John married Sallye Maude Jenkins on 6 Jan 1942 in Rossvile, Walker County, Georgia. Sallye (daughter of Dr Samuel Washington Jenkins and Sarah Ann Good) was born on 13 Dec 1921 in Bakewell, Hamilton County, Tennessee; died on 2 Mar 1993 in Soddy-Daisy, Hamilton County, Tennessee; was buried in Varner Cemetery, Soddy-Daisy, Hamilton County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Margaret Ann Gardner
2. Gary Lee Gardner was born on 15 Mar 1948 in Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee; died on 8 Aug 1979 in Hamilton County, Tennessee; was buried in Hamilton Memorial Gardens, Hixson, Hamilton County, Tennessee.
3. John Steven Gardner was born on 12 Jul 1950 in Soddy, Hamilton County, Tennessee; died on 13 Jul 1950 in Soddy, Hamilton County, Tennessee; was buried in Varner Cemetery, Soddy-Daisy, Hamilton County, Tennessee.