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James Levi Gordon 1793 – 1870 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 May 1793

Birth Location: Lancaster County, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1870

Death Location: Lancaster County, South Carolina, USA

Father: Jonathan Gordon

Mother: Hannah Dunbar

Spouse(s): Susannah Doster

Children(s): Madison Gordon

In 1793, James Levi Gordon entered the world in Lancaster County, South Carolina, USA, born to Jonathan Franklin Gordon and Hannah Dunbar. James Levi Gordon married Susannah Doster, and had children including Madison Gordon. James Levi Gordon passed away in 1870 in Lancaster County, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1793, James Levi Gordon entered the world in Lancaster County, South Carolina, USA, born to Jonathan Franklin Gordon and Hannah Dunbar.
  • James Levi Gordon married Susannah Doster, and had children including Madison Gordon.
  • James Levi Gordon passed away in 1870 in Lancaster County, South Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jonathan Gordon
1743 – 1808
Birth Location: Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
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Hannah Dunbar
1745 – 1799
Birth Location: Belfast, Antrim, Ireland, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Susannah Doster
1801 – 1880
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
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Children(s)

Madison Gordon
1823 – 1900
Birth Location: Bellaire, Lancaster, South Carolina
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James Gordon's Ancestors

Self
James Gordon
1793 – 1870
Birth Place: Lancaster County, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Jonathan Franklin Gordon
1743 – 1808
Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Hannah Dunbar
1745 – 1799
Belfast, Antrim, Ireland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Hugh (Cook) DUNBAR
1725 – 1793
Croy, Inverness-shire, , Scotland
Great-Grandparents
William Dunbar
1695 –
Ann McKENZIE
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Gordon's Descendants

1.
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James (Levi) Gordon (8 May 1793 – 1870) m. Susannah Doster (1801 – 1880)
  1. 1. Madison Gordon (Mar 24, 1823 – Oct 3, 1900) m. Hannah (Inu) Gordon (22 Apr 1828 – 15 Oct 1916)
    1. 1. Susan Gorden (abt 1849 – )
    2. 2. Margret Gorden (abt 1853 – )
    3. 3. James (A) Gorden (abt 1855 – )
    4. 4. Rachal (C) Gordon (28 Apr 1860 – 29 Apr 1930)
      1. 1. Louvenia Gordon (1877 – ) m. Thomas (F) Gordon (1872 – )
        1. 1. Alice (Clara) Gordon (Abt 1897 – 11 June 1967) m. Frank Starnes (abt 1898 – 4 March 1973)
        2. 2. Willie (F) Gordon (1899 – )
        3. 3. Eugene Gordon (1902 – )
        4. 4. John (T) Gordon (1904 – )
        5. 5. Houston Gordon (1910 – )
    5. 5. William Gorden

James Gordon's Timeline

2 Records

1793
8 May 1793
Birth of James Levi Gordon in Lancaster County, South Carolina, USA
Lancaster County, South Carolina, USA
1870
1870
Age 77
Death of James Levi Gordon in Lancaster County, South Carolina, USA
Lancaster County, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 May 1793
    Event Place: Lancaster County, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Lancaster County, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lancaster County, South Carolina, USA
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