Individual Details

Birth

Frank Gardner Dec 1846 married 26 years, day laborer, Ella M Oct 1854 1 child, living, John G. Sept 1884.

Census

Franklin is working a a farm laborer probably on his father's farm.

Marriage

Frank B. Gardner to Ella M Goheen of RockSpring on 25 Dec 1873; Witnesses, J.M. Goheen, W.E. McWilliams, Annie Goheen.
Frank Gardner Dec 1846 married 26 years, day laborer, Ella M Oct 1854 1 child, living, John G. Sept 1884.
Ellie signed her fathers estate settlement papers with name of Ellie M. Gardner

Census

Frank Gardner Dec 1846 married 26 years, day laborer, Ella M Oct 1854 1 child, living, John G. Sept 1884.

Death

Name: Frank M Gardner, married, farmer, Acute Cerebritis
Birth Date: 26 Dec 1846, Place: Pennsylvania
Death Date: 28 Jan 1908, Place: Ferguson, Centre, Pennsylvania
Father: John Gardner, born Pennsylvania
Mother: Eliza M Wilson born Pennsylvania
Informant: Mrs J M Goheen, Tyrone Pa
Burial 30 Jan 1908 Graysville
Certificate Number: 10751

Death of Frank Gardner - Ferguson township lost another of its best known residents in the death of Frank Gardner at 10;30 o'clock Tuesday morning. Although he had not been in perfect health of some time he had not been ailing enough to give his friends any concern, But on Saturday last he was stricken with paralysis and so severe was the strike that from the first it was evident he could not recover.
Deceased was a son of John and Mary Gardner and was born at the old Gardner homestead in the Glades sixty-one years ago Like all farmer's sons he went to school during the winter time and worked on the farm during the summer until he attained his majority when he went to farming on his on behalf. Agriculture he made his life work and was one of the most successful of Ferguson township's agriculturists. Ten years ago he retired from active work on account of ill health and buying a nice home within sight of his old homestead where he was born lived there ever since. He was a man well known and most highly esteemed throughout his home community. Quiet and reserved he was possessed of those kindly traits of character that made him a friend of everybody and want for him greater esteem than is due the ordinary man.
On Christmas day, 1873 he was united in marriage to Miss Ella Goheen who survives him with one son, John G. He also leaves the following sisters: Mrs D. M Clemson of Pittsburg; Mrs Sarah MoCabe, in Illinois; Mrs J. M Goheen and Mrs Annie Mattern, of Tyrone. Early in life Mr. Gardner became a member of the Presbyterian church and was a faithful attendant all his life. The funeral services were held at the J. J. Goheen home at two o'clock yesterday afternoon. Rev R. M. Campbell officiating. Interment was made in the Gardner lot in the Graysville cemetery.