Cornelius Gard (1749 - 1842)

Born 30 Oct 1749 in Morristown, Morris County, New Jersey

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Caudy (Hancher) Gard — married 1 Oct 1774 in Pugh Town, Frederick Co., Virginia Colony

Descendants

Died 2 Nov 1842 at age 93 in Palmer, Putnam County, Ohio, United States

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Biography

Cornelius Gard, son of Jeremiah & Elizabeth Johnson Gard was born on 30 Oct 1749. Cornelius died in Washington Co., Ohio, on 2 November 2, 1842, he was 92. He is buried on farm of his son, David, in Roxbury Township, Ohio. The Palmer/Gard Cemetery Located on SR 676 , Palmer Township, Washington Co., OH

Note

Note: This individual has the following other parents in the Ancestral File:

Jeremiah GARD AFN:2W84-40 and Elizabeth JOHNSON AFN:8JS9-MC

In 1902, on occasion of the 100th Anniversary of the settling of Palmer, OH a

pamphlet, the "PALMER CENTENNIAL" was written. On page 20 the following, which

was written by E. H. PALMER about 1888 appears:

... In the spring of 1802 .. Joseph PALMER and Jason RICE first settled in the

old Palmer settlement. In the fall of 1803, Mr DANLEY and Cornelius GARD moved

in. Mr GARD bought out Jason RICE, he going back to Amesville. [Note by Nellie

GARD: Amesville is in Athens County, OH. not far West of the Washington County

line.] Henry CORNES, a native of Pennsylvania [Nellie: of German descent] came

on in the spring of 1806 with two of his sons, William and John, and bought out

Mr GARD.

BURIAL: Gard Cemetery

Source

• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVL-6W1P : 27 July 2019), Cornelius Gard, 1842; Burial, , Washington, Ohio, United States of America, Gard Cemetery; citing record ID #22608238, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
• "Ohio Tax Records, 1800-1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J9LF-7Z5 : 3 May 2021), Cornelius Gard, 1826; citing multiple county courthouse offices, Wesley Township, Washington, Ohio, United States, p. , Tax records indexed by Ohio Genealogy Society; FHL microfilm 004021679.
• "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHGK-9JF : 20 February 2021), Cornelius Gard, Roxbury, Washington, Ohio, United States; citing 322, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 141; FHL microfilm 337,952.
• "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLS-HBX : accessed 23 December 2021), Cornelius Gard, Wesley, Washington, Ohio, United States; citing p. 201, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 95; FHL microfilm 181,401.