Pat There were quite a number of Gardners in the 1860 Van Buren Co. census. The following was taken from the 1860 Text File index at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~iavanbur/1860census.htm Rich ================================================== Pg# Ln# Last Name First Name Age Birth Place Filename ================================================== 542 30 Gardner Aaron 46 Ky. pg00538.txt 542 38 Gardner Almeda 2 Iowa pg00538.txt 257 8 Gardner Amanda 6 Iowa pg00256.txt 343 1 Gardner Arthur B 5 O pg00334.txt 257 6 Gardner C. T. 45 O pg00256.txt 257 9 Gardner Charles S. 2 Iowa pg00256.txt 542 31 Gardner Clarrisa 46 O pg00538.txt 342 38 Gardner D. N. 40 N. Y. pg00334.txt 342 40 Gardner Edwin W 10 Iowa pg00334.txt 422 23 Gardner Eliza 26 Ind. pg00414.txt 422 22 Gardner F. B. 31 Pa. pg00414.txt 343 3 Gardner George N 2 Iowa pg00334.txt 343 2 Gardner Horrace C 3 Iowa pg00334.txt 250 7 Gardner Hugh 9 Iowa pg00239.txt 542 37 Gardner James 5 Iowa pg00538.txt 422 25 Gardner James H. 6 Ill pg00414.txt 250 6 Gardner John 11 Iowa pg00239.txt 542 35 Gardner John 11 Iowa pg00538.txt 542 33 Gardner Louisa 16 Iowa pg00538.txt 257 7 Gardner M. M. 27 O. pg00256.txt 542 36 Gardner Mary 9 Iowa pg00538.txt 422 24 Gardner Nancy A. 9 Ill pg00414.txt 250 5 Gardner Rachel 30 Ireland pg00239.txt 250 4 Gardner Robert 39 Ireland pg00239.txt 422 26 Gardner Sarah E. 3 Ill pg00414.txt 342 39 Gardner Susan K 31 Pa pg00334.txt 250 8 Gardner Thomas 8 Iowa pg00239.txt 542 34 Gardner Thomas 14 Iowa pg00538.txt 542 32 Gardner William 20 Iowa pg00538.txt d6506@juno.com wrote: > Hi Rich, > My interest in Van Buren County stems from my Grandfather and Great > grandfather. Grandfather James Arthur Gardner b. 1881 and all of his > siblings were born in Vanburen county, Iowa. His Father was listed in the > 1880 Iowa census as RJ, Mother as Sarah. Another census (Missouri 1900) > lists him as Robert. An older family member told me that her records show > him as Thomas, although she would not send me copies of those records. I > am assuming his name is Robert Thomas and the 1880 census just got the > initial wrong. Mother in law, Mary Campbell, was living with them in Iowa > in 1880, so again I am assuming Robert's wife was Sarah Campbell Gardner. > > I believe the Gardners are the only one of my families that came from > Iowa. Other surnames on my side of family are: Cardwell, Moore, Brown, > Gibson, & Burlingame. I have been working on this family for several > years and have no luck at all on getting any further back than Robert. > Robert was born 1846 in Iowa, but have not found a Robert with a family > in any of the earlier census'. If I can find a connection out there > somewhere, I have lots of information on the generations down from these > men. > > I live in Missouri not to far from where my ancestors settled when they > left Iowa. Thank you for your inquiry. I hope some one can give me some > help. > > Pat > ____