PARENTS: Jonathan Gardner & Martha Lampkin.

Jonathan, b. 12 Feb. 1786, Pittsylvania, VA; d. 23 Oct. 1815, Hardin Co., KY.
Martha, b. 1786, Virginia; d. 1817, Hardin Co., KY.

Jonathan and Martha had 1 other known child: Susan Gardner, b. 1813, Hardin Co., KY.

Note that on October 25, 1815, John Lampkin appointed guardian of Gardener minor children in Hardin County, Kentucky.

PATERNAL GRANDPARENTS: Heath Gardner & Susannah Weldon.

His wife was Mary "Polly" Dawson Gardner. He was a farmer. It appears they had 18 children as indicated below. Mary's parents were Thomas T. Dawson & Nancy T. Fitzhugh.

1850 U.S. Census for Hart Co., KY:
Jonathan Gardner M 35 Kentucky; farmer
Mary Gardner F 32 Kentucky
Nancy Gardner F 15 yrs, b. 1835 Kentucky
Jeramiah Gardner M 13 yrs, b. 1837 Kentucky
Margaret Gardner F 12 yrs, b. 1838 Kentucky
Susan Gardner F 9 yrs, b. 1841 Kentucky
Melica Gardner F 7 Kentucky
Thomas Gardner M 6 Kentucky
William Gardner M 5 Kentucky
Mary Gardner F 4 yrs, b. 1846 Kentucky
Peter Gardner M 3 yrs, b. 1847 Kentucky
Martha Gardner F 1 yrs, b. 1849 Kentucky

1860 U.S. Census for Hart Co., KY (11 June)(P.O. Magnolia):
Jonathan Gardner M 45 Kentucky; farmer
Mary Gardner F 43 Kentucky
Margaret F Gardner F 20 Kentucky
Susan Gardner F 18 Kentucky
Melissa J Gardner F 17 Kentucky
Thomas Gardner M 16 Kentucky; farm laborer
Wm Gardner M 15 Kentucky
Mary Gardner F 13 Kentucky
Peter Gardner M 12 Kentucky
Martha Gardner F 10 Kentucky
Elisha Gardner M 9 Kentucky
Robt F Gardner M 8 Kentucky
Jonathan Gardner M 7 Kentucky
Isaac Gardner M 6 Kentucky
Lucinda C Gardner F 3 Kentucky
Amanda G Gardner F 2 Kentucky

Son Jeremiah & his wife Mary reside nearby. Jeremiah is a farmer.

1870 U.S. Census for Powder Mill, Hart Co., KY (25 July)(P.O. Cotalpha Grove):
Jonathan Gardner M 55 yrs, b. 1815 Kentucky; farmer
Mary Gardner F 53 yrs, b. 1817 Kentucky
Melissa Gardner F 27 yrs, b. 1843 Kentucky
Thomas Gardner M 25 yrs, b. 1845 Kentucky; farmer
Martha Gardner F 22 yrs, b. 1848 Kentucky
Elisha Gardner M 19 yrs, b. 1851 Kentucky; farm laborer
Robert Gardner M 17 yrs, b. 1853 Kentucky
Jonathan Gardner M 15 yrs, b. 1855 Kentucky
Isaac Gardner M 14 yrs, b. 1856 Kentucky
Catharine Gardner F 12 yrs, b. 1858 Kentucky
Amanda Gardner F 10 yrs, b. 1860 Kentucky
**Susan F Pierce F 11 yrs, b. 1861 Kentucky
Nancy Middleton F 8 yrs, b. 1864 Kentucky

**This is Susan Frances Pierce, daughter of Jonathan's daughter Nancy & Riley Pierce. Apparently her mother is deceased; no record of what happened to her father. Susan & her parents were in Green Co., KY in the 1860 census.

Son George William Gardner and his family live next door.

Notes: Daughter Nancy Gardner, b. 1835, KY; m. Riley Pearce 22 Sept 1858, Hart Co., KY. Riley was b. 1836, Green Co., KY. Their daughter Susan Frances Pierce, b. 10 Sept 1859, Green Co., KY.

Son Jeremiah Gardner, b. 1837, KY; m. Mary Catharine Lamkins [Lampkin?] 26 Jan 1860, at William Lamkins' home, LaRue Co., KY. Daughter Clarissa J. Gardner, b. 13 May 1861, Hart Co., KY.

Son Jonathan was b. 27 Feb. 1854 in Hart Co., KY according to birth record. He's on 1880 census in Powder Mill, Hart Co., KY w/wife "George A." and son Edward F., less than a yr old. He m. Georgia Ann Lamkin 24 Dec. 1878 Hodgenville, Larue Co.,​ Kentucky. She was b. 1862 (16 yrs when wed). Their son's name was Edward Fulton Gardner. Edward m. Susan Vaughn. He d. 1948 in Linwood, Hart Co., Ky.

Daughter Lucinda Catherine was b. 4 Aug. 1856, Hart Co., KY.

Daughter Margaret F. m. ? Reynolds; she d. 1918 in Larue Co., KY.

Daughter Amanda G. was b. 7 Dec. 1858, Hart Co., KY.

Son Robert Fitzhugh, b. 26 Aug. 1852, Hart Co., KY; d. 25 October 1928, Bonneville, Hart Co., KY.

Note: Most of these children's data can be found on FamilySearch.