Gardner, Donald Bennison Sr^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]}

1897 - 1979  (81 years)

• Name	Gardner, Donald Bennison
  Suffix	Sr
  Birth	6 Oct 1897	Howard Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1900	Howard, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States   [4]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
  Residence	1910	Howard Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States   [3]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
  Residence	12 Sep 1918	Howard, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States   [6]
  Military Service	23 Oct 1918–13 Dec 1918  [8]
  	World War I - Pvt, Student Army Training Corp
  Occupation	17 Jan 1920  [12]
  	????? - Army
  Residence	17 Jan 1920	Howard, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States   [12]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Son
  Residence	1930	Howard, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States   [2]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
  Residence	16 Jul 1934	Howard, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States   [11]
  Residence	1935	Howard, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States   [1]
  Residence	22 Apr 1940	Howard, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States   [1]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
  Residence	Aug 1950	Howard, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States
  		Donald Gardner Last mail delivered to Howard post office by train on a run from Altoona to Lock Haven and back. Last passenger service to Howard. Don Gardner was postmaster. Photo: Mac Zimmerman
  		Donald Gardner Last mail delivered to Howard post office by train on a run from Altoona to Lock Haven and back. Last passenger service to Howard. Photo: Mac Zimmerman
  Occupation	6 Jul 1934–30 Jul 1966	Howard, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States   [11]
  	Postmaster
  Death	10 Jul 1979	Bellefonte, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States   [5, 8, 10]
  Cemetery	Schencks Cemetery, Howard Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States   [10]
  	Schencks Cemetery
  	Address: Schencks Cemetery
  Reference Number	5691
  _AMTID	24449582373:1030:839865
  _FSFTID	LH19-BQ3
  _UID	667577DFECD2474A98C6DFC7948B0BA45278
  Death	10 Jul 1979	Lock Haven, Clinton County, Pennsylvania, United States
  Burial	Howard Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States   [8]
  	Address: Schencks Cemetery
  Oldest Known Ancestors	Paternal Line: John Gardner,   b. 1750, Toboyne, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, British America d. 1818, Toboyne, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States Maternal Line: Margaret A McKean,   b. 5 Mar 1814, Westchester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States d. 9 Sep 1895, Howard, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States
  Person ID	I5691	Family Tree
  Last Modified	26 Jul 2024

  
  

  Father	Gardner, William Rothrock,   b. 24 Oct 1861, Howard, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States d. 22 Nov 1910, Howard, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 49 years)
  Mother	Bennison, Gertrude McKean,   b. 16 Sep 1860, Porter Township, Clinton County, Pennsylvania, United States d. 27 May 1943, Howard, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	16 Dec 1896	Howard, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States   [13]
  Family ID	F2343	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Pletcher, Pearl Minerva,   b. 9 Oct 1897, Blanchard, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States d. 17 Sep 1955, Lock Haven, Clinton County, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 57 years)
  Marriage	3 Jul 1919	Lock Haven, Clinton County, Pennsylvania, United States
  Children	1. Gardner, Donald Bennison Jr,   b. 14 Oct 1919, Pennsylvania, United States d. 25 Feb 1995, Madison, Madison County, Virginia, United States (Age 75 years)   2. Gardner, Stillborn,   b. 12 Apr 1921, Howard, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States d. 12 Apr 1921, Howard, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 0 years)   3. Gardner, Frederick Rothrock,   b. 15 Oct 1923, Howard, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States d. 1976 (Age 52 years)   4. Gardner, Sylvia Gertrude,   b. 27 Apr 1926, Howard Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States d. 6 Aug 1999, Altoona, Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 73 years)   5. Gardner, Barbara Jane,   b. 4 Nov 1927, Howard, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States d. 28 Jun 2013, Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 85 years)   6. Gardner, Vivian Louise,   b. 4 Dec 1929, Howard, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States d. 14 Aug 1991, Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan, United States (Age 61 years)   7. Gardner, Dorothy Josephine,   b. 9 Mar 1930, Lock Haven, Clinton County, Pennsylvania, United States d. 13 Dec 1996, Bellefonte, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 66 years)   8. Gardner, Robert Pletcher,   b. 23 Feb 1934, Bellefonte, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States d. 17 Oct 2006, State College, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 72 years)   9. Gardner, Lee Franklin,   b. 7 Feb 1935, Bellefonte, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States d. 3 Jan 2014, Bellefonte, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 78 years)   10. Gardner, William James,   b. 15 Jan 1936, Howard, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States d. 6 Oct 2005, Howard, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 69 years)
  Family ID	F1893	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Jul 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 6 Oct 1897 - Howard Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States Residence - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - 1900 - Howard, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States Residence - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - 1910 - Howard Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States Residence - 12 Sep 1918 - Howard, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States Marriage - 3 Jul 1919 - Lock Haven, Clinton County, Pennsylvania, United States Residence - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Son - 17 Jan 1920 - Howard, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States Residence - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1930 - Howard, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States Residence - 16 Jul 1934 - Howard, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States Residence - 1935 - Howard, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States Residence - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - 22 Apr 1940 - Howard, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States Residence - Aug 1950 - Howard, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States Occupation - Postmaster - 6 Jul 1934–30 Jul 1966 - Howard, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States Death - 10 Jul 1979 - Bellefonte, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States Cemetery - Schencks Cemetery,Address: Schencks Cemetery - - Schencks Cemetery, Howard Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States Death - 10 Jul 1979 - Lock Haven, Clinton County, Pennsylvania, United States Burial - Address: Schencks Cemetery - - Howard Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos		Donald Gardner Last mail delivered to Howard post office by train on a run from Altoona to Lock Haven and back. Last passenger service to Howard. Don Gardner was postmaster. Photo: Mac Zimmerman
  		Donald Gardner Last mail delivered to Howard post office by train on a run from Altoona to Lock Haven and back. Last passenger service to Howard. Photo: Mac Zimmerman

  
  

  Headshots

  Donald Bennison Gardner Howard, PA

  
  

• Sources

  [S229] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Howard, Centre, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03462; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 14-18. 1940 US Census Howard, Centre County, Pennsylvania [S202] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Howard, Centre, Pennsylvania; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0016; FHL microfilm: 2341750. At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld. [S204] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Howard, Centre, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1325; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0022; FHL microfilm: 1375338. At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld. [S549] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Howard, Centre, Pennsylvania; Page: 13; Enumeration District: 0021; FHL microfilm: 1241391. At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld. [S337] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 160-36-5725; Issue State: Pennsylvania; Issue Date: 1961-1962. [S264] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Pennsylvania; Registration County: Centre; Roll: 1877833. Donald Bennison Gardner WWI registration [S435] Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967, Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Pennsylvania, USA; Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1965; Certificate Number Range: 035501-038500. At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld. [S551] Pennsylvania, Veterans Burial Cards, 1777-2012, [Donald Bennison Gardner] Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania Veterans Burial Cards, 1929-1990; Series Number: Series 2. Donald Bennison Gardner Veteran Burial Card [S241] Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014. Donald Bennison Gardner Jr Death Certificate [S706] CHECKED U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, 1897–1979; 18689582. [S356] U.S., Appointments of U. S. Postmasters, 1832-1971. US Postmaster Appointments Howard, Centre County, Pennsylvania [S701] 1920 CHECKED United States Federal Census, Howard, Centre County, PA; 25; D1 F1. 1920 US Census Howard, Centre County, Pennsylvania [S211] 1900 United States Federal Census.