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William Henry H. Gordon

January 29, 1840 - May 27, 1864

Born in TN on January 29, 1840.
Resided at Cross Roads, Williamson, TX in 1860 with D. M. Gordon, Co. A; occupied as a stockraiser.

Mustered into Company A at Houston, TX on September 25, 1861.
Captured at Murfreesboro, TN in January 1863.
Forwarded to City Point, Ft. McHenry, or Fortress Monroe, VA, via Louisville, KY.
Exchanged in March 1863.
Present in February 1864.
Transferred to 11th Tennessee Infantry in April 1864.
Killed at New Hope Church, GA on May 27, 1864.

Also Identified As:
	Harry Gordon
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 David Martin Gordon, Co. A b. January 7, 1835 at Pulaski, Giles County, TN d. January 30, 1862 at Pulaski, Giles County, TN buried at Brick Church, Giles County, TN 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 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

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	KY
	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:
	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) Descendants of Samuel Gordon and Barbra Cameron (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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