George Adam Gardner and Catharine Karnes

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Husband George Adam Gardner ^{1 2}

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           Born: 1763
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           Died: Sep 1855 - Venango Co, PA 2
         Buried:  - Nickleville Cemetery, Nickleville, Richland Twp, Venango Co, PA 3

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         Father: [Father] Gardner (      -      )
         Mother: 

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       Marriage: Abt 1793

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Wife Catharine Karnes ¹

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            AKA: [Unk] Kearns 2
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Children

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1 F Sophia Gardner ²

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           Born: Cal 4 May 1797
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           Died: 29 Nov 1874
         Buried:  - Nickleville Cemetery, Nickleville, Richland Twp, Venango Co, PA 3

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2 M John Gardner ²

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         Spouse: [Unk] Williams (      -      ) 2

         Spouse: Mrs. Jane Stone (      -      ) 2

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3 F Christiana Gardner ²

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         Spouse: Alexander Orr (      -      ) 2

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4 M Thomas Gardner ²

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5 M Abram Gardner ²

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           Born:  - Mifflin Co, PA
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         Spouse: Nancy Huston (      -      ) 2

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6 F Mary Gardner ²

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         Spouse: Samuel Huston (      -      ) 2

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7 M George Gardner ²

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           Born: Abt 1809
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           Died: Jan 1882
         Buried:  - Nickleville Cemetery, Nickleville, Richland Twp, Venango Co, PA 3

         Spouse: Elizabeth "Betsey" O'Neil (1816-1892) 2

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8 F Catherine Gardner ²

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         Spouse: Samuel Bushey (      -      ) 2

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9 M Thomas Kearns Gardner ^{1 2 4}

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           Born: 27 Jun 1815 - Mifflin Co, PA 1 4
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           Died: 7 Nov 1903
         Buried:  - Nickleville Cemetery, Nickleville, Richland Twp, Venango Co, PA 3

         Spouse: Betsey Jolly (      -1838) 1 2

         Spouse: Sarah Donaldson (1817-1881) 2 5
           Marr: 5 Mar 1839 or 1849 1 4

         Spouse: Josephine Karnes (1845-1927)
           Marr: 1884 1

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General Notes: Husband - George Adam Gardner

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He settled near Nickleville, Venango County, Pennsylvania, in 1831, and was a pioneer of the locality. [HVC 1890, 1112]

He was a resident of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, who during the war of the Revolution was with Washington's army in the battle of Germantown. He also served under General Lee in 1790, during the outbreak in Pennsylvania, known as the "Whiskey Insurrection." He settled in Mifflin County, at Decatur, removed to Armagh township, then to Brown township, and was engaged in farming. Afterward, in 1836, he removed to Venango County. [CBEJV, 771]

1 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 1112.

2 —, Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of the Juniata Valley (Chambersburg, PA: J. M. Runk & Co., 1897), Pg 771.

3 Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 4, Richland Township (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 1996), Pg 27.

4 J. H. Newton, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Columbus, OH: J. A. Caldwell Publishers, 1879), Pg 634.

5 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 1112, 1114.