Berrien County, MI
Death:
Robert GordonA981872
Almaretta GordonA1961877
GordonB71884
Caziah GordonB1231892
Nina GordonC2101909
Flora GordonC2011909
Jennie M GordonD471914
Mr. GordonD2171916
Mary E GordonE2831929
Goes to 1951 with Gordon names but, I do not have the rest.
Census-1850, Berrien County, MI #10 7/19/1850
page 142, Dwelling #142, Family #143, Daniel A Thompson, age 27, carpenter born in Ohio. Wife Catherine, 22, children Martha, 1, and also Julia Gordon age 18 all born in Ohio
page 157, Dwelling 376, Family 383, James Gordon, age 27, laborer. Born in KY living in Hotel
History:
Peter Gordon , Chikaming Twp., from Columbia County, NY born 7/11/1836. son of Peter and Margaret (Wheeler) Gordon, both from NY. They lived their last days in Genesee Co., MI. There were 7 children, 5 girls, 2 boys. Peter the son was the second child.
Peter the son lived in NY until he was 20 then moved to MI in 1856.Lived there until 1890, then took a house in Benten Harbor, MI for 4 years.He had a fruit farm there. In 1862 he went into the Civil war and served 3 years. he moved to Chikaming and bought 20 acres on a lake. He married 3 times. First was too Mary Decker, she died shortly after. Second was Frances E Begole, niece of the Govenor of MI. They had 3 children 2 died and one lived. A son Charles lives and is a undertaker in Ohio. Married with children.
1901 Peter married number 3, Mrs. Mary Gordon, widow of a cousin.