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Wiley Gordon 1868–1943 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1868

Birth Location: Mississippi

Death Date: Jun 1943

Death Location: Lafayette, Mississippi, USA

Father: Wiley Gordon

Mother: Mary None

Spouse(s): Elsie Shield, Sarah None

Children(s): Eddie Gordon, Bessie Cohran, Annie Gordon, Hugh Gordon, Magnolia Gordon, Robert Gordon, Lesley Gordon, Walter Gordon, Elihu Gordon

In 1868, Wiley Gordon entered the world in Mississippi, born to Wiley Gordon And Mary. In 1870, Wiley Gordon resided in Township 7, Abbeville, Lafayette, Mississippi, USA. In 1880, Wiley Gordon resided in Beat 3, Lafayette, Mississippi, USA. Wiley Gordon married Elsie Shield, Sarah, and had children including Annie Gordon, Bessie Cohran, Eddie Frank Gordon, Elihu Gordon, Hugh Gordon, Lesley R Gordon, Magnolia Gordon, Robert H Gordon, Walter Gordon. Wiley Gordon passed away in 1943 in Lafayette, Mississippi, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1868, Wiley Gordon entered the world in Mississippi, born to Wiley Gordon And Mary.
  • In 1870, Wiley Gordon resided in Township 7, Abbeville, Lafayette, Mississippi, USA.
  • In 1880, Wiley Gordon resided in Beat 3, Lafayette, Mississippi, USA.
  • Wiley Gordon married Elsie Shield, Sarah, and had children including Annie Gordon, Bessie Cohran, Eddie Frank Gordon, Elihu Gordon, Hugh Gordon, Lesley R Gordon, Magnolia Gordon, Robert H Gordon, Walter Gordon.
  • Wiley Gordon passed away in 1943 in Lafayette, Mississippi, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Wiley Gordon
1822–
Birth Location: Alabama
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Mary None
1835–
Birth Location: Mississippi
M

Spouses(s)

Elsie Shield
1873–
Birth Location: Mississippi, USA
ES
Sarah None
1878–
Birth Location: Mississippi
S

Children(s)

Eddie Gordon
1913–1987
Birth Location: Lafayette, Mississippi, USA
EG
Bessie Cohran
1902–1988
Birth Location: Mississippi
BC
Annie Gordon
1904–
Birth Location: Mississippi
AG
Hugh Gordon
1910–
Birth Location: Mississippi
HG
Magnolia Gordon
1897–1990
Birth Location: Abbeville, Lafayette, Mississippi, USA
MG
Robert Gordon
1895–
Birth Location: Mississippi, USA
RG
Lesley Gordon
1899–1910
Birth Location: Mississippi, USA
LG
Walter Gordon
1917–
Birth Location: Abbeville, Mississippi, USA
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Elihu Gordon
1906–1954
Birth Location: Abbeville, Mississippi, USA
EG

Wiley Gordon's Ancestors

Self
Wiley Gordon
1868–1943
Birth Place: Mississippi
Parents
Wiley Gordon
1822–
Alabama
Mary
1835–
Mississippi
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Wiley Gordon's Descendants

1.
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Wiley Gordon (abt 1868–Jun 1943) m. Elsie Shield (Jan 1873–) m. Sarah (abt 1878–)
  1. 1. Eddie (Frank) Gordon 1913–1987 m. Clemmie (B) Thompson 1916–2007
    1. 1. Eddie (Wiley) Gordon 1935–2019 m. Nicy (Ann) Malone 1936–1988
    2. 2. Louis (V) Gordon 1942–1996
  2. 2. Bessie Cohran 1902–1988 m. Bennie Cohran 1898–1972
    1. 1. Andy (Lee) Cohran 1923–1992 m. Fannie B 1926–2013
    2. 2. George (Washington) Cohran 1926–1994
    3. 3. Spenser Cohran 1935–1994
    4. 4. Alice Cohran 1925– m. Juanita Joiner 1931–2015
    5. 5. Felix (Green) Cohran 1942–1978
    6. 6. Ethel Cohran 1931–2003
    7. 7. Arthur (Lyn) Cohran 1919–1942
  3. 3. Annie Gordon 1904–
  4. 4. Hugh Gordon 1910–
  5. 5. Magnolia Gordon 1897–1990 m. Willie (B) Herrod 1895–1972
    1. 1. Verna (Lee) Herrod 1924–1957
    2. 2. Ollie Herrod 1924–2011 m. McKinley Vaughn 1923–1991
    3. 3. Elsie (Mae) Herrod 1933–2017
  6. 6. Robert (H) Gordon 1895– m. Florence Phillips 1900–
    1. 1. B (B) Gordon 1916–
    2. 2. Mae (Bell) Gordon 1921–2007 m. Robert Patton 1907–
    3. 3. Eddie (Frank) Gordon 1926–1986
    4. 4. James (Aron) Gordon 1925–1993 m. Ora (Lee) Certion 1925–2007
    5. 5. Robert (Andrew) Gordon 1927–2004 m. Alma Austin 1927–2011
      1. 1. Barbara (Ann) Gordon 1949–1977
    6. 6. Mattie (Ree) Gordon 1930–2003 m. James (Webster) Wilson 1925–1978
    7. 7. Havar Gordon 1933–1989
    8. 8. Lucille Gordon 1922–1991
  7. 7. Lesley (R) Gordon 1899–1910
  8. 8. Walter Gordon 1917– m. Savannah Moss 1919–1987
    1. 1. Katie (Bell) Gordon 1939–2007
    2. 2. Sylvester Gordon 1940–1990
  9. 9. Elihu Gordon 1906–1954 m. Lillie (B) Griffin 1906–2000
    1. 1. Nathaniel Gordon 1936–2002
    2. 2. Elihue (Gordon) Jr 1933–1991 m. Voree Walton 1931–1973

Wiley Gordon's Timeline

10 Records

1868
abt 1868
Birth of Wiley Gordon in Mississippi
Mississippi
1870
1870
Age 2
Wiley Gordon resided here in Township 7, Abbeville, Lafayette, Mississippi, USA
Township 7, Abbeville, Lafayette, Mississippi, USA
1880
1880
Age 12
Wiley Gordon resided here in Beat 3, Lafayette, Mississippi, USA
Beat 3, Lafayette, Mississippi, USA
1900
1900
Age 32
Wiley Gordon resided here in Beat 3, Lafayette, Mississippi, USA
Beat 3, Lafayette, Mississippi, USA
1910
1910
Age 42
Wiley Gordon resided here in Beat 3, Lafayette, Mississippi, USA
Beat 3, Lafayette, Mississippi, USA
1920
1920
Age 52
Wiley Gordon resided here in Beat 3, Lafayette, Mississippi, USA
Beat 3, Lafayette, Mississippi, USA
1930
1930
Age 62
Wiley Gordon resided here in Beat 3, Lafayette, Mississippi, USA
Beat 3, Lafayette, Mississippi, USA
1935
1935
Age 67
Wiley Gordon resided here in Lafayette, Mississippi
Lafayette, Mississippi
1940
1940
Age 72
Wiley Gordon resided here in Beat 3, Lafayette, Mississippi, USA
Beat 3, Lafayette, Mississippi, USA
1943
Jun 1943
Age 75
Death of Wiley Gordon in Lafayette, Mississippi, USA
Lafayette, Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1868
    Event Place: Mississippi
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Beat 3, Lafayette, Mississippi; Roll: T625_880; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 30
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Beat 3, Lafayette, Mississippi; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0006; FHL microfilm: 2340887
    [3] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Beat 3, Lafayette, Mississippi; Roll: 652; Page: 265A; Enumeration District: 079

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Township 7, Abbeville, Lafayette, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 7, Lafayette, Mississippi; Roll: M593_734; Page: 436B

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Beat 3, Lafayette, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Beat 3, Lafayette, Mississippi; Roll: 652; Page: 265A; Enumeration District: 079

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Beat 3, Lafayette, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Beat 3, Lafayette, Mississippi; Roll: 814; Page: 18; Enumeration District: 0047

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Beat 3, Lafayette, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Beat 3, Lafayette, Mississippi; Roll: T624_745; Page: 18a; Enumeration District: 0029; FHL microfilm: 1374758

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Beat 3, Lafayette, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Beat 3, Lafayette, Mississippi; Roll: T625_880; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 30

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Beat 3, Lafayette, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Beat 3, Lafayette, Mississippi; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0006; FHL microfilm: 2340887

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Lafayette, Mississippi
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lafayette, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02038; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 36-10

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Beat 3, Lafayette, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lafayette, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02038; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 36-10

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jun 1943
    Event Place: Lafayette, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: Mississippi, U.S., Index to Deaths, 1912-1943, Mississippi State Department of Health; Jackson, Mississippi; Statewide Index to Mississippi Death Records; Description: 1942-1943
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