Brief Life History of Susan C.
When Susan C. Gordon was born on 4 March 1861, in Virginia, United States, her father, Thomas Jefferson Gordon, was 41 and her mother, Mary Elizabeth Kendall, was 36. She married David Thomas Dove on 4 March 1878, in Warren, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Cedarville, Warren, Virginia, United States in 1880 and Greenway District, Clarke, Virginia, United States for about 50 years. She died on 6 March 1947, in Clarke, Virginia, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Meade Memorial Episcopal Church Cemetery, White Post, Clarke, Virginia, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (11)
- Susie Dove in household of Crate W Dove, "United States Census, 1930"
- Susie C Dove, "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987"
- Susie C in entry for Crete W Dove, "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987"
Spouse and Children
1850–1924 Male
1861–1947 Female
Children (2)
1878–1960 Female
1882–1969 Male
Parents and Siblings
1821–1888 Male
1825–1907 Female
Siblings (14)
1843–1862 Male
1844–1857 Female
1847–1875 Male
1848–1927 Female
1849–1921 Male
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World Events (8)
1862 · The Battle of Fredericksburg
Age 1
1863
Age 2
1886
Age 25
Name Meaning
Scottish: habitational name from Gordon in Berwickshire, named with Welsh gor ‘spacious’ + din ‘fort’.
English (of Norman origin): habitational name from Gourdon in Saône-et-Loire, so called from the Gallo-Roman personal name Gordus + the locative suffix -o, -ōnis.
English (of Norman origin): alternatively, said to be a nickname from a diminutive of Old French gourd ‘heavy, dull, sluggish’ (compare 8 below).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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