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KANAWHA COUNTY WEST VIRGINIA - BIOS: GARDNER, J.D.
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Submitted to the West Virginia Biographies Project by:
Sandy Spradling
SSpradling@AOL.com
September 26, 1999
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History of Charleston and Kanawha County, West Virginia and Representative
Citizens
W.S. Laidley
Richmond Arnold Publishing Co., Chicago, ILL.
1911
p. 438
J. D. GARDNER, who is engaged in the mercantile business at Snow Hill,
Malden District, is a native of this county, born in Loudon District, March
27, 1800, and is a son of T. J. and Catherine Gardner.
J. D. Gardner went to school in early boy-hood but was not yet very old when
he went tQ work in the mines. He thus con-tinued for a number of years,
filling almost all the mine positions before he retired from that industry.-
Some sixteen years ago he started a grocery store and continued there until
1903, when he came to his present place and embarked here in a generl
mercantile line. He and wife have a small farm and he cultivates that in
connection with his other business. He is a well known and respected citizen
of his section and is a member of the Democratic District Committee of Malden
District.
Mr. Gaidner married Miss Susan M. Rob-erts, a daughter of James Riley and
Ada-line (Leftivich) Roberts. Mr. Roberts was one of the pioneers in the saJt
industry in Kanawha County. Mr. and Mrs. Gardner have children and
grandchildren and all are residents of Kanawha County. Charles A., the eldest
son, married Willie Woolvine and they have four children-Sterling Reed,
Hazel, Margaret and Charles Wellington. They reside at Malden. Howard C., the
second son, married Helen Winnel and they live at Dana, W. Va. Nannie S., the
eldest daughter, married James H. Skiles and re-sides at Dana, W. Va. They
have three children-Ruth Alma, Charles Ira, and Mary Susan. The two youtiger
children, Camille and Julius S., still live-at home. Mr. Gardner is a member
of the Red Men and the Knights of Pythias, both at Malden.
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