Cleo Lewis Gord (1902 - 1969)

Born 24 Feb 1902 in Ames, Story, Iowa, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Edna Margaret (Carlson) Gord — married 5 Jul 1928 in Onawa, Monona, Iowa, United States

Died 24 Jan 1969 at age 66 in Davenport, Scott, Iowa, United States

Biography

Cleo Lewis Gord was born 24 February 1902 at Ames, Iowa,^[1] the son of Peter M. Gaard and Bertha G. Tesdahl; he is the oldest of three children. Cleo graduated from Marshalltown High School on 4 Jun 1920 where he was known as "Squeek" and played football, basketball, track, and baseball.^[2] He graduated from Iowa State College in 1925 with a major in Dairy.^[3] He married Edna Margaret Carlson on 5 July 1928 in Onawa, Iowa.^[4] They moved to Davenport, Iowa, in 1931. Cleo was formerly a part owner and secretary-treasurer of the Iowana Farms Milk Co., and was vice president in charge of sales for the Peerless Dairy Company. Cleo died on 24 January 1969 in Davenport, Iowa, after a lengthy illness.^{[5] [6]}

Residence

Date: 1905

Place: Slater, Story, Iowa^[7]

Date: 20 Apr 1910

Place: Ames, Story, Iowa^[8]

Date: 1915

Place: Marshalltown, Marshall, Iowa ^[9]

Date: 9 Jan 1920

Place: Marshalltown, Marshall, Iowa^[10]

Date: 01 JAN 1925

Place: Marshalltown, Marshall, Iowa^[11]

Date: 10 Apr 1940

Place: Pleasant Valley Township, Scott, Iowa^[12]

Date: 16 Feb 1942

Place: Bettendorf, Scott, Iowa^[13]

Family

Father: Peter M Gaard

Mother: Bertha Gurine Tesdahl

Sister: Martys Birdella Gord

Sister: Naomi Harriet Gord

Wife: Edna Margaret Carlson

Son: Stuart Carl Gord

Sources

1. ↑ Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1850-1939, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q246-SP23), Cleo Lewis Gord, 24 Feb 1902, Ames, Story, Iowa, United States; citing reference ID 95010, State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines; FamilySearch digital folder 101693743.
2. ↑ U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-1999. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, UT, 2010. Cleo Gord, U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012; School Name: Marshalltown High School; Year: 1920, Page 23 (https://search.ancestry.com/collections/1265/records/334236715).
3. ↑ U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-1999. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, UT, 2010. Cleo Gord, U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012; School Name: Iowa State College; Year: 1925, Page 60 (https://search.ancestry.com/collections/1265/records/234966064).
4. ↑ Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-1940. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Lehi, UT, 2014. Cleo Lewis Gord and Edna Margaret Carlson, 5 Jul 1928, Onawa, IA. Iowa Department of Public Health; Des Moines, Iowa; Series Title: Iowa Marriage Records, 1923–1937 (https://search.ancestry.com/collections/8823/records/228838).
5. ↑ United States Social Security Death Index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JTSV-VMD), Cleo Gord, Jan 1969; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
6. ↑ Davenport Dairyman Cleo Gord Dies at 66
7. ↑ Iowa State Census, 1905, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:23BG-6XY), Cleo Gord, Story, Iowa; card #129, State Historical Department, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,430,638.
8. ↑ United States Census, 1910, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MG9X-L49), Cleo L Gord in household of Peter M Gord, Ames Ward 2, Story, Iowa; ED 202, sheet 12A, family 250, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 424; FHL microfilm 1,374,437.
9. ↑ Iowa State Census, 1915, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK45-RL88), Cleo Gord, 1915; citing Marshall, Iowa, card no. , Iowa State Historical Department, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,462,627.
10. ↑ United States Census, 1920, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M81G-VGN), Cleo L Gord in household of Peter M Gord, Marshall Ward 4, Marshall, Iowa, United States; citing ED 166, sheet 9B, line 67, family 242, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 502; FHL microfilm 1,820,502.
11. ↑ Iowa State Census, 1925, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKQQ-7121), Cleo L Gord in household of Peter M Gord, Marshall, Iowa, United States; citing Marshall, Iowa, Iowa State Historical Department, Des Moines; FHL microfilm .
12. ↑ United States Census, 1940, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KM19-WCL), Cleo Gord, Pleasant Valley Township, Scott, Iowa; ED 82-79, sheet 5A, line 38, family 92, NARA digital publication T627. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1203.
13. ↑ U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Lehi, UT, 2011. Cleo Lewis Gord (https://search.ancestry.com/collections/2238/records/38099453). The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Iowa, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 175