James A. Gardner and Mary E. Frew

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Husband James A. Gardner ^{1 2 3}

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            AKA: James A. Gardener 4
           Born: 12 Jan 1843 - Butler Co, PA 2 3
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         Father: John Gardner (      -      ) 3 5
         Mother: Jane Vance (1820-1864) 3 5 6

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Wife Mary E. Frew ^{1 4 7}

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           Born: 28 May 1844 1
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         Father: David Frew (1803-Abt 1883) 1 4
         Mother: Nancy B. Wilson (1808-Abt 1882) 1 4 8

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Children

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1 M David A. Gardner ^{5 7}

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2 F Flora M. Gardner ^{5 7}

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         Spouse: [Unk] Vance (      -      ) 5 7

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3 F Nancy Gardner ^{5 7}

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         Spouse: [Unk] Guenther (      -      ) 7

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4 M John M. Gardner ^{5 7}

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General Notes: Husband - James A. Gardner

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He attended the district school, select schools and the academy, and put the education thus obtained to good service in teaching two terms of school. On July 21, 1861, he enlisted for the war in Battery B., First Reg. Art. of the Pennsylvania Reserves Volunteer Corps, which battery was commonly known as Cooper's Battery, and was attached to the Army of the Potomac, and belonged first to the First Corps, and then to the Fifth. He was engaged in the following of the principal battles of the Army of the Potomac, viz.: Drainsville, Mechanicsville, Gaines Mills, Glendale, or Charles City Cross-Roads, Malvern Hill, Gainesville, Groveton, Second Bull Run, Chantilly, South Mountain, Antietam, Fredericksburgh, Fitzhugh's Crossing, Chancellorsville, Gettysburgh, Mine Run, Wilderness, Laurel Hill, Po River, Spottsylvania C. H., North Anna River, Bethesda Church, Tolopotomy, Cold Harbor, Petersburgh, Weldon Railroad, siege and capture of Petersburgh, Appomattox C. H., his battery having been in nine out of twelve of the greatest battles of the war, and has the record of having lost more men in the service than any other volunteer battery. Our subject entered the army as a private, and served until the close of the war, being mustered out June 9, 1865, as a first lieutenant. Returning from the scene of fratricidal strife, Mr. Gardner became interested in the mercantile business at Princeton, Pennsylvania, and kept a store for six years. He served as a justice of the peace, and his introduction to legal forms and legal procedure in that position created a desire on his part to study law. In 1874, he gave up his mercantile business, and became a student of law under Judge John McMichael, and J. M. Martin of New Castle, and was admitted to the bar of the State of Pennsylvania in 1876. He immediately began his practice, opening an office at 134 East Washington Street. He was very successful in his profession, and the court records of Lawrence County, and of other neighboring counties of the state, bear eloquent testimony to his skill, and to his intimate acquaintance with legal procedure. He was a thorough Republican, and served eight years on the school board and seven years in the city council, four of which years mark the period when he officiated as president of the latter municipal organization. He also served as city attorney several years. [BOBLC, 80]

1 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 751.

2 —, Book of Biographies, Lawrence County, PA (Buffalo, NY: Biographical Publishing Company, 1897), Pg 79.

3 Aaron L. Hazen, 20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1908), Pg 400.

4 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 115.

5 —, Book of Biographies, Lawrence County, PA (Buffalo, NY: Biographical Publishing Company, 1897), Pg 80.

6 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1914), Pg 547.

7 Aaron L. Hazen, 20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1908), Pg 401.

8 —, Book of Biographies, Biographical Sketches of Leading Citizens of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (Buffalo, NY: Biographical Publishing Company, 1899), Pg 20.