Born on Sep 17, 1846 to Matthias Liverman Gardner and Sarah "sally" Murray Gardner. John Thomas Gardner passed away on 1907, at the age of 60 and was buried in Red Oak Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery in Warwick, Georgia, United States. John Thomas Gardner was married to Leonora Murray Gardner and had 7 children: Minnie Gardner Sills, Murray Gardner, Matthias Liverman "mack" Gardner, Ruby Ida Gardner Rouse, Sallie Gardner, Janie Mae Gardner Murray, Kathleen Gardner Herritage.