Max Gardner^[1]

1927 - 2014  (87 years)

• Name	Max Gardner
  Born	18 May 1927	North Carolina
  Gender	Male
  Census	1930	Reidsville, Rockingham County, North Carolina   [2]
  Census	1940	Reidsville, Rockingham County, North Carolina   [3]
  Died	24 May 2014  [4]
  Buried	28 May 2014	Alder Branch Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I267991	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	27 May 2014

  
  

  Father	James Blair Gardner,   b. 4 Oct 1876, Virginia ,   d. 2 May 1944, Rockingham County, North Carolina  (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Victoria Gibbons Hensley,   b. 22 Aug 1897, North Carolina ,   d. 23 Feb 1962, Rockingham County, North Carolina  (Age 64 years)
  Married	5 Mar 1924	Chatham County, Virginia   [5]
  Family ID	F148919	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Margaret Lucille Cross,   b. Abt 1929  (Age ~ 95 years)
  Married	6 Sep 1963	Rockingham County, North Carolina   [6]
  Children	+ 1. Paul Meagher Gardner,   b. 9 Jun 1964, Reidsville, North Carolina ,   d. 14 Nov 2009  (Age 45 years) + 2. Margaret Gardner   3. Blair Gardner
  Family ID	F103890	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 18 May 1927 - North Carolina Buried - 28 May 2014 - Alder Branch Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 14 Nov 2009. Paul M. Gardner obituary [S112] Census, 1930. Name: Max Gardner Titles and Terms: Event Type: Census Event Year: 1930 Event Place: Reidsville, Rockingham, North Carolina, United States District: 0020 Gender: Male Age: 2 Marital Status: Single Race: White Race (Original): White Relationship to Head of Household: Son Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Son Birth Year (Estimated): 1928 Birthplace: North Carolina Immigration Year: Father's Birthplace: Virginia Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina Sheet Number and Letter: 21A Household ID: 399 Line Number: 9 Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Affiliate Publication Number: T626 Affiliate Film Number: 1717 GS Film number: 2341451 Digital Folder Number: 004608312 Image Number: 00902 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head James B Gardner M 43 Virginia Wife Victoria G Gardner F 33 North Carolina Son Mark L Gardner M 4 North Carolina Son Max Gardner M 2 North Carolina Son Paul M Gardner M 1 North Carolina [S112] Census, 1940. Name: Max Gardner Titles and Terms: Event Type: Census Event Date: 1940 Event Place: Reidsville, Reidsville Township, Rockingham, North Carolina, United States Gender: Male Age: 12 Marital Status: Single Race (Original): White Race: White Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Son Relationship to Head of Household: Son Birthplace: North Carolina Birth Year (Estimated): 1928 Last Place of Residence: Same Place District: 79-27 Family Number: 259 Sheet Number and Letter: 14A Line Number: 14 Affiliate Publication Number: T627 Affiliate Film Number: 2967 Digital Folder Number: 005460253 Image Number: 00208 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head James B Gardner M 63 Virginia Wife Nancy V Gardner F 43 North Carolina Son Mark L Gardner M 14 North Carolina Son Max Gardner M 12 North Carolina Daughter Victoria C Gardner F 9 North Carolina Daughter Nancy J Gardner F 9 North Carolina [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 24 May 2014. May 18, 1927 - May 24, 2014 Resided in Sevierville, TN Max Gardner, age 87 of Sevierville, passed away Saturday, May 24, 2014. Max served in the U.S. Navy from 1945-1946. He was a graduate of Elon College where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Education. Max taught school at Grace Christian School in North Carolina. After moving to Sevier County in 1976, he worked for the Knoxville News-Sentinel until retiring in 1990. Max was preceded in death by his parents, James and Victoria Gardner, brothers Paul and Littleton Gardner of North Carolina, and son Paul M. Gardner of Sevierville. Survivors: Wife: Lucille Gardner Daughter and son-in-law: Margaret and Tim Rolen of Sevierville Son: Blair Gardner of North Carolina Grandchildren: Victor, Spencer, and Ashley Gardner and Sara Rolen, all of Sevierville. Sisters: Victoria Hill and Jane Lasley, both of North Carolina Funeral service 7 PM Tuesday in the Chapel of Atchley Funeral Home with Elder Larry Barker officiating. Interment 2 PM Wednesday in Alder Branch Cemetery with military honors provided by American Legion Post #104. The family will receive friends 5-7 PM Tuesday at Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville. (www.atchleyfuneralhome.com) [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name: James B. Gardner Birth Date: 1877 Birthplace: Pitts Co., Va Age: 47 Spouse's Name: Victoria Gibbons Spouse's Birth Date: 1896 Spouse's Birthplace: Asheville, Nc Spouse's Age: 28 Event Date: 05 Mar 1924 Event Place: Chatham, Va Father's Name: W. L. Gardner Mother's Name: M. C. Gardner Spouse's Father's Name: M. S. Hensley Spouse's Mother's Name: E. C. Hensley Race: White Marital Status: Widowed Previous Wife's Name: Spouse's Race: White Spouse's Marital Status: Widowed Spouse's Previous Husband's Name: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M86871-1 System Origin: Virginia-EASy GS Film number: 888942 Reference ID: 133, pg 4 [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name: Max Gardner Titles and Terms: Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 06 Sep 1963 Event Place: Rockingham, North Carolina, United States Age: 36 Birth Year (Estimated): 1927 Father's Name: Father's Titles and Terms: Mother's Name: Mother's Titles and Terms: Spouse's Name: Margaret Lucille Cross Spouse's Titles and Terms: Spouse's Age: 34 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1929 Spouse's Father's Name: Spouse's Father's Titles and Terms: Spouse's Mother's Name: Spouse's Mother's Titles and Terms: Reference ID: GS Film Number: 000518426 Digital Folder Number: 005333995 Image Number: 00525