Thomas Boston Gordon

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Thomas Boston Gordon

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Hartwell, Hart, Georgia, United States
Death: January 25, 1891 (74)
Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, United States
Place of Burial: Lexington Cemetery, Fayette, Kentucky, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of John Gordon and Sarah Margaret Gordon
Husband of Frances M. Gordon
Father of Dr. John Gilbert Gordon; Alexander Gordon; Flora Gordon; Sarah Gordon; Fannie Gordon and 2 others
Brother of Gilbert Gordon; Neal McDougal Gordon; Mary Elizabeth Goss; Flora Goss; Angus M. Gordon and 4 others

Occupation: Lawyer
Managed by: Catherine Lela Hall
Last Updated:

About Thomas Boston Gordon

Moved to Kentucky, Admitted to the Bar in Forsythe, Ga. Married there. Later went to Kentucky where he farmed and practiced law. He and two of his teenage sons fought in the Confederacy as part of the Orphan Brigade. It is said that he had 6 children.

Studied at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio as did two other brothers. He received Bachelors and Masters degrees there. He joined the Confederate Army in 1861.


  • Residence: 1850 - Bath county, part of, Bath, Kentucky, United States
  • Residence: 1860 - Bath, Kentucky, United States
  • Residence: 1870 - Scott, Kentucky, United States
  • Residence: 1880 - Brier Hill, Fayette, Kentucky, United States
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Thomas Boston Gordon's Timeline

1816
February 4, 1816
Hartwell, Hart, Georgia, United States
1846
1846
Georgia, United States
1847
July 1847
Georgia, United States
1847
Georgia, United States
1849
1849
Kentucky, United States
1850
1850
1853
1853
1855
1855
1891
January 25, 1891
Age 74
Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, United States
January 25, 1891
Age 74
Lexington Cemetery, Fayette, Kentucky, United States