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Joseph Henry "Handy" D Gordon 1869–1938 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Aug 1869

Birth Location: Taylor, Mississippi

Death Date: 25 Feb 1938

Death Location: Bloom, Cook, Illinois

Father: Jack Gordon

Mother: Margaret Gorden

Spouse(s): Lula Gordon

Children(s): Joseph Gordon, Lillian Gordon, Johnie Gordon, Lorena Gordon, Ordena Gordon, Osceola Gordon, Effie Gordon, Bennie Gordon, Eva Gordon, Garron Gordon, Garvon Gordon, David Gordon, Frederick Gordon, Robbie Gordon

Joseph Henry "Handy" D Gordon was born in 1869 in Taylor, Mississippi, the child of Jack Henry Gordon And Margaret Gorden. Joseph Henry "Handy" D Gordon married Lula Gordon, and had children including Bennie Benjamin Gordon, David Gordon, Effie Genoa Gordon, Eva May Gordon, Frederick Douglas Gordon, Garron Roy Gordon, Garvon Ray Gordon, Johnie D Gordon, Joseph Preston Gordon, Lillian Grace Qv Gordon, Lorena Lorraine Gordon, Ordena Gordon, Osceola Gordon, Robbie Iris Gordon. Joseph Henry "Handy" D Gordon passed away in 1938 in Bloom, Cook, Illinois.

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Biography

  • Joseph Henry "Handy" D Gordon was born in 1869 in Taylor, Mississippi, the child of Jack Henry Gordon And Margaret Gorden.
  • Joseph Henry "Handy" D Gordon married Lula Gordon, and had children including Bennie Benjamin Gordon, David Gordon, Effie Genoa Gordon, Eva May Gordon, Frederick Douglas Gordon, Garron Roy Gordon, Garvon Ray Gordon, Johnie D Gordon, Joseph Preston Gordon, Lillian Grace Qv Gordon, Lorena Lorraine Gordon, Ordena Gordon, Osceola Gordon, Robbie Iris Gordon.
  • Joseph Henry "Handy" D Gordon passed away in 1938 in Bloom, Cook, Illinois.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joseph Gordon's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Gordon
1869–1938
Birth Place: Taylor, Mississippi
Parents
Jack Henry Gordon
1834–1892
North Carolina, USA
Margaret Gorden
1835–1920
Taylor, Lafayette, Mississippi, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph Gordon's Descendants

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Joseph (Henry "Handy" D) Gordon (15 Aug 1869–25 Feb 1938) m. Lula Gordon (23 Mar 1876–16 Dec 1946)
  1. 1. Joseph (Preston) Gordon 1895–1971 m. Eleanora (Curtiss Dahmer) McCannn 1895–1973
    1. 1. Eleanor Newman 1925–2010 m. Frank (M) Newman 1918–2009
      1. 1. Francisco (T) Newman 1945–2003
    2. 2. Arnold Gordon 1925–2001
    3. 3. Evelyn Gordon 1921–1997 m. Lilburn (Jack) Johnson 1919–1965
    4. 4. Stanley (Curtiss) Gordon 1927–2011
    5. 5. David (Alexander Gordon) Sr 1932–2022
    6. 6. Leonard Gordon 1934–2018
    7. 7. Joseph (Preston) Gordon 1918–1974 m. Vera (Estherbelle) Hinton 1919–2007
      1. 1. Ronald (Herbert) Gordon 1939–2021
      2. 2. Errol (Jay) Gordon 1941–2025
    8. 8. Lillian (Gloria) Gordon 1923–2005 m. Norman (T) Turner 1923–
    9. 9. Maurice (Raphael) Gordon 1930–2025
  2. 2. Lillian (Grace "QV") Gordon 1893–1965 m. Clifton (H) Clay 1892–1950
    1. 1. Bennie (De-Ferris) Clay 1919–1993 m. Warren Humphrey 1909–1980 m. George Jones 1910–1997
      1. 1. Bennie Humphrey 1943–1997
      2. 2. Eleanor (Bernice) Humphrey 1941–2005
      3. 3. Deborah Jones 1950–2001
    2. 2. John (Elvin) Clay 1914–1979
    3. 3. Ernest Clay 1912–1986
    4. 4. Hedrick (Ernest) Clay 1912–
    5. 5. Lillian Clay 1916–2005
    6. 6. Clifton Clay 1918–2008
    7. 7. Vernm Clay 1918–
    8. 8. Elmer Clay 1921–1995
    9. 9. Gordon (S) Clay 1923–2008 m. Lillian Carson 1924–1978
    10. 10. Eugene (Harvey) Clay 1927–1988
    11. 11. Lorraine Clay 1925–
  3. 3. Johnie (D) Gordon 1894–1978
  4. 4. Lorena (Lorraine) Gordon 1896–1965
  5. 5. Ordena Gordon 1898–1955
  6. 6. Osceola Gordon 1898–1951
  7. 7. Effie (Genoa) Gordon 1903–1990
  8. 8. Bennie (Benjamin) Gordon 1903–1994
  9. 9. Eva (May) Gordon 1906–1992
  10. 10. Garron (Roy) Gordon 1907–1990
  11. 11. Garvon (Ray) Gordon 1907–1973
  12. 12. David Gordon 1909–1996
  13. 13. Frederick (Douglas) Gordon 1911–1985
  14. 14. Robbie (Iris) Gordon 1916–1987 m. Robert Jones 1915–1954 m. Lawrence (David) Norton 1903–1965 m. John (Clarence) Cook 1914–1991 m. Paul (Lawrence Dunbar) Norton 1903–1965
    1. 1. Lawrence (David) Norton 1947–2022

Joseph Gordon's Timeline

3 Records

1869
15 Aug 1869
Birth of Joseph Henry "Handy" D Gordon in Taylor, Mississippi
Taylor, Mississippi
1938
22 Feb 1938
Age 69
Death of Joseph Henry "Handy" D Gordon in Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Chicago, Cook, Illinois
1938
25 Feb 1938
Age 69
Burial of Joseph Henry "Handy" D Gordon in Bloom, Cook, Illinois
Bloom, Cook, Illinois

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Aug 1869
    Event Place: Taylor, Mississippi
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
    Record Source: Illinois, U.S., Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Feb 1938
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
    Record Source:
    [1] Illinois, U.S., Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 25 Feb 1938
    Event Place: Bloom, Cook, Illinois
    Record Source:
    [1] Illinois, U.S., Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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