The Mitchell Atkinson Family of Texas:Information about Albert James Gardner
Albert James Gardner (b. 18 Mar 1921, d. 30 Nov 1987)
Notes for Albert James Gardner:!BIRTH: Throckmorton Co., TX; Vol. P-3; p. 172; (Delayed)
BIRTH: Albert James Gardner, m, legt., b. 18 Mar 1921 at Woodson, Throckmorton,
TX; Father: A. A. Gardner, white, 28, farmer, b. in TX; Address: Woodson, TX;
Mother: Emma Atkinson, white, 24, housewife, b. in TX; Address: Woodson, TX, 2
children, 2 living; Informant: C. A. Turner, Woodson, TX;
Jim's name was originally James Albert but due to an error in his US Army
papers he had to change it to Albert James. (BR)
!MARRIAGE #1: Stephens Co., TX; Vol. 12; p. 11
MARRIAGE:Albert James Gardner Md. Rudean Johnston 21 Sep 1944 at Albany,
Shackelford, TX (filed in Stephens County)
!BURIAL: Woodson Cem.; Woodson, Throckmorton, TX
TOMBSTONE: James Gardner; b. 18 Mar 1921, d. 30 Nov 1987 - SGT. US ARMY; WWII
Jim was tall, slender, and blue-eyed with a dark complexion.His first
wife, Rudean, was a pretty woman, short, with black hair and blue eyes. He
married her a second time, after a divorce, then, later, married Lillian
(Brannan) Robertson, the widow of a cousin (Pete Robertson).She was tall with
blue eyes and light brown hair, a compassionate person with an inner strength
that helped her through many difficult trials.They lived on Lake Leon near
Eastland, TX, where Jim grew a beautiful garden every year.
When I was young (12 or 13 yrs. old), I spent a week with Jim and Rudean
two different times while they were were living in Breckenridge, TX.The first
time I visited they were living in a small apartment and the second time in a
little room back of Mrs. Jessie Johnston's (her mother) house.Rudean always
made an effort to do something special for me.I can remember having a Weiner
roast and during the first visit she sewed some some clothes for me. (BR)
Jim operated a service station most of his life, first in Breckenridge, TX,
then, Odessa, TX, and finally in Eastland, TX, where he lived at the time of
his death.
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!BIRTH: Throckmorton Co., TX; Vol. P-3; p. 172; (Delayed)
BIRTH: Albert James Gardner, m, legt., b. 18 Mar 1921 at Woodson, Throckmorton,
TX; Father: A. A. Gardner, white, 28, farmer, b. in TX; Address: Woodson, TX;
Mother: Emma Atkinson, white, 24, housewife, b. in TX; Address: Woodson, TX, 2
children, 2 living; Informant: C. A. Turner, Woodson, TX;
Jim's name was originally James Albert but due to an error in his US Army
papers he had to change it to Albert James. (BR)
!MARRIAGE #1: Stephens Co., TX; Vol. 12; p. 11
MARRIAGE:Albert James Gardner Md. Rudean Johnston 21 Sep 1944 at Albany,
Shackelford, TX (filed in Stephens County)
!BURIAL: Woodson Cem.; Woodson, Throckmorton, TX
TOMBSTONE: James Gardner; b. 18 Mar 1921, d. 30 Nov 1987 - SGT. US ARMY; WWII
Jim was tall, slender, and blue-eyed with a dark complexion.His first
wife, Rudean, was a pretty woman, short, with black hair and blue eyes. He
married her a second time, after a divorce, then, later, married Lillian
(Brannan) Robertson, the widow of a cousin (Pete Robertson).She was tall with
blue eyes and light brown hair, a compassionate person with an inner strength
that helped her through many difficult trials.They lived on Lake Leon near
Eastland, TX, where Jim grew a beautiful garden every year.
When I was young (12 or 13 yrs. old), I spent a week with Jim and Rudean
two different times while they were were living in Breckenridge, TX.The first
time I visited they were living in a small apartment and the second time in a
little room back of Mrs. Jessie Johnston's (her mother) house.Rudean always
made an effort to do something special for me.I can remember having a Weiner
roast and during the first visit she sewed some some clothes for me. (BR)
Jim operated a service station most of his life, first in Breckenridge, TX,
then, Odessa, TX, and finally in Eastland, TX, where he lived at the time of
his death.
More About Albert James Gardner:
Fact 1: 25 Mar 1989, DALLA.7798, 7799, 7800, 7801
Fact 2: 01 Dec 1987, Woodson Cem, Woodson, Throckmorton, TX.7802, 7803, 7804, 7805
Fact 4: 22 Jun 1989, DALLA.7806, 7807, 7808, 7809
Fact 5: 29 Jun 1989, DALLA.7810, 7811, 7812, 7813
More About Albert James Gardner and Rudean Bernadean Johnston:
Marriage: 21 Sep 1944, Albany, Shackelford, Texas.
More About Albert James Gardner and Lillian Brannan:
Marriage: 1976
Children of Albert James Gardner and Rudean Bernadean Johnston are:
- +Linda Kaye Gardner, b. 14 Nov 1946, Breckenridge, Stephens, Texas7814, 7815, 7816, 7817.
- Russell Wayne Gardner, b. 27 Oct 1959, Odessa, Ector, Texas7818, 7819, 7820, 7821.