Born in Eureka, UT to a family of Mormon's, he somehow made his way to Los Angeles, CA where he met Ruby Gardner (b.Oklahoma) (please note she lists this as her maiden name on their daughter's birth certificate). They had a child named Donna Lorraine who was born on Jan 30, 1934. I assume they were married because she lists her occupation as Housewife. However, they also list different addresses,and I assume they were separated at the time of birth, pending divorce, because he married Violet Froeming soon after and had a son born with Violet in November the same year. On Donna Lorraine's Birth Certificate it states she was born at home in the Wilmington District of Los Angeles at 909C Broad. Her mother, Ruby, lists this as her home address, and living with parent's. It also states that this was the second child born to Ruby but the only child living. Moral lists his address as 4615 Hopkins Street, Oakland, CA Occupation - Painter for 4-5 years. Moral and Violet lived at 1039 - 22nd Street, Oakland, CA at the time of his death. His occupation was still a painter. He was working a job near Nevada City, CA, at a gold mine, when he fell from a ladder, hit his head and died later that night. DEATH CERTIFICATE - Lists he had lived in California for 7 years, and been in Nevada City on his job for about one month. He was married to Violet who was 25 years old. At time of death he was 29 years, 5 months, 4 days old. He had been taken to Jone's Memorial Hospital in Grass Valley, CA. After his death he was taken to Holmes Funeral Home in Grass Valley. BURIED - Evergreen Cemetery, Oakland, CA Garden of Repose, row 4, space 24. He has no headstone but is between Fritz Sewalton the right and Karen Rassmussen on the left. Neither of these are relatives. However, his mother, Minnie and her husband, Tangier Cox are buried a few rows away from him. OBITUARY - Gardner - In Grass Valley, October 19, Moral, beloved husband of Violet Gardner, loving father of Duane Gardner and Donna Lorraine Gardner, son of Mr. and Mrs. T.N. Cox, brother of Mrs. Marjorie Cook and Mrs. LaPreal McCollum; a native of Utah. Friends are respectfully invited to attend the funeral Wednesday, October 23, at 3 p.m. at the Fruitvale Chapel of the Clarence N. Cooper Mortuary, 1580 Fruitvale Avenue, Interment, Evergreen Cemetery, Oakland, CA |
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