Finding Aid of the Gardin Family Papers, PC.7070
Abstract
The Gardin, Halliburton, and Haney families have a long history in the Nealsville/Glenwood
area of McDowell County. They are descended from Gerhard G. Gerding, a German immigrant.
He moved to the area in the late 1700s.
This collection contains letters between Geneva Corpening Gardin and David Jesse Hunt
written 1912 - 1914, and other corresondence of the Gardin and Halliburton families,
and genealogical material relating to these and allied families of McDowell County,
N.C.
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Gardin Family Papers
- Call Number
- PC.7070
- Creator
- Gardin family
- Date
- 1861 - 1924
- Extent
- 1.200 cubic feet
- Repository
- Western Regional Archives, State Archives of North Carolina
Restrictions on Access & Use
Access Restrictions
Available for research.
Use Restrictions
Copyright is retained by the authors of these materials, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law (Title 17 US Code). Individual researchers are responsible for using these materials in conformance with copyright law as well as any donor restrictions accompanying the materials.
Collection Overview
This collection contains letters between Geneva Corpening Gardin and David Jesse Hunt written 1912 - 1914, and other corresondence of the Gardin and Halliburton families, and genealogical material relating to these and allied families of McDowell County, N.C.
Biographical/Historical
Geneva Gardin (1890-1923) was born in Glenwood, North Carolina. She and Reverend Jesse
D. Hunt (1864-1932) began courting in 1912. They exchanged letters from 1912 until
their marriage on December 24, 1914. Initially there was concern about the relationship
on the Reverend's part because of their 26-year age difference and his teenage daughter
from a previous marriage, Mary Sue. Geneva wrote to Jesse consistently about the news
from her life and community. The Reverend visited Geneva regularly, consistently giving
her gifts. Following their marriage, they moved to Rutherford County, where Jesse
worked as a Baptist minister and a principal. They had four children, Jessie Geneva,
David Judson, Sarah Belle, and Elizabeth Meldonia. Following the deaths of Geneva
and Jesse, their children were raised by their maternal grandparents.
The Halliburton family is descended from Fatima "Fannie" E. Gardin, the sister of
Abraham C. Gardin, Geneva's father. She married David Carter Halliburton on October
9, 1860. They had 8 children. The youngest of these children, Eva, married James Haney.
Their son, James Lawton Haney, married Sallie Mosteller, and they had James Haney
and Anna Haney.
The Gardin, Halliburton, and Haney families have a long history in the Nealsville/Glenwood
area of McDowell County. They are descended from Gerhard G. Gerding, a German immigrant.
He moved to the area in the late 1700s and he reestablished a mercantile business
that he had had in previous years. He married twice. He had five children with his
first wife, Mary M. Cansler, and 3 children with his second wife, Maria Finger. His
descendants have remained in the area since and continue to influence and document
its history and culture.