John Jacob Gordon

John Jacob Gordon was born John Jacob Cohen in Poland, then-part of the Russian Empire, the oldest son of Jacob Gordon and Doris Leah (Meltzer). He immigrated to Kingston, New York, which became his hometown, around 1882, where he worked as a dry goods peddler. He arrived in the Philippines in 1898 as part of Admiral George Dewey’s fleet during the Spanish-American War. When the war ended, John stayed behind, acquired vast farmlands in Subic, and opened his first bar and restaurant in the area.

Sources:

• John Jacob Gordon's 1900 United States Census: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSG5-LYW
• John Jacob Gordon's 1910 United States Census: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MRSG-59N
• John Jacob Gordon's Death Certificate: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-27338-30376-30?cc=185...
• John Jacob Gordon's Report of Death of an American Citizen Abroad: http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&GRid=134600504&PIpi=10... (through Find a Grave)
• "United States General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KD5Q-G1C : accessed 8 July 2015), Jacob G Or John J Cohen Or Gordon, 1924; citing P I, NARA microfilm publication T288 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm .

Notarial registers:

• August 14, 1917 (Clarence Christman Riner): https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSZS-3SM7-2
• March 9, 1918 (Clarence Christman Riner): https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSZS-3SM9-M
• March 15-22, 1918 (Clarence Christman Riner): https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSZS-3SMM-5
• May 14, 1918 (Clarence Christman Riner): https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSZS-391B-W
• March 10, 1919 (Clarence Christman Riner): https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSHV-B9VY-M
• April 28, 1919 (Clarence Christman Riner): https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSHV-B9V5-P
• May 31, 1919 (Clarence Christman Riner): https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSHV-B9VY-G
• November 15, 1919 (Clarence Christman Riner): https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSHV-B9VG-5
• July 21, 1921 (Gonzalo Leyva): https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSZS-8S4B-5
• March 24, 1922 (Gonzalo Leyva): https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSZS-8S4T-N
• June 6, 1924 (George Thomas Hall): https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSHV-B9V5-Q
• October 1, 1926 (Alberto C. Donor): https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSZ3-F6XC
• April 8, 1927 (Alberto C. Donor): https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSZ3-F6ZK
• April 26, 1928 (Alberto C. Donor): https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSZ3-F6WX
• December 17, 1928 (George Thomas Hall): https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSHV-B9V8-D
• June 27, 1929 (Alberto C. Donor): https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSZ3-KQMQ / https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSZ3-K35N
• June 2, 1930 (W. H. Hamilton): https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSHV-B9VY-R
• February 2, 1932 (Charles W. Pohl): https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSHV-B9VY-7
• May 8, 1934 (Daniel Coll): https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSHP-9SPM-J
• January 7, 1935 (Otto B. Osmondson): https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSHV-B9KS-8
• May 29, 1935 (Otto B. Osmondson): https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSHV-B9V5-B