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John Gordon

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Rockingham County, Virginia, USA
Death: August 04, 1837 (75-76)
Jefferson City, Cole County, Missouri, USA
Place of Burial: Woodland-Old City Cemetery, Jefferson City, Cole County, Missouri, USA
Immediate Family:

Father of CPT John Churchill Gordon; John T Gordon and Alexander Gordon

Managed by: Jeff Keith Prevéy
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About John Gordon

John Gordon, born 1761 in Rockingham County, Virginia

Private in Captain John Marks Co., 14th Virginia Regiment. Enlisted 3-29-1777

Married Penelope Pope about 1782. Migrated to Cole County, Missouri in the 1830's.

John's sons Alexander Gordon and John C. Gordon were early settlers in Jefferson City. According to DAR records and Goodspeed's History of Cole County, John Gordon and Penelope Pope's children also included John T. Gordon and Lucy Gordon.

John T. Gordon is buried at the Gordon Cemetery in Cole County, Missouri.

Information by B G Bocklage* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Nov 8 2023, 22:12:47 UTC

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John Gordon's Timeline

1761
1761
Rockingham County, Virginia, USA
1791
October 10, 1791
Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA
1796
March 16, 1796
1800
October 15, 1800
1837
August 4, 1837
Age 76
Jefferson City, Cole County, Missouri, USA
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Woodland-Old City Cemetery, Jefferson City, Cole County, Missouri, USA