Born in Capital Hill, Oklahoma, USA
Ancestors 
Daughter of Elijah B Gordon
and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Maurice Thomas Harper
— married
before 1930 [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 100
in Roswell, Chaves, New Mexico, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 27 Jul 2014
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Biography
Nina was born in 1909 to Elijah Gordon and Nellie Lillie Hay. Her parents divorced by 1915, and her mother moved the family from Oklahoma to New Mexico by 1920, where Nina spent the rest of her life. She outlived her husband by 39 years, and passed away in 2009 at 100 years old.
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- 1909 Jun 20 - Birth - Capital Hill, Oklahoma
- 1910 United States Federal Census[1] p 4A family #81 - Oklahoma City Ward 8, Oklahoma, Oklahoma
| Household | Role | Sex | Age | Birthplace | Mar Stat | Occupation |
| Elija Gordon | Head | M | 42 | Tennessee | M | Carpenter |
| Nellie Gordon | Wife | F | 28 | Texas | M | |
| Johnie Gordon | Son | M | 13 | Texas | S | |
| Cora Gordon | Daughter | F | 10 | Texas | S | |
| Clara Gordon | Daughter | F | 8 | Oklahoma | S | |
| Gina Gordon | Daughter | F | 0 | Oklahoma | S |
- 1920 United States Federal Census[2] p 2A family #32 - Roswell Ward 1, Chaves, New Mexico
| Household | Role | Sex | Age | Birthplace | Mar Stat | Occupation |
| Nellie Gordon | Head | F | 37 | Texas | W | Works at Laundry |
| Nina Gordon | Daughter | F | 10 | Oklahoma | S | |
| Elya Gordon | Son | M | 6 | Oklahoma | S | |
| Bettie S H Hay | Mother | F | 64 | Arkansas | W | |
| Maggie Hay | Sister-in-law | F | 24 | Texas | M | |
| Fannie Wilson | F | 73 | Texas | W |
- by 1930 - Marriage to Maurice Thomas Harper
- 1930 United States Federal [3] p 3B family #87- Roswell, Chaves, New Mexico
| Household | Role | Sex | Age | Birthplace | Mar Stat | Occupation |
| Nellie T Gordon | Head | F | 48 | Texas | W | Laundry Floor Lady |
| Elza Gordon | Son | M | 17 | Oklahoma | S | |
| Betty Hay | Mother | F | 75 | Arkansas | W | Laundry Press Lady |
| Maurice Harper | Son-in-law | M | 24 | Texas | M | Ranch laborer |
| Nina Harper | Daughter | F | 20 | Oklahoma | M | |
| Nellie Joe Harper | Granddaughter | F | 0 | New Mexico | S |
- 1940 United States Federal Census[4] p 18A family #312 - Roswell, Chaves, New Mexico - Highest Grade Completed: High School, 2nd year
| Household | Role | Sex | Age | Birthplace | Mar Stat | Occupation |
| Maurice T Harper | Head | M | 34 | Texas | M | Farm Laborer |
| Nina D Harper | Wife | F | 30 | Oklahoma | M | Laundress |
| Nellie Jo Harper | Daughter | F | 10 | New Mexico | S |
- 1970 Oct 15 - Death of husband Maurice Thomas Harper - Roswell, New Mexico
- 2009 Nov 26 - Death - Roswell, Chaves, New Mexico - U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
- Name: Nina G. Harper
- Last Residence: 88203 Roswell, Chaves, New Mexico, USA
- BORN: 20 Jun 1909
- Died: 26 Nov 2009
- State (Year) SSN issued: New Mexico (Before 1951)
- 2009 Nov - Burial: Memory Lawn Memorial Park, Roswell, Chaves County, New Mexico - Find A Grave: Memorial #149405596
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