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Lula Gordon 1876–1946 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Mar 1876

Birth Location: Mississippi

Death Date: 16 Dec 1946

Death Location: Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America

Father: Jerry Shaw

Mother: Jennie Shaw

Spouse(s): Joseph 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

Lula Gordon was born in 1876 in Mississippi, the child of Jerry Shaw And Jennie Shaw. Lula Gordon married Joseph Henry Handy D 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. Lula Gordon passed away in 1946 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Lula Gordon was born in 1876 in Mississippi, the child of Jerry Shaw And Jennie Shaw.
  • Lula Gordon married Joseph Henry Handy D 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.
  • Lula Gordon passed away in 1946 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lula Gordon's Ancestors

Self
Lula Gordon
1876–1946
Birth Place: Mississippi
Parents
Jerry Shaw
1850–1885
Mississippi
Jennie Shaw
1855–1941
Calhoun, Mississippi, United States
Grandparents
Sarah Shaw
1830–
South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lula Gordon's Descendants

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Lula Gordon (23 Mar 1876–16 Dec 1946) m. Joseph (Henry "Handy" D) Gordon (15 Aug 1869–25 Feb 1938)
  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

Lula Gordon's Timeline

3 Records

1876
23 Mar 1876
Birth of Lula Gordon in Water Valley, Yalobusha, Mississippi, USA
Water Valley, Yalobusha, Mississippi, USA
1876
23 Mar 1876
Birth of Lula Gordon in Mississippi
Mississippi
1946
16 Dec 1946
Age 70
Death of Lula Gordon in Los Angeles
Los Angeles

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Mar 1876
    Event Place: Water Valley, Yalobusha, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Mar 1876
    Event Place: Mississippi
    Record Source: California, U.S., Death Index, 1940-1997

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Dec 1946
    Event Place: Los Angeles
    Record Source:
    [1] California, U.S., Death Index, 1940-1997
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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