Person:Caroline Gardner (2)

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Caroline E. Gardner
m. 1 Jan 1856
  1. William Edwin Stephens1856 - 1930
  2. Thomas F. StephensAbt 1858 - Aft 1880
  3. Martha Stephens1860 - Aft 1870
Facts and Events
Name Caroline E. Gardner
Gender Female
Birth? Abt 1832 Alabama, United States
Marriage 1 Jan 1856 Caddo, Louisiana, United Statesto Thomas K. Stephens
Death? Abt 1873 Caddo, Louisiana, United Statespossibly

There was a Yellow Fever epidemic in Caddo Parish in 1873. Not sure whether or not Caroline was a victim.

Listed in the 1860 Caddo Parish, Louisiana Census as Caroline Stephens, age 27, born AL. With husband, step-sons, and children.

Listed in the 1870 Caddo Parish, Louisiana Census as Caroline Stevens, age 38, born AL. With husband and children.

From "Southern Arkansas Biographical and Historical Memoirs" Chapter 23, "Little River County": "Edwin Gardner...natives of North Carolina....After the death of his first wife, he married Miss Matilda Dardon, a native of North Carolina, who died in 1836, leaving three children: Priscilla S. (deceased, was the wife of Joseph N. Gardner), Caroline E. (deceased, was the wife of Thomas Stephens, and passed from life in Louisiana), and Sarah A. (died at the age of thirteen years)..."