b. 20 Dec. 1810 - Salina, Onandago, NY
m. 9 Feb. 1852 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, UT
d. 13 Sep 1888 - Annabelle, Sevier, UT
 

Ruth Markham had no children with Elias Gardner.
However, her daughters Ellen Elisabeth Abbott and Emily Ann Abbott, as well as her sister Betsy Elisabeth all married Elias Gardner.