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Evelyn Gordon 1921–1997 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Oct 1921

Birth Location: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 2 Jul 1997

Death Location: Alameda, Alameda, California, USA

Father: Joseph Gordon

Mother: Eleanora McCannn

Spouse(s): Lilburn Johnson

Children(s):

The story of Evelyn Gordon began in 1921 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA. In 1935, Evelyn Gordon resided in Rural, Berrien, Michigan. In 1940, Evelyn Gordon resided in Columbia Twp, Columbia, Van Buren, Michigan, USA. Evelyn Gordon married Lilburn Jack Johnson. Evelyn Gordon passed away in 1997 in Alameda, Alameda, California, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Evelyn Gordon began in 1921 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1935, Evelyn Gordon resided in Rural, Berrien, Michigan.
  • In 1940, Evelyn Gordon resided in Columbia Twp, Columbia, Van Buren, Michigan, USA.
  • Evelyn Gordon married Lilburn Jack Johnson.
  • Evelyn Gordon passed away in 1997 in Alameda, Alameda, California, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Evelyn Gordon's Ancestors

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Evelyn Gordon
1921–1997
Birth Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Parents
Joseph Preston Gordon
1895–1971
Water Valley, Mississippi
Eleanora (Curtiss Dahmer) McCannn
1895–1973
Forrest County, Mississippi, USA
Grandparents
Joseph (Henry "Handy" D) Gordon
1869–1938
Taylor, Mississippi
Lula Gordon
1876–1946
Mississippi
George (Weldon) Dahmer
1871–1949
Covington County, Mississippi, United States of America
Ellen (Louvenia) Kelly
1876–1954
Perry, Mississippi, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jack Gordon
1834–1892
Margaret Gorden
1835–1920
Jerry Shaw
1850–1885
Jennie Shaw
1855–1941
Peter Dahmer
1846–1912
Laura Barnes
1857–1921
Warren *
1844–1924
Henrietta McComb
1846–1929
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sarah Shaw
1830–
Johannes Sr.
1816–
Elisabetha Walther
1816–
Hannah Barnes
1814–1905
Greene Kelly
1798–1880
Sarah Kelly
1810–1900

Evelyn Gordon's Timeline

4 Records

1921
12 Oct 1921
Birth of Evelyn Gordon in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
1935
1935
Age 14
Evelyn Gordon resided here in Rural, Berrien, Michigan
Rural, Berrien, Michigan
1940
1940
Age 19
Evelyn Gordon resided here in Columbia Twp, Columbia, Van Buren, Michigan, USA
Columbia Twp, Columbia, Van Buren, Michigan, USA
1997
2 Jul 1997
Age 76
Death of Evelyn Gordon in Alameda, Alameda, California, USA
Alameda, Alameda, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Oct 1921
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [2] Cook County, Illinois, U.S., Birth Certificates Index, 1871-1922
    [3] California, U.S., Death Index, 1940-1997, Place: Alameda; Date: 2 Jul 1997; Social Security: 356142272

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Berrien, Michigan
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Columbia Twp, Columbia, Van Buren, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Jul 1997
    Event Place: Alameda, Alameda, California, USA
    Record Source: California, U.S., Death Index, 1940-1997, Place: Alameda; Date: 2 Jul 1997; Social Security: 356142272

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