From Shepherd Family book. Please see below.
William H. was the youngest son of Sarah and William Gordon. His birthplace was Tekonsha, Mich., and the date of birth, Sept. 28, 1839. His boyhood was spent on his father's farm. He and his brothers seem to have inherited the patriotic spirit of their Revolutionary grandsire, for all three served in the Union Army during the Civil War. William H. Gordon enlisted in Co. E, Sixth Michigan Heavy Artillery, in Sept., 1861, and served until September, 1865.
Mr. Gordon was married to Miss Jane Gleason in 1863. Mrs. Gordon died in June, 1869. Mr. Gordon was married in 1874 to Mrs. Laura Wires, who died in June, 1879. On April 22, 1880, he was married to Miss Emma Beckwith. He died in Tekonsha, Oct. 22, 1897. His wife Emma, is living in Battle Creek, Mich. She married George Price.
History and Genealogy of the John Shepherd Family compiled by R.N. Hodgman, Cleveland Ohio 1913. The book is in the possession of Bonnie Nilsen who has constructed a website about it at (http://www.johnshepherdfamily.com).
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