Father of
Mary Dudley Gordon, Beatrice Stone Gordon, [private daughter (1920s - unknown)], [private daughter (1920s - unknown)], [private daughter (1920s - unknown)] and [private son (1930s - unknown)]
Died
at age 58
in Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, USA
Luther Manship "John" Gordon was born on Nov 01, 1888 in Madison County, Mississippi, USA as the sixth child of Jefferson Davis Gordon and Jennie D. Manship. He had nine siblings, namely: Eugene, Davis Jr, Charles M, Minnie, Walter Scott, Emmett, Janis, Alfred Spotswood, and Henry Manship. He died on Jul 28, 1947 in Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA (a Jackson hospital; Age at Death: 58).
Luther Manship "John " Gordon was was employed as a Supervisor. Race: (White) He lived in Beat 1, Hinds, Mississippi, USA in 1900 (Age: 11; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son). He lived in Jackson Ward 5, Hinds, Mississippi, USA in 1910 (Age: 22; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son). He lived in Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi between 1917–1918 (Age: 29). He lived in Jackson Ward 3, Hinds, Mississippi, USA in 1920 (Age: 30; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head). He lived in Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA in 1930 (Age: 41; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head). He lived in Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi in 1935. He lived in Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA on Apr 01, 1940 (Age: 51; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head).
Luther Manship "John" Gordon and Beatrice Stone had the following children:
Mary D Gordon was born about 1916 in Mississippi, USA.
Beatrice S Gordon was born about 1918 in Mississippi, USA.
Jane S Gordon was born about 1923 in Mississippi, USA.
Bettie Gordon was born about 1925 in Mississippi, USA.
Johnny S Gordon was born about 1928 in Mississippi, USA.
Sam Gordon was born about 1933 in Mississippi, USA.
Death
Greenville Delta Democrat Times, Tuesday, July 29, 1947, front page
HINDS COUNTY DEPUTY MADE SHERIFF
JACKSON, MISS. (AP) - Albert Jones, chief deputy sheriff, assumed his duties as acting sheriff of Hinds county yesterday following the death of L.M. Gordon, 58, in a Jackson hospital.
Jones will serve until an appointment is made by the County Board of Supervisors at its August session.
Meanwhile, funeral services for Sheriff Gordon, who had been in ill health for the past several months, will be held here today. He was elected to the office in 1943.
Mississippi law provides for the immediate succession of the chief deputy pending an appointment by board of supervisors.[1]
Hattiesburg American, Thursday, August 14, 1947, p. 3
WOMAN SHERIFF
JACKSON, Miss., Aug. 14, - (AP) Mrs. L. M. Gordon yesterday, assumed the duties of the office of sheriff of Hinds county, becoming the first woman to hold that position.
Mrs. Gordon, who succeeded her late husband, was sworn into office to fill the unexpired term of Gordon, who died two weeks ago.
The term is to run 5 months.
Deputy Albert Jones was nominated in the Aug. 5 Democratic primary as the sheriff for the next regular term. [2]
Name: Luther Manship "John" Gordon.
Given Name: Luther Manship "John".
Surname: Gordon.
[3]A Given name was found in addition to a first name in the NAME tag.
Residence Beat 1: Age: 11Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son.
1900
Hinds County, Mississippi, USA.
[12][13]
W Capitol Street: Ward 5:Age in 1910: 22Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son.
1910
Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA.
[14][15]
1917
Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA.
[16][17]
1310 Robinson Street: Marital Status: MarriedRelation to Head of House: Head.
1920–1945
Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA.
[18][19][20]
Marital Status: MarriedRelation to Head: Head.
1930
Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA.
[21][22]
1935
Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA.
[23][24]
Marital Status: MarriedRelation to Head: Head.
1940
Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA.
[25][26]
Sources
↑ Published Greenville Delta Democrat Times, Tuesday, July 29, 1947, front page
↑ Published Hattiesburg American, Thursday, August 14, 1947, p. 3
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"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VYGV-69Z : 17 May 2014), John Gordon, Ward 16, Jackson, Beat 4, Hinds, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 25-23, sheet 14A, family 302, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 2027.
"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4S1-5ZW : 14 December 2015), Luther M Gordon, Jackson Ward 3, Hinds, Mississippi, United States; citing sheet 13B, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,820,878.
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MP8N-K1Z : 29 October 2015), Luther M Gordon in household of Jeff D Gordon, Jackson Ward 5, Hinds, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 26, sheet 6B, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,374,755.
"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M96R-QKB : 20 January 2015), Luther Gordon in household of Jeff D Gordon, Beat 1 (part of), Hinds, Mississippi, United States; citing sheet 17B, family 242, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,240,809.
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