Edwin Frederick Gardner
Hello, fellow Gardners.
I am looking for any connections to and from my paternal grandfather, Edwin Frederick Gardner.
I am looking for any connections to and from my paternal grandfather, Edwin Frederick Gardner.From what I've been able to gather so far, he was born in Scotland (maybe Edinburgh), married Helen(Helga?) Sw(v)anhilde Jansen of Bergen or Flekkefjord, Norway, and emigrated to Elgin, IL in the early 1900s. He was employed in an unknown position at the Elgin Watch Factory, and was president of the school board in the '30s or '40s (I saw newspaper clippings as a child regarding this).
From what I've been able to gather so far, he was born in Scotland (maybe Edinburgh), married Helen(Helga?) Sw(v)anhilde Jansen of Bergen or Flekkefjord, Norway, and emigrated to Elgin, IL in the early 1900s. He was employed in an unknown position at the Elgin Watch Factory, and was president of the school board in the '30s or '40s (I saw newspaper clippings as a child regarding this).They had a son (my father, Robert Arthur Gardner) in 1926, moved to California in the 1960s, and died there in the late 1970s. My father died this year in Monterey, CA.
They had a son (my father, Robert Arthur Gardner) in 1926, moved to California in the 1960s, and died there in the late 1970s. My father died this year in Monterey, CA.I'm trying to trace this line back into Scotland.
I'm trying to trace this line back into Scotland.Any assistance greatly appreciated!
Any assistance greatly appreciated!