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Matthew Harvey Gordon 1837–1916 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Jul 1837

Birth Location: Union, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 6 Oct 1916

Death Location: Monroe, Union, North Carolina

Father: John Gordon

Mother: Martha Howey

Spouse(s): Isabella Nivens

Children(s): Flora Gordon, Pearl Gordon, George Gordon, Raymond Gordon, James Gordon, Walter Gordon, John Gordon, Hattie Gordon

Matthew Harvey Gordon was born in 1837 in Union, North Carolina, United States, the child of John Gordon And Martha Patsy Ann Howey. Matthew Harvey Gordon married Isabella Nivens, and had children including Flora A Gordon, George Duncan Gordon, Hattie J Gordon, James Pickens Gordon, John Franklin Gordon, Pearl Gordon, Raymond Matthew Gordon, Walter Malcolm Gordon. Matthew Harvey Gordon passed away in 1916 in Monroe, Union, North Carolina.

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Biography

  • Matthew Harvey Gordon was born in 1837 in Union, North Carolina, United States, the child of John Gordon And Martha Patsy Ann Howey.
  • Matthew Harvey Gordon married Isabella Nivens, and had children including Flora A Gordon, George Duncan Gordon, Hattie J Gordon, James Pickens Gordon, John Franklin Gordon, Pearl Gordon, Raymond Matthew Gordon, Walter Malcolm Gordon.
  • Matthew Harvey Gordon passed away in 1916 in Monroe, Union, North Carolina.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Gordon
1810–1875
Birth Location: Union County North Carolina, USA
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Martha Howey
1813–
Birth Location: Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Isabella Nivens
1850–1921
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Children(s)

Flora Gordon
1874–1912
Birth Location: North Carolina
FG
Pearl Gordon
1879–1971
Birth Location: Union CO, North Carolina
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George Gordon
1882–1947
Birth Location: North Carolina
GG
Raymond Gordon
1889–1976
Birth Location: North Carolina
RG
James Gordon
1891–1927
Birth Location: North Carolina
JG
Walter Gordon
1886–1958
Birth Location: N C
WG
John Gordon
1873–1953
Birth Location: N C
JG
Hattie Gordon
1876–1962
Birth Location: N C
HG

Matthew Gordon's Ancestors

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Matthew Gordon
1837–1916
Birth Place: Union, North Carolina, United States
Parents
John Gordon
1810–1875
Union County North Carolina, USA
Martha ("Patsy" Ann) Howey
1813–
Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
George Howey
1762–1835
Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Agnes (Nancy) Stewart
1762–1786
Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Howey
1735–1807
Sara McCORKLE
1740–1785
Robert Stewart
1742–1777
Isabella Houston
1745–1822
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Matthew Gordon's Descendants

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Matthew (Harvey) Gordon (25 Jul 1837–6 Oct 1916) m. Isabella Nivens (27 September 1850–26 Dec 1921)
  1. 1. Flora (A.) Gordon 1874–1912
  2. 2. Pearl Gordon 1879–1971
  3. 3. George (Duncan) Gordon 1882–1947
  4. 4. Raymond (Matthew) Gordon 1889–1976
  5. 5. James (Pickens) Gordon 1891–1927
  6. 6. Walter (Malcolm) Gordon 1886–1958
  7. 7. John (Franklin) Gordon 1873–1953
  8. 8. Hattie (J.) Gordon 1876–1962

Matthew Gordon's Timeline

3 Records

1837
25 Jul 1837
Birth of Matthew Harvey Gordon in Union, North Carolina, United States
Union, North Carolina, United States
1871
5 Sep 1871
Age 34
Matthew Harvey Gordon was married in Union, North Carolina
Union, North Carolina
1916
6 Oct 1916
Age 79
Death of Matthew Harvey Gordon in Monroe, Union, North Carolina
Monroe, Union, North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Jul 1837
    Event Place: Union, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 5 Sep 1871
    Event Place: Union, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Oct 1916
    Event Place: Monroe, Union, North Carolina
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