Jarvis Wiley Gardner

Jarvis Wiley was born on May 28th, 1845 in ,Hawkins, Tennessee.¹   Jarvis Wiley's father was James Gardner and his mother was Anna Myers.  His paternal grandparents were John Gardner and Sophia; his maternal grandfather was Henry Myers. He had six brothers and four sisters, and also a sibling of unknown gender, named John Alfred, James, Henry, William G., Jacob Tillman, Newton Gilbert, Sarah Jane, Nancy E., Rebecca, Hattie Miranda and Gardner.  He was the sixth oldest of the twelve children.  He died at the age of 76 on March 21st, 1922.¹