Newton Co., IN Biography Newton County, Jefferson Township. From A History of Warren, Benton, Jasper & Newton Counties, 1883. JOSEPH J. GARDNER, miller, was born August 20, 1838, in Morgan County, Virginia. His parents are John P. and Martha E. (Higgins) Gardner, both native of Virginia; the former died in 1867, aged fifty-five; was a miller, a member of the Presbyterian Church, and a Democrat. The mother is living in White County, Indiana, aged sixty-eight; she also is a member of the Presbyterian Church. They had eleven children, nine of whom are living. Joseph J. Gardner had good advantages having attended school and worked in his father's mill until he was twenty-five years of age, and he is a practical Miller. He came with his parents in 1860, and settled in Monticello, White County, Indiana, where he remained ten years, after which he went to Logansport for two years, subsequently returning to Monticello, later to Monon, and thence to Kentland in 1875, where he has charge of the Kentland Mill. There is, perhaps, no better custom miller than the one he represents in Kentland. In 1863, he married Miss Mary E., daughter of Dr. M. H. and Lucinda Mitchison, of Lyons County, Kentucky. They have seven children--John M., Frank C., Effie L., Martha L. (deceased), Joseph F., Roy P. and Earl K. Both parents are members of the Presbyterian Church, and Mr. Gardner of Damon Lodge, No. 72, K. of P.; he is also a Democrat. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Submitted By Gerald Born Email - Wizzofozl0@aol.com