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Martha Jane Gordon 1851 – 1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 JAN 1851

Birth Location: Smithville, Peoria, IL

Death Date: 7 MAR 1939

Death Location: Sciota, McDonough, IL

Father: Robert Gordon

Mother: Martha Milligan

Spouse(s): William Litchfield

Children(s): Otto Litchfield

The story of Martha Jane Gordon began in 1851 in Smithville, Peoria, IL. Martha Jane Gordon married William J Litchfield, and had children including Otto Ernest Litchfield. Martha Jane Gordon passed away in 1939 in Sciota, McDonough, IL.

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Biography

  • The story of Martha Jane Gordon began in 1851 in Smithville, Peoria, IL.
  • Martha Jane Gordon married William J Litchfield, and had children including Otto Ernest Litchfield.
  • Martha Jane Gordon passed away in 1939 in Sciota, McDonough, IL.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Gordon
1806 – 1883
Birth Location: , Butler, PA
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Martha Milligan
1821 – 1908
Birth Location: Jacktown, Adams, Ohio, USA
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Spouses(s)

William Litchfield
1850 – 1927
Birth Location: Vandenburgh Co., Indiana, USA
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Children(s)

Otto Litchfield
1881 – 1962
Birth Location: Macomb, McDonough, IL
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Martha Gordon's Ancestors

Self
Martha Gordon
1851 – 1939
Birth Place: Smithville, Peoria, IL
Parents
Robert T. Gordon
1806 – 1883
, Butler, PA
Martha (Barton) Milligan
1821 – 1908
Jacktown, Adams, Ohio, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Martha Gordon's Descendants

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Martha (Jane) Gordon (15 JAN 1851 – 7 MAR 1939) m. William (J) Litchfield (29 Mar 1850 – 7 Apr 1927)
  1. 1. Otto (Ernest) Litchfield (9 Feb 1881 – 19 Sep 1962) m. Anna (B.) Painter (abt 1884 – 1978)
    1. 1. Theo (Foy) Litchfield (3 OCT 1903 – 25 Apr 1994)
    2. 2. Vernon (Bernard) Litchfield (23 DEC 1905 – 19 Jul 1973)
    3. 3. William (Forrest) Litchfield (29 JAN 1911 – 1982)
    4. 4. Harlan (Dean) Litchfield (10 DEC 1912 – 26 Apr 1988) m. Alberta (Grenville) Lee (25 MAR 1913 – 4 Jan 2011)
      1. 1. Pamela (K) Litchfield (17 Oct 1943 – 16 Feb 2016)
      2. 2. Litchfield m. Smith
        1. 1. Courtney (Leigh) Smith (21 Oct 1970 – ) m. Cameron (Ronald) Aish
    5. 5. Karole (Vernidine) Litchfield (5 JUN 1921 – 14 December 2014)
    6. 6. Kendall (Duane) Litchfield (16 SEP 1925 – 16 Feb 2003)

Martha Gordon's Timeline

2 Records

1851
15 JAN 1851
Birth of Martha Jane Gordon in Smithville, Peoria, IL
Smithville, Peoria, IL
1939
7 MAR 1939
Age 88
Death of Martha Jane Gordon in Sciota, McDonough, IL
Sciota, McDonough, IL

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 JAN 1851
    Event Place: Smithville, Peoria, IL

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 MAR 1939
    Event Place: Sciota, McDonough, IL
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