Mary Belle Wood is the daughter of Louisa Alice Hively and Dawson J. Wood. She was born 3 September 1888 in Elkhart county, Indiana. She died 29 August 1941 at age 52.

• On 7 July 1906, she married Stephen M. B. Gardner in Elkhart county, Indiana. He is the son of Richard W. Gardner and Emma Bursehard. He was born 22 August 1888 in Galveston county, Texas.

Children of Mary Belle Wood and Stephen M. B. Gardner:

1. William Gardner was born about 1908 in Indiana.
2. Morleyn Gardner was born about 1912 in Indiana.
3. Stephen Gardner was born about 1914 in Michigan.
4. Alice Gardner was born about 1915 in Michigan.

Sources

Mary:

• Marriage from the Indiana Marriage Index [Groom's Name Stephen M. B. Gardner; Groom's Birth Date 22 Aug 1888; Groom's Birthplace Galveston, Texas; Bride's Name Mary Belle Wood; Bride's Birth Date 03 Sep 1888; Bride's Birthplace Elkhard, Ind.; Marriage Date 07 Jul 1906; Marriage Place Elkhart, Indiana; Groom's Father's Name Richard W. Gardner; Groom's Mother's Name Emma Bursehard; Bride's Father's Name Dawson J. Wood; Bride's Mother's Name Louisa Hively; Indexing Project (Batch) Number M00456-8; System Origin Indiana-EASy; Source Film Number 1845558; Reference Number Bk 16 pg8].

Census Listings

The individuals in this family appear in the following census listings.

• Mary: 1900 census. Concord, Elkhart, IN . 6.
• 1910 census. Elkhart, Elkhart, IN. 19.
• 1920 census. Detroit, Wayne, MI p. 11.