When Hedrick Cleveland Gordon was born on 3 June 1884, in Rockbridge, Virginia, United States, his father, Samuel F. Gordon, was 36 and his mother, Mary Catherine Balser, was 37. He married Maudy Viola Garber in 1914. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Riverhead District, Augusta, Virginia, United States in 1910 and Riverheads Magisterial District, Augusta, Virginia, United States for about 20 years. He died on 18 March 1968, at the age of 83, and was buried in London, England, United Kingdom.