Birth name: Janet Patricia Gardner
Date of birth: March 21, 1962
Place of birth: Juneau, Alaska, U.S.
Ethnicity: English, smaller amounts of Scottish, Swedish, Danish and Welsh, more distant Scot-Irish/Northern-Irish
Janet Gardner is an American rock singer, best known as the former lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the all-female glam metal band “Vixen”. Other members of the band are/were Jan Kuehnemund, Share Ross and Roxy Petrucci.
Her parents were Rulon Bowen Gardner and Margaret Afton Toolson.
Janet’s paternal grandfather was Rulon Snow Gardner (the son of John Alexander Gardner and Celestia Snow). Rulon was born in Pine Valley, Utah. John was the son of Robert Gardner Jr., a Scottish emigrant from Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, and Cynthia Lovina Berry, who had deep lines in America. Celestia was the daughter of William Snow, who had deep lines in America, and Ann Rogers, a Welsh emigrant from East Lake Farm, Pembrokshire.
Janet’s paternal grandmother was Mayma Adeline Bowen (the daughter of William Potter Bowen and Mary Ann Raymond). Mayma was born in Logan, Utah. William was the son of Jonathan Slocum Bowen and Adeline Rice, and had deep lines in America. Mary Ann was the daughter of Alonzo Pearis Raymond, who had deep lines in America, and Zylpha Noble, an English emigrant from Irchester, Northamptonshire.
Janet’s maternal grandfather was George Hazel Toolson (the son of George Peter Toolson and Mary Elizabeth Buxton). George Hazel was born in Smithfield, Utah. George Peter was the son of Andrew Toolson, a Swedish emigrant from Quittinge, Kristianstad, and Jorgine Kirstine Funk, a Danish emigrant from Pedersker, Bornholm. Mary Elizabeth was the daughter of John Buxton, an English emigrant from Sheffield, Yorkshire, and Mary Anner Pond, who had deep lines in America.
Janet’s maternal grandmother was Margaret Ella Matthews (the daughter of Timothy Matthews and Mary Elizabeth Poulton). Margaret was born in Oakley, Idaho. Timothy was an English emigrant from Bedford, the son of William Matthews and Elizabeth Flinders. Mary Elizabeth was the daughter of William Poulton and Elizabeth Rasbass, both English emigrants from Wombourn, Staffordshire.
Sources: Family tree of Janet Gardner — https://www.familysearch.org/tree/pedigree/landscape/G6CB-DTK
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