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EMAIL US 		bullet Daniel GARDNER Parents: Greenwood GARDNER and Arabella FOLSOM.

bullet Dixon GARDNER Parents: Edmond GARDNER.

bullet Dona S. GARDNER Parents: Greenwood GARDNER and Arabella FOLSOM.

bullet Edmond GARDNER was born about 1815 in , , Miss.. Original five brothers that came to Indian Terr. over the trail of tears from Miss. in 1832 , led by Capt. Thomas LeFlore.
Came to Eagletown, OK I.T. in 1833. Parents: Mr. GARDNER and Ms. GARDNER.

Children were: Robert GARDNER, Dixon GARDNER.

bulletEdmond J. GARDNER Jr. was born on 29 May 1918 in Valliant, McCurtain, Ok.. He died on 11 Oct 1972. Parents: Edmond James GARDNER and Laura Betty JAMES.

He was married to Juanita WILLIS on 21 Jan 1948.

bullet Edmond James GARDNER was born on 27 Nov 1877 in Wheelock, Towson, Indian Terr.. He died on 28 Feb 1937 in Fowlerville, Ok.. He was buried 29 Feb. 1937 in Valiant, Ok.. He Dawes # 3549 in Indian Terr., Okla.. Edmond's Indian name was "Ponola Anihelichi" = "cotton poured in and flying out"
Family Bible in possession of child #6

I've been transcribing some bios for Marti at Rootsweb and thought you might be interested i n the following!
EDMOND J. GARDNER
Vol. 5, pp. 1887-1889
GARDNER
LEFLORE
LICK
WILSON
JAMES
PARSONS
BARTEE
TYLER
SHACKELFORD

"Biography is history teaching by example." Every human life helps to make or reflect the pro gress and experience of the age. Not only does biography serve to interpret the life of a sta te, but it also furnishes lessons of inspiration and encouragement for individual appreciatio n. These points are noted as of special application to the life of Edmond J. GARDNER of Valli ant. Of the sketches and life histories that appear in this publication there are few that il lustrate the power of an idea and a purpose working steadily in the soul of the individual th an can be found in the following paragraphs. The sketch also illustrates many important phase s of early history in old Indian Territory, particularly the Choctaw Nation.

In August, 1832, a company of about six hundred persons headed by Col. Thomas LAFLORE (sic) , assembled at a place near what is now the City of Paulding, Jasper County, Mississippi, t o begin a journey of about eight hundred miles to their future home in a new country west o f the Territory of Arkansas. It was an unusual exodus. All the inhabitants of the surroundin g country gathered together preparatory to the journey-men, women and children of every age a nd every degree of social standing. Following the edict of the general government, they wer e to leave that Country forever. Naturally their hearts were sad, and they set out with muc h weeping and sorrow, sustained only by such comfort as came from the prospect of their futur e home. Some years prior to this departure the people of country had become divided into tw o factions-Christians and anti-Christians. Naturally on assembling the two elements formed th emselves into divisions, being drawn together by ties of kinship, friendship and beliefs. Thi s particular company was called a "Christian company" because they favored Christianity. The y traveled only on week days (sic), announcing the hour of their daily devotion by blowin g a large horn, while the Sabbath was a day of rest and of holding religious services. They t raveled by ox wagons, horse wagons, horseback, and about two-thirds walked. The wagons were c hiefly used for carrying the necessities for the journey. Many were thinly clad and had no sh oes, and as they journeyed westward cold weather came on and they suffered greatly from the c old. About thirty died from exposure and were buried along the roadside near where they died . The roads were new and the many wagons made them almost impassable. While they were favore d with reasonably fair weather, the suffering was great, especially among the feeble end chil dren. Several babies were born during the journey. Passing through Jackson and crossing the M ississippi at Vicksburg, they followed a northwest course up Red River, and about the first d ay of December came to a permanent atop about forty miles across the boundary in the new coun try. They selected building places and set up a very populous settlement. 0n the 9th of Decem ber, under the leadership of Rev. Alfred WRIGHT, a noted missionary, they organized a churc h and established a school, naming the place Wheelock.


At the time of the removal from Mississippi to Indian Territory in 1832, the five brothers, I saac, Jerry, James, Noel and Edmond Gardner, were boys and young men, not more than one of th em being married at the time. Their parents had died some years before in Mississippi. Thes e five were all there were at that time of the Gardner name that were Indians by blood.

Jerry died near Wheelock a few years after his arrival, and his descendants and all the Gardn ers except Noel later moved further west.

Noel Gardner married Henrietta LEFLORE, daughter of Colonel Thomas LeFlore. He settled a mil e and a half west of Wheelock, cleared up a farm, engaged in farming and stock raising, and w as also minister of the Gospel, assisting in the church and school work at Wheelock as interp reter and native preacher. His possessions consisted of a small farm, cattle, horses, sheep , hogs and a small herd of deer. He died at his home about the year 1860, leaving a widow an d three sons, Jefferson, Jerry and James. The widowed mother being an industrious and intelli gent woman managed the affairs of the home to good advantage. About two years later Jefferso n and James began work in a store for their uncle Michael LeFlore, while Jerry remained on th e farm with his mother to oversee the farming and livestock interests.

In 1863 Jefferson moved to Eagletown, and engaged in merchandising, became prosperous and a m an of prominence, serving his people in several official capacities and subsequently becomin g governor of the Nation. His death occurred in 1906. His brother James was for several year s in the merchandise business at Wheelock, but in 1883 moved his business to Bonton on the Re d River. He married Miss Ida LICK, and lived on Red River until his death in 1887.

Jerry Gardner married first Rebecca WILSON, whom he divorced, and then married Jinny JAMES, d aughter of William James. As already stated he remained on the old homestead. Able to speak t he English language very limitedly (sic), he realized the importance of learning it, and he a nd his wife entered into an agreement when they were married not to speak their native tongu e in their home except when absolute necessary. He did this in order to learn the language, a nd after he had acquired a fluency in it the habit was so strong that he and his wife continu ed through their married life to speak it and their children never learned the native tongue.

In the meantime, after the death of their mother in 1871, Jerry Gardner and his two brother s had some of their interests in common, and Jerry remained at the homestead looking after th e livestock for all three. That was the condition until 1882, when Jerry bought a small far m on Red River near Bonton, and set up in farming and stock raising for himself. He prospered , accumulated considerable property about him, cleared up a good farm, and in 1886 became she riff of his county. This was apparently the high tide of his earthly achievements. Thenceforw ard his was a somewhat downward course. In 1887 his family was visited with an unusual amoun t of sickness, resulting in the death of two of his children. In 1888 the fullbloods of Towso n and Boktuklo Counties armed themselves in bands and threatened extermination of the mixed b loods who were outnumbered several to one. Consequently the mixed bloods fled to Texas on sho rt notice to save their lives, leaving their families and possessions. Jerry Gardner remaine d in Texas about six months, visiting his family only a few times and then only at night. Sen ding word to his wife by a friendly hand to met (sic) him at midnight at a lone pine tree tha t stood a short distance from the home, he would cautiously set out for the trysting place, w hile his wife, having previously made close watch for any of the hostile bands, would take he r babe in arms at about ten o'clock at night and followed by her three sons, make her way thr ough the darkness to the place of meeting and then sit at the roots of the tree in perfect si lence. The breaking of a stick would announce his approach, but in order to guard against an y possible mistake there was no communication until an exchange of signals was made. Speakin g in a low tone, making a few inquires and giving a few instructions, not being permitted t o see the faces of his loved ones, Jerry Gardner would depart into the stillness of the nigh t and would then ride his horse in all haste for Texas, swimming the Red River wherever he re ached its banks. Along the south banks the Red River at every crossing was a saloon, and grea t quantities of "fire water" were smuggled across the river into the Indian country. This onl y added fuel to the inflamed minds. During the civil war between the full bloods and the hal f bloods several were killed, including the agitators, before peace was restored. During thi s time Jerry Gardner suffered not only the privations already mentioned but also incurred con siderable material loss. In 1899 he lost his wife, and after that he showed little interest i n anything and his misfortunes preyed heavily upon his mind. In 1892 he married Mrs. Ida Gard ner, his brother's widow. However, he was never himself again, and he continued to decline i n attitude toward life and in his material prosperity until his death in 1898. At that time h e had a daughter living by his first marriage, Mrs. Susan PARSONS of Millerton. By the secon d marriage there were two sons and a daughter, Alfred T., Edmond J. and Carrie. Alfred T. mar ried Mattie BARTEE and settled on a farm on Red River. Carrie became the wife of George TYLER , a farmer and stock man, and settled at Wheelock.

It was of this family and of this ancestry that Edmond J. Gardner comes. He is a half-blood C hoctaw. He was born November 27, 1877, on the old homestead near Wheelock. The first employme nt that claimed his attention was at the age of four when he was called to "carry the cat t o eat the lizards" around the farm fenced by his two brothers who with neighbor boys killed t hem by bow and arrow. His parents then moved to Red River, near Bonton, where he lived to th e age of thirteen in a wild country, feasting on wild meats, listening to the voices of wil d animals, and to men too corrupt to live in any other place, with plenty of "fire water." Th ere he absorbed and was saturated with the environments of the time and took up many of the p revalent bad habits.

The writer has seen a photograph of Mr. Gardner at the age of thirteen. It shows a boy with s trong face and features, and with some of the wonder at the mystery of life impressed upon hi s countenance. It was at that time that this child of the back woods became cognizant in a st range and mysterious way of the things of the future, and that change in mental and spiritua l attitude subsequently affected his entire life. During the next five years he lived with re latives, friends and others, going to neighborhood schools par of the time and advancing in h is studies to the third reader and taking up the study of arithmetic. Though he had a great d esire for knowledge and requested to be sent away to school, he was unfortunate in this respe ct and was never given the privileges he craved. At the age of eighteen, becoming tired of li ving with other people, he moved into an old house by himself and lived alone. His lonely lif e was happily interrupted when he met Miss Laura JAMES, and they were married July 5, 1896.

Soon after, being stricken with a desire to see the West, in September of the same year he lo aded his belongings, consisting of a little bedding and cooking utensils, in with those of an other family, and started West. His first stop was about fifty miles distant. There in a shor t time he came face to face with starvation. For ten days or more he and his wife ate mush ma de up only with water and cooked from meal that had been borrowed. At the same time the youn g wife did a neighbor's washing for a family of four to obtain enough soap to do her own wash ing one time. Edmond J. earnestly sought work, but the people who gave it to him had no money , and as a last resort he accepted two small steel animal traps for a small job of work, thin king he would set the traps on the creek near his house and catch a coon and in that way ge t some meat to eat. At the next house for some work he was given a small piece of meat an d a gallon of meal. With this he hurried home, cooked it for supper, and that night the littl e household was one of feasting and joy, though little provision remained for breakfast.

In March, 1897, a friendly neighbor moved them further west and unloaded them in an old hous e on a river bank. There Edmond Gardner became a fisherman. He took as a partner a boy name d Henry JAMES. While they caught fish in quantities they had no way to take them to market. I t is an old saying that where there is a will there is a way. Gathering some scrap lumber an d making a wheelbarrow, they loaded it with three hundred pounds of fish, and while one pulle d the other pushed and thus they traversed eight miles through the black mud to the nearest t own. Here the fish had a ready sale at five cents a pound and within two hours they were retu rning with a supply of provisions and as Mr. Gardner says, happier than millionaires. This fi shing was continued until June, and each week they made one or two trips with their wheelbarr ow, both going barefooted during the rainy season of the year. In June Edmond loaded his belo ngings in with those of another family bound for the West, and after going 100 miles starte d out again to look for work. Crops were a total failure and no employment was to be had. I t seemed that an unseen hand led him to face everything that brings disappointment, discourag ements and hardships. Thus in January, 1898, he returned to his old home in Towson County , a wiser, better and a more experienced man. Before taking this trip he did not know the val ue of a dollar, neither did he understand the vision of his childhood. Now he began to thin k seriously of the future, and was ready and anxious to undertake some real vocation. At a lo ss to know what to do or how to start, again and again have the words "you must" flashed befo re his mind and he could not sit still.

Moving to Clear Creek, he began work in a blacksmith's shop, and in a few months later in a s tore. In January, 1899, he bought the store on "promises" and was appointed postmaster. Thi s gave him time for study and thought. Recognizing the need of an education, he began collect ing school textbooks, studied them assiduously, and his interest and application brought rapi d advancement. That was the turning point for his career, and everything thenceforward seeme d to change for the better. Out of that experience he _______ some precepts and resolutions . In January, _______, he resolved "that the leisure hour was the most __________ part of th e day," and that "he would never sleep in the daytime unless his health demanded it, for ther e is too much that need to be done," and that "Knowledge and not money shall be my aim." Thes e ___dinal principles he has put to a worthy test in his subsequent career. In the same yea r he was appointed clerk and treasurer of Towson County and served two years. In the meantim e merchandising occupied him until 1901, when he sold out and moved to Valliant, his presen t home, taking up business as a photographer. While his income was small, he laid away 10 pe r cent to buy books, calling it "the self instruction fund." Thus he acquired books and magaz ines, but read very little fiction or story books because he thought it too expensive a luxur y for a poor man, not in dollars and cents, but in hours and days. Further, the reading of st ories caused him to lose interest in more substantial literature.

In 1905 he was elected city clerk and in the same year appointed county clerk. In 1906 he wa s elected mayor. In the meantime he had gained familiarity with the law and was practicing a s senior partner of the law firm of Gardner & COCHRAN. He soon gave up the law because it di d not harmonize with his conscience. In 1909 Mr. Gardner organized the "Puritan Family," a fr aternal order. He wrote the ritual of the initiatory (sic) decree, which exemplified the stru ggles of life from beginning to success, pointing out idleness, intemperance and self-importa nce as the chief stumbling tone; passing to old age with its joys and sorrows and closing wit h a scene of death and our hope in the resurrection. The purpose of this order was "mutual as sistance," its motto, "do something," and the benefits were providing medical aid for the sic k. The order was intended for the young people, boys and girls, but it was enjoyed by the ol d and young alike, the best people of the town becoming members.

In 1910 he was appointed assistant postmaster and served 31/3 years. During his leisure hour s he invented a complete system of shorthand writing for his own use, which was considered b y many as being equal to if not better in some respects than the standard systems. While stud ying shorthand he discovered and worked out a complete phonetic alphabet for the English lang uage, very different from the common English alphabet in characters used and names for them , consisting of sixty-seven characters, each having only one sound, suitable for type form an d a printer's press. In 1915 he invented a small writing machine, small enough to be carrie d in ___ pocket, having only five keys and operated entirely with one hand and using his phon etic alphabet; the _____of the words being made in the same manner as a _____on a musical ins trument-by a combinations of keys.
While concerning himself with these higher aims and ______, in order to support himself and f amily, Mr. Gardner learned the trade of watchmaker and jeweler, and is probably the only Indi an of his tribe in that _____tion. It is not to be understood that what measure _______succes s he has had was accomplished with ease and ______. On the other hand it was accomplished, a s this ____tive should show, in the face of many discouragements and difficulties. At times t he road seemed steep and toilsome with no reward in sight, and he suffered times of despair . Again financial necessities would interrupt his real work and troubles seemed insurmountabl e mountains in his path. Having passed the crisis and having taken up the fight anew, all the se previous discouragements passed away like snow under a summer sun.

Mr. Gardner is the father of eight children, of whom five are living: Mrs. Lela SHACKELFORD , Bonnie, Susie, Alzara and Lois. The family live in the Town of Valliant. He is a member o f the Methodist Church and is fraternally connected with the Masons, Independent Order of Od d Fellows and the Woodmen of the World.

Transcribed by Jeanne M. Misleh, September 26, 1999.

Edmond Gardner born 11-27-1877 is correct but the place of birth not. Iam Edmond's grandson . He married Laura Betty James 07-05-1896 and they had ten children. He was born on a farm, ( known as the old Parsons place) one or two miles N.E. of Millerton, OK. the same farm his fat her (Jerry) was born.
Per John O'Bannon Parents: Jerry L. GARDNER and Jennie JAMES.

He was married to Laura Betty JAMES on 5 Jul 1896 in Fowlerville, Ok., Indian Terr.. Children were: Lela M. GARDNER, William J. GARDNER, Lydia L. GARDNER, Gertrude GARDNER, Bonnie Lee GARDNER, Susie Lorene GARDNER, Alzara C. GARDNER, Lois E. GARDNER, Edmond J. GARDNER Jr., Noel J. GARDNER.

bullet Edna GARDNER (Private). Parents: Alfred T. (Buddy) GARDNER and Mattie Myrtle BARTEE.

bulletEdward GARDNER. Parents: Greenwood GARDNER and Arabella FOLSOM.

bulletEliza (Alzira) GARDNER was born about 1848 in Indian Terr., Okla.. Parents: Jefferson GARDNER and Lucy (Lucinda) JAMES.

bulletEmma GARDNER was born about 1878 in Eagletown, Indian Terr., Ok.. She was born about 1878 in Eagletown, Indian Terr., Ok.. Dawes roll # 1246

Dawes roll # 1246 Parents: Jefferson GARDNER and Lucy Ann CHRISTY.

She was married to Bade MILLS about 1896 in Indian Terr., Okla..

bullet Emma L. GARDNER was born on 25 Jun 1900 in Wheelock, Towson, Indian Terr.. She died on 16 Aug 1902. She Dawes # 3573 in Wheelock, Towson, Indian Terr.. Parents: Alfred T. (Buddy) GARDNER and Mattie Myrtle BARTEE.

bullet Gertrude GARDNER was born on 14 Oct 1904 in Valliant, Mccurtian, Okl.. She died on 6 Nov 1904 in Valliant, Mccurtian, Okl.. Parents: Edmond James GARDNER and Laura Betty JAMES.

bullet Greenwood GARDNER Parents: Jeremiah GARDNER and Sarah HALL.

Children were: Sam GARDNER.

Children were: Arabella GARDNER, Edward GARDNER, Daniel GARDNER, Mary GARDNER, Robert GARDNER, Willis GARDNER, Dona S. GARDNER, Bessie GARDNER, Jessie GARDNER.

bulletIsaac GARDNER was born about 1795 in , , Miss.. He died about 1859 in Indian Terr., Okla.. Original five brothers that came to Indian Terr. over the trail of tears from Miss. in 1832 , led by Capt. Thomas LeFlore.
Came to Eagletown, OK I.T. in 1833. Parents: Mr. GARDNER and Ms. GARDNER.

Children were: Zack GARDNER, James GARDNER.

bulletJames GARDNER was born about 1850 in Wheelock, Towson, Indian Terr.. He died about 1887 in Bonton, Ok. Parents: Noel GARDNER and Henritta (Hannah)(Harriet) LEFLORE.

He was married to Mary Jane LEFLORE about 1873.

He was married to Agnes BOHANNON about 1884. Children were: Lovie GARDNER.

Children were: Jo GARDNER.

bulletJames GARDNER was born about 1800 in , , Miss.. 3rd of original five Gardner brothers to be taken to Indian Terr. over the Trail of Tears.
Original five brothers that came to Indian Terr. over the trail of tears from Miss. in 1832 , led by Capt. Thomas LeFlore.
Came to Eagletown, OK I.T. in 1833. Parents: Mr. GARDNER and Ms. GARDNER.

bullet James GARDNER Parents: Isaac GARDNER and Rebecca JOHNSON.

bullet Jefferson GARDNER Photo was born on 12 Jul 1847 in Wheelock, Towson, Indian Terr.. He was buried in Apr 1906 in Eagletown, Old Joe Christi Cemetary, Ok.. He died on 6 Apr 1906 in Idabel, McCurtian, Okla.. Principle Chief 1894-1896

Jefferson Gardner, 1894-1896

Born near Wheelock, son of Noel Gardner who was student of Choctaw Academy and Hannah, both m ixed-bloods. Brothers James and Jerry. Jefferson Gardner was Treasurer of Choctaw Nation, cir cuit judge, and postmaster of Eagletown from 1874 for many years. He ran general stores in th ree towns. He married Lucy James and had a daughter, who became Alzira Lambert who attended N ew Hope Seminary. Jefferson Gardner then married Lucy Christy, daughter of Joe Christy. Whe n she died he married her sister, Judy. They had a daughter Emma Mills, who lived at Valliant . Jefferson Gardner was a farmer and cattleman at Eagletown where he was postmaster. Treasure r of the Choctaw Nation, circuit judge, he was vigorously opposed to allotments. He died abou t 1905 and is buried in the Joe Christy cemetery near Eagletown.

Principle Chief 1894-1896 Parents: Noel GARDNER and Henritta (Hannah)(Harriet) LEFLORE.

He was married to Lucy Ann CHRISTY about 1873 in Indian Terr., Okla.. Children were: John GARDNER, Willie GARDNER, Emma GARDNER, Scott GARDNER.

He was married to Julia CHRISTY about 1886 in Indian Terr., Okla.. Children were: Agnes GARDNER, Zackariah GARDNER, Jefferson Jr. GARDNER.

Children were: Eliza (Alzira) GARDNER.

bulletJefferson Jr. GARDNER (Private). Parents: Jefferson GARDNER and Julia CHRISTY. Parents: .

bullet Jennie (Dodie) GARDNER (Private). Parents: Alfred T. (Buddy) GARDNER and Mattie Myrtle BARTEE.

bulletJeremiah GARDNER was born about 1790 in , , Miss.. Original five brothers that came to Indian Terr. over the trail of tears from Miss. in 1832 , led by Capt. Thomas LeFlore.
Came to Eagletown, OK I.T. in 1833. Parents: Mr. GARDNER and Ms. GARDNER.

He was married to Sarah HALL on 21 Jun 1818 in , , Al. The only one of the five Gardner brother's that was married at the time of the removal. Children were: William A. GARDNER, Calvin GARDNER, Greenwood GARDNER, Jincie GARDNER, Salina GARDNER, Lusean GARDNER.

bullet Jerry L. GARDNER Photo was born on 1 Jan 1848 in Choctaw Indian Terr., Ok.. He died on 15 Jan 1898 in Indian Terr., Okla.. He was buried in Gardner Graveyard, Millerton, Ok.. Parents: Noel GARDNER and Henritta (Hannah)(Harriet) LEFLORE .

He was married to Becky (Rebecca) AUSTIN about 1864 in Indian Terr., Okla.. Children were: Susan GARDNER .

He was married to Ida LICK about 1889 in Wheelock, Ok., Indian Terr.. Children were: Dota GARDNER (LICK) .

He was married to Jennie JAMES about 1870. Children were: Alfred T. (Buddy) GARDNER, Edmond James GARDNER, Carrie GARDNER.

bullet Jessie GARDNER Parents: Greenwood GARDNER and Arabella FOLSOM.

bullet Jimmy Noel GARDNER Parents: Noel J. GARDNER and Edna TURNER.

bullet Jincie GARDNER Parents: Jeremiah GARDNER and Sarah HALL.

bullet Jo GARDNER Parents: James GARDNER and Ida LICK.

bulletJohn GARDNER was born about 1874 in Indian Terr., Okla.. Parents: Jefferson GARDNER and Lucy Ann CHRISTY.

bullet John P. GARDNER Parents: Noel J. GARDNER and Edna TURNER.

bullet Lela M. GARDNER (Private). Parents: Edmond James GARDNER and Laura Betty JAMES.

She was married to J.C. SHACKELFORD on 26 Jun 1915.

bullet Lillie GARDNER was born on 12 Feb 1906 in Wheelock, Towson, Indian Terr.. She died on 6 Aug 1936. Parents: Alfred T. (Buddy) GARDNER and Mattie Myrtle BARTEE.

She was married to Yvan NUNLEY on 3 Sep 1923.

bullet Lois E. GARDNER (Private). Parents: Edmond James GARDNER and Laura Betty JAMES.

She was married to Charley TERRY on 6 Jul 1931.

bullet Lovie GARDNER Parents: James GARDNER and Agnes BOHANNON.

bulletLusean GARDNER. Parents: Jeremiah GARDNER and Sarah HALL.

bulletLydia L. GARDNER was born on 28 Jan 1902 in Clear Creek, Ok., Indian Terr.. She died on 6 Oct 1903 in Clear Creek, Ok., Indian Terr.. She Dawes # 14654. Parents: Edmond James GARDNER and Laura Betty JAMES.

bullet Martha Lee GARDNER Parents: Noel J. GARDNER and Edna TURNER.

bullet Mary GARDNER Parents: Greenwood GARDNER and Arabella FOLSOM.

bullet Noel GARDNER was born in 1810 in Choctaw Terr., Miss.. Original five brothers that came to Indian Terr. over the trail of tears from Miss. in 1832 , led by Capt. Thomas LeFlore.
Came to Eagletown, OK I.T. in 1833. Parents: Mr. GARDNER and Ms. GARDNER.

He was married to Henritta (Hannah)(Harriet) LEFLORE about 1846 in Indian Terr., Okla.. Noel is # 4 of original Gardner brothers brought from Mississippi to Okla. on the Trail of Te ars. Children were: Jefferson GARDNER , Jerry L. GARDNER, James GARDNER.

bullet Noel J. GARDNER was born on 15 Dec 1921 in Valliant, McCurtain, Ok.. He died on 10 May 1989. He was buried on 12 May 1989. Parents: Edmond James GARDNER and Laura Betty JAMES.

He was married to Edna TURNER on 22 Feb 1947. Children were: John P. GARDNER, Jimmy Noel GARDNER, Ann Elaine GARDNER, Phyllis Gale GARDNER, Martha Lee GARDNER.

bullet Phyllis Gale GARDNER Parents: Noel J. GARDNER and Edna TURNER.

bullet Rena May GARDNER was born on 24 Oct 1901 in Wheelock, Towson, Indian Terr.. She died on 30 Aug 1981 in Madill, Ok.. She Dawes # 3574 in Wheelock, Towson, Indian Terr.. Parents: Alfred T. (Buddy) GARDNER and Mattie Myrtle BARTEE.

She was married to Frank STRICKLAND about 1919.

bullet Robert GARDNER Parents: Edmond GARDNER.

bullet Robert GARDNER Parents: Greenwood GARDNER and Arabella FOLSOM.

bullet Rudolphus GARDNER Parents: William A. GARDNER and Mary Ann (Polly) WILSON.

bullet Salina GARDNER Parents: Jeremiah GARDNER and Sarah HALL.

bulletSalina GARDNER. Parents: William A. GARDNER and Mary Ann (Polly) WILSON.

bulletSam GARDNER. Parents: Greenwood GARDNER and Harriett JAMES.

bulletSarah GARDNER. Parents: William A. GARDNER and Mary Ann (Polly) WILSON.

bulletScott GARDNER was born about 1880 in Eagletown, Indian Terr., Ok.. He was born about 1880 in Eagletown, Indian Terr., Ok.. Dawes roll # 1247

Dawes roll # 1247

Dawes roll # 1247 Parents: Jefferson GARDNER and Lucy Ann CHRISTY.

He was married to Minnie MOORE about 1900 in Indian Terr., Okla..

bullet Susan GARDNER was born on 20 Oct 1866 in Wheelock, Ok., Indian Terr.. She died on 13 Sep 1912. She Dawes # 1144 in Oklahoma , Indian Terr.. Buried in Gardner Cemetery there is a headstone record.
Choctaw Indian census 1896 and Dawes roll # 1144
Parents: Jerry L. GARDNER and Becky (Rebecca) AUSTIN.

She was married to Williams S. PARSONS about 1884.

bullet Susie Lorene GARDNER (Private). Parents: Edmond James GARDNER and Laura Betty JAMES.

She was married to Verlie R. MICKEL on 19 Sep 1925.

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