I am not a
Gard descendant but I have done some work for the Gard family here in
Fairview. Here is some info I have
found.
Exerpts from
Gloss Mountain Country, Major Co. History Book from Major Co, OK:
Alexander J.
Gard (Story) -
Mr. and Mrs. Alexander J. Gard and
family came to Oklahoma in 1893.
They homesteaded on a farm eight miles west of Orienta, in the Cheyenne
Valley community.
Alexander J. Gard, son of Alexander Van
Pelt and Mary Ann Robertson Gard, was born in Butler county, Ohio, Februrary 7,
1848. When he was a small child,
his parents, with three children, moved to Illinois. Not long after this his mother died. In
1871, he moved to Sedgwick County, Kansas near Goddard where he lived until the
opening of the Strip in Oklahoma.
Nancy Ann Barnett, daughter of Issac and
Elizabeth Ann Taylor Barnett, was born in Macoupin County, Illinois, June 25,
1852. She and Alexander J. Gard
were married on November 29, 1874 in Goddard, Kansas. They established a home on a farm near Goddard where they
lived for 22 years. Nine children,
seven boys and two girls were born here, one died as a small child, later in
Oklahoma another daughter was born.
There is more
to the story about the children of Alexander and Nancy and the homestead. Let me know if you would like the full
story.
Cheyenne
Valley Cemetery - from Fairview, OK (40 miles west of Enid, OK), 6 miles north
on Hwy 60, 8 miles west on Hwy 412, 3/4 mile north:
serveral Gards
including:
Alexander J. Gard 2-7-1848
- 5-5-1926
Nancy A. Gard
6-25-1852 - 11-14-1936
There are
still Gards living in Cheyenne Valley on the old homestead. I will pass on your name to them.
I have
Alexander Van Pelt Gard's birth date as March 28, 1829 not 1820.
Good Luck.
Pat Weaver,
Major Co. Genealogical Society, Fairview, OK
Ron Morris
I, Angeline
Guard, of the Village of Cleves, County of Hamilton, and State of Ohio, being
in good health of body and of sound and disposing mind and memory, and being
desirous of settling my worldly affairs while I have strength and capacity so
to do, do make, publish and declare this my Last Will and Testament, that is to
say:
First: I
desire that all just debts that may exist against me at my decease be settled.
Second: I give
and bequeath to my beloved brother Ezra Guard, of Cleves, Hamilton County,
Ohio, during his natural lifetime, my real estate with the improvements thereon
where I have made my home on the west side of Miami Avenue in the Village of
Cleves, Hamilton County, Ohio, said real estate being sixty (60) feet front on
said Miami Avenue, and being known as lot number forty-two (42), and the south
one-half of lot number forty-one (41) of Greens Estate Subdivision; on the
decease of my brother Ezra Guard, I give, devise and bequeath said real estate
to the children of said Ezra Guard, to the, their heirs and assigns forever,
share and share alike, or should any of the children of said Ezra Guard be
deceased leaving issue surviving, it is my will that the share of said real
estate that would have been received by said child so deceased, shall be
distributed among the issue of said deceased child of Ezra Guard, share and
share alike, to whom, their heirs and assigns forever!
, under such
conditions, I give, devise and bequeath the same.
Third: I give
and bequeath to my beloved niece Leah Guard, of Cleves, Ohio, the daughter of
my deceased brother Simeon Guard, during her natural life time, my cottage and
grounds on the north side of Wamsley Avenue in Cleves, Ohio; on the decease of
my niece Leah Guard I give, devise and bequeath said real estate to her
brothers, their heirs and assigns forever, share and share alike; should any of
said brothers be deceased at the time of her decease, leaving issue surviving,
it is my will that the share of said real estate that would have been
distributed to said brother so deceased, shall be distributed among the issue
of said deceased brother share and share alike, to whom, their heirs and
assigns forever, under such conditions, I give, devise and bequeath the same.
Fourth: I give
and bequeath to my beloved sister Eunice G. Fisher of Sidney, Champaign County,
Illinois, Roach Creek Bonds of the Par value of One Thousand ($1000.) Dollars.
Should my sister Eunice G. Fisher be deceased at the time of the distribution
of my estate, leaving issue surviving, it is my Will that said bequest be
distributed, share and share alike, per stirpes, among the issue of said Eunice
G. Fisher, to whom, under such conditions, I give and bequeath the same.
Fifth: I give
and bequeath to my beloved brother Ezra Guard, of Cleves, Ohio, Roach Creek
Bonds of the par value of One Thousand ($1,000.) Dollars, also a certain
promissory note for Seven Hundred and Fifty ($750.) Dollars that will be found
in my estate. Should my brother Ezra Guard be deceased at the time of the
distribution of my estate, leaving issue surviving, it is my Will that said
bequest be distributed, share and share alike, per stirpes, among the issue of
said Ezra Guard, to whom, under such conditions, I give and bequeath the same.
Sixth: I give
and bequeath to my beloved nephews John C. Guard and Willard F. Guard, sons of
my brother Ezra Guard, Roach Creek bonds of the par value of Twelve Hundred
($1200.) Dollars, to be divided equally among them. Should either of my said
nephews John C. Guard or Willard F. Guard be deceased at the time of the
distribution of my estate, leaving issue surviving, it is my Will that the
bequest to said nephew or nephews so deceased, be distributed, share and share
alike, per stripes among the issue of said nephews so deceased, to whom, under
such conditions, I give and bequeath the same.
Seventh: I
give and bequeath to my beloved niece Eunice I. Steele, of Cincinnati, Ohio,
the daughter of my brother Ezra Guard, stock in the Cincinnati Gas &
Electric Company of the par value of Six Hundred ($600.) Dollars, Should my
said niece Eunice I. Steele be deceased at the time of the distribution of my
estate, leaving issue surviving, it is my Will that said bequest be
distributed, share and share alike, per stripes, among the issue of said Eunice
I. Steele, to whom, under such conditions, I give and bequeath the same.
Eighth: I give
and bequeath to my beloved nephews Carey Hanson Guard, Chalon G. Guard and
Melvin R. Guard, of Beloit, Kansas, Children of my brother Mahlon B. Guard,
stock in The Union Gas & Electric Company of The par value of One Thousand
($1,000.) Dollars, to be divided among them, share and share alike. Should any
of my said nephews Carey Hanson Guard, Chalon G. Guard and Melvin R. Guard be
deceased at the time of the distribution of my estate leaving issue surviving,
it is my Will that the bequest to said nephew or nephews so deceased, be
distributed, share and share alike, per stripes among the issue of said nephews
so deceased, to whom, under such conditions, I give and bequeath the same.
Ninth: All of
the rest, residue and remainder of my estate, real, personal and mixed, of
whatsoever kind and wheresoever situated, I give, devise and bequeath to my
beloved brother Ezra Guard, to him, his heirs and assigns forever.
I hereby
nominate and appoint my brother Ezra Guard the sole Executor of this my Last
Will and Testament, and ask that he be allowed to serve as such without giving
bond. I hereby revoke all former
Wills by me made.
In Witness
Whereof I have hereunto set my hand at Cleves, Ohio, this 5th day of January,
in the year of our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-seven.
Date written
in ink before signing
(signed) Angeline Guard
Signed by the
said Angeline Guard who
at the same
time published and declared
the same as
and for her Last Will and
Testament in
the presence of us, who in
her presence
and in the presence of each
other and at
her request have hereto
subscribed our
names as witnesses:
Edwin
Wilke
residing at Cleves, O.
Edward J.
Hoffman residing
at Cleves, O.
GARD
A 4-page
Bloomington, Illinois newspaper in GOOD condition dated February 20, 1891; THE
BLOOMINGTON BULLETIN which contains the following item:
Fire at
Watseka, Ill.
WATSEKA, Ill.,
Feb. 20 - Fire broke out in A.V. Gard's hardware store about 5 o'clock a.m.,
Thursday and the entire building, with contents, was consumed. The explosion of
a keg of powder injured a number of persons who were first on the ground and
attempted to save the contents of the store. N.D. Graves, Walter Braden, C.C.
Gallaher and F.M. Schoolcraft were
severely
wounded and bruised. The adjoining buildings were a total loss and very little
property could be saved. The entire loss will exceed $35,000, of which perhaps
$15,000 is covered by insurance.
MORTON, IL. -
David W. Guard, 67, of San Fernando, Philippines, formerly
of Harrisburg,
Il. the father of a Morton woman, died Tuesday, April 24,
2001, at
Methodist Medical Center in Peoria, Il.
Born Feb. 7,
1934, in Harrisburg, Il. to Mearl D. and Millicent
Wallace-Guard,
he married Cynthia J. Hancock in May
1954 in
Rosiclare, Il. He later married Gina Aranguin in September 1990
in San
Fernando. She survives.
Also surviving
are four sons, Lyndon of Oklahoma City, Dr. Gregory of
Varna, Il.
Jimmy of Provo, Utah, and Kelly
of San
Fernando, four daughters, Ellen (and Tim) Lorentz of Morton,Il.
Cynthia (and
Doug) Bishop of DuQuoin, Il.
and Jenebeth
Guard and Jenise Guard, both of San Fernando, one brother,
James of Punta
Gorda, Fla, and nine grandchildren.
A memorial
service will be at 4 p.m. today at Morton Bible Church. The
Rev. Ed Gray
will officiate. There will be no visitation. Cremation
will be accorded. Knapp-Johnson Funeral Home
is in charge of
arrangements.
Submitted by his brother Jim
Guard Punta Gorda, Fl.
Newspaper
Article, 1904 - Cypress Township - Missouri - Samuel Sutton
A HAPPY
REUNION
On last
Tuesday, Feb 23rd, the (?? Corner of article missing) at the
residence of
R. S. Ellis, in Cypress township, this county, the surviving
brothers and
sisters of the Sutton family.
Uncle Samuel Sutton, who, with
his aged wife
(Mary G. Patterson), lives with their daughter Mrs. Hannah
Ellis, is the
oldest, being 88 years old. The
other brothers present were
Capt. Simeon
Sutton of Bethany, and Harvey Sutton, of LaSalle County, ILLs.
And Julia A
Gard of Cypress township, this county, together with quite a
number of
children and others related to the different Sutton families.
The above
named brothers and sister are the survivors of a family of eleven
children, all
of whom lived to a good old age except one, Jacob Sutton, who
died soon
after the civil war ended, from exposure while serving in the
Federal
army. The combined ages of the
three brothers and sister are 323
years, an
average of 80 years and nine months.
It was an affecting sight to
see these old
people living their lives over again the few short hours they
were permitted
to be together, as one brother had not been seen by the others
for forty-four
years.
An enjoyable
time was spent by all those present and after a bountiful repast
was served,
prepared by Mrs. Ellis as she knows well how to do a photographer
appeared and
photographed the venerable people and their descendants in
several
different groups. After which well
wishes and hand shaking being
over the
friends and relatives began to leave for their homes.
Among those
present, besides those mentioned above, were: Mrs. Capt. Sutton,
Mr. And Mrs. J
H Sutton, and Mrs. W H Gillispie, of Bethany; W G Sutton,
Rutland, Ill.;
J P Sutton, Happy Valley, Mo; Dr. and Mrs. B M Sutton,
Bridgeport,
Mo; and Wm H Sutton and family, Cypress, MO.
Written by J.
H. Sutton
Here is # 3 of
4 newspaper articles (1st was Obit of Samuel Sutton) I found
in my gg
grandmother's trunk, Hannah Sutton Ellis. This is her brother. I do
not know a
date or the name of the newspaper for sure, I am assuming that
this would be
Bethany, Harrison Co., Missouri. I
also do not know if he won
the election.
If anyone has that information, I would love to hear about it.
John P. Sutton
was the grandson of George and Hannah Gard Sutton, and the son
of Samuel
Sutton and Mary G Patterson. He
married Eliza Jane Reed in 1860
and had five
children:
Mary I. - b 1864, Lillie M.- b
1866, Samuel - b 1869, Clarence
J., Samuel
G. b 1868 all Missouri.
Vickie in OK
JOHN P.
SUTTON, for Presiding Judge
Was born in
Ohio, Nov. 7, 1839, and has resided in Harrison county for 32
years, and is
a farmer by occupation. During the
war he served in Co. B.
54th Regt.
Ohio Vol. Infty. Has been Collector and also Clerk and Assessor of
Cypress twp.
is a member of the Baptist church.
He taught school for Twenty
years in
Harrison and Daviess counties in succession. During his military
life he served
a while in Andersonville, Ga. Prison.
Mr. Sutton is an
uncompromising
Republican, and is one among our best citizens and very
popular in his
own neighborhood and over a large district of country in the
county. His qualifications for the position he
seeks is of a high order, and
if successful
he will undoubtedly make a good record. During every political
campaign he
has always been an active and efficient worker for his party,
which, has
gained for him many friends in every part of the county; where he
is known.