Bernice M Gardner

1896 - 1994  (98 years)

• Name	Bernice M Gardner  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Birth	11 May 1896	Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Female
  Residence	1900	Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana, USA   [2]
  Residence	1920	Lockport, Niagara, New York, USA   [5]
  Residence	1930	Lockport, Niagara, New York, USA   [4]
  Burial	1994	Lockport, Niagara, New York, USA   [1]
  Death	17 Dec 1994	Lockport, Niagara, New York, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I66939	MontyHistNotes_2014 | JMMM_son James Montgomery
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Sears Sid Gardner,   b. 15 Apr 1862, Mason, Cass, Michigan, USA d. 24 Feb 1938, Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana, USA (Age 75 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Ida Catherine Montgomery,   b. 15 Nov 1872, Elkhart County, Indiana, USA d. 8 Feb 1905, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA (Age 32 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1895  [2]
  Family ID	F43658	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ericsson Hayward Merritt,   b. 16 Oct 1893, Lockport, Niagara, New York, USA d. 23 Jan 1969, Lockport, Niagara, New York, USA (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	19 Feb 1918	Elkhart County, Indiana, USA   [3]
  Children	1. Catherine Montgomery Merritt,   b. 1922, New York, USA d. 1971 (Age 49 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Cynthia Ann Merritt,   b. 1926, New York, USA d. 2007 (Age 81 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F43659	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 11 May 1896 - Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana, USA Residence - 1900 - Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana, USA Marriage - 19 Feb 1918 - Elkhart County, Indiana, USA Residence - 1920 - Lockport, Niagara, New York, USA Residence - 1930 - Lockport, Niagara, New York, USA Burial - 1994 - Lockport, Niagara, New York, USA Death - 17 Dec 1994 - Lockport, Niagara, New York, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3453] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). Record for Sears Gardner https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=168616401&indiv=try [S3845] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana; Roll: 369; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 0022; FHL microfilm: 1240369. Record for Sean Gardner https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7602&h=15483810&indiv=try [S4114] Ancestry.com, Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;). Record for Berenice M Gardner https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60282&h=2553896&indiv=try [S4205] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Lockport, Niagara, New York; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0017; FHL microfilm: 2341351. Record for Ericsson Merritt https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=6224&h=43421709&indiv=try [S3572] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Lockport Ward 8, Niagara, New York; Roll: T625_1241; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 92. Record for Ericson H Merritt https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=6061&h=54341157&indiv=try