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Thelma Marie Gordon 1907–1982 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Mar 1907

Birth Location: Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland, USA

Death Date: 12 Mar 1982

Death Location: Oldtown, Allegany County, Maryland, United States of America

Father: John Gordon

Mother: Delilah Beltz

Spouse(s): Emory VanMeter

Children(s): Ruth Vanmeter, Emory Meter, Nora Vanmeter, Shirley Vanmeter, Charles Vanmeter, Willie VanMeter

Thelma Marie Gordon was born in 1907 in Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland, USA, the child of John Augustus Gordon And Delilah Beltz. In 1910, Thelma Marie Gordon resided in Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland, USA. In 1920, Thelma Marie Gordon resided in Cumberland Ward 3, Allegany, Maryland, USA. Thelma Marie Gordon married Emory Christian Vanmeter, and had children including Barbara E Vanmeter, Charles Kenneth Vanmeter, Emory Leroy Van Meter, John R Van Neter, Katherine D Van Neter, Melvin V Vanmeter, Nora Mae Vanmeter, Richard E Vanmeter, Ruth Virginia Vanmeter, Shirley Marie Vanmeter, Willie Marvin Vanmeter. Thelma Marie Gordon passed away in 1982 in Oldtown, Allegany County, Maryland, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Thelma Marie Gordon was born in 1907 in Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland, USA, the child of John Augustus Gordon And Delilah Beltz.
  • In 1910, Thelma Marie Gordon resided in Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland, USA.
  • In 1920, Thelma Marie Gordon resided in Cumberland Ward 3, Allegany, Maryland, USA.
  • Thelma Marie Gordon married Emory Christian Vanmeter, and had children including Barbara E Vanmeter, Charles Kenneth Vanmeter, Emory Leroy Van Meter, John R Van Neter, Katherine D Van Neter, Melvin V Vanmeter, Nora Mae Vanmeter, Richard E Vanmeter, Ruth Virginia Vanmeter, Shirley Marie Vanmeter, Willie Marvin Vanmeter.
  • Thelma Marie Gordon passed away in 1982 in Oldtown, Allegany County, Maryland, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Gordon
1867–1933
Birth Location: Flintstone, Allegany, Maryland
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Delilah Beltz
1869–1937
Birth Location: Maryland
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Spouses(s)

Emory VanMeter
1904–1984
Birth Location: Maysville, Grant, West Virginia
EV

Children(s)

Ruth Vanmeter
1925–1982
Birth Location: Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland
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Emory Meter
1927–1989
Birth Location: Ridgeley, Mineral, West Virginia
EM
Nora Vanmeter
1928–1959
Birth Location: Wiley Ford, Mineral, West Virginia
NV
Shirley Vanmeter
1930–2001
Birth Location: Wiley Ford, Mineral, West Virginia
SV
Charles Vanmeter
1931–1989
Birth Location: Oldtown, Allegany, Maryland
CV
Willie VanMeter
1933–1989
Birth Location: Maryland
WV

Thelma Gordon's Ancestors

Self
Thelma Gordon
1907–1982
Birth Place: Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland, USA
Parents
John Augustus Gordon
1867–1933
Flintstone, Allegany, Maryland
Delilah Beltz
1869–1937
Maryland
Grandparents
Oliver Beltz
1840–1920
Pennsylvania
Sarah (Elizabeth) Irons
1842–1905
Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland
Great-Grandparents
Patrick Irons
1812–1875
Mary Zimmerla
1813–1901
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johann (Zimmerla)
1783–1861
Sarah Drake
1789–1842

Thelma Gordon's Descendants

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Thelma (Marie) Gordon (5 Mar 1907–12 Mar 1982) m. Emory (Christian) VanMeter (16 Apr 1904–23 July 1984)
  1. 1. Ruth (Virginia) Vanmeter 1925–1982
  2. 2. Emory (Leroy Van) Meter 1927–1989 m. Cora (Blanche) Hill 1931–2005
  3. 3. Nora (Mae) Vanmeter 1928–1959 m. Gilbert (DeWarren) Stevens 1929–2010
  4. 4. Shirley (Marie) Vanmeter 1930–2001
  5. 5. Charles (Kenneth) Vanmeter 1931–1989
  6. 6. Willie (Marvin) VanMeter 1933–1989 m. Hester (F) Peer 1938–2007

Thelma Gordon's Timeline

9 Records

1907
5 Mar 1907
Birth of Thelma Marie Gordon in Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland, USA
Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland, USA
1910
1910
Age 3
Thelma Marie Gordon resided here in Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland, USA
Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland, USA
1920
1920
Age 13
Thelma Marie Gordon resided here in Cumberland Ward 3, Allegany, Maryland, USA
Cumberland Ward 3, Allegany, Maryland, USA
1927
1927
Age 20
Thelma Marie Gordon resided here
None
1930
1930
Age 23
Thelma Marie Gordon resided here in Oldtown, Allegany, Maryland, USA
Oldtown, Allegany, Maryland, USA
1935
1935
Age 28
Thelma Marie Gordon resided here in Sp, Allegany, Maryland
Sp, Allegany, Maryland
1940
1940
Age 33
Thelma Marie Gordon resided here in Oldtown Election Dist 2 ED 2, Allegany, Maryland, USA
Oldtown Election Dist 2 ED 2, Allegany, Maryland, USA
1950
1950
Age 43
Thelma Marie Gordon resided here in Oldtown, Allegany, Maryland, USA
Oldtown, Allegany, Maryland, USA
1982
12 Mar 1982
Age 75
Death of Thelma Marie Gordon in Oldtown, Allegany, Maryland
Oldtown, Allegany, Maryland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Mar 1907
    Event Place: Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Allegany, Maryland; Roll: m-t0627-01498; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 1-2
    [2] West Virginia, Marriages Index
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 212-38-6417; Issue State: Maryland; Issue Date: 1956
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Cumberland Ward 3, Allegany, Maryland; Roll: T625_652; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 22
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Oldtown, Allegany, Maryland; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0002; FHL microfilm: 2340578
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland; Roll: T624_549; Page: 21A; Enumeration District: 0004; FHL microfilm: 1374562
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Oldtown, Allegany, M

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland; Roll: T624_549; Page: 21A; Enumeration District: 0004; FHL microfilm: 1374562

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Cumberland Ward 3, Allegany, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Cumberland Ward 3, Allegany, Maryland; Roll: T625_652; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 22

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1927
    Record Source: West Virginia, Births Index, 1853-1969

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Oldtown, Allegany, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Oldtown, Allegany, Maryland; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0002; FHL microfilm: 2340578

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Sp, Allegany, Maryland
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Allegany, Maryland; Roll: m-t0627-01498; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 1-2

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Oldtown Election Dist 2 ED 2, Allegany, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Allegany, Maryland; Roll: m-t0627-01498; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 1-2

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Oldtown, Allegany, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Oldtown, Allegany, M

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Mar 1982
    Event Place: Oldtown, Allegany, Maryland
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 212-38-6417; Issue State: Maryland; Issue Date: 1956
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Oldtown, Allegany County, Maryland, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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