Amos Frederick Foster Gardner was born 1 Jan. 1813 in Washington Co., OH. He was the son of Amos Gardner (? - 1813 OH) & Mary "Polly" Barkley (1785 PA - 1848 IL). The parentage of Amos (Sr.) is unknown. Mary was the daughter of Thomas Barkley/Barclay & Elizabeth "Betsey" Kirkpatrick. "Betsey" was the daughter of Samuel Kirkpatrick, Sr., who served in the Revolutionary War from Martic Twp., Lancaster Co., PA & the gr. daughter of Alexander Kirkpatrick who settled in Martic Twp., Lancaster Co., PA before 1746. When Amos F.F. Gardner was only 9 months old his father died in Washington Co., OH. His mother later married Luke Chandler in OH. There were 5 issues of this Chandler marriage, all born between 1820 to 1825.
In 1838 Amos & his mother sold their property in Ohio and purchased property in Monroe Co., IL. Amos married 1838 in OH to Elizabeth Cockshott. She was the daughter of Samuel & Alice Cockshott. Elizabeth was born 1814 in England & died 1866 in Waterloo, Monroe Co., IL. There were four issues of this marriage. Two unnamed children are buried in the New Design Cemetery in Monroe Co., IL. The other two surviving children were Melissa Gardner (1839-1863) who married Joseph Windsor Drury. There were three issues of this marriage. Rufus Gardner (1844-1931) married Catherine Ann Burke. There was one issue of this marriage.
After Elizabeth died, 1868 Waterloo, Monroe Co., IL,Amos was married to Mary Anna Hendrickson (1841 - 1924) She was the daughter of Charles H. Hendrickson & Anna Maria (Hormel) Hendrickson Grantz. There were two issues of this marriage. Jesse Leigh "Lee" Gardner (1870-1942) who married Maude Laura Brooks. There were two issues of this marriage. Charles Foster Gardner (1875-1948) who married Florence Christina Becker. There was one issue of this marriage. Both "Lee" & Charles resided in St. Clair Co., IL, where they died.
Amos F.F. Gardner was a farmer. His
farm was located on the outskirts of Waterloo, IL. In his later life he
left the farm & moved into the town of Waterloo, where he died (Nov
27, 1884) after being thrown from a horse. Amos & his two wives are
buried in the Waterloo Cemetery, Waterloo, Monroe Co., IL. He was a member
of the New Design Baptist Church & later the Methodist Church. Direct,
collateral & allied families of the Waterloo, Monroe Co., IL Gardner
line are Druse, Burroughs, Chandler, Foster, Ritzler, Hendrickson, Hormel,
Cockshott, Burke, Drury, Grantz, Brooks & Becker.