Mary Gordon
Mary Gordon (maiden name: Buchanan) was born on February 17, 1809, in County Antrim, Ireland (present-day Northern Ireland). She married William Gordon, and they had at least eight children: John, born around 1830; William, born around 1832; Samuel, born around 1836; Robert, born around 1838; Grizella, born around 1840; Edward, born around 1842; Henry, born around 1847; and Mary, born around 1850. They probably immigrated to America in the 1820s, and they settled in Saluda, South Carolina.
Her husband worked as a farmer and shoemaker. By 1850, they owned $1,500 of real estate. A decade later, they owned $3,300 of real estate and $7,400 of personal property. Her husband died on August 21, 1869. By 1870, she was living in Long Cain, South Carolina, and she owned $3,000 of real estate and $800 of personal property. By 1880, she was living in her son Samuel’s household in Long Cain. She died sometime after 1880.
DATABASE CONTENT
| (5048) | Gordon, Mary ~ Buchanan, Mary | 1809-02-17 |
- Conflict Side: Confederacy
- Role: Civilian
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- Gender: Female
- Race: White
Documents - Records: 2
People - Records: 2
- (5048) Gordon, Mary is the [parent of] (5042) Gordon, John B.
- (5049) Gordon, Edward R. is the [child of] (5048) Gordon, Mary
Places - Records: 1
- (3104) [birth] ~ County Antrim, Northern Ireland
SOURCES
1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; “Mary Buchanan Gordon” Find a Grave profile, available from Findagrave.com
