Brief Life History of Arthur Francis
When Arthur Francis Gordon was born in March 1891, in Iowa, United States, his father, Joseph Edward Gordon, was 39 and his mother, Margaret Maggie O'Day, was 32. He married Hazel Veneta Morgan on 11 October 1923, in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in Keokuk, Lee, Iowa, United States for about 40 years and Keokuk, Iowa, United States in 1950. He registered for military service in 1918. He died on 24 May 1951, in Iowa City, Johnson, Iowa, United States, at the age of 60, and was buried in Keokuk, Lee, Iowa, United States.
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Sources (28)
- Arthur F Gordon, "Iowa State Census, 1925"
- Arthur Francis Gordon, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"
- Arthur F Gordon, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1891–1951 Male
1895–1969 Female
Children (3)
1924–1934 Female
1925– Male
1930–2005 Female
Parents and Siblings
1852–1902 Male
1859–1925 Female
Siblings (8)
1882–1885 Female
1883–1947 Female
1883–1957 Female
1886–1950 Male
1889–1939 Male
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World Events (8)
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
Age 5
1898 · War with the Spanish
Age 7
1907 · Not for profit elections
Age 16
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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