Cecil Calton Gordon (1905 - 1988)

Born 22 Dec 1905 in Vail, Crawford, Iowa, United States

Ancestors

Died 21 Feb 1988 at age 82 in Skokie, Cook, Illinois, United States

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Biography

Cecil was born December 22, 1905 in Vail, Iowa. He is the son of F Gordon. He was married to June Eleanor Peterson November 24, 1945 in Solano, California.

He passed away February 21, 1988 in Skokie, Illinois (he was formerly a resident of Evanston, Illinois) and was buried in the Memory Gardens Cemetery (Plot: Veterans Garden of Honor, Lot 13) in Evanston, illinois.

Sources

• 1910 US Census: "United States Census, 1910" citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T624; Digital film/folder number: 004972810; FHL microfilm: 1374853; Image number: 968; Sheet number: 7; Sheet letter: B; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N03461-5
  FamilySearch Record: MLWY-D6K (accessed 16 November 2023)
  FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9RNR-QK1
  Cecil Garden (5), single son, in household of Fredick Garden (30) in Schlagle, Cherry, Nebraska, United States. Born in Iowa.

• 1920 US Census: "United States Census, 1920" citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T625; Line: 22; Digital film/folder number: 004968786; FHL microfilm: 1821722; Image number: 1087; Sheet number: 13; Sheet letter: A; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N03104-6
  FamilySearch Record: M6JW-DJR (accessed 16 November 2023)
  FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GRND-L6B
  Cecil Calton Gordon (14), single son, in household of Frederick Foster Gordon (45) in Rosebud Indian Reservation, Todd, South Dakota, United States. Born in Iowa.

• 1925 Iowa State Census: "Iowa State Census, 1925" citing Digital film/folder number: 007581838; FHL microfilm: 001429350; Image number: 783
  FamilySearch Record: QKQH-PTZ9 (accessed 16 November 2023)
  FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-99XG-YQZY
  Cecil C Gordon (19), single son, in household of Fredrick F Gordon (50) in Hancock, Iowa, United States.

• Military - WW II Draft Registration: "U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947" National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Illinois, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 635
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2238 #39645923 (accessed 16 November 2023)
  Name: Cecil Calton Gordon; Race: White; Age: 34; Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head); Birth Date: 22 Dec 1905; Birth Place: Vail, Iowa, USA; Residence Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940; Registration Place: Illinois, USA; Employer: Northwestern University Dental School; Height: 5 7; Weight: 140; Complexion: Light; Hair Color: Brown; Eye Color: Blue; Next of Kin: Grace Gladys Smith;
  Household Members (Name) Relationship:
  Cecil Calton Gordon Self (Head).

• Marriage: "California, County Marriages, 1850-1953" citing Digital film/folder number: 005688725; FHL microfilm: 2135710; Image number: 1260
  FamilySearch Record: K865-Z91 (accessed 16 November 2023)
  FamilySearch Image: 3QSQ-G93W-XQ19
  Cecil Calton Gordon (40) marriage to June Eleanor Peterson (37) on 24 Nov 1945 in Solano, California, United States.

• 1950 US Census: "United States 1950 Census" citing Page: 7; Line: 23; Digital film/folder number: 108924843; Image number: 8
  FamilySearch Record: 6X1X-J1MJ (accessed 16 November 2023)
  FamilySearch Image: 3QHK-SQHW-N9XM-2
  Cecil C Gordon (44), single, Labratory Technician, head of household in Evanston, Cook, Illinois, United States. Born in Iowa.

• Death: "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1871-1998" citing Evanston, Cook, Illinois, United States, source reference , record number , Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm
  FamilySearch Record: Q2MV-3DMZ (accessed 16 November 2023)
  Cecil C Gordon death 21 Feb 1988 (born 22 Dec 1905), son of Frederick Gordon & Eva Williams, husband of June Peterson, in Evanston, Cook, Illinois, United States.

• Death: "United States Social Security Death Index" citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing)
  FamilySearch Record: JGSH-HWP (accessed 16 November 2023)
  Cecil C Gordon death 21 Feb 1988 (born 22 Dec 1905) residing in Skokie, Cook, Illinois.

• Military: "U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010" Original data: Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem (BIRLS) Death File. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Page number: 1
  Ancestry Record 2441 #3450553 (accessed 16 November 2023)
  Name: Cecil Calton Gordon; Gender: Male; Birth Date: 22 Dec 1905; Death Date: 21 Feb 1988; Cause of Death: Natural; Enlistment Branch: NAVY; Enlistment Date: 10 Mar 1942; Discharge Date: 22 Nov 1945.

• Memorial: Find a Grave (has image) Find A Grave: Memorial #217776832 (accessed 16 November 2023)
  Memorial page for Cecil Colton Gordon (22 Dec 1905-21 Feb 1988), citing Memory Gardens Cemetery, Arlington Heights, Cook County, Illinois, USA (plot: Veterans Garden of Honor, Lot 13); Maintained by KPS (contributor 47541096).

Acknowledgments

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