Maria Antoinette Gardner, b: 1843 -

^{1908 Ford produces Model T}
^{1913 Edison invents movies w/sound}
^{1914 - 1918 World War I}
^{1929 The Great Depression begins}
^{1939 - 1945 World War II}

^{1867 Alaska Territory purchased}
^{1869 Transcontinental Railroad complete}
^{1879 Edison invents phono/light bulb}
^{1898 Spanish-American War}
^{1903 Wright brothers 1st plane flight}

^{1803 Louisiana Territory Purchased}
^{1805 Lewis and Clark reach Pacific}
^{1812 - 1814 War of 1812 with Britain}
^{1846 War w/Mexico,Calif & NM acquired}
^{1861 - 1865 Civil War, North vs. South}




	^{Lyman A. Yerkes}^b.1838 d.



^{S. Gardner Yerkes}^b.1868 d.

		^{Solomon Gardner}^{b.1807 d.1878}

	^{Maria Antoinette Gardner}^{b.1843 d.1915}