Alexander Bruce GordonAge: 54 years1855–1910
- Name
- Alexander Bruce Gordon
- Given names
- Alexander Bruce
- Surname
- Gordon
 Birth | July 4, 1855 |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 17 months)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 5 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 |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 11 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 11 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 13 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 |
 Marriage | Melvina Reed — View this family July 5, 1874 (Age 19 years) |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Jane Mae “Jannie” Gordon November 3, 1878 (Age 23 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 22 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Birth of a son #2 | Elmer Alexander Gordon April 18, 1892 (Age 36 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Dempsey Hezekiah Harrington — Jane Mae “Jannie” Gordon — View this family December 28, 1897 (Age 42 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 42 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 |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Hervey Alexander Harrington November 30, 1898 (Age 43 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Fronia B Harrington March 1900 (Age 44 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Arkie Hazel Harrington January 22, 1901 (Age 45 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Annie M Harrington April 18, 1903 (Age 47 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #5 | Lola Evelyn Harrington March 22, 1906 (Age 50 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #6 | Sam Ray Harrington January 25, 1907 (Age 51 years) |
 Death | February 1, 1910 (Age 54 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Kilgore Cemetery |
| Family with Melvina Reed |
| himself |
Alexander Bruce Gordon Birth: July 4, 1855 — Conway, Arkansas, United States Death: February 1, 1910 — Conway, Arkansas, United States |
| wife |
Melvina Reed Birth: December 11, 1853 — Bradley, Tennessee, United States Death: December 8, 1925 — Conway, Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: July 5, 1874 — Conway, Arkansas, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Jane Mae “Jannie” Gordon Birth: November 3, 1878 23 24 — Center Ridge, Conway, Arkansas, United States Death: March 9, 1911 — Conway, Arkansas, United States |
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13 years son |
Elmer Alexander Gordon Birth: April 18, 1892 36 38 — Center Ridge, Conway, Arkansas, United States Death: August 13, 1975 — Springfield, Conway, Arkansas, United States |