Emma (Gordon) Wilson (1889 - 1977)

Born 19 Aug 1889 in Minnesota, United States

Died 3 Mar 1977 at age 87 in Marshalltown, Marshall, Iowa, United States

Biography

Emma was born in 1889. Emma Gordon ... She passed away in 1973.

Emma Gordon and John Heathcote were married 18 Dec 1911 in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa.^[1][2] He was the son of James Heathcote and Lizzie Bates. He was age 27, born in Lucas, Iowa, working as a coal miner. It was his first marriage. She was the daughter of David Gordon and Lizzie Woldrop. She was age 24, born in Minnesota. It was her first marriage.

Emma Gordon and Raleigh Fitzgerald were married 26 Jan 1920 in Fort Dodge, Webster, Iowa.^[3][4] He was the son of Francis Fritzgerald and Kate Hawk. He was age 33, born in Ruthorn, Iowa, working as a laborer. It was his first marriage. She was the daughter of David Gordon and Lizzie Waldrop. She was age 30, born in Minnesota. She reported that it was her first marriage.

Emma Gordon and Clyde F. Robertson were married 02 Sep 1921 in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa.^[5][6] He was the son of John Robertson and Cythnia Cole. He was age 32, born in Boone, Iowa, working as a plumber. It was his second marriage. She was the daughter of David Gorden and Lizzie Walrath. She was age 32, born in Payne, Illinois. It was her third marriage.

Sources

1. ↑ "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJJT-VZ3 : 5 September 2017), John Heathcote and Emma Gordon, 18 Dec 1911, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States; citing reference bk 15 p 112 cn 26905, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,749,716.
2. ↑ Iowa Department of Public Health; Des Moines, Iowa; Series Title: Iowa Marriage Records, 1880–1922; Record Type: Textual Records. Name: Emma Gordon Gender: Female Race: White Age: 24 Birth Year: abt 1887 Birth Place: Minnesota Marriage Date: 18 Dec 1911 Marriage Place: Polk, Iowa, USA Father: David Gordon Mother: Lizzie Waldron Spouse: John Heathcote. Ancestry.com. Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-1940 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
3. ↑ "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJC1-5WY : 26 September 2017), Raleigh Fitzgerald and Emma Gordon, 26 Jan 1920, Fort Dodge, Webster, Iowa, United States; citing reference bk16 p550 cn320, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,401,732.
4. ↑ Iowa Department of Public Health; Des Moines, Iowa; Series Title: Iowa Marriage Records, 1880–1922; Record Type: Textual Records. Name: Emma Gordon Gender: Female Race: White Age: 31 Birth Year: abt 1889 Birth Place: Minnesota Marriage Date: 26 Jan 1920 Marriage Place: Webster, Iowa, USA Father: David Gordon Mother: Lizzie Waldrop Spouse: Raleigh Fitzgerald. Ancestry.com. Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-1940 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
5. ↑ "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJ28-YS8 : 5 September 2017), Clyde F. Robertson and Emma Gorden, 02 Sep 1921, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States; citing reference p 261 cn 48640, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,749,719.
6. ↑ Iowa Department of Public Health; Des Moines, Iowa; Series Title: Iowa Marriage Records, 1880–1922; Record Type: Textual Records. Name: Emma Fitzgerald [Emma Gordon] Gender: Female Race: White Age: 32 Birth Year: abt 1888 Birth Place: Brainard, Minn. Marriage Date: 15 Sep 1920 Marriage Place: Story, Iowa, USA Father: Dave Gordon Mother: Lizzie Waldrop Spouse: Clyde F Robertson. Ancestry.com. Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-1940 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com OperationsJun 1973, Inc., 2014.

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• "Minnesota State Census, 1895," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQ6Z-95H : 3 April 2016), Emma Gordon in household of David Gordon, Maywood township, Benton, Minnesota; citing p. 4, line 11, State Library and Records Service, St.Paul; FHL microfilm 565,762.

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSHK-PRC : accessed 28 March 2020), Emma Gordon in household of David Gordon, Holland Township Fancher vill., Shelby, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 113, sheet 10B, family 189, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,345.

• Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Name: Emma Gordon Wilson [Emma Gordon Gordon] Gender: Female Race: White Birth Date: 19 Aug 1889 Birth Place: Pana, Illinois Father: David Gordon Mother: Elizabeth Waldrop

• Find a Grave, database and images (  : accessed 28 March 2020), memorial page for Emma C. Gordon Wilson (19 Aug 1889–3 Mar 1977), Find A Grave: Memorial #38891046, citing Iowa Veterans Home Cemetery, Marshalltown, Marshall County, Iowa, USA ; Maintained by Rickie Bickle (contributor 40830938) .

See Also:

• Ancestry Profile with sources