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John Granville Gardner Sr.

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John Granville Gardner Sr.

Birth
Williamson County, Tennessee, USA
Death
29 Nov 1950 (aged 75)
Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
Burial
Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA GPS-Latitude: 36.1064173, Longitude: -86.7607267
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John G Gardner
To Be Buried Today

Funeral services for John Granville Gardner Sr., 75, of 304 Trinity lane, who diedat 4 a.m. yesterday in a Nashville hospital will be held at 3 p.m. today at Phillips-Robinson funeral home.
H. M. Phillips wil officiate. Burial will be in Woodlawn memorial park.
Mr. Gardner, a retired insurance salesman, had been in ill health for several years.
A native of Beans Creek, Tenn. in Franklin county, Mr. Gardner was the son of James Isham and Ellen Lipscomb Gardner.
For many years following his marriage to the former Miss Helen Dawson, who survives, Mr. Gardner made his home in Winchester, Tenn.
He moved to Nashville in 1926 and was an insurance sales man for the Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Co. and the continental Fire Insurance Co, before his retirement about 20 years ago.
Mr.Gardner was a member of the Church of Christ. He was a 32nd degree Mason. Besides his widow, he is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Frances Nawrocki of Falls Church, Fa.; two sons, John G. Gardner Jr. and James T. Gardner both of Nashville, and a sister; Mrs. Sarah Covington of Springfield, Mo.
Three grandchildren also survive.

The Nashville Tennessean - November 30, 1950 - Page37
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Tennessee County Marriages 1790-1950

John Granville Gardner, age 40 married Helen Proctor Dawson, age 22, on 23 February 1916 in Davidson County, Tenn.
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Tennessee, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1965

Name: John G Gardner Sr
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 75
Birth Date: 3 Feb 1875
Birth Place: USA
Death Date: 29 Nov 1950
Death Place: Davidson, Tennessee, USA
Father: Isham Gardner
Mother: Ellen Lipscomb
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Mother of John Granville Gardner, James I(Isham) Gardner married Ellen Lipscomb on 7 May1871 in Franklin, Williamson County Tenn.

Ellen Lipscomb Gardner Ellen's husband died before 1880. Seems after her died and her children were adults and married, she lived with a different one each census

1910 Nash Bowie CO TX, John R Pugh, age 36, Anna, age 28, Ellen Lipscomb, mother of Anna, age 68 . Ellen born in TN John is a Merchant
1920 Winchester, Franklin CO TN, John Gardner, age 43, Hellen, age 31, John Jr, age 1, Ellen Gardner, mother of John, age 76
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John Granville Gardner and Helen Dawson Gardner

1920 Winchester, Franklin CO TN, John Gardner, age 43, Hellen, age 31, John Jr, age 1, Ellen Gardner, mother of John, age 76
1930 Foster St, Nashville Davidson CO TN, John G Gardner, age 54, Helen, age 35, John G(Jr), age 11, Frances, age 9, James T, age 7, Grace Dawson, sister of Helen age, Unknown Fannie Dawson, sister of Helen, age 42. John, no employment, Helen, Grace and Fannie are Public Stenographers.
1940 Foster St., Nashville, Davidson CO TN, John G Gardner, age 65, Helen D, age 45, John G Jr, age 21, Frances D age 19, James T, age 17, John T Dawson, father of Helen, age 88. John, no employment. Helen is a typist. John Jr.is a Mechanic. Francesis a Waitress
John G Gardner
To Be Buried Today

Funeral services for John Granville Gardner Sr., 75, of 304 Trinity lane, who diedat 4 a.m. yesterday in a Nashville hospital will be held at 3 p.m. today at Phillips-Robinson funeral home.
H. M. Phillips wil officiate. Burial will be in Woodlawn memorial park.
Mr. Gardner, a retired insurance salesman, had been in ill health for several years.
A native of Beans Creek, Tenn. in Franklin county, Mr. Gardner was the son of James Isham and Ellen Lipscomb Gardner.
For many years following his marriage to the former Miss Helen Dawson, who survives, Mr. Gardner made his home in Winchester, Tenn.
He moved to Nashville in 1926 and was an insurance sales man for the Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Co. and the continental Fire Insurance Co, before his retirement about 20 years ago.
Mr.Gardner was a member of the Church of Christ. He was a 32nd degree Mason. Besides his widow, he is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Frances Nawrocki of Falls Church, Fa.; two sons, John G. Gardner Jr. and James T. Gardner both of Nashville, and a sister; Mrs. Sarah Covington of Springfield, Mo.
Three grandchildren also survive.

The Nashville Tennessean - November 30, 1950 - Page37
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Tennessee County Marriages 1790-1950

John Granville Gardner, age 40 married Helen Proctor Dawson, age 22, on 23 February 1916 in Davidson County, Tenn.
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Tennessee, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1965

Name: John G Gardner Sr
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 75
Birth Date: 3 Feb 1875
Birth Place: USA
Death Date: 29 Nov 1950
Death Place: Davidson, Tennessee, USA
Father: Isham Gardner
Mother: Ellen Lipscomb
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Mother of John Granville Gardner, James I(Isham) Gardner married Ellen Lipscomb on 7 May1871 in Franklin, Williamson County Tenn.

Ellen Lipscomb Gardner Ellen's husband died before 1880. Seems after her died and her children were adults and married, she lived with a different one each census

1910 Nash Bowie CO TX, John R Pugh, age 36, Anna, age 28, Ellen Lipscomb, mother of Anna, age 68 . Ellen born in TN John is a Merchant
1920 Winchester, Franklin CO TN, John Gardner, age 43, Hellen, age 31, John Jr, age 1, Ellen Gardner, mother of John, age 76
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John Granville Gardner and Helen Dawson Gardner

1920 Winchester, Franklin CO TN, John Gardner, age 43, Hellen, age 31, John Jr, age 1, Ellen Gardner, mother of John, age 76
1930 Foster St, Nashville Davidson CO TN, John G Gardner, age 54, Helen, age 35, John G(Jr), age 11, Frances, age 9, James T, age 7, Grace Dawson, sister of Helen age, Unknown Fannie Dawson, sister of Helen, age 42. John, no employment, Helen, Grace and Fannie are Public Stenographers.
1940 Foster St., Nashville, Davidson CO TN, John G Gardner, age 65, Helen D, age 45, John G Jr, age 21, Frances D age 19, James T, age 17, John T Dawson, father of Helen, age 88. John, no employment. Helen is a typist. John Jr.is a Mechanic. Francesis a Waitress

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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/89909157/john_granville-gardner: accessed ), memorial page for John Granville Gardner Sr. (3 Feb 1875–29 Nov 1950), Find a Grave Memorial ID 89909157, citing Woodlawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by MN (contributor 46859205).