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Martha Ivalyn Gordon 1880–1957 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Mar 1880

Birth Location: Boydsville, Clay County, Arkansas, USA

Death Date: 14 Jul 1957

Death Location: California

Father: Irvin Gordon

Mother: Mary Maddox

Spouse(s): Andrew Whitwell

Children(s): Harb Whitwell, Virgil Whitwell, Rosa Whitwell, Richard Whitwell, Ethridge Whitwell, James Whitwell, Benjamin Whitwell, Edward Whitwell, infant Whitwell, infant Whitwell

In 1880, Martha Ivalyn Gordon entered the world in Boydsville, Clay County, Arkansas, USA, born to Irvin T Gordon And Mary A Maddox. In 1880, Martha Ivalyn Gordon resided in Bradshaw, Clay, Arkansas, USA. In 1900, Martha Ivalyn Gordon resided in Pine, Ripley, Missouri, USA. Martha Ivalyn Gordon married Andrew Jackson Whitwell, and had children including Benjamin Franklin Whitwell, Edward Woodrow Whitwell, Ethridge Irvin Whitwell, Harb Anderson Whitwell, Infant Girl Whitwell, Infant Son Whitwell, James Andrew Whitwell, Richard Whitwell, Rosa A Whitwell, Virgil L Whitwell. Martha Ivalyn Gordon passed away in 1957 in California.

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Biography

  • In 1880, Martha Ivalyn Gordon entered the world in Boydsville, Clay County, Arkansas, USA, born to Irvin T Gordon And Mary A Maddox.
  • In 1880, Martha Ivalyn Gordon resided in Bradshaw, Clay, Arkansas, USA.
  • In 1900, Martha Ivalyn Gordon resided in Pine, Ripley, Missouri, USA.
  • Martha Ivalyn Gordon married Andrew Jackson Whitwell, and had children including Benjamin Franklin Whitwell, Edward Woodrow Whitwell, Ethridge Irvin Whitwell, Harb Anderson Whitwell, Infant Girl Whitwell, Infant Son Whitwell, James Andrew Whitwell, Richard Whitwell, Rosa A Whitwell, Virgil L Whitwell.
  • Martha Ivalyn Gordon passed away in 1957 in California.

Immediate Family

Parents

Irvin Gordon
1845–1914
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
IG
Mary Maddox
1843–1910
Birth Location: Mississippi, USA
MM

Spouses(s)

Andrew Whitwell
1862–1938
Birth Location: Cane Creek, Hickman, Tennessee, USA
AW

Children(s)

Harb Whitwell
1910–1954
Birth Location: Ripley County, Missouri, United States of America
HW
Virgil Whitwell
1897–1980
Birth Location: Missouri, USA
VW
Rosa Whitwell
1900–1935
Birth Location: Missouri, USA
RW
Richard Whitwell
1903–1965
Birth Location: Missouri
RW
Ethridge Whitwell
1907–1952
Birth Location: Ripley, Missouri, USA
EW
James Whitwell
1910–1959
Birth Location: , Ripley County, Missouri
JW
Benjamin Whitwell
1912–1988
Birth Location: Ripley, Missouri, USA
BW
Edward Whitwell
1918–1967
Birth Location: , Ripley, Missouri
EW
infant Whitwell
1898–1898
Birth Location: Bennett, Ripley County, Missouri, USA
iW
infant Whitwell
1904–1904
Birth Location: , Ripley, Missouri
iW

Martha Gordon's Ancestors

Self
Martha Gordon
1880–1957
Birth Place: Boydsville, Clay County, Arkansas, USA
Parents
Irvin T Gordon
1845–1914
Tennessee, USA
Mary (A) Maddox
1843–1910
Mississippi, USA
Grandparents
John Gordon
1799–1870
Orange County, North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Martha Gordon's Descendants

1.
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Martha (Ivalyn) Gordon (16 Mar 1880–14 Jul 1957) m. Andrew (Jackson) Whitwell (24 Jun 1862–5 Apr 1938)
  1. 1. Harb (Anderson) Whitwell 1910–1954
  2. 2. Virgil (L) Whitwell 1897–1980 m. Ora (Elzora) Hughes 1907–1978
    1. 1. Loraine (Elzora) Whitwell 1926–1926
    2. 2. Roy (Carrol RC) Whitwell 1929–2002 m. Betty (L) Crain 1930–1987
    3. 3. Jesse (Lilburn Whitwell) Sr 1924–1995 m. Betty (L) Crain 1930–1987 m. Fannie (Curtis) Herrington 1916–2017 m. Aliene (Leon) Turner 1927–1985
      1. 1. Danny (Lee) Whitwell 1946–1958
      2. 2. Jessie (L) Whitwell 1949–2017
    4. 4. Virginia (Lee "Virgie") Whitwell 1935–2016
  3. 3. Rosa (A.) Whitwell 1900–1935
  4. 4. Richard Whitwell 1903–1965
  5. 5. Ethridge (Irvin) Whitwell 1907–1952
  6. 6. James (Andrew) Whitwell 1910–1959
  7. 7. Benjamin (Franklin) Whitwell 1912–1988
  8. 8. Edward (Woodrow) Whitwell 1918–1967
  9. 9. infant (son) Whitwell 1898–1898
  10. 10. infant (girl) Whitwell 1904–1904

Martha Gordon's Timeline

11 Records

1880
16 Mar 1880
Birth of Martha Ivalyn Gordon in Boydsville, Clay County, Arkansas, USA
Boydsville, Clay County, Arkansas, USA
1880
1880
Martha Ivalyn Gordon resided here in Bradshaw, Clay, Arkansas, USA
Bradshaw, Clay, Arkansas, USA
1900
1900
Age 20
Martha Ivalyn Gordon resided here in Pine, Ripley, Missouri, USA
Pine, Ripley, Missouri, USA
1910
1910
Age 30
Martha Ivalyn Gordon resided here in Pine, Ripley, Missouri, USA
Pine, Ripley, Missouri, USA
1920
1920
Age 40
Martha Ivalyn Gordon resided here in Pine, Ripley, Missouri, USA
Pine, Ripley, Missouri, USA
1929
1929
Age 49
Martha Ivalyn Gordon resided here in Miami, Oklahoma, USA
Miami, Oklahoma, USA
1930
1930
Age 50
Martha Ivalyn Gordon resided here in Miami, Miami, Ottawa, Oklahoma, USA
Miami, Miami, Ottawa, Oklahoma, USA
1935
1935
Age 55
Martha Ivalyn Gordon resided here in Ottawa, Ottawa, Oklahoma
Ottawa, Ottawa, Oklahoma
1940
1940
Age 60
Martha Ivalyn Gordon resided here in Ottawa Township, Ottawa, Ottawa, Oklahoma, USA
Ottawa Township, Ottawa, Ottawa, Oklahoma, USA
1950
1950
Age 70
Martha Ivalyn Gordon resided here in Miami, Ottawa, Oklahoma, USA
Miami, Ottawa, Oklahoma, USA
1957
14 Jul 1957
Age 77
Death of Martha Ivalyn Gordon in Sacramento, Sacramento, California, USA
Sacramento, Sacramento, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Mar 1880
    Event Place: Boydsville, Clay County, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Ottawa, Ottawa, Oklahoma; Roll: m-t0627-03321; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 58-20
    [2] California Death Index, Place: Sacramento; Date: 14 Jul 1957
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Pine, Ripley, Missouri; Roll: T625_942; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 181
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Miami, Ottawa, Oklahoma; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0017; FHL microfilm: 2341657
    [5] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Bradshaw, Clay, Arkansas; Roll: 40; Page: 63A; Enumeration District: 032
    [6] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Pine, Ripley, Missouri; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0101; FHL microfilm: 1240885
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Pine, Ripley, Missouri; Roll: T624_805; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0159; FHL microfilm: 1374818
    [8] Arizona, Death Records, Arizona Department of Health Services; Phoenix, AZ; Arizona Genealogy Birth and Death Certificates
    [9] Idaho, Death Records, 1890-1967, Idaho Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Boise, Idaho
    [10] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [11] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Miami Daily News-Record; Publication Date: 17 Jul 1957; Publication Place: Miami, Oklahoma, USA; ,0.23080371,0.26856676,0.32462382&xid=3355
    [12] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Miami, Ottawa, Oklahoma; Roll: 2501; Page: 72; Enumeration District: 58-32

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Bradshaw, Clay, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Bradshaw, Clay, Arkansas; Roll: 40; Page: 63A; Enumeration District: 032

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Pine, Ripley, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Pine, Ripley, Missouri; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0101; FHL microfilm: 1240885

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Pine, Ripley, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Pine, Ripley, Missouri; Roll: T624_805; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0159; FHL microfilm: 1374818

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Pine, Ripley, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Pine, Ripley, Missouri; Roll: T625_942; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 181

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1929
    Event Place: Miami, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Miami, Miami, Ottawa, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Miami, Ottawa, Oklahoma; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0017; FHL microfilm: 2341657

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Ottawa, Ottawa, Oklahoma
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Ottawa, Ottawa, Oklahoma; Roll: m-t0627-03321; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 58-20

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Ottawa Township, Ottawa, Ottawa, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Ottawa, Ottawa, Oklahoma; Roll: m-t0627-03321; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 58-20

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Miami, Ottawa, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Miami, Ottawa, Oklahoma; Roll: 2501; Page: 72; Enumeration District: 58-32

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 17 Jul 1957
    Event Place: Miami, Oklahoma
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Miami News-Record - 17 Jul 1957 - Page 3, Obituary for Martha Ivlyn WHITWELL 17 Jul 1957

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Miami
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Miami Daily News-Record; Publication Date: 17 Jul 1957; Publication Place: Miami, Oklahoma, USA; ,0.23080371,0.26856676,0.32462382&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Jul 1957
    Event Place: Sacramento, Sacramento, California, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] California Death Index, Place: Sacramento; Date: 14 Jul 1957
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Miami Daily News-Record; Publication Date: 17 Jul 1957; Publication Place: Miami, Oklahoma, USA; ,0.23080371,0.26856676,0.32462382&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: California
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Miami Daily News-Record; Publication Date: 17 Jul 1957; Publication Place: Miami, Oklahoma, USA; ,0.23080371,0.26856676,0.32462382&xid=3355
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