DM Gordon Biographical Notes - Online Archive of Terry's Texas Rangers

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David Martin Gordon

January 7, 1835 - January 30, 1862

Born at Pulaski, Giles County, TN around 1835.
Resided at Cross Roads, Williamson County, TX in 1860 with W. H. H. Gordon, Co. A.

Mustered into Company A at Houston, TX
Died in Pulaski, Giles County, TN on January 30, 1862.
Buried at Brick Church, Giles County, TN.

Also Identified As:
	Unidentified
Family Members & Researcher Contacts:
	(Second Cousin, 3 generations removed)
Parents:
	Andrew Gordon son of Robert Gordon and Mary Kennedy b. December 15, 1802 at KY m. Eliza K. Goff on June 13, 1825 in Giles County, TN d. June 24, 1889 at Williamson County, TX Eliza Kerr Goff daughter of John Goff and Jane McEwen b. April 17, 1801 in TN d. January 18, 1872 at Williamson County, TX
Siblings:
	Jane McEwen Gordon b. October 27, 1825 at TN d. October 9, 1887 Robert McDonald Gordon b. June 2, 1827 at TN d. December 8, 1827 at TN John Goff Gordon b. August 25, 1828 at TN d. Mary Isabella Gordon b. August 25, 1828 at TN d. January 21, 1855 Eliza Kennedy Gordon b. November 8, 1830 at TN m. Charles Marion Lesueur (b. 12/29/1824, d. 9/17/1889) on September 17, 1848 at Tippah County, MS d. January 11, 1855 at Williamson County, TX, after giving birth to a daughter Andrew Franklin Gordon b. March 2, 1832 d. October 31, 1873 at Williamson County, TX George Washington Gordon b. October 5, 1836 at Pulaski, Giles County, TN acted as a General during the Civil War; elected to Congress in 1907 d. August 9, 1911 at Memphis, TN Sara Elizabeth Gordon b. September 14, 1838 d. February 28, 1859 William Henry Gordon, Co. A b. January 29, 1840 d. May 27, 1864 at the battle of New Hope Church, GA buried on the battle field Nancy Margaret Gordon b. November 29, 1841 m. Thomas S. Lane on February 23, 1858 at Williamson County, TX d. April 3, 1883
Spouse(s):
	Unknown
Children:
	Unknown
Gravesite:
	Unlocated

1850 Census - State, County, Town, Page, Dwelling, Family, (image)
	Name	Age	Sex	Color	Occupation	Real Estate	Nativity	Student?	Illiterate?

1860 Census - TX, Williamson County, Williamson Division, Page 286, Dwelling 350, Family 357-358, (image 56/92)
	Name	Age	Sex	Race	Occupation	Real Estate	Personal Estate	Nativity	Student?	Literate?
	Andrew Gordon	57	M		Farmer	10,000	3,000	**
	E. *. Gordon	59	F					TN
	Mrs. J. M. McDaniel	36	F					MS
	Eugenia I. McDaniel	12	F					MS
	Ellen McDaniel	7	F					MS
	Magie M. McDaniel	4	F					MS
	David Gordon	25	M		Stock Raiser			TN
	W. H. H. Gordon	20	M		Stock Raiser			TN
	J. A. Willy	11	M		**			TN
	Martha Y. Willy	9	F		**			MS

1870 Census - State, County, Town, Page, Dwelling, Family, (image)
	Name	Age	Sex	Race	Occupation	Real Estate	Personal Estate	Nativity	Parentage	Student?	Literate?

(Image 150/155) - Andrew Gordon (67), Eliza Gordon (69), Andrew Gordon (37), Jane Donel (43), Ada Donel (20), Alfia Donel (17), Rachel Page (12), Roda Page (8)

Related Links:
	"Terry's Regiment," The Galveston Weekly News, August 15, 1862 Ric Gordon's Article The Family of Andrew Gordon during the Civil War (offsite) F. D. Gordon's Website: William Henry "Harry" Gordon (offsite) Descendants of Samuel Gordon and Barbra Cameron, Generation 3 (offsite) Genealogy.com "The Gordon Family History"
Sources:
	Claiborne, John M. Muster Roll of Terry's Texas Rangers; With Historical Remarks. Galveston: Self Published, 1882. Jones, Andrew M. Annotated Roster of Terry's Texas Rangers, the 8th Texas Cavalry. Unpublished Research. Scott, Paul R. Eighth Texas Cavalry, CSA. Arlington: The University of Texas at Arlington, July 1977. Unpublished MA Thesis.
Research Links:
	(offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (surname: Gordon) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (surname: Gordon) (offsite) TXGenWeb Project (Williamson County, TX) (offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (Williamson County, TX) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Williamson County, TX) (offsite) TNGenWeb Project (Giles County, TN) (offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (Giles County, TN) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Giles County, TN)

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