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Joseph Preston Gordon 1895–1971 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 January 1895

Birth Location: Water Valley, Mississippi

Death Date: 9 Oct 1971

Death Location: Bangor, Van Buren, Michigan, United States

Father: Joseph Gordon

Mother: Lula Gordon

Spouse(s): Eleanora McCannn

Children(s): Eleanor Newman, Arnold Gordon, Evelyn Gordon, Stanley Gordon, David Sr, Leonard Gordon, Joseph Gordon, Lillian Gordon, Maurice Gordon

Joseph Preston Gordon was born in 1895 in Water Valley, Mississippi, the child of Joseph Henry Handy D Gordon And Lula Gordon. In 1935, Joseph Preston Gordon resided in Rural, Berrien, Michigan. Joseph Preston Gordon married Eleanora Curtiss Dahmer Mccannn, and had children including Arnold Gordon, David Alexander Gordon Sr, Eleanor Newman, Evelyn Gordon, Joseph Preston Gordon, Leonard Gordon, Lillian Gloria Gordon, Maurice Raphael Gordon, Stanley Curtiss Gordon. Joseph Preston Gordon passed away in 1971 in Bangor, Van Buren, Michigan, United States.

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Biography

  • Joseph Preston Gordon was born in 1895 in Water Valley, Mississippi, the child of Joseph Henry Handy D Gordon And Lula Gordon.
  • In 1935, Joseph Preston Gordon resided in Rural, Berrien, Michigan.
  • Joseph Preston Gordon married Eleanora Curtiss Dahmer Mccannn, and had children including Arnold Gordon, David Alexander Gordon Sr, Eleanor Newman, Evelyn Gordon, Joseph Preston Gordon, Leonard Gordon, Lillian Gloria Gordon, Maurice Raphael Gordon, Stanley Curtiss Gordon.
  • Joseph Preston Gordon passed away in 1971 in Bangor, Van Buren, Michigan, United States.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joseph Gordon's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Gordon
1895–1971
Birth Place: Water Valley, Mississippi
Parents
Joseph Henry "Handy" D Gordon
1869–1938
Taylor, Mississippi
Lula Gordon
1876–1946
Mississippi
Grandparents
Jack (Henry) Gordon
1834–1892
North Carolina, USA
Margaret Gorden
1835–1920
Taylor, Lafayette, Mississippi, USA
Jerry Shaw
1850–1885
Mississippi
Jennie Shaw
1855–1941
Calhoun, Mississippi, United States
Great-Grandparents
Sarah Shaw
1830–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph Gordon's Descendants

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Joseph (Preston) Gordon (24 January 1895–9 Oct 1971) m. Eleanora (Curtiss Dahmer) McCannn (21 Nov 1895–7 Jun 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

Joseph Gordon's Timeline

5 Records

1895
24 January 1895
Birth of Joseph Preston Gordon in Water Valley, Mississippi
Water Valley, Mississippi
1917
16 Dec 1917
Age 22
Joseph Preston Gordon was married in Chicago, Cook County, IL
Chicago, Cook County, IL
1935
1935
Age 40
Joseph Preston Gordon resided here in Rural, Berrien, Michigan
Rural, Berrien, Michigan
1940
1940
Age 45
Joseph Preston Gordon resided here in Columbia Twp, Columbia, Van Buren, Michigan, USA
Columbia Twp, Columbia, Van Buren, Michigan, USA
1971
9 Oct 1971
Age 76
Death of Joseph Preston Gordon in Bangor, Van Buren, Michigan, United States
Bangor, Van Buren, Michigan, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 January 1895
    Event Place: Water Valley, Mississippi
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [2] Cook County, Illinois, U.S., Birth Certificates Index, 1871-1922
    [3] Cook County, Illinois, U.S., Marriages Index, 1871-1920

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 16 Dec 1917
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook County, IL

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Berrien, Michigan
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Columbia Twp, Columbia, Van Buren, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Oct 1971
    Event Place: Bangor, Van Buren, Michigan, United States

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