Seth Gordon Persons (1902 - 1965)

Born 5 Feb 1902 in Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama, United States

Ancestors

Died 29 May 1965 at age 63 in Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama, United States

Preceded by
Jim Folsom

43rd Governor of Alabama
1951- 1955

Succeeded by
Jim Folsom

Biography

Gordon Persons is Notable.

Seth Gordon Persons was an American Democratic politician who was the 43rd Governor of Alabama from 1951 to 1955.

Name

Seth Gordon Persons

^[1][2][3][4]

Birth

5 FEB 1902

Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama, United States^{[5][6][7][8][9]}

Death

29 MAY 1965

Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama, United States^[10][11]

Residence

1910

Montgomery Ward 4, Montgomery, Alabama^[12]

1920

Montgomery Ward 4, Montgomery, Alabama^[13]

1935

Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama^[14]

1 APR 1940

Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama, United States^[15]

Education

Alabama Polytechnic Institute (now Auburn University)

BET 1921 AND 1922

Auburn, Lee, Alabama, United States

Occupation

Governor of Alabama January 15, 1951 - January 17, 1955

15 JAN 1951

Alabama, United States

Burial

Greenwood Cemetery, Montgomery, Alabama^[16]

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S2 Page: Year: 1910; Census Place: Montgomery Ward 4, Montgomery, Alabama; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: . TMPLT FIELD Name: Page VALUE Year: 1910; Census Place: Montgomery Ward 4, Montgomery, Alabama; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: . Data: Text: Birth date: 1902 Birth place: Alabama Residence date: 1910 Residence place: Montgomery Ward 4, Montgomery, Alabama
2. ↑ Source: #S259 Page: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls. TMPLT FIELD Name: Page VALUE United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls. Note: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1940usfedcen&h=61603492&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Data: Text: Name: Seth GordonPersons residence date: 1935 residence place: Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama birth date: 05 Feb 1902 birth place: Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama, United States residence date: 1 Apr 1940 residence place: Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama, United States
3. ↑ Source: #S5 Page: Year: 1920; Census Place: Montgomery Ward 4, Montgomery, Alabama; Roll: T625_36; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 103; Image: . TMPLT FIELD Name: Page VALUE Year: 1920; Census Place: Montgomery Ward 4, Montgomery, Alabama; Roll: T625_36; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 103; Image: . Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1903 Birth place: Alabama Residence date: 1920 Residence place: Montgomery Ward 4, Montgomery, Alabama
4. ↑ Source: #S256 Page: "Alabama Deaths and Burials, 1881–1952." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2009, 2010. Index entries derived from digital copies of original and compiled records. TMPLT FIELD Name: Page VALUE "Alabama Deaths and Burials, 1881–1952." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2009, 2010. Index entries derived from digital copies of original and compiled records. Note: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=fsalabamadeath&h=1641133&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Data: Text: birth date: 05 Feb 1902 birth place: Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama, United States Name: Seth GordonPersons death date: 29 May 1965 death place: Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama, United States
5. ↑ Source: #S2 Page: Year: 1910; Census Place: Montgomery Ward 4, Montgomery, Alabama; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: . TMPLT FIELD Name: Page VALUE Year: 1910; Census Place: Montgomery Ward 4, Montgomery, Alabama; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: . Data: Text: Birth date: 1902 Birth place: Alabama Residence date: 1910 Residence place: Montgomery Ward 4, Montgomery, Alabama
6. ↑ Source: #S259 Page: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls. TMPLT FIELD Name: Page VALUE United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls. Note: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1940usfedcen&h=61603492&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Data: Text: Name: Seth GordonPersons residence date: 1935 residence place: Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama birth date: 05 Feb 1902 birth place: Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama, United States residence date: 1 Apr 1940 residence place: Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama, United States
7. ↑ Source: #S5 Page: Year: 1920; Census Place: Montgomery Ward 4, Montgomery, Alabama; Roll: T625_36; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 103; Image: . TMPLT FIELD Name: Page VALUE Year: 1920; Census Place: Montgomery Ward 4, Montgomery, Alabama; Roll: T625_36; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 103; Image: . Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1903 Birth place: Alabama Residence date: 1920 Residence place: Montgomery Ward 4, Montgomery, Alabama
8. ↑ Source: #S1 Page: Number: 419-07-1112; Issue State: Alabama; Issue Date: Before 1951. TMPLT FIELD Name: Page VALUE Number: 419-07-1112; Issue State: Alabama; Issue Date: Before 1951. Data: Text: Birth date: 5 Feb 1902 Birth place: Death date: May 1965 Death place: Alabama, United States of America
9. ↑ Source: #S256 Page: "Alabama Deaths and Burials, 1881–1952." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2009, 2010. Index entries derived from digital copies of original and compiled records. TMPLT FIELD Name: Page VALUE "Alabama Deaths and Burials, 1881–1952." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2009, 2010. Index entries derived from digital copies of original and compiled records. Note: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=fsalabamadeath&h=1641133&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Data: Text: birth date: 05 Feb 1902 birth place: Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama, United States Name: Seth GordonPersons death date: 29 May 1965 death place: Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama, United States
10. ↑ Source: #S1 Page: Number: 419-07-1112; Issue State: Alabama; Issue Date: Before 1951. TMPLT FIELD Name: Page VALUE Number: 419-07-1112; Issue State: Alabama; Issue Date: Before 1951. Data: Text: Birth date: 5 Feb 1902 Birth place: Death date: May 1965 Death place: Alabama, United States of America
11. ↑ Source: #S256 Page: "Alabama Deaths and Burials, 1881–1952." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2009, 2010. Index entries derived from digital copies of original and compiled records. TMPLT FIELD Name: Page VALUE "Alabama Deaths and Burials, 1881–1952." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2009, 2010. Index entries derived from digital copies of original and compiled records. Note: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=fsalabamadeath&h=1641133&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Data: Text: birth date: 05 Feb 1902 birth place: Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama, United States Name: Seth GordonPersons death date: 29 May 1965 death place: Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama, United States
12. ↑ Source: #S2 Page: Year: 1910; Census Place: Montgomery Ward 4, Montgomery, Alabama; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: . TMPLT FIELD Name: Page VALUE Year: 1910; Census Place: Montgomery Ward 4, Montgomery, Alabama; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: . Data: Text: Birth date: 1902 Birth place: Alabama Residence date: 1910 Residence place: Montgomery Ward 4, Montgomery, Alabama
13. ↑ Source: #S5 Page: Year: 1920; Census Place: Montgomery Ward 4, Montgomery, Alabama; Roll: T625_36; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 103; Image: . TMPLT FIELD Name: Page VALUE Year: 1920; Census Place: Montgomery Ward 4, Montgomery, Alabama; Roll: T625_36; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 103; Image: . Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1903 Birth place: Alabama Residence date: 1920 Residence place: Montgomery Ward 4, Montgomery, Alabama
14. ↑ Source: #S259 Page: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls. TMPLT FIELD Name: Page VALUE United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls. Note: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1940usfedcen&h=61603492&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Data: Text: Name: Seth GordonPersons residence date: 1935 residence place: Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama birth date: 05 Feb 1902 birth place: Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama, United States residence date: 1 Apr 1940 residence place: Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama, United States
15. ↑ Source: #S259 Page: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls. TMPLT FIELD Name: Page VALUE United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls. Note: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1940usfedcen&h=61603492&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Data: Text: Name: Seth GordonPersons residence date: 1935 residence place: Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama birth date: 05 Feb 1902 birth place: Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama, United States residence date: 1 Apr 1940 residence place: Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama, United States
16. ↑ Source: #S298 Find A Grave.

• Source: S1 [www.ancestry.com Social Security Death Index] Title: Ancestry.com, Social Security Death Index (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011.
• Source: S2 1910 United States Federal Census Title: Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.
• Source: S256 Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974 Title: Ancestry.com, Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974 (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
• Source: S259 1940 United States Federal Census Title: Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
• Source: S298 Find A Grave Memorial# 7419419
• Source: S5 1920 United States Federal Census Title: Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010.

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Mike Minnick for creating WikiTree profile Persons-54 through the import of minnick.ged on Jan 18, 2013.