Margaret Louise Gordon
Margaret Louise Gordon was born on October 27, 1842, in Maury County, Tennessee, to George and Elizabeth Gordon. Her father was a farmer who owned $20,000 of real estate and $36,800 of personal property by 1860. She grew up and attended school in Maury County, and she married Alexander Erskine on December 19, 1872. They had at least six children: Lula, born around 1877; Gordon, born around 1878; William , born around 1879; Albert, born around 1882; Elizabeth, born around 1883; and Laura, born around 1885. They lived in Memphis, Tennessee, and her husband worked as a doctor. Her husband died on December 13, 1913. She died in Columbia, Tennessee, on June 9, 1914.
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| (3692) | Gordon, Margaret Louise ~ Erskine, Margaret Louise | 1842-10-27 | 1914-06-09 |
- Conflict Side: Confederacy
- Role: Civilian
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- Gender: Female
- Race: White
Documents - Records: 1
- (10324) [recipient] ~ George W. Gordon to Margaret L. Gordon, 14 May 1862
People - Records: 1
- (3692) Gordon, Margaret Louise is the [child of] (3691) Gordon, George Washington
Places - Records: 2
SOURCES
1850, 1860, 1880, 1900, and 1910 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; Tennessee Marriage Records, 1780-2002, available from Ancestry.com; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1965, available from Ancestry.com
