Almyra Gordon (1820)

Born 25 Jun 1820 in Avon, Ontario, New York, United States

Wife of William Engle — married 29 Jan 1839 in Royalton, OH

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Biography

Almyra Gordon was born June 25, 1820, in Avon, N. Y. Her father, O. C. Gordon, was of Scottish descent. Her mother, Polly Howe Gordon, was the daughter of a Methodist minister, who later changed to the Universalist creed.

O. C. Gordon and family moved to Royalton, Ohio, when Almira was six years old. She remembers as among the hardest experiences of her early life her two mile walk daily to the public school.

After the death of her husband, William Engle, she continued to reside in Berea, until December 31, 1902. Since then her home has been with her daughter, Mrs. Annie Kerstetter, in Marietta, Ill. Here in the possession of good health her life is happily passing by. At the age of 93 years she is able to employ her hands with needle-work and embroidery, and delights in making beautiful things for her friends.

Sources

History and Genealogy of the John Shepherd Family compiled by R.N. Hodgman, Cleveland Ohio 1913. The Book is in the possession of Bonnie Nilsen who has constructed a website about it at (http://www.johnshepherdfamily.com/ John Shepherd Family book)