Gordon Kennedy (1825)

Born 1825 in Pike Township, Knox, Ohio, United States

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Biography

Gordon was born about 1825/1828 in Pike Township, Knox County, Ohio. He was the son of Robert Kennedy and Hannah Unknown.

By 1830, his father had died and his mother was left with ten children in her household.^[1]

On March 12, 1836, Gordon, his brothers John and Stilley, and his sister Nancy Jane, were placed under the guardianship of John Gordon of Pike Township, Knox County, Ohio, to manage their personal estates. On June 6, 1836, John Gordon, along with David Jackson, took out a bond to settle his wards' personal estates.^[2] By 1840, Gordon and his sister Nancy Jane were living with their older brother James and sister-in-law Elizabeth in Monroe Township, Knox County, Ohio.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHGK-HFQ : 20 February 2021), Gordon enumerated in entry for Hannah Kenady, Pike, Knox, Ohio, United States; citing 198, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 134; FHL microfilm 337,945.
2. ↑ "Ohio Probate Records, 1789-1996," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9MT-19SR-J?cc=1992421&wc=S2C3-PTL%3A266280001%2C266511401 : 1 July 2014), Gordon Kenedy in entry for John Gordon, 12 Mar 1836; citing Court of Pleas, Knox, Ohio, Bonds 1809-1838, Box 36 no 980-1035, image 1491 of 1651; county courthouses, Ohio.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRN-LYR : 8 December 2020), Gordon enumerated in entry for James Kenady, Monroe Township, Knox, Ohio, United States; citing p. 321, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .