-65B9-CHY Image number 00493
  Mattie H Gardiner (26), wife, in household of George W Gardiner (25) in Greene, Illinois, United States. Born in Illinois.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGS2-2PQ : accessed 1 February 2017), Mattie H Gardiner in household of George W Gardiner, Magdalena, Socorro, New Mexico, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 251, sheet 12B, family 249, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 918; FHL microfilm 1,374,931.

George W Gardiner Head Male 36 England

Mattie H Gardiner Wife Female 35 Illinois

May B Gardiner Daughter Female 11 Illinois

Theodore L Gardiner Son Male 7 Illinois

William L Gardiner Son Male 5 Illinois

Susan H Gardiner Daughter Female 3 Illinois

James Gardiner Son Male 0 Illinois

• "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJWY-ZYK : 1 February 2021), Mattie H Gardiner in entry for George W Gardiner, 1920.

George W Gardiner Head Male 45 England

Mattie H Gardiner Wife Female 45 Illinois

May B Gardiner Daughter Female 20 Illinois

Theodor L Gardiner Son Male 16 Illinois

Luther W Gardiner Son Male 14 Illinois

Susan H Gardiner Daughter Female 13 Illinois

James E Gardiner Son Male 10 Illinois

Lucile M Gardiner Daughter Female 7 New Mexico

Edith A Gardiner Daughter Female 3 New Mexico

Helen M Gardiner Daughter Female 2 New Mexico

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSYF-6ZF : accessed 17 December 2021), Mattie Gardiner in household of Geo W Gardiner, White Hall, Greene, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 19, sheet 14A, line 23, family 327, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 517; FHL microfilm 2,340,252.

Mattie Gardiner's Spouses and Children

Geo W Gardiner Husband M 56 England

Luther Gardiner Son M 24 Illinois

Lucille Gardiner Daughter F 17 New Mexico

Helen Gardiner Daughter F 12 New Mexico

• http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ilmaga/greene/cemeteries/wh_g.html
• Bell Family History Site -Ancestry.com

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