1850 - 1943 (93 years)
Generation: 1
1. | Morton Smith Wardner was born on 14 Jan 1850 in Shanghai, Zhonghua; died on 20 Dec 1943 in Chicago, Illinois, USA; was buried in Irving Park Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States. Notes:
Morton Smith Wardner, son of Elder Nathan and Mrs. Olive Forbes Wardner, was born January 14, 1850, in Shanghai, China, and died at the home of his daughter in Chicago, December 20, 1943, being nearly ninety-four years of age.
His parents, with Elder and Mrs. Solomon Carpenter, were the first Seventh Day Baptist missionaries in China, going to Shanghai in 1847. Because of the failing health of Mrs. Wardner, she returned to America with her children in 1856, her husband returning the next year.
After attending Alfred Academy, Morton Wardner went to Williams College, where he received the A.B. degree in 1873, with election to Phi Beta Kappa, and later a master's degree. Having decided to prepare for the ministry, he took the theological course at Alfred, receiving the B. D. degree in 1876. He also taught Latin and operated a shirt factory at Alfred while a student there. For some years prior to his death, he was Alfred University's oldest living alumnus.
His father being then in Scotland in the employ of the Tract Society, he assisted him in the work there, and in the establishment of the Mission in Holland, returning to America in 1877.
He received a call to go as a missionary to China, but arrangements were not immediately made, and he did missionary work in the Western Association, and in 1878 was employed as a preacher in tent work for the Tract Society. In 1879 the call to China was renewed, but was finally declined, and he accepted the pastorate at Little Genesee, N. Y., where he was ordained to the gospel ministry and served from 1880 to 1881. Although never afterward engaged in the full-time ministry, he continued to lecture on the Sabbath and other Biblical topics, and was a life member of the American Sabbath Tract Society.
The field of medicine appealed to him, and after running a drug store in Chicago, and studying medicine with his cousin, Dr. Horace Wardner, he entered Rush Medical College, receiving his M.D. degree in 1884. He continued to practice medicine until his ninety-second year, delivering a child on his ninety-first birthday, thereby missing a neighborhood gathering in his honor at Genoa, Ark.
For about fifty years he made his home at or near Fouke, Ark., and was a member of the Fouke Seventh Day Baptist Church; but he spent his last two years at the home of his daughter in Chicago. Doctor Wardner married Sarah Summerbell in Plainfield, N. J., in 1873, and had four children: Nathan (deceased); Dr. James Forbes of Buffalo, N. Y.; Thomas of Plainfield, N. J.; Rachel (Mrs. P. Caris) of Trenton, N. J.
In 1887, he married Evelyn G. Anderson, and by this marriage had three children: Olive (Mrs. M. S. Campagna) of Chicago; Horace (deceased); and Vera (Mrs. Ronald Dougan) of Beloit, Wis. He had twelve grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren, two of his grandsons being now naval officers on duty in the South Pacific. His widow, Mrs. Ruth Wardner, survives.
He died in complete trust in the merits of the shed blood of Jesus Christ for the remission of sin. C. A. B.
'The Sabbath Recorder', Vol 136, No 22, p 350, May 29, 1944.
Morton married Sarah Lawshe Summerbell in 1873 in Plainfield, New Jersey, USA. Sarah was born on 17 May 1846 in Quakertown, New Jersey, USA; died on 3 Dec 1926 in Plainfield, New Jersey, USA; was buried in Hillside Cemetery, Scotch Plains, Union County, New Jersey, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Nathan Summerbell Wardner was born on 15 Dec 1874 in Allegany County, New York, USA; died on 11 Dec 1924 in Albany County, New York, USA; was buried in Hillside Cemetery, Scotch Plains, Union County, New Jersey, United States.
- 3. James Forbes Wardner was born on 7 Sep 1877 in Richburg, New York, USA; died on 3 Mar 1952 in Lackawanna, New York, USA.
- 4. Thomas Brown Wardner was born on 31 Jul 1879 in Allegany County, New York, USA; died on 18 Dec 1949 in Plainfield, New Jersey, USA; was buried in Hillside Cemetery, Scotch Plains, Union County, New Jersey, United States.
- 5. Rachel Wardner was born on 13 Jun 1881; died on 17 Feb 1973; was buried in Chattanooga National Cemetery, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA.
- 6. Olive Marguerite Wardner was born on 29 Jun 1890 in Chicago, Illinois, USA; died on 8 Aug 1968 in Chicago, Illinois, USA; was buried in Acacia Park Cemetery & Mausoleum, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA.
- 7. Horace Morton Wardner was born on 18 Aug 1891 in Chicago, Illinois, USA; died on 17 Dec 1932 in Danville, Illinois, USA; was buried in Irving Park Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States.
- 8. Vera Arlouine Wardner was born on 7 Jul 1895 in Chicago, Illinois, USA; died on 27 Jun 1988 in Beloit, Wisconsin, USA; was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Beloit, Rock County, Wisconsin, United States.
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Morton married Evelyn Grace Minerva Anderson in 1887. Evelyn was born on 26 Nov 1864 in Ontario, Canada; died on 14 Jul 1930 in Chicago, Illinois, USA; was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Beloit, Rock County, Wisconsin, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Family/Spouse: Ruth Ann Clough. Ruth was born in 1872 in Metamora, Michigan, USA; died in 1957 in Toledo, Ohio, USA; was buried in Toledo Memorial Park, Sylvania, Lucas County, Ohio, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Generation: 2
2. | Nathan Summerbell Wardner (1.Morton1) was born on 15 Dec 1874 in Allegany County, New York, USA; died on 11 Dec 1924 in Albany County, New York, USA; was buried in Hillside Cemetery, Scotch Plains, Union County, New Jersey, United States. |
3. | James Forbes Wardner (1.Morton1) was born on 7 Sep 1877 in Richburg, New York, USA; died on 3 Mar 1952 in Lackawanna, New York, USA. Family/Spouse: Georgia Alberta McKee. Georgia was born on 26 Feb 1880 in Friendship, New York, USA; died on 7 Apr 1948 in Lackawanna, New York, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 9. Richard Forbes Wardner was born on 3 Sep 1902 in Friendship, New York, USA; died on 2 Dec 1987 in Durham, North Carolina, USA.
- 10. Hallie Elayne Wardner was born on 21 Jan 1905 in Friendship, New York, USA; died on 14 Apr 1980 in Wausau, Wisconsin, USA.
- 11. Virginia Irene Wardner was born on 7 Feb 1908 in Friendship, New York, USA; died on 10 Nov 1977 in Macon, Georgia, USA.
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4. | Thomas Brown Wardner (1.Morton1) was born on 31 Jul 1879 in Allegany County, New York, USA; died on 18 Dec 1949 in Plainfield, New Jersey, USA; was buried in Hillside Cemetery, Scotch Plains, Union County, New Jersey, United States. Notes:
Used the name Lee Lawrence in his work as a professional photographer. His sister Rachel named her son Lawrence Lee Bailey for her brother Thomas, "her dearest friend and boon companion of her childhood". (Buck, Carolyn Wardner."Wardners in America". Portland, Oregon: third printing, November, 1997, page
100)
Family/Spouse: Alice Florence Bishop. Alice was born on 26 Nov 1883 in Springfield Township, Ohio, USA; died on 30 Jan 1970 in Edinboro, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in Hillside Cemetery, Scotch Plains, Union County, New Jersey, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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5. | Rachel Wardner (1.Morton1) was born on 13 Jun 1881; died on 17 Feb 1973; was buried in Chattanooga National Cemetery, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA. Family/Spouse: Percy Warner Caris. Percy was born on 11 Oct 1893; died on 23 Jul 1973; was buried in Chattanooga National Cemetery, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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6. | Olive Marguerite Wardner (1.Morton1) was born on 29 Jun 1890 in Chicago, Illinois, USA; died on 8 Aug 1968 in Chicago, Illinois, USA; was buried in Acacia Park Cemetery & Mausoleum, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA. Olive married Michael Salvatore Campagna on 18 Sep 1909. Michael was born on 21 Apr 1887 in Cook County, Illinois, USA; died on 19 Nov 1949 in Illinois, USA; was buried in Mount Emblem Cemetery, Elmhurst, DuPage County, Illinois, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 12. Paul Rader Campagna was born on 11 Apr 1917 in Cook County, Illinois, USA; died on 30 Jan 2010 in Chicago, Illinois, USA; was buried in Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States.
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Olive married Sanford S. Trilling on 18 Aug 1951. Sanford was born on 2 Dec 1884; died in Oct 1973 in New York, USA; was buried in Acacia Park Cemetery & Mausoleum, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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7. | Horace Morton Wardner (1.Morton1) was born on 18 Aug 1891 in Chicago, Illinois, USA; died on 17 Dec 1932 in Danville, Illinois, USA; was buried in Irving Park Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States. Notes:
Discharged from the Army 6 March 1919. Admitted to the National Soldier's Home in Danville, Vermillion, IL on 1 Jan 1930. This is where he died. He was listed as a drug addict: morphine. His sister, Olive, took care of shipping his remains back to Chicago and burying him.
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8. | Vera Arlouine Wardner (1.Morton1) was born on 7 Jul 1895 in Chicago, Illinois, USA; died on 27 Jun 1988 in Beloit, Wisconsin, USA; was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Beloit, Rock County, Wisconsin, United States. Family/Spouse: Ronald Arthur Dougan. Ronald was born on 20 May 1902 in Oregon, Wisconsin, USA; died on 12 Mar 1996 in Beloit, Wisconsin, USA; was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Beloit, Rock County, Wisconsin, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Generation: 3
9. | Richard Forbes Wardner (3.James2, 1.Morton1) was born on 3 Sep 1902 in Friendship, New York, USA; died on 2 Dec 1987 in Durham, North Carolina, USA. Other Events:
- Cremated: Durham, North Carolina, USA; Ashes interred at Mt. Bethel Presbyterian Church
Family/Spouse: Elizabeth Mary Stow. Elizabeth was born on 24 May 1903 in Southington, Connecticut, USA; died on 4 Jul 1990 in Durham, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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10. | Hallie Elayne Wardner (3.James2, 1.Morton1) was born on 21 Jan 1905 in Friendship, New York, USA; died on 14 Apr 1980 in Wausau, Wisconsin, USA. Other Events:
- Cremated: Mosinee, Wisconsin, USA; Ashes scattered on Marathon County Land, Burma Road
Family/Spouse: Marion John Cauger. Marion was born on 12 Oct 1901 in Granite City, Illinois, USA; died on 27 Jul 1979 in Wausau, Wisconsin, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 15. Richard Edward Cauger was born on 31 May 1931 in Lackawanna, New York, USA; died on 23 Jan 1975 in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; was buried on 25 Jan 1975 in Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, USA.
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12. | Paul Rader Campagna (6.Olive2, 1.Morton1) was born on 11 Apr 1917 in Cook County, Illinois, USA; died on 30 Jan 2010 in Chicago, Illinois, USA; was buried in Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States. |
Generation: 4
15. | Richard Edward Cauger (10.Hallie3, 3.James2, 1.Morton1) was born on 31 May 1931 in Lackawanna, New York, USA; died on 23 Jan 1975 in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; was buried on 25 Jan 1975 in Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, USA. |
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