Gardner family

The Gardner family is a minor family on Generations.

First Generation

 * Hugh Gardner - Wealthy businessman. Father of Jessica, who died in the premiere episode and left his $120 million estate to Jason Craig, his estranged grandson.
 * Mary Gardner - Hugh's crazy sister. She heads the mayor's arts council. Plotted to gain Hugh's fortune and attempted to kill Jason Craig and Monique McCallum.
 * Vern, Sr. or Pa - Farmer in Iowa. Married an amnesiac Mary in 1989.

Second Generation

 * Jessica Gardner (Barbara Rhoades; Linda Gibboney) - Hugh's daughter. She is a former actress on a soap opera Tomorrow's a Another Day. Mother of Jason Craig, who she became estranged after the death of his father.
 * Congressman Timothy Craig - Deceased congressman and father of Jason Craig.
 * Rob Donnelly - Biology professor who lost his job after sleeping with Sam Whitmore. Met Jessica at an AA meeting and they later had a quickie wedding in Las Vegas. He later gets a job at Windy City magazine with Jason Craig and Monique McCallum.
 * Vern, Jr. or "Junior" - Mary's son. Lives on a farm in Iowa.

Third Generation

 * Jason Craig - Son of Jessica and Congressman Timothy Craig. Estranged from Jessica and after his father's death. Photographer. Inherited $120 million from his grandmother. Presumed dead in 1989. Married Monique McCallum and bought Windy City magazine.
 * Monique McCallum