Margarette Gardner

Margarette Gardner (maiden name: Matthews or Matthis) married Matthew Berry (alias Gardner) on April 24, 1869, in Jefferson County, Arkansas. The couple had eleven children together: Sarah, born May 12, 1867; Mary Jane, born December 22, 1869; Ned, born October 22, 1871; Randal, born October 22, 1871; Horace, born July 20, 1873; Haridenia, born March 28, 1875; Armstead, born July 17, 1877; Richard, born April 8, 1879; Emmett, born November 15, 1882; Phillip, born March 11, 1884; and Ritta, born November 29, 1890. Her husband passed away of unknown causes on December 30, 1915, in Noble Lake. Gardner received a widow's pension starting January 7, 1916. Eventually, the government raised her pension to $24 per month. She died on March 19, 1927, in Pine Bluff.

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Name:Gardner, Margarette
Alternative names:
  • Matthews, Margarette (alternative name)
  • Matthis, Margarette (alternative name)
Roles:
  • Spouse
Gender:F
Race:Black
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Pensions:
Person 1Person 2NumberRelation Type
Berry, MatthewGardner, Margarette1058373application-widow
Berry, MatthewGardner, Margarette805811certificate-widow
Birth date:1847-09-04
Birth date certainty:Certain
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Death date:1927-03-19
Death place:Pine Bluff, AR
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Person 1Relation TypePerson 2
Gardner, Margaretteparent ofGardner, Sarah
Gardner, Margaretteparent ofGardner, Mary Jane
Gardner, Margaretteparent ofGardner, Ned
Gardner, Margaretteparent ofGardner, Randal
Gardner, Margaretteparent ofGardner, Horace
Gardner, Margaretteparent ofGardner, Haridenia
Gardner, Margaretteparent ofGardner, Armstead
Gardner, Margaretteparent ofGardner, Richard
Gardner, Margaretteparent ofGardner, Emmett
Gardner, Margaretteparent ofGardner, Phillip
Gardner, Margaretteparent ofGardner, Ritta
Gardner, Margarettewife ofBerry, Matthew
SOURCES

Pension Records for Matthew (Berry) Gardner, RG15, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.