Francis Marion “Frank” Gordon Sr1840–
- Name
- Francis Marion “Frank” Gordon Sr
- Given names
- Francis Marion
- Surname
- Gordon
- Name suffix
- Sr
- Nickname
- Frank
 Birth | about 1840 Note: Birth year/place based on 1860 Census |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 6 years)Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 17 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
 Marriage | Cynthia Manerva Magee — View this family July 17, 1860 (Age 20 years) |
 Birth of a son#1 | William J Gordon about 1862 (Age 22 years) Note: Birth year/place based on 1870 Census |
| Birth of a son #2 | Charles Alexander Gordon October 26, 1862 (Age 22 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 21 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Birth of a son #3 | Francis Marion Gordon Jr about 1866 (Age 26 years) Note: Birth year/place based on 1870 Census |
| Birth of a son #4 | Elija Belva Gordon October 28, 1867 (Age 27 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 27 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 27 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a son #5 | George W Gordon about 1869 (Age 29 years) Note: Birth year/place based on 1870 Census |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 29 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
 Census | July 1, 1870 (Age 30 years) |
| Death of a wife | Cynthia Manerva Magee December 15, 1874 (Age 34 years) |
| Marriage | Lucretia Pevehouse — View this family June 13, 1875 (Age 35 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 38 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Census | June 16, 1880 (Age 40 years) |
| Marriage | Bathesheba “Bashie” Magee — View this family about 1897 (Age 57 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 58 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Census | June 13, 1900 (Age 60 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 76 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 77 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 78 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Death of a wife | Bathesheba “Bashie” Magee after 1920 (Age 80 years) Note: Showed as "Living" in 1920 Census |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 89 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Death of a son | Charles Alexander Gordon June 5, 1943 (Age 103 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 101 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 106 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | unknown |
| Family with Cynthia Manerva Magee |
| himself |
Francis Marion “Frank” Gordon Sr Birth: about 1840 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
| wife |
Cynthia Manerva Magee Birth: November 21, 1840 31 29 — Wayne, Tennessee, United States Death: December 15, 1874 — Wayne, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: July 17, 1860 — Wayne, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years son |
William J Gordon Birth: about 1862 22 21 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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10 months son |
Charles Alexander Gordon Birth: October 26, 1862 22 21 — Tennessee, United States Death: June 5, 1943 — Gibson, Tennessee, United States |
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4 years son |
Francis Marion Gordon Jr Birth: about 1866 26 25 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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22 months son |
Elija Belva Gordon Birth: October 28, 1867 27 26 — Clifton, Wayne, Tennessee, United States Death: July 5, 1952 — Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States |
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2 years son |
George W Gordon Birth: about 1869 29 28 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
| Family with Bathesheba “Bashie” Magee |
| himself |
Francis Marion “Frank” Gordon Sr Birth: about 1840 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
| wife |
Bathesheba “Bashie” Magee Birth: about 1846 37 35 — Tennessee, United States Death: after 1920 |
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Marriage: about 1897 — Tennessee, United States |
| Family with Lucretia Pevehouse |
| himself |
Francis Marion “Frank” Gordon Sr Birth: about 1840 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
| wife |
Lucretia Pevehouse Birth: about 1833 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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Marriage: June 13, 1875 — Wayne, Tennessee, United States |
| Andrew J Steel + Bathesheba “Bashie” Magee |
| wife’s husband |
Andrew J Steel Birth: about 1844 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
| wife |
Bathesheba “Bashie” Magee Birth: about 1846 37 35 — Tennessee, United States Death: after 1920 |
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Marriage: December 30, 1871 — Wayne, Tennessee, United States |
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-9 years step-son |
Thomas A Steel Birth: about 1862 18 16 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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10 years step-daughter |
Emalissa Steel Birth: about 1871 27 25 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
| Isaac Laney Holder + Bathesheba “Bashie” Magee |
| wife’s husband |
Isaac Laney Holder Birth: January 5, 1833 — Tennessee, United States Death: February 8, 1892 — Parker, Texas, United States |
| wife |
Bathesheba “Bashie” Magee Birth: about 1846 37 35 — Tennessee, United States Death: after 1920 |
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Marriage: August 4, 1884 — Perry, Tennessee, United States |
| Isaac “Ike” Lineberry + Bathesheba “Bashie” Magee |
| wife’s husband |
Isaac “Ike” Lineberry Birth: about 1852 — Tennessee, United States Death: after 1920 |
| wife |
Bathesheba “Bashie” Magee Birth: about 1846 37 35 — Tennessee, United States Death: after 1920 |
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Marriage: August 21, 1910 — Perry, Tennessee, United States |
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Francis Marion Gordon Sr - Household
Wayne, Tennessee, United States
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Francis Marion Gordon Sr - Household
Perry, Tennessee, United States
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Francis Marion Gordon Sr - Household
Perry, Tennessee, United States
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