Son of William Charles Gardner and Aurelia Sims.
Christoprher Darius Gorman's biological father Darius Tubbs who died the year he was born in Luzerne, PA. Darius Tubbs was an associate of John Gorman and was from the same area as the Hinman, Rogers and Allen families. Hinman, Rogers, Allen, Tubbs and Gorman families all are found in the Syracuse, NY and Northumberland, Ontario areas.
served in the same Civil War group as Tim. He played the fife (a type of flute) and was wounded in LA. Mary Allen and Darius had six children
Submitted by Debbie Barrett June 13, 2001
mrsgrinnin@home.comCHRISTOPHER D. GORMAN, postmaster, Olivet, Pierce county, is a son of John Gorman, who was born in Luzerne county, Pa., December 6, 1824, and married Esther, daughter of C. and E. L. Mead. Seven children were born to them: Christopher D.; Levi; Melissa (Mrs. Hull), deceased; Hiram; Eugene; Hezekiah, deceased; Josephine (Mrs. Gardner), lives at Ellsworth, Wis. Christopher D. was born in Syracuse, N. Y., June 30, 1846, and lived there until six years old, then came to Sheboygan, Wis., with his parents, and lived there until 1861, when he enlisted in the Eighth regiment, Wisconsin volunteer infantry called the Eagle regiment. He served with them until June 6, 1864, when he was shot through the left shoulder. He then went to the hospital and was discharged from there May 26, 1865, when he came to Pierce county; then west to Madison, and attended Worthington & Warner's commercial college for six months, after which he went to farming. In 1886 he married Mary A., daughter of David and Eliza Rogers, and then took up a homestead and commenced a pioneer life. Six children have been born to them: Lillian L. L. L., Walter M. L., Robert H., Mary A., Halber E. and Pearlie E. Two years later he moved back to Sheboygan county, and six months later to New Auburn, Minn. After a year and a half there he came to Pierce county, Wis., and went into the grocery trade. He was appointed postmaster, and held that office until 1873. He next went to Waupaca and ran a general store for two years, then sold out and worked at the carpenter's trade until 1877, when he came back and worked at his trade until 1889. In that year he was appointed postmaster, then put in a small grocery stock. He was elected justice of the peace in 1872, and has held that office since except two years. He is a member of the G. A. R., is a prominent Odd Fellow, and in politics is a republican.
--Taken from the "Historical and Biographical Album of the Chippewa Valley Wisconsin Including A General Historical Sketch of the Chippewa Valley; Ancestral Records fo Leading Families; Biographies of Representative Citizens, Past and Present; and Portraits of Prominent Men. Edited by George Forrester. Published in Chicago, Illinois by A. Warner. Publisher. 1891-2. Pages 713-714