HISTORY     AND     GENEALOGY.  ., , -

At  his  request,  selected  by  himself  before  he  died,  a  grave  was  pre-
pared upon  his  own  farm,  where  he  was  buried  on  a  beautiful  May  day
with  the  rites  of  the  Independent  Order  <>!'  Odd    Fellows.
The  short  history  of  the  life  of  Abraham  Gardner  is  not  complete
without  the  life  of  his  good  wife.  Until  her  death.  Jul)  29,  [879,  aged
75  years.  7  months  and  11  days,  after  her  husband's  death,  she  lived  with
her  children.  She  had  a  very  kindly  disposition,  always  doing  some-
thing for  some  one.  She  was  never  idle,  the  stockings,  trousers  and
coast  always  bore  evidence  of  grandma  having  visited  the  home.  We  all
loved  her.  After  an  illness  of  three  days  she  departed  this  life  and  was
buried  beside  her  husband  who  had  preceded  her  nearly  twenty-five
years.
She  was  a  sister  of  Squire  Purcell  of  Sardinia,  Ohio,  and  an  aunt
of  Dr.  J.  T.  Purcell  of  St.  Joseph,  Illinois.
BENJAMIN   H.   GARDNER   (7).
Benjamin  (6),  Benjamin  (5),  Benjamin  (4),  Nathaniel  (3),  Benony  (2),

George   (1).
Benjamin    II.,   the   youngest   son   of    Benjamin   ami    Lucy    1  Hawk-
Gardner,  was  born  about  1804.     lie  was  married  twice.     Hi-  second  wife
was  Matilda  Howells.     Several  children  were  born  to  them.     The  writer
has  been  unable  to  secure  the  record  of  the  family   further  than  a   -on.
William,  who  resided  in  Clermont  Co.,  where  he  reared  a  family.
There  are  several  descendants  of  this  Benjamin  Gardner  in  Cler-
mont Co.,  but  they  have  not  responded  to  inquiries  as  to  their  where-
abouts and   history.
ALBON  BANCROFT  GARDNER  (7).
Albon  C.   (6),  George  (5),  Ezekiel   (4),  Nicholas  (3).   Nicholas  (2),

George   (1).
