
Gilbert Gordon
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Name Gilbert Gordon Birth Sep 1821 Virginia
- Based upon the 1900 Census
Gender Male Married 22 Feb 1866 Smith County, TN
- 1900 census indicates marriage in 1847 (53 years).
Census 1870 Giles county, Tennessee, USA
Census 1880 Civil District No. 15, Smith, Tennessee, USA
Residence 1 Jun 1880 Smith county, TN
Death Bef 1910 TN
[1] Notes - 1900 census indicates a grand-daughter Bettie age eight was in the household.
Person ID I1098 edwards_moore Last Modified 23 Dec 2021
Father unknown Gordon Family ID F410 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Julia Eliza Gordon, b. Jun 1830, Smith County, TN
d. TN
Children + 1. William Johnson Moore, b. 16 Apr 1852, Middleton, Smith County Tennessee
d. 8 Jun 1928, Indianapolis, Indiana
(Age 76 years)+ 2. Jefferson Gordon, b. abt1861, Smith County, Tennessee 
3. Julia Gordon (Clark), b. Abt 1882, Gordonsville, TN
d. 3 Nov 1927, Lebanon, TN
(Age 45 years)Histories 
Our Ancestors Written April 25, 1989 by Willie Jane Moore
I asked Mom to write this down when we did the first family tree, back in the 80's.Checklists 
Descendants of William Gordon Checklist
Checklist of items to research and status of items foundFamily ID F377 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 17 May 2017
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Event Map 
Birth - Sep 1821 - Virginia 

Married - 22 Feb 1866 - Smith County, TN 

Residence - 1 Jun 1880 - Smith County, TN 

Death - Bef 1910 - TN 
= Link to Google Earth Pin Legend
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Documents 
History of Cole - Brown Family 
Example of post-war outrages in Smith County, TN
Histories 
In January 2021 queries were made to several counties regarding the Gordon, Cole, and Williams surnames
Census Images 
Gilbert and Eliza Gordon 1900 Census Record
The death Certificate for William Johnson Moore list his father as Gilbert Gordon and his mother as Julia. The informant on the death Certificate is my aunt Marry. In some census records his mother is listed a Eliza and on others as Julia. Julia is used on their marriage records. A 8 year old grand-daughter (Bettie) is also listed. Julia's parents were born in North Carolina.
1880 Census: Gilbert Gordon 
1870 Census for Gilbert Gordon at age 25 in Giles County (Connersville), TN 
1891 Smith county, TN compiled census
Gilbert is listed as "Sr.", this may explain duplicate names of Gilbert Gordon in the Family Tree.
Marriage 
Gilbert Gordon Marriage Bond 1866 
Gilbert Gordon Marriage Bond text 
Gilbert Gordon Marriage License 1866 
Gilbert Gordon Marriage license 1866
Military 
A William Moore from Smith County Tennessee was in the USCT 13, Is this an ancestor?
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Sources - [S30] estimate death date for William Gordon for timeline purposes (Reliability: 3).
Albert Allen Moore had no recollection of him
- [S30] estimate death date for William Gordon for timeline purposes (Reliability: 3).
