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Descendants of Francis M. Gardner



Husband: Frances Marion Gardner

  • Birth:12 May 1844 NC
  • Married 1st: 4 May1864, Ida Narcissa Davis
  • Married 2nd: 22 Nov 1877, Susan C. Cuff
  • Married 3rd: 1892, Mary Virginia Barnes
  • Death: Abt 1911, Perry Co AR
  • Parents: Father -David Gardner; Mother- Sarah Carpenter

Wife 1: Ida Narcissa Davis

  • Birth: 28 Nov 1845, Pocahontas, Hardeman Co TN
  • Death: 11 Sep 1876, Hardeman Co TN
  • Parents: Father -Unknown Davis; Mother-Unknown

Children of Francis Marion and Ida Davis Gardner:

  1. Calla Booth Gardner
    • Birth: 17 Aug 1865, Hardeman TN
    • Death: 7 Oct 1868, Hardeman TN
  2. Edgar F. Gardner
  3. Mary Cathan Gardner
  4. Annie Gardner
    • Birth: Abt 1873, Hardeman Co TN
    • Married: 20 Dec 1891, Perry Co AR, J. F. Downs
    • Death: Date Unknown
  5. Blanche Elizabeth Gardner
    • Birth: 25 Feb 1875, Hardeman Co TN
    • Death: Date Unknown
  6. Ida P. Gardner
    • Birth: 1876, Izard Co TN



Wife 2: Susan C. Cuff

  • Birth: Abt 1856, Humphreys TN
  • Death: Abt 1891, Izard Co AR
  • Parents: Father -Unknown Cuff; Mother-Unknown

Children of Francis Marion and Susan Cuff Gardner

  1. Henry Gardner
    • Birth: 1878, Izard Co AR
  2. Benjamn Gardner
    • Birth: Jan 1885, Izard Co AR
    • Death: Date Unknown, AR
  3. Mattie Maude Gardner
    • Birth: Feb 1887, Izard Co AR
    • Married: 20 Jan 1904, William M. Bean
    • Death: Date Unknown, AR
  4. Children of Mattie Gardner and William Bean



Wife 3: Mary Virginia Barnes

  • Birth: May 1876, Izard Co AR
  • Death: Abt 1911, Rural, Perry Co AR
  • Buried:
  • Parents: Father -Unknown Barnes; Mother-Unknown

Children of Francis Marion and Mary Barnes Gardner:

  1. Frances E. Gardner,
    • Birth: Jan 1896, Perry Co AR
  2. Dewit William Gardner
    • Birth: 18 Aug 1898, Perry Co AR
    • Married: 6 Sep 1920, Ruby H. Thedford
    • Died: 5 Aug 1978, Morrilton, Conway AR
    • Child: J. Dean Gardner (Living)
  3. Vera F. Gardner
    • Birth: 24 Oct 1902 Perry Co AR
    • Married 1st: 27 Apr 1919, Sam Schott
    • Married 2nd: 23 Mar 1939, Horace G. Howard (1890-Deceased:AR)
    • Children of Vera Gardner and Sam Schott:
      • Ruby Schott
      • Gerald Schott
      • Pauline Schott
      • Kenneth Schott
    • Died: 1978, Little Rock, Pulaski Co AR
  4. Nettie Gardner
    • Birth: 26 Jan 1904 Perry Co AR
    • Married: Sam Cade (d: 1952 Pottawattamie IA)
    • Death: Abt 1982, El Dorado, Union Co, AR
  5. Ella Oneta Gardner

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