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Ruben Mack Gordon 1865–1937 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Aug 1865

Birth Location: Bedford, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 1 Dec 1937

Death Location: Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA

Father: Jesse Gordon

Mother: Vandalyn Stovall

Spouse(s): Louise Thomas

Children(s): Maybell Gordon, Bob Gordon

The story of Ruben Mack Gordon began in 1865 in Bedford, Tennessee, USA. Ruben Mack Gordon married Louise Lula May Thomas, and had children including Bob Taylor Gordon, Maybell Gordon. Ruben Mack Gordon passed away in 1937 in Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Ruben Mack Gordon began in 1865 in Bedford, Tennessee, USA.
  • Ruben Mack Gordon married Louise Lula May Thomas, and had children including Bob Taylor Gordon, Maybell Gordon.
  • Ruben Mack Gordon passed away in 1937 in Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA.

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Ruben Gordon's Ancestors

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Ruben Gordon
1865–1937
Birth Place: Bedford, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Jesse Bird Gordon
1841–1892
Bedford, Tennessee, USA
Vandalyn (Evelyn (Vandy)) Stovall
1847–1917
, Bedford, TN
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Ruben Gordon's Descendants

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Ruben (Mack) Gordon (25 Aug 1865–1 Dec 1937) m. Louise ("Lula" May) Thomas (22 Sep 1885–28 February 1963)
  1. 1. Maybell Gordon 1920–1985 m. Wade (Anderson) Vandergriff 1901–1978
    1. 1. Wade (Eugene) Vandergriff 1941–2019
  2. 2. Bob (Taylor) Gordon 1908–1988 m. Ethel (Marie) Williams 1910–1995
    1. 1. James (Edward Gordon) Jr 1932–2024 m. Ida (Belle) McNeese 1932–2025
    2. 2. Mary (Elizabeth) Gordon 1934–1935
    3. 3. Mary (Ellen) Gordon 1939–2004

Ruben Gordon's Timeline

2 Records

1865
25 Aug 1865
Birth of Ruben Mack Gordon in Bedford, Tennessee, USA
Bedford, Tennessee, USA
1937
1 Dec 1937
Age 72
Death of Ruben Mack Gordon in Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA
Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Aug 1865
    Event Place: Bedford, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Dec 1937
    Event Place: Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA

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