Gardner, Joshua E.

GARDNER, HILL

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Date: 12/3/2008 at 20:03:23

GARDNER, Joshua E.
Farmer, Sec 19, owns 84 acres, worth $3500. He was born in Washington Co., NY on 8 Nov 1832. Moved to Kankakee Co. IL., in 1853, where he married Mary J. HILL 19 May 1855. She is a native of that county and was born 24 Nov 1840. They moved to Fayette Co., IA in 1856, and to this county in June 1861, settling in Malaka Twp, and to this farm in 1871. He is raising corn, wheat, and oats and considerable fine stock. Their children are Linna, Helen E., Lee T., Annie E., Jay, Thos. A., Gracie E., and Clark. He is a Republican. ~ "Newton Township Biographies," The History of Jasper County, Iowa, (Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1878)