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William Henry Gardner

20 April 1877–14 February 1959

Born 20 April 1877 in West Jordan, Salt Lake County, Utah Territory. Son of Duncan Gardner and Elizabeth Irving. Set apart as full-time missionary in British Mission, 12 May 1899. Returned from mission, 15 August 1901. Married Laura Fitzgerald, 29 June 1904; eight children. Died 14 February 1959 in West Jordan.[1]


[1] William H. Gardner entry, no. 378, Missionary Department, Missionary Registers, 1860–1959, Book C, 98, Church History Library, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Salt Lake City; “Businessman, 81, Dies in West Jordan,” Salt Lake Tribune, 15 Feb. 1959, C15; “Fete to Honor Couple of West Jordan,” Salt Lake Tribune, 26 June 1954, 14.