James Lafayette Gardner (1825 - 1884)

Born 25 Mar 1825 in Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States [uncertain]

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Died 18 Nov 1884 at age 59 in Suwannee, Florida, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

James was born in 1825 to parents James and Elizabeth (Hogue) Gardner.

He married Eliza Howell about 1847. His second marriage was to Adaline Lowry in 1868. James was a farmer in DeKalb County, Alabama.

He passed away in 1884.

Research Notes

From Find a Grave memorial :

Burial: New Harmony Methodist Church Cemetery, Live Oak, Suwannee County, Florida, USA.

Family Members

Children

William Lathrop Gardner 1849-1936

John S. Gardner 1855-1925

Eliza Jane Gardner McSpadden 1859-1912

Cornelia Alice Gardner Keith 1861-1906

Thena Gardner Johnson 1879-1907

Sources

• "United States Census, 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHP1-7VY : Fri Oct 06 10:15:57 UTC 2023), Entry for Lafayette Gardner and Eliza Gardner, 1850, Pine Ridge, DeKalb, Alabama.
• "United States Census, 1860", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHDL-1J8 : Fri Oct 06 06:15:44 UTC 2023), Entry for James L Gardner and Eliza Gardner, 1860, DeKalb, Alabama.
• "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q21X-LWS9 : Fri Oct 20 08:45:27 UTC 2023), Entry for J L Gardner and Adaline Lowry, 05 Jul 1868, DeKalb, Alabama.
• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHKQ-QZ1 : 28 May 2021), Entry for J L Gardner and Adaline Gardner, 1870, DeKalb, Alabama.
• "United States Census, 1880", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4JX-19G : Thu Oct 05 16:07:16 UTC 2023), Entry for James Gardner and Adaline Gardner, 1880, DeKalb, Alabama.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/81542656/james-lafayette-gardner: accessed 06 December 2023), memorial page for James Lafayette Gardner (25 Mar 1825–18 Nov 1884), Find a Grave Memorial ID 81542656, citing New Harmony Methodist Church Cemetery, Live Oak, Suwannee County, Florida, USA; Maintained by Robert Strickland (contributor 47110874).
• "Florida Deaths, 1877-1939", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FP99-NMZ : Thu Nov 16 23:25:32 UTC 2023), Unknown in entry for Joseph Halloman Garderner, 26 Jun 1925, Jefferson, Florida.
• "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDRC-MPB : Thu Nov 16 18:04:36 UTC 2023), Lafayette Gardner in entry for William Lathrop Gardner, 1936, Fort Payne, DeKalb, Alabama.