Powell Liberty Historical Society

A window into the past of Powell and Liberty Township


Members of the GARDNER Family


Florence () 1861 - 1929
wife of Byron;children Vitor Arthur "Peck", Ross Vivian, Claude E. and Florence Merle

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Jonathan Tone 1815 - 1890
Husband of Delia Benton

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buried Powell Cemetery

Delia Benton 1818 - 1909
wife of Jonathan Tone Gardner; had sons Lyman, Jay, Irvin

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Ivan N. "Shorty" March 31, 1910 - June 9,2007
Son of Jay and Almeda; wife Martha; sons Ronald and Daniel

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Graduate Powell High School 1937; Army Veteran WWII, received Bronze Star; retired from Jeffrey Manufacturing

Victor Arthur "Peck" 21 Sep 1883 - 24 Mar 1931
son of Byron and Florence Gardner; married Florence May Neds in 1903; four sons Leonard, Lester A., twins Donald and Harold; became third husband of Nannie Nell (Snouffer) Morgan Hall in 1920 after Florence died in 1912

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raised 4 sons after Florence died in 1912

Byron A. August 2, 1855 - August 12, 1936
Wife; Florence Lowry

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Parents;Jonathan T. Gardner and Delia E. Benton; children -Victor Arthur "Peck", Ross Vivian, Claude E. and Florence Merle