Person:Oliver Gardiner (1)

1900 Census Brooklyn Ward 32, Kings Co., New York Gardiner, John S. Head W M Nov 1850 49 Wd NJ NY NY Clergyman Gardiner, John C. son W M May 1877 23 S NY NJ Asia student Gardiner, Oliver C. son W M Sep 1878 21 S NY NJ Asia clerk (dry goods) Bos Piter servant W M Feb 1852 48 S Holland Holland Holland Chef (immigrated 30 Nov 1870)

The following Notes and records contributed by Dr. Anthony Troha January, 2011:

The New York Times, Saturday, January 21, 1967, Page 27: “OLIVER C. GARDINER Oliver C. Gardiner, treasurer of William Sloane House of the Young Men’s Christian Association here from 1930 to 1949, died of a heart attack Thursday [i.e. Thursday, January 19, 1967] at the Andrew Freedman Home, 1125 Grand Concourse, the Bronx, where he lived. He was 88 years old. Mr. Gardiner was previously credit manager of Sherman Sons & Co., Manhattan cotton goods wholesalers. He was formerly an elder of the First Reformed Church in Jamaica, Queens. He was a widower.”

This information is bolstered by census and Social Security records from Ancestry.com: 1920 Census Queens Assembly Dist 4, Queens Co., New York Gardiner, Oliver B. Head M W 42 M NY NY Turkey o.c. Gardiner, Maria B. Wife F W 35 M NY NY NY Booth, Maria D. Aunt F W 61 Wd NY NY NY (Oliver is a wholesale merchant of white goods.)

1930 Census Queens (Districts 251-500), Queens Co., New York New York City Gardiner, Oliver Head M W 51 M at 37 NY NJ Turkey Gardiner, Maria Wife F W 45 M at 31 NY NY NY (Oliver is an auditor for a mens' club.)

Social Security Death Index Name: Oliver Gardiner SSN: 110-26-3304 Last Residence: 10452 Bronx, Bronx, New York, United States of America Born: 27 Sep 1878 Died: Jan 1967

His Social Security listing gives us his exact birth date, while the address in his obituary provides us with the requisite information to determine in which community within “the Bronx” he was living.

1. ↑ Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index: Death Master File, database. (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service).
2. ↑ United States. 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T623)
   Brooklyn Ward 32, Kings Co., New York.
3. ↑ Obituary.
4.   Research of Anthony L. Troha, Ph.D..
5.   United States. 1920 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T625)
   Queens Assembly Dist 4, Queens Co., New York.
6.   United States. 1930 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T626)
   Queens (Districts 251-500), Queens Co., New York.