Burials at Gardner Cemetery, Ransom, PA
Index of Burials and/or Tombstones in the Gardner Cemetery
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Elisha Gard
ner was born
the 2nd of Sep
tember in the
year 1790
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D
T P†SE 181?
(Note above: might be 1814)
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In Memory of Mary
Daily who died May 14
She go the 62 of
her age 1790
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This is in rem
berance of Mumford
Gardner. Hoe died the
day of Feburlin
???
He was born
March the 18th
Note above: unable to read the rest.. buried in ground...
Also note: There may not be an 'O' between 'h' and 'e' but rather a knot in the rock which made carving impossible in that place
son of Richard and Lydia (Chapman) Gardner, Sr.
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ELIZABETH
Wife of
JOHN GARDNER
DIED
Aug. 24 1824
AE. 91 Yrs. 5 Mo's
& 25 days
According to "Gardiner-Gardner Genealogy complied by Clara Gardner Miller and John Milton Stanton, 1937, Mary Herron Gardner placed tombstones at the grave sites of her husband John, daughter Mary Gardner Harding and mother-in-law Elizabeth Gardner.
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JOHN GARDNER
DIED
March 30, 1836:
AE. 63 Yrs. 2 Mo's
& 21 days.
son of John and Elizabeth (Mumford) Gardner
According to "Gardiner-Gardner Genealogy complied by Clara Gardner Miller and John Milton Stanton, 1937, Mary Herron Gardner placed tombstones at the grave sites of her husband John, daughter Mary Gardner Harding and mother-in-law Elizabeth Gardner.
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In Memory of
Lydia wife of
Richard Gard
ner who died
May 23 1828
Aged 61
years
no tombstone
Richard Gardner
born Feb 8 1767
died Jul 4 1859
husband of Lydia (Chapman) Gardner, son of John and Elizabeth (Mumford) Gardner
buried in this cemetery per "Michael Shoemaker book" page 477
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MARY
wife of
GEORGE HARDING
DIED
Feb. 20. 1833
AE. 34 Yrs & 3 Mo's
According to "Gardiner-Gardner Genealogy complied by Clara Gardner Miller and John Milton Stanton, 1937, she was born Nov 20 1798. She was the daughter of John and Mary Herron Gardner. Mary Herron Gardner placed tombstones at the grave sites of her husband John, daughter Mary Gardner Harding and mother-in-law Elizabeth Gardner.
Tombstone Picture
Richard Gardner Jr.
Hard to read
According to records stone reads:
Richard Gardner son of R&L
d. March 3 1797
age 3 yrs 1mo 22 days
son of Richard and Lydia (Chapman) Gardner, Sr.
Note: First person to be buried in this cemetery
no tombstone found
son Chapman
died Nov 1 1829
son of Stedman and Elizabeth Gardner Chapman
supposedly Stedman and Elizabeth were first cousins
Stedman had died Dec 5 1823 (his burial unknown)
Elizabeth remarried to Elisha Sutton (brother-in-law of Elizabeth's sister, Harriet)
Information according to the "Gardiner-Gardner Genealogy" complied by Clara Gardner Miller and John Milton Stanton 1937
page 80
no stone found
Betie Chapman
d. Nov 1829
Information according to the "Michael Shoemaker book" page 477
according to book, possibly Betsey daughter of John and Elizabeth (Mumford) Gardner
There are several field stones and a stone which I am still trying to decipher.
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December 31, 2006
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