OK Jamboree is over and back to business on my family tree........ but what a great break!
While visiting Alliance, Stark Co., Ohio in the early 2000's I was able to spend a couple of days at the Rodman Public Library. They have a really great genealogy area/section with mainly local information........ and in this case IT IS GREAT! My home town...............
They have a great collection of Alliance City Directories and I spent a couple of days going through each directory.
I never found my second great Grandparents listed at all - George and Jane (SMITH) GARDNER.
So the first to show up is my Great Grandparents Harry & Elizabeth [DIETZ] GARDNER and most of their children. I wish I had spent more time looking at the different parts of the directories for ads, business section and other information. Just so overwhelmed at this point - so much to look through and very little time. Don't know when I will ever get back again, but I am hoping.
Alliance City Directories Stark County, OHIO
1876- 77 nothing
1899-1900 nothing
1902 - no book available
1904 - Gardner, Geo, RR firman res: 36 W Ely St ----------- Granduncle NOT 2ndGGfather
Harry (Elizabeth) road forman endines PennCo res: 36 W Ely ST
Nettie - telephone operator res: 36 W Ely St
John - clerks Wm E Davis & Co res: 36 W Ely St
William E Davis & Co .. prop (Dry Goods Store & Carpets)
526 E Main St (Grandpa Gardner worked here)
1906 - Gardner, Geo (Stella) brakeman Penna Co res: 125 E Prospect St
Harry B (Elizabeth) wks Penna Co, res: 292 W Broadway
John, yard clerk, Penna Co res: 292 W Broadway
Miss Nettie, tel opr Penna Central, res: 292 W Broadway
1908- Gardner, Caroline, res: 292 Broadway
GB (Stella) condr PFW &CRR res: 125 E Prospect
Harry, student, res: 292 W Broadway
HB (Elizabeth) road forman PFW &CRR res: 292 W Broadway
John, clerk Penna Co res: 292 W Broadway
Margaret, stenographer, All Mach Cores res: 292 W Broadway
Hartzell Edgar (Nettie) machinist, res: 668 S Liberty Ave
1910- Gardner, Caroline, clerks, Woolworth Store, res: 291 W Broadway
Geo G (Stella) conductor, PFW & CRR res: 125 E Prospect
Harry, wks Am Steel Fds, res: 291 W Broadway
HB (Elizabeth) road foreman Penna Co resL 291 W Broadway
John wks office Penna Co res: 291 W Broadway
Hartzell Ed (Nettie) machinist ME Co res: 924 S Senica
1911- Gardners page is missing from directory
Hartzell Ed (Nettie) machinist ME Co res: 924 S Seneca
1913- Gardner, Mr fireman, Penna Co res: 249 S Liberty Ave
Harry, apprentice machinist, Reans $ W res: 291 W Broadway
HB (Elizabeth) Penna RR supt, res: 291 W Broadway
JP (Margaret) wks Penna Co. res: 283 W Broadway
1916- Gardner HB (Elizabeth) road foreman, PA lines res: 291 W Broadway
Harry, die sinker, T-W Co res: 291 W Broadway
JP (Margaret) clerk PA yd office res: 293 W Broadway
1918- Gardner George- US Army res: 291 W Broadway
HB (Elizabeth) road foreman, Penna C res: 291 W Broadway
HB jr (Clara) die sinder, Transue & W res: 767 S Lincoln
JP (Margaret) yardmaster, Penn C res: 283 W Broadway
Hartzell Edgar M (Nettie) machinist foreman ME Co res: 1391 S Liberty
Harry B & Elizabeth GARDNER - NOT LISTED AFTER 1918
The 1920 & 1930 US Census show them living in Canton, Stark Co., Ohio. I would want to check the Canton, Ohio City Directories after this point- I am hoping that some of these things are online
OMG, at this moment AT THIS VERY MOMENT it just dawned on me that I did not know about the second marriage of Jane GARDNER to John DOUGLASS while I was at the Rodman Library so I would not have looked into the 'D' section for her. DRAT!!! Now my curiosity is peeked.
I do want to google the addresses they were all living at and see what is still there...... if anything!
After this point all the listings include their children, and grandchildren & great grandchildren.
continued: Alliance City Directories Stark County, OHIO
1920- Gardner JP (Margaret) gen yd master Penna Co res: 409 E Oxford
Geo (Stella) mill wright ME Co res: 641 S McKinley
HB (Clara) Painters Conf, res: 170 E Main St
Hartzell Edward (Nettie) machine foreman ME Co res 867 Rockhill
1923- Gardner Harry B Jr (Clara) foreman ME Co res: 470 W Columbia
John P (Margaret) gen yd master Penna RR res:867 Rockhill
Hartzell Ed (Nettie) wks ME Co res: 2242 S Linden
1925-26 Gardner, John P (Margaret) yardmaster, Penna Co res: 2214 S Linden
Hartzell, Edgar M (Nettie) forman ME Co res: 2242 S Linden
1927-28 Gardner, John P (Margaret) yard master Penna Co res: 2214 S Linden
Hartzell, Edgar M (Nettie) machine foreman ME Co res: 2242 S Linden
1930- Gardner, John (Margaret) yardmaster Penna res: 2214 S Linden
Hartzell, Edgar M (Nettie) machinist ME Co res: 2242 S Linden
1931-32 Gardner, John P (Margaret) yard master, Penna Co res: 2214 S Linden
John P Jr, student high school res: 2214 S Linden
Hartzell, EM (Nettie) machinist ME Co, res: 2242 S Linden
1938- Gardner, Mrs Elizabath res: 2242 S Linden
John P (Margaret) yardmaster Penna C res: 2214 S Linden
John P jr student res: 2214 S Linden
Vancil R student high school res 2214 S Linden
Hartzell, Edgar M (Nettie) die maker res: 2242 S Linden
1939-40-Gardner, John P (Margaret E) (H) yardmstr Penna RR H: 2214 S Linden
#2967
John P jr res 2214 S Linden #2967
Vancil R (Flora E) 1- carp hlpr, Penna RR H: 847 S Freedom
1944- Gardner, John P (Margt) 1- (H) yd mstr Penn RR H: 2214 S Linden #2967
John P Jr (Mary) USA - H: 2214 S Linden #2967
1946- Gardner, John P (Marget E) 1 H yd mstr H; 2214 S Linden T-2967
John P Jr (Mary J) H drftsmn Alliance Mfg Co, H: 1411 Parkway Blvd
Lois A wtrs Haupts Village Restr H: 2214 S Linden
NOTE: Haupts Village Restaurant (FF Haupt) 1290 W State (Herest) #4177
Haupts Village market (FF Haupt) 1220 W State (Herest) #6255
1948- Gardner, John P (Margt) H yd mstr Penn RR H: 2214 S Linden T: 2967
Seidner, Lois A (Mrs Richd) ofc McCaskey Red Co H: 1335 S Arch
Richard (Lois A) (United Rug Clng Sev) H: 1335 S Arch
1950- Gardner, John P (Margt E) (H) yd mstr Penn RR H: 2214 S Linden #2967
SEIDNER'S FLOWERS INC - CW Seidners, Pres & Gen'r Mgr/
WC Seidner, Sec/Trea Adele Miller, bkpr Morrison Theatre Bldg #7122
1961- Gardner, Larry L help Peroz res: 543 E High #TA-3-3428
Vancil R (Flora E) 2 (H) firemn Penn RR H: 543 E High TA-3-3428
SEIDNER'S FLOWERS INC - WC Seidner, Pres & Gen'l Mgr
H: 333 E Marget #TA-3-7122
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I know this goes well beyond the second great grandparents and my great grandparents life's but it is very interesting to me to see who pops up, where they are, what they are doing, who they are living with, or next door too. Who still lives in Alliance in the early 1960's knowing that none of them live there now.
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