Gardner, McAnallen, Ralston & Fehrenbach Family History

The information included here is taken from a book, "Gardner, McAnallen, Ralston and Fehrenbach Family History", compiled by me and published in 2004 by VirtualBookworm.com.

My great-great-great grandfather, James Gardner, appeared in Butler Co, PA by 1815. Where was he born and who were his parents? Trying to solve that mystery has been similar to working a large jigsaw puzzle with half the pieces missing and with pieces from other puzzles included in our pile of pieces to search. James may have been a part of the William and Sarah Hamilton Gardner family that moved from Maryland to Westmoreland Co, PA, before or during the Revolutionary War. However, no proof of that has been found.

The search for James Gardnr's parents goes on. Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Family Photos

• John Norwood Gardner Receiving Medal (35 KB)
  For the President, James Forrestal, Secretary of the Navy, presented John N. Gardner with the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for helping save the lives of 93 soldiers in the icy waters off Greenland on 3 Feb 1943.
• Lt. Col. Leo L. Jones (37 KB)
  Leo Jones, a B-24 bomber pilot during WWII earned several medals. His highest award, the Distinguished Flying Cross, was earned 3 Apr 1967 in Vietnam when he made 12 assault landings on the jungle airstrip at Phuoc Vinh in spite of intense ground fire.

Family Tree Maker Reports and Trees

• Outline Descendant Tree: Descendants of William Gardner, Sr (View PDF)


• Outline Descendant Tree: Descendants of JAMES GARDNER (View PDF)


• Outline Descendant Tree: Descendants of PATRICK McANALLEN (View PDF)


• Outline Descendant Tree: Descendants of WILLIAM RALSTON (View PDF)


• Outline Descendant Tree: Descendants of LORENZ/LAURENTIUS FEHRENBACH (View PDF)