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Note: [Adelaide Cookingham.FTW]
WILLIAM GARDNER is a native of Ontario County, N.Y., and the only child of John and Betsey (Billings) Gardner. The former was born in Pennsylvania, was a member of the Quaker Society and a fisherman by occupation, casting his nets along the Atlantic coast. He died in 1826, and his wife, who was a native of New York, died in Michigan in 1855. William Gardner was born October 27, 1825, received a common education, and at the age of seventeen learned the cooper's trade, that he has followed most of the time since. About one-half the coopering in this county was done by him. In 1846, he moved to Centerville, St. Joseph's Co., Mich., pursuing his trade there until he came to this township and located in 1856. In 1859, he removed to Ontario, where Mrs. Sarah Gardner died March 27, 1860. She was born in New York August 11, 1827, and was one of five children born to Elihu and Adeline (Utter) Cross, natives also of New York. She was married to Mr. Gardner February 15, 1849, and bore him three children - Eugene W., Charles F. and Adeline. Mr. Gardner was married to his present wife - Mrs. Adelaide Meek - December 23, 1860. She was one of ten in the family of Simon and Mary (Gore) Cookingham, and was born January 15, 1830, in Dutchess County, N.Y. Her father was born in the same place and her mother was a native of New London, Conn. Mr. and Mrs. Gardner belong to the Congressional Church. He is a Democrat and an enterprising farmer and mechanic. Mrs. Gardner had one child by her first marriage, viz., Charles W. Meek. Source: "1882 History LaGrange County, Indiana" by F.A.Battey & Co.., - Bloomfield Township (http://members.tripod.com/~debmurray/lagrange/lgbioref-5.htm#wgardner)
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