He was born on 21 June 1847, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [sources: date: 9, 14; 4 (18 in 1864), 5 (18 in 1864), 6 (18 in 1864), 13 (66 at death in 1911), 17 (32 in 1880), 18 (22 in 1870), 19 (62 in 1910), 20 (13 in 1860). place: 4, 5, 9, 17, 18, 19, 20]
In 1860, he may be the Edward Gardner living in North East Ward, Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. He was living with William (67), Robert (21), Ann (60), and Emma (12) Gardner. He had attended school within the year. [source: 20]
When he enlisted he was a laborer. [sources: 4, 5, 6]
When he enlisted, he was 5 feet 6-1/2 inches tall, and had a fair complexion, grey eyes, and auburn hair. [sources: 4, 5, 6]
He enlisted and was mustered into service on 1 January 1864 in the 62nd Pennsylvania Infantry. He was enrolled for three years, at Lancaster, Pennsylvania, by Captain Bolenies [?] or Beleucius [?]. He served in company M. He was mustered in as a private, at Lancaster, Pennsylvania. [sources: 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11 (musician)]
He was promoted to musician. [source: 5]
He was transferred from company L of the 62nd Pennsylvania to the 91st on 20 July 1864. On 21 July 1864, he, and the other members of companies L and M of the 62nd Pennsylvania, were assigned to company G. On 22 July 1864, they were transferred to company K, following brigade orders to assign them to the smallest company. He was then present, as a musician. He was a musician in company K. [sources: 1, 2, 3, 5, 11, 22 (no reference to 62nd)]
He mustered out on 10 July 1865 with his company. He was a musician, in company K. [sources: 1, 5, 7 (4 Jul 65), 10, 22]
In 1869/70, he married Mary A [unknown family name]. She was born on 25 September 1850, in Pennsylvania. She apparently had ten children, four alive in 1900, including these:
[source: 9, 17]
In 1870, he was living in ward 6, Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. He was living with Mary (presumably his wife), and Ann (perhaps his mother) Garden, and with Margaret and William Hiler. He was a slater, and owned $200 in personal property. [source: 18]
In 1880, he was living at 446 West Lemon Street, ward 9, Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. He was living with his wife Mary and children Annie Elizabeth and Edward Warner. He was a slater. [source: 17]
On 3 December 1889, his daughter Anna Elizabeth Garden married Edwin Jacob Kepner, at the Grace Lutheran parsonage (presumably in Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania). He was born in 1868/69, in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, to George A Kepner and [unknown], and was a mechanic. [source: 21]
In 1890, he was living in Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. [source: 7]
On 19 June 1891, he applied successfully from Pennsylvania for a pension. [sources: 8, 10]
In 1900, he was living at 864 North Prince, Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. He was living with his wife Mary, his daughter Minnie, and his son William. He was a slater, and had been out of work for six months in the previous year. [source: 9]
On 22 February 1909, Mary A Garden, his wife, died. She was buried in Lancaster Cemetery, Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. [source: 15]
On 22 [?] June 1909, he again applied for a pension. [source: 10]
In 1910. he was living at 524 Mary Street, ward 9, Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. He was living with his children Minnie and William. He was a jail guard. [source: 19]
On 2 September 1911, he died, at Philadephia Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was a laborer. He died of chronic interstitial nephritis, with uremia contributing. He lived near Mifflin, Pennsylvania. He was buried in Lancaster Cemetery, Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. [sources: 10, 12, 13, 14]
1 Bates, Samuel Penniman. History of Pennsylvania volunteers, 1861-5. Harrisburg: B. Singerly, state printer, 1869-71. 5 volumes. 'Ninety-first regiment', volume 3, pages 186-233. (In the roster) (Edward D Garden)
2 special order 65, HQ 91st PA, 21 July 1864 (Edward J Garden)
3 special order 66, HQ 91st PA, 22 July 1864 (Edward D Garden)
4 company K, third descriptive roll (Edward D Garden)
5 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 18 May 2005 (Edward D Garden)
6 company K, fourth descriptive roll (Edward D Garden)
7 1890 US census, veterans' schedule, Pennsylvania, Lancaster County, Lancaster, supervisor's district 2, enumeration district 196, page 2 (Edward D Garden)
8 pension index, by name (Edward D Garden)
9 1900 US census, Pennsylvania, Lancaster County, Lancaster, supervisor's district 8, enumeration district 73, microfilm series T623, film 1424, page 300 A = 1 handwritten (Edward Garden)
10 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company K (Edward D Garden)
11 Page 194. Floyd G Hoenstine. Military services and genealogical records of soldiers of Blair County, Pennsylvania. Harrisburg, PA: Telegraph Press, 1940. (Edward D Garden)
12 Pennsylvania death indices, 1911 (accessed 11 Nov 12) ("Garden, Edward D.; 90363; Phila.; Sept. 2.")
13 death certificate, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 2 September 1911, file number 90363 (Edward D Garden)
14 Find a grave, memorial 32780286, created by GerbLady, added 9 Jan 2009, accessed 31 March 2013 (Edward D Garden)
15 Find a grave, memorial 32780297, created by GerbLady, added 9 Jan 2009, accessed 6 April 2013 (Mary A Garden)
16 Find a grave, memorial 32782761, created by GerbLade, added 9 Jan 2009, accessed 6 April 2013 ([daughter] Lillie Garden)
17 1880 US census, Pennsylvania, Lancaster County, Lancaster, enumeration district 162, microfilm series T9, film 1143, page 270 = 16 D handwritten (FamilySearch) (Edward D Garden)
18 1870 US census, Pennsylvania, Lancaster County, Lancaster, ward 6, district 210, microfilm series M593, film 1356, page 308 recto = 29 handwritten (Edward D Garden)
19 1910 US census, Pennsylvania, Lancaster County, Lancaster, ward 9, microfilm series T624, film 1354, page 256 = 7 B handwritten (Edward D Gardner [sic])
20 1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Lancaster County, Lancaster, North East Ward, microfilm series M653, film 1126, page 917 = 83 handwritten (Edward Gardner [sic])
21 (not transcribed) Pennsylvania county marriages, Lancaster County, license 4582, 3 December 1889, Edwin J Kepner and Annie E Garden (FamilySearch) (Edward D Garden)
22 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Edward D Garden)
| line | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| Dwelling number | 608 | ||||
| Family number | 606 | ||||
| Name | William Gardner | Robert " | Ann " | Edward " | Emma " |
| Age | 67 | 21 | 60 | 13 | 12 |
| Sex | M | " | F | M | F |
| Color | |||||
| Occupation | Painter | Saddler | |||
| Value of real estate owned | |||||
| Value of personal estate | 100 | ||||
| Place of birth | Pa | " | " | " | " |
| Married within year | |||||
| Attended school within year | 1 | 1 | |||
| Cannot read & write | |||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Dwelling-house number | 229 | ||||
| Family number | 234 | ||||
| Name | Garden Edward D | - Mary | - Ann | - Hiler Margaret | - William |
| Age | 22 | 20 | 59 | 12 | 10 |
| Sex | M | F | F | F | M |
| Color | W | W | W | W | W |
| Occupation | Slater | Keeping House | Keeping House | ||
| Real estate value | |||||
| Personal estate value | 200 | ||||
| Birthplace | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna |
| Father foreign born | 1 | ||||
| Mother foreign born | 1 | ||||
| Birth month if born within year | |||||
| Marriage month if married within year | |||||
| Attended school past year | 1 | 1 | |||
| Can't read | |||||
| Can't write | |||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. | |||||
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old | 1 | ||||
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old who can't vote ... |
| line | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 |
| street name | West Lemon St | |||
| house number | 446 | |||
| dwelling visit # | 157 | |||
| family visit # | 174 | |||
| name | Garden, Edward D | - Mary | - Annie Elizabeth | - Edward Warner |
| color | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | F | M |
| age | 32 | 28 | 8 | 4 |
| month born if born in year | ||||
| relationship | Father | Wife | Daughter | Son |
| single | 1 | 1 | ||
| married | 1 | 1 | ||
| widowed/divorced | ||||
| married during year | ||||
| occupation | Slater | Keeping Home | At School | At Home |
| months unemployed | ||||
| currently ill? | ||||
| blind | ||||
| deaf/dumb | ||||
| idiotic | ||||
| insane | ||||
| disabled | ||||
| school this year | 1 | |||
| can't read | ||||
| can't write | ||||
| birthplace | Penn | Penn | Penn | Penn |
| father's birthplace | Scotland | Germany | Penn | Penn |
| mother's birthplace | Scotland | Germany | Penn | Penn |
| line | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
| street | North Prince | |||
| house number | 864 | |||
| dwelling number | 5 | |||
| family number | 5 | |||
| name | Garden Edward | " Mary A | " Minnie M | " William M |
| relationship | Head | Wife | Daughter | Son |
| color | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | F | M |
| birth date | June 21 [?] 1847 | Sept 25 1850 | Jan 7 1882 | Feb 13 1886 |
| age | 52 | 49 | 18 | 14 |
| married? | M | M | S | S |
| # years married | 30 | 30 | ||
| mother of how many children? | 10 | |||
| # of children living | 4 | |||
| birthplace | " [sc. Penna] | " | " | " |
| father's birthplace | Scotland | Germany | Penna | " |
| mother's birthplace | United States | Germany | Penna | " |
| immigration year | ||||
| # years in USA | ||||
| naturalized citizen? | ||||
| occupation | Slater | Dressmaker | Clerk (Store) | |
| # months not employed | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| # months in school | ||||
| can read | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| can write | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| speaks English | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| owned/rented | R | |||
| free or mortgaged | ||||
| farm/house | H | |||
| # of farm schedule | ||||
| line | 89 | 90 | 91 |
| street | Mary Street | ||
| house nr | 524 | ||
| dwelling nr | 157 | ||
| family nr | 165 | ||
| name | Gardner [sic] Edward D | - Minnie M | - William A |
| relationship | Head | daughter | son |
| sex | M | F | M |
| color | W | W | W |
| age | 62 | 28 | 24 |
| marital status | Wd | S | S |
| #years present marriage | |||
| mother of # children | |||
| mother of # living children | |||
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Scotland Eng | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| immigrated | |||
| naturalized/alien | |||
| speaks English | English | English | English |
| occupation | Guard | None | finisher |
| nature of industry etc. | Jail | Watch Factory | |
| employer etc. | W | W | |
| out of work 15 Apr 1910? | No | No | |
| # weeks out of work 1909 | 0 | 0 | |
| can read | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| can write | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| school since 1 Sep 09 | |||
| owned/rented | R | ||
| owned free or mortagaged | |||
| farm/house | H | ||
| nr on farm schedule | |||
| civil war vet | UA | ||
| blind | |||
| deaf & dumb | |||