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Generation 1
1. CHARLES1 GORDON was born in 1760 in County Clare, Ireland.
Charles Gordon had the following children:
i. CHARLES2 GORDON was born in 1787 in Clare, Ireland. He died on 06 May 1864 in Bogmount, Kilrush, Clare, Ireland.
2. ii. WILLIAM GORDON was born about 1791 in Kilrush, Clare, Ireland. He died on 15 Sep 1877 in Leadmore, Kilrush, Clare, Ireland. He married ANNE NANCY (HAIRE) (HEHIR) about 1838 in Leadmore, Clare, Ireland. She was born about 1816 in Kilrush, Clare, Ireland. She died on 26 Dec 1875 in Leadmore, Kilrush, Clare, Ireland.
iii. DANIEL GORDON was born in 1807. He died on 19 Feb 1854 in Leadmore East, Kilrush, Clare, Ireland. He married ANNE SCALES. She was born about 1801. She died in 1876.
Generation 2
2. WILLIAM2 GORDON (Charles1) was born about 1791 in Kilrush, Clare, Ireland. He died on 15 Sep 1877 in Leadmore, Kilrush, Clare, Ireland. He married ANNE NANCY (HAIRE) (HEHIR) about 1838 in Leadmore, Clare, Ireland. She was born about 1816 in Kilrush, Clare, Ireland. She died on 26 Dec 1875 in Leadmore, Kilrush, Clare, Ireland.
Notes for William Gordon:
Griffith's Valuation for 1855 (a survey of land occupation) shows the name William Gordon, Leadmore, East, Parish of Kilrush, Union of Kilrush. The date of birth is questionable. LDS records show abt. 1812 to be the date of birth. The abt. 1791 date was obtained from a friend of the family in Leadmore, Kilrush, Ireland and is believed to be more correct. This same source lists the date of death to be September 15, 1877 (age 86) and William was a widower at the time. It is believed that William's father's name was Charles Gordon.
Old age and infirmity which he had for 6 weeks was recorded as the cause of death. John Gordon registered the death.
Notes for Anne Nancy (Haire) (Hehir):
Griffith's Valuation for 1855 (a survey of land occupation) shows Honoria Hare, Townland of Kilrush, Town of Kilrush, Moore St., Parish of Kilrush, Union of Kilrush. A distant cousin inLeadmore, Kilrush, Clare, Ireland provided the date of death to be December 26, 1875 and states that she was married at the time. This same source states that the name is Anne (Nancy) Gordon. Information received shows that she was the wife of a farmer and that she was 75. This makes the date of birth questionable as if she was 75 when she died then she would have been born 1n 1800.
The 1800 date would have made her 42 years old when John was born. Old age and infirmity which she had for 7 days was recorded as the cause of death. John Gordon registered the death.
William Gordon and Anne Nancy (Haire) (Hehir) had the following child:
3. i. JOHN3 GORDON was born on 22 May 1842 in Kilrush, Clare, Ireland. He died on 13 Jul 1925 in Leadmore, Kilrush, Clare, Ireland. He married MARIA PILKINGTON about 1878 in Leadmore, Clare, Ireland, daughter of Thomas Pilkington and Mary Della Hogan. She was born in 1853 in Ennis County, Ireland. She died on 26 Nov 1929 in Leadmore, Kilrush, Clare, Ireland.
Generation 3
3. JOHN3 GORDON (William2, Charles1) was born on 22 May 1842 in Kilrush, Clare, Ireland. He died on 13 Jul 1925 in Leadmore, Kilrush, Clare, Ireland. He married MARIA PILKINGTON about 1878 in Leadmore, Clare, Ireland, daughter of Thomas Pilkington and Mary Della Hogan. She was born in 1853 in Ennis County, Ireland. She died on 26 Nov 1929 in Leadmore, Kilrush, Clare, Ireland.
Notes for John Gordon:
It is believed that John was an only child. There is a question as to the year of John's year of birth. LDS shows the year of birth to be about 1838. I (Philip Gordon) have a letter from Maria Gordon stating that John died on Monday morning at a quarter to five. The letter is dated July 14 or 16, 1925. The letter also states that John was 84 years old which would make the year of birth to be 1841. The 1901 Census of Clare-Kilrush Urban DED, Leadmore East 103/25 shows John to be 56 years old which would make the date of birth 1845. The 1911 Census of Ireland, which was taken on 4/2/1911 shows John to be 69 years old, which would make the year of birth to be 1841 or 1842. A distant cousin in Leadmore, Kilrush, Clare, Ireland states that John was born abt. 1841 and that he was 84 years old at the time of death and married at the time. I believe that the correct year of birth is actually 1841. The 1901 census of Ireland also included a census of houses & buildings as well as out buildings. This census shows that the house was in Leadmore East, Kilrush Parish. The road or street is not shown but the house was described as house #3, the walls of the house were made of either stone, brick or concrete, the roof was made of either thatch, wood or other perishable material, there were either 2, 3, or 4 rooms in the house, of which 3 rooms were occupied and the total number of persons in the family was 8. The census of the out offices and farm structures shows that the farm had 1 stable and 1 cow house. Additional information received shows the house to be located on Fahy's road.
The Ejectment Books of County Clare 1816-1835 show the name of Charles Gordon, John Gordon & William Gordon with the location of the land as farm and lands of Leadmore, Bogmount. The plaintiff is shown as Crofton M. Vandeleur, the year is 1834. Parish as Kilrush and the Barony as Moyarta. These Ejectment books contain details of cases brought against tenants by their landlords for non payment of rents and other causes often resulting in eviction. The name of Charles Gordon is interesting because it is believed that Charles was the father of William and the Grandfather of John, but further proof is lacking.
The cause of death is recorded as senile decay. Marie Gordon signed the register with an x.
Transcript of a letter from John Gordon in Ireland to his son William Gordon in America. Leadmore, March 3
My dear Willie it is nearly time for me to scribble. I was along time waiting for your letter but thank God we all are alive still they all here are well-only the old?? he is always complaining Willie it is my head and eyes that trouble me most as for Tommy and Anney they are all right and I have no complaint to make of hem though he has the please investi?? on him the comitioners would not do it untill we had get it drawn up by an atorney and pay him five pounds now he has Moyasta and the please (place?) at home for less than six pounds. He is those days in Moyasta it is hard on him he must do all the work with a fork or shovel but he has no trouble at home the horse dose all for him thay have to cows and 4 calves and pigs they are better of now than when I was paying 10 -6 pounds for this please (Place). Well willie why do you forget me so long I spent Xmas day in ????.
I had no letter from any of my boys and had only one from Jack ???? since he married I think Nell Keating must have changed him I had a letter from Sis after Xmas She says Jack went from them and is lodging I dont know who but Sis can give him your letter All the old neighbors are well Mars Carey and brother Pady and the kids are well The Cunninghams and Brews Pady higgins is getting married toworrow to a girl??? the town We are sending ye a picture of mother with Tommy wife and child I would and do more but I want to know can ye read this May God with his great mercies keep ye from all harm is an old mans constant prayer with love from us all to Ethel and the children dont be so long you may not have me good by for the present from old father John Gordon Transcript of a letter to Mrs. William Gordon telling of the death of John Gordon Leadmore, Kilrush - July 16, 1925
My dear Ethel - Indeed Ethel you must say, it is time for me to write to you. So I have the sad news in the end. Poor Grandfather died on Monday morning at a quarter to five. He was up the Friday before. I dressed him on Friday and was up and in and out of bed.. he was fairly bad for 10 days before couldnt rest in bed only two of us taking him and out. He was bad then on Saturday and all Sat. night and Sunday and Sunday night. So he passed way in Monday morning. I miss him so much. I cannot stop crying. He often longed to get a letter from you or Will. He was 84 years had a very larage funeral. The Canon was very good. He received Holy Communion the years had a very larage funeral. The Canon was very good. He received Holy Communion the Thursday before and remained sitting on the chair. He also came on Sunday afternoon and came
again at half past eleven on Sunday night and remained over an hour with us. He also came on Monday brought a beautiful wreath of flowers the coffin was a good one and covered with flowers.
He had a very large funeral. The canon made all his congregation attend the funeral. He sent them all ??? account. The night of the wake half had to stay at Careys couldnt get in untill some went away. The neighbours paid great respect at the funeral. The Canon was surprised they being so good. How they carried the coffin he felt very lonely to die. He used like to eat his supper with Tomie every evening. He is a great loss to me. I hope he is better off. Write soon, Your loving Mother
Notes for Maria Pilkington:
There is some question as to whether the first name is Maria, Marie or Mary. Notes from Jayne Myers state that she was from Kilmaley, County Clare, Ireland. The 1901 census of Clare, Ireland shows Maria to be 48 years of age which would make the year of birth to be 1853. LDS records show birth abt 1835. It is believed that the LDS record should have shown 1853. The 1911 census of Ireland, which was taken on April 2, 1911 shows Maria to be 60 years of age which would make the year of birth to be 1851. A distant cousin in Leadmore, Kilrush, Clare, Ireland states that Maria was born abt. 1852/1853 and died November 26, 1929 and that she was a widow at the time of death at age 77.
It is believed that the Pilkington family was from Kilmaley, Co., Ireland.
Maria died of heart failure and her death was regisgtered by daughter-in-law Anne Gordon.
John Gordon and Maria Pilkington had the following children:
i. WILLIAM4 GORDON SR. was born on 06 May 1879 in Leadmore, Kilrush, Co. Clare, Ireland. He died on 08 Jun 1957 in Scipio Center, Cayuga Co., N.Y.. He married ETHEL M. I. TREVEAL on 27 Sep 1904 in Methodist parsonage, 61 Wall St. Auburn, N. Y. by Rev. H. C. Moyer, daughter of Richard Treveal and Mary Isabella Matthews. She was born on 13 Sep 1883 in Grace Bank, Falmouth, Truro, Cornwall, England. She died on 10 May 1964 in Auburn, Cayuga Co., N.Y..
Notes for William Gordon Sr.:
The 1905 New York census shows that Daniel Gordon, brother of William, was living in East Syracuse, New York and was employed as a railroad fireman. The ships manifest for Daniel's immigration to America shows that Daniel Gordon arrived at Ellis Island, New York on May 26, 1904 and he went to live with his brother William in East Syracuse, New York. I, Philip Gordon, remember that I had heard that William Gordon worked on the New York Central railroad when he (William) came to this country, but I never was able to confirmn this. I now beleive that William did actually work for the New York Central railroad and his brother probably went to live with him in East Syracuse where the railroad yards are to this day. An interesting story relating to this is that I once asked my father how William met my Grandmother Ethel and he told me that William was a fireman on the New York Central railroad and when the train went by my grandmothers house in Auburn, she used to wave to him, so now this also makes sense.
The 1920 United States Census shows the Gordon family to be residents of the town of Owasco, Cayuga County, New York. The 1925 New York State Census
shows the Gordon family to be residents of the Town of Scipio, Cayuga County, New York. I, Philip Gordon, remember my father saying that the family moved in the winter time and they crossed Owasco Lake on the ice, driving their farm aninmals, etc. on foot.
Obituary - William Gordon, Sr.
William Gordon, Sr. husband of Mrs. Ethel Treveal Gordon of Wyckoff Station road died unexpectadly Saturday at his home. He had been in poor health several years. Born in County Clare, Ireland, he had lived in Scipio 37 years and was a retired farmer. Mr. Gordon was a member of Owasco Lake Grange. Surviving are his widow, a daughter Mrs. Leslie Storey, and sons R. John Gordon and William Gordon, Jr. all of Scipio three brothers. Thomas of Ireland and Daniel and Jack of Arroyo Grand, Calif. and eight grandchildren. Services were held Tuesday at the Langham Funeral Home, Auburn. The Rev. Frank Smith of Sherwood attending.
Burial was in Lakeview Cemetery, Fleming.
ii. MARY ANN GORDON was born on 04 Sep 1881 in Kilrush, County Clare, Ireland. She died on 03 Mar 1950 in San Francisco, California. She married (1) THOMAS BREW
on 06 May 1903 in Manhattan, New York, son of George Brew and Ann Fitzgobon.
He was born in 1965 in Ireland. She married (2) EDWARD JOSIAH BIRD on 19 Apr 1921 in San Francisco, California, son of Frederick Bird and Ann Eliza Phillips. He was born in 1888. He died in 1961.
Notes for Mary Ann Gordon:
Arrived at Ellis Island April 30, 1898 aboard the ship Lucania with $5.00 to visit a cousin Anne O'Donnell, 15 Boulevard West, New York.
Passage was paid by a cousin. In 1912 Mary was living at 204 Lily Ave., San Francisco, California.
Mary's marriage to John Brew ended in divorce when he left the family. Mary then married her sister Sarah's widower, Edward Bird from England.
The 1911 Ireland Census shows Mary and her children George Brew, Auriel Brew, Mary Brew and John Brew being in the household of John and Maria Gordon. This Census also shows Mary to be born in Clare, Ireland and all the children to be born in America. It is believed that Mary returned to Irleand for a period of time and returned to America in August 1911.
Daughter of John Gordon of Mary Pilkington of Ireland. Wife of Thomas Brew and their children, George, Aurel, Mary and John.
Obituary: Bird..In this city, March 3, 1950, Mary Gordon Bird, dearly beloved wife of Edward Josiah Bird beloved mother of George W. and Jack Brew, Mary J. O'Berst, Marian Weigand, Gordon Bird, Nancy Johnson and Betty Ramirez, dear grandmother of Gordon O'Berst, Nancy Weigand, Aurel, Rosemary and Linda Ramirez and Edward Johnson loaving sister of Thomas, William, John and Daniel Gordon; native of Ireland, 68 years. Past President Frank J. Hagen Auxiliary No. 3567, Past President M.O.P.H. Woodrow Wilson Unit No. 15. Past President Dept. President of M.O.P.H. State of California. A member of Occidental Chapter No. 217 O.E.S., and Parent Teachers Ass'n. Friends are invited to attend the funeral services Monday at 1 p.m., at the Chapel of H. F. Suhr Co., 2929 Mission St. near 25th. Interment Golden Gate National Cemetery.
iii. THOMAS GORDON was born in 1882 in Kilrush, County Clare, Ireland. He died on 22 Dec 1962 in Kilrush County Clare, Ireland. He married ELIZABETH ANNE (ANNIE)
SPARLING on 09 Nov 1915 in St. Marys, Limerick, Ireland. She was born in Dec 1885 in Rathkeale,Adare, County, Limerick. She died on 29 Dec 1972 in Kilrush,
Clare, Ireland.
Notes for Thomas Gordon:
Thomas lived in Kilrush all his life, he never left Ireland. It is believed that Maria and John Gordon wanted a better life for their children, so they were all sent off to America and Thomas stayed in Ireland and worked on the farm.
Senility was the cause of death. The death was regisgtered by his son Jack Gordon.
iv. DANIEL GORDON was born on 30 Aug 1884 in Kilrush, County Clare, Ireland. He died on 04 Mar 1982 in San Francisco, California.
Notes for Daniel Gordon:
Arrived at Ellis Island May 26, 1904 aboard the ship Oceanic with $10.00. Final destination was Syracuse, N. Y. He was going to see his brother William in East Syracuse, N. Y. The 1905 New York State census shows that Daniel lived in East
Syracuse, New York and he was employed as a railroad fireman. Daniel was never married. His Social Security number was 557-10-7958.
v. SARAH GORDON was born on 08 Dec 1886 in Kilrush County Clare, Ireland. She died on 19 Oct 1916 in San Francisco, California. She married EDWARD JOSHIA BIRD. He was born in 1888. He died in 1961.
Notes for Sarah Gordon:
Sarah died of TB.
Obituary: San Francisco Area Funeral Home Records.
Sarah Bird - In this city, October 19, Sarah, beloved wife of Edward Bird, loving mother pm Marion A. Bird, daughter of John and Mary Gordon of Kilrush, County Clare, Ireland,, and sister of William, Thomas, Daniel, Jack and Jennie Gordon and Mrs. Mary Brew, a native of Ireland, aged 29 years 10months and 25 days. Friends are respectfully invited to attend the funeral services to-day (Saturday), at 2:30 O'Clock p.m. from the chappel of H. F. Suhrs & Co., 2919 Mission Street, between Twenty-fifth and Twenty-sixth. Interment, Cypress Lawn Cemetery, by automobile.
vi. JOHN FRANCIS GORDON was born on 07 Aug 1889 in Kilrush, Clare, Ireland. He died on 11 Feb 1966 in Kern, California. He married ELLEN (ELEANOR GERTRUDE)
KEATING on 29 May 1918 in Sacramento, California, daughter of Patrick Keating and Margarette Quinn. She was born on 18 Nov 1888 in Camang, Clare, Ireland.
She died on 08 Jan 1965 in Taft, Kern, California.
Notes for John Francis Gordon:
Arrived at Ellis Island June 3, 1915 aboard the ship Philadelphia with more than $50.00. He was going to see his brother Daniel in San Francisco, California. Social Security number was 548-01-1035. John was a family man and he was very religious. He was an Episcopalian and helped build the St. Andrew's Episcoopal Church in Taft, California. One of John's hobbiess was to raise and train canaries.
John was 5' 11" 185 lbs, brown eyes and red hair.
Obituary: John Francis Gordon TAFT, Kern Co. (California) - Funeral services were conducted today in the Erickson and Brown Chapel for John Francis Gordon 76 of 705 Taylor St. who died Friday in a local hospital. Gordon was a retired Standard Oil Co. employee and a member of the St. Andrews Eipiscopal Church. He was born in County Clare,,
Ireland.
He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Jean McIntosh and Mrs. Robert Stone, both of Taft, one brother, Daniel Gordon of San Francisco, and four grandchildren.
The Rev. H. L. Matner of the St. Andrews Episcopal Church officiated and burialwas in the Wes: Side District Cemetery.
vii. JENNIE GORDON was born on 26 May 1893 in Kilrush, County Clare, Ireland. Shedied on 26 Mar 1917 in California, cause of death was T.B..
Notes for Jennie Gordon:
Jenny had no children and was never married. The 1901 County Clare, Ireland census shows the first name to be Jane. Information received in 2007 shows that
Jennie came to America on June 29, 1912 and went to be with her sister Mary at 204 Lily Ave. SanFrancisco, California. She arrived aboard the ship Baltic with $25.00.
Obituaty: California, San Francisco Area Funeral Home Records
Jennie Gordon - In this city, March 26, 2016, Jennie Gordon, dearly beloved daughter of John and Mary Gordon, lovinng sister of William, Thoas, Daniel and Jack Gordon, Mrs. Mary Brew and the ??? Mrs. Sarah Bird, a native of Kilrush, County Clare, Ireland, aged 23 years and 10 months. Friends are invited to attend the funeral services to-day (Wednesday), at 1 o'clock p.m. at the chapel of H. F. Suhr & Co., 2919 Mission street, between Twenty-fifth and Twenty-sixth. Interment, Cypress Lawn Cemetery, by automobile.
