Carey: I looked and I find that I don't have anything of value on James Gardner. However, I got interested in your Milkah Gardner and found a book written in 1993 on the very family that you are chasing. The author is Vry, Mary H. & Max J. Gardner. Publisher: Border Press, Brownsville, TX. Title: The Family of William Gardner and Milkah (Chaney) Gardner. I found this book to be available at the Allen County, IN Public Library and also at the Coshocton County, OH Library. It is 303 pages long and is indexed. Maybe this will break through your brick wall. Let me know if it pans out. I would be interested in the ancestors of William. If that detail is presented, please fill me in. Charlie