Bio: Gardiner, John (1881) 
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Surnames: Gardiner, Swan

----Source: The History of Northern Wisconsin (Marathon County, Wis.) 1881, page 574

JOHN GARDINER, merchant, Spencer, was born in Canada, Dec. 29, 1837. His early youth was passed at Turtle Creek, seven miles above Beloit, where his parents, in 1840, located on a farm. When fourteen years of age, he went to Stevens Point, where he worked on the river and teamed till the time of his taking a trip to Colorado. When he returned to the Point, he went to work in the woods; was freight agent and was City Marshal at one time. In 1874, he came to Spencer, going into the lumber and mercantile business, and now carries a stock of $3,000 to $4,000, and does a business of $15,000 a year. In l869, he married Miss Jennie Swan, of Portage. They have four children — Oscar R., Elizabeth, Mira M. and John W. Mr. Gardiner has been Assessor, Supervisor, and belongs to the Masonic Lodge at Stevens Point.