James Gordon

1809 - 1868  (58 years)

• Name	James Gordon
  Born	27 Mar 1809	Buck Island, Stokes, North Carolina, United States
  Gender	Male
  Died	7 Feb 1868	Stokes, North Carolina, United States
  Buried	Nov 1868
  Person ID	I692	Bird-Metcalf
  Last Modified	13 Nov 2015

  
  

  Father	John Gordon,   b. 1772, Albemarle County, Virginia, USA ,   d. 1839, Stokes, North Carolina, United States  (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Barzilla Martin,   b. 7 Apr 1774, Albemarle, Virginia, British America ,   d. Bef 1864  (Age 89 years)
  Married	Abt 1790	North Carolina, United States   [1]
  Family ID	F231	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Susannah Jackson,   b. 1798, Stokes, North Carolina, United States ,   d. 7 May 1882, Buck Island, Stokes, North Carolina, USA  (Age 84 years)
  Married	16 Sep 1824	Stokes, North Carolina, United States
  Children	1. Jefferson Madison Gordon,   b. 1826,   d. 10 Apr 1900  (Age 74 years)  [Birth]
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2015
  Family ID	F322	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Married - 16 Sep 1824 - Stokes, North Carolina, United States Died - 7 Feb 1868 - Stokes, North Carolina, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Headstones

  Headstone of James Gordon in the Gordon Cemetery James Gordon Birth: 1801 Death: Feb. 7, 1868 Find A Grave Memorial# 100777923 James grew up near the Surry and Stokes County line on the old Hollow Road, between Pinnacle and Pilot Mt., N. C. They were farmers. He was also a Justice of the Peace and in 1842, he was on the school board committee. They made their home near the Gladden's Creek located on Volunteer Road in Stokes County, N. C. The Old Gordon Cemetery is located off Volunteer Road on the Owen's farm. It is located on a slight hill with a large tree shading it. Pilot Mtn. and Saurtown Mtn. can be seen in the distance. In 1870, Susan Jackson Gordon was living with her son, Doctor Yancy Gordon and his wife, Alice. She lived with them the remaining part of her life. Sources: "The Heritage of Stokes County, North Carolina Volume II, 1990 Pg. 281 (Billy G. Webster, Sr.) Courthouse Records Plot: Please Note: The tombstone for James and Susannah Gordon is a field stone. This cemetery is also known as the Martin Gordon Cemetery.

  
  

  Histories		The Gordon Family by Robert Carroll A newspaper article tracing the Gordon family tree.
  		A Gordon Family History Compiled by Isaac Gordon of Statesville, North Carolina in 1910.

  
  

• Sources

  [S13] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900. Name John Gordon Gender Male Birth Place VA Birth Year 1772 Spouse Name Berzilla Martin Spouse Birth Place VA Spouse Birth Year 1774 Marriage State of NC Number Pages 1 Household Members Name John Gordon Berzilla Martin