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Winifred
Irene
Gardner

(1919 - 1999)


Joseph I.
Gardner

(1892 - 1987)

Lester
Martin
Gardner

(1855 - 1935)


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Abram
Gardner

(1810 - 1888)


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Winifred Irene Gardner

 

Born: 23 Feb 1919, Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan
Died: 19 Sep 1999, Newton, Catawba County, North Carolina 

 
Winifred Irene Gardner was the first child born to Joseph I. Gardner (1892-1987) and Clara Hameister (1895-1930).  Winifred was born 23 Feb 1919 in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan.  Family and friends called her "Winnie", but as she got older the spelling was shortened to "Wini".
 
 
 
The 1920 Census shows Joseph and Clara Gardner living in Ward 8, Saginaw City, Saginaw County, Michigan.  Winifred, was 11 months old at the time of the Census.  
 
 

1920 Ward 8, Saginaw City, Saginaw County, Michigan Census

 
Name Rel. Home Sex R Age S
M
W
Educ. **Birth Occup.
Last First R & W Self F M
Gardner Joseph I. Head *O *M M W 27 M Yes Kansas Michigan Pen Stock Clerk
Cash Register Co.
------ Clara Wife     F W 24 M Yes Mic Schwerin
German
Schwerin
German
 
----- Winifred Daug     F W 11/12 S   Mic Kansas Michigan  
*Joseph owned his home but it was mortgaged
**Mic=Michigan; Pen=Pennsylvania
 
 
 
By 1930, Joseph and Clara had moved to Royal Oak City, Oakland County, Michigan.  Joseph's parents, Lester Martin Gardner and Anna Manda Schoch, were also living with them.
 
 

1930 Royal Oak City, Oakland County, Michigan Census

 
Name Rel. Home Sex R Age S
M
W
Age
1st
Md.
Educ. **Birth Occup.
Last First O/R Value R & W Self Father Mother
Gardner Joseph I. Head O 7000 M W 37 M 23 Yes Kansas Mic Pen Driver
Truck
------ Clara Wife     F W 34 M 19 Yes Mic Germany Germany None
------ Winifred Daughter     F W 11 S   Yes Mic Kansas Mic None
------ Malcolm P Son     M W 7 S     Mic Kansas Mic None
------ Lynn J. Son     M W 2
1/12
S     Mic Kansas Mic None
Gardner Lester M. Father     M W 75 M     Mic England Vermont None
------ Anna M. Mother     F W 68 M     Pen Pen Pen None
**Mic=Michigan; Pen=Pennsylvania
 
 

The Joseph I. Gardner home in Royal Oak, Michigan, in 1932

 
 
 

Winifred with her grandfather Lester Martin Gardner (left) and father Joseph I. Gardner
prior to Lester's death in 1935

 
 

Joseph and daughter Helen

 

 
 
 
The 1940 Census shows Joseph and his children living still at Royal Oak, Oakland, Michigan.  His wife, Clara, died two months after the 1930 Census. The street name is listed as Lafayette Avenue and the house number was 1827. 
 
Winifred was 21 and had completed three years of college.
 

1940 Royal Oak City, Oakland County, Michigan Census

 
Home Name Relation Sex R Age S
M
W
Education Birth Occupation
O/R Value Last First School Highest
Level
Self
O 2000 Gardner Joseph I. Head M W 47 M No C4 Kansas Mail Carrier
    ------ Winifred I. Daughter F W 21 S Yes C3 Michigan  
    ------ Malcolm P Son M W 17 S Yes H3 Michigan  
    ------ Lynn J. Son M W 13 S Yes 7 Michigan  
 
 

Joseph Gardner (right) with Winifred and Malcolm

 
 
 

(Left) Wini and a friend, (Right) Wini

 

 
 
 
Winifred met Reese Mathew Denniston as he was going to enlist in the Army Air Coprs and they started dating. 
 
 

Wini and Peggy

 
 
 
Winifred married Reese Mathew Denniston on 08 Apr 1941.  Both Reese and Winifred were 22 at the time of their marriage in Kalamazoo, Michigan.  Reese was the son of Emery Otis Denniston and Helen Doris Earnshap (Spitzer) and was born 28 May 1918, Grant, Mecosta Co, Michigan.
 
 

Wini Gardner Denniston - Photo dated 1937

 
 
While in the military, Reese was assigned to work in Anchorage, Alaska.  He was not allowed to tell Winnie where he was during his correspondence.  There could be no references to the weather or landscape so that someone could guess his location either.  He taught instrument flying. 
 
 

Reese Mathew Denniston in his military uniform

 

 
 

Wini taught school while Reese was in the military.

 
 

Wini

 
 
 
Winifred and Reese's married produced three children, all girls.
 
Children of Reese Mathew Denniston and Winifred Irene Gardner
Name Birth Death Spouse
Linda Louise Denniston 1945
Michigan
  Clarence Bonnett Riggs III
m. Feb 1967
Broward, FL
JoAnn Denniston 1947
Detroit, MI
  Worthington Frederick Seese, Jr.
m. 05 May 1967
Broward, FL
Sharon Sue Denniston 1963
Miami Beach, FL
   
       
 
 
 
 
Reese, Wini and the family lived in  Berkley, Michigan (a suburb of  Detroit) where Reese had an insurance agency.
 
 
The 1948 and 1950 City Directory show Reese and Winifred living in Royal Oak, Michigan, but after Chiropractic School the family relocated to Plantation, Florida. 
 
 

Wini with Linda and JoAnn at their home in Plantation, Florida

 
 
 

Wini sends a postcard to the family around 1959

 

 

Camped in Green Mts Natl. (National) Forest leaving tomorrow for N. Hamp.  Did I tell you to have Peggy mail the checks to Paul, 149 S Minges, 49017.  B.C. Sharon is starting to miss you folks but having a good time.  Love Mom

Dennistons
208 Bayberry Dr.
Plantation,
Fla  33313

 
 
 
 
By 1960 they had moved to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and Reese was working as a chiropractor.
 
 

Wini with daughters JoAnn (left), Linda (middle) and little Sharon

 
 
 

Winifred Irene Gardner Denniston

 
 
 
 
 
Eventually Reese and Winifred moved their family to Newton, Catawba County, North Carolina.
 
 

 
 
 
 
Reese Mathew Denniston died 23 Nov 1989 in Newton, Catawba County, North Carolina at the age of 71.  Wini died 19 Sep 1999 in Newton, Catawba County, North Carolina at the age of 80.
 
 
To learn more about Winifred Irene Gardner Denniston, be sure to check out the pages for Joseph I. Gardner and Reese Mathew Denniston.
 
 
SOURCES
 

A special thanks to JoAnn Denniston Seese for the photos and her help with the various branches of the family