George G. GARDENHOUR

                   Census Information for George and Elizabeth Brown Gardenhour: 1850   18601870   1880  1900   1910
1920  .

George G. Gardenhour is the only person like to be the George who wasparty to the following land transactions in Washington County, Maryland:

B of @ (Bill of Sale?), from Samuel Bechtal, 1837
Deed, from Holker Hughes, 1839
Deed from Jacob Gardenhour, 1841 (most likely brother Jacob)
Deed, to Isaac Renner, 1843
Deed, from John Fessler, 1845
B of S, from Samuel Bachtle, 1835
Mortgage from Samuel Bactell, 1846
Deed, to Joseph Brown, from George and wife, 1847
Deed, from Daniel Smith, 1860
Deed, from John Fessler, 1862
Mortgage, from Frances L. Moore, 1885 (1865?)
Deed, from Thomas S. Moore and wife, 1866
Deed, to W. Md. Rail Road Co., from George and wife, 1867
Deed, from John Fishack and wife, 1871
Deed, from Hy Colliflower, 1872
Deed, to William H. Stevenson, from George and wife, 1886
Deed, from Keedy & Wiles Tr., 1878
Deed, to R. Bowman, 1887

George's age in the 1850 census of Washington Co., Maryland is given as43, making his date of birth around 1807 or 1808 (vs. Orval/GraceGardenour's 1803.  Elizabeth's age is given as 38.  They are listed assharing the household with a John Meisner, age 22, a laborer, and CyrusRobinson, age 9, both born in Maryland.

George's age in the 1860 census is given as 51 or 54 (there were twodifferent enumerators visiting the household, first on 19 Jul, then 19Aug) making his date of birth possibly as late as 1809.  His occupationis listed as "farmer". The value of his real estate owed at that time eas$9000/$6800, and personal estate was valued at $400/$2000. Elizabeth'sage is given as 48/45.

In the 1860 census, during themonth between enumeration visits, Bentonand Francis also aged from 19 to 20. They were twins.  Also, Boaz, age16, does not appear on the second count while Benjamin, 14, suddenlyappears.  Orphey and Louisa remain the same age and spellings, but SusanE., age 7, disappears and in her place is Agnes, age 7.

In the 1850 census, where the children are in another household, theirlast names were spelled "Gardenhour." In 1860, they are all given as"Gardenour". It seems that the name was a state of fluz during thisperiod, not just for the Jacob Gardenhour who moved to Indiana andchanged the name, but for the entire family.

According to Orval/Grace Gardenour's Family History, published in 1977,there were "two other brothers" who operated a fruit orchard inSmithsburg.  Jacob and Joseph were already named, so the two orchardoperators are presumably the remaining brother George G. and Samuel.

There is a "G. Gardenour" named as being a resident of "CavetownDistrict, No 7" of Washington County, in Scharf's "History of WesternMaryland," p. 128.  This same age also lists a "T.A. Brown just fivenames away from G. Gardenour. (George Gardenhour married Elizabeth Brown.)

There is also a "G. Gardnour" listed as being a resident of Ringgold, orElection District No. 14. It was bounded on the north by the Mason-Dixonline, separating it from Pennsylvania, on the east by South Mountain,separating it from Frederick County, on the south by Cavetown District,and on the west By Leitersburg District. (per Scharf's "History ofWestern Maryland.")