P.S. Just added you to my growing pile of William Gardners. Marilynn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Allison Stoneham" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2001 3:02 PM Subject: [GARDNER] William Henry Gardner, Waynesboro, Virginia > I posted an inquiry to my line of Gardners some time back, but with > all the correspondence going back and forth, I would like to ask again. > > My father's name is Marden Orth Gardner, Jr. (m. Sylvia High > Gardner); > > My grandfather was Marden Orth Gardner, Sr. (m. Eva Cash); > > My greatgrandfather was William Henry Gardner (m. Francis N. > Gardner) and was the Mayor of Waynesboro, Virginia September 1, 1908 - > August 31, 1912 (when Waynesboro was known as Basic); and Mayor of > Waynesboro, Virginia September 1, 1928 - September 8, 1930 and April 4, 1932 > - September 1, 1934 (after the merger of Basic and Waynesboro). He served > as President of Fishburne Military School from 1921 - 1941. He owned two > extract mills, the Belmont Hotel, Banks, Cleaners, Hardware Store, Drug > Store and Gardner Mansion - All in Waynesboro, Virginia. He had three sons: > Marden Orth Gardner, Sr., Melton Gardner, and Lee Gardner. > > This is all we know on my father's side of the family. He has often > wondered about his Gardner line and I would like to find out something for > him in his lifetime (he is now in his sixties). > > Any information would be greatly appreciated!!! > > > Allison Gardner Stoneham > Legal Secretary > Durrette, Irvin & Bradshaw, PLC > 600 East Main Street > Twentieth Floor > Richmond, Virginia 23219 > Telephone: (804) 775-6900 > Facsimile: (804) 775-6911 > > > This electronic message contains information from the law firm of Durrette, > Irvin & Bradshaw that may be privileged, confidential, or otherwise > protected from disclosure. Such information is intended to be for the named > addressee only. If you are not the named addressee, then any disclosure, > copying, publication, distribution or other use of the contents of this > electronic message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this > electronic message in error, then please notify us immediately and destroy > the original message, any attachments, and all copies. Thank you. > > > > > ============================== > Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp >