Biographical Sketch of Isom S. Gardner, Bloomington Township, Buchanan County, MO >From "History of Buchanan County, Missouri, Published 1881, St. Joseph Steam Printing Company, Printers, Binders, Etc., St. Joseph, Missouri. ********************************************************************** Isom S. Gardner, farmer and stock raiser, section 23, postoffice DeKalb, was born July 25, 1813, and is a native of Madison County, Kentucky. He never attended school a week in his life. He came to Buchanan County, Missouri, arriving October 29, 1838 and entered 160 acres of land where he now resides. His landed estate consists of 265 acres being comfortably improved, all of which is by his own labor, having come to the county with a very small amount of means. From the time he was twenty years old till twenty five, Mr. Gardner was employed in driving stock south to Petersburg and other points. November 19, 1835, he was united in marriage to Miss Mary Thurman. She was born in Madison County, Kentucky, August 4, 1821, and was raised in her native county. They have had nine children, seven of whom are living: Elizabeth J., born November 19, 1837; James A., born April 2, 1843; Mary R., born April 15, 1846; George I., born February 23, 1852; William C., born September 25, 1853; Harrison B., born August 16, 1856; and Warren, born October 11, 1859. Mr. Gard- ner is a Mason and member of Wellington Lodge No. 22. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Penny Harrell ====================================================================