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James Joseph Gordon 1910 – 1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Sep 1910

Birth Location: Philadelphia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 31 Mar 1979

Death Location: Norristown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States

Father: Henry Gordon

Mother: Isabella McAnany

Spouse(s): Marie Guretse, Marguerite Plumley

Children(s): Marie Gordon, James Gordon, Joan Gordon, Julia Gordon, Robert Gordon, Monica Gordon, William Gordon, Dennis Gordon

Born in 1910 in Philadelphia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States, James Joseph Gordon was the child of Henry Daniel (Patrick) Gordon and Isabella Victoria McAnany. In time, James Joseph Gordon married Marie Guretse and Marguerite Ann Plumley, and they raised a family that included Marie Gordon, James Gordon, Joan Gordon, Julia Ann (Judy) Gordon, Robert Gordon, Monica Gordon, William Gordon and Dennis Gordon. James Joseph Gordon died in Norristown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States in 1979.

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Parents

Henry Gordon
1875 – 1932
Birth Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
HG
Isabella McAnany
1875 – 1959
Birth Location: Philadelphia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States
IM

Spouses(s)

Marie Guretse
1907 – 1944
Birth Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
MG
Marguerite Plumley
1914 – 1995
Birth Location: Phoenixville, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
MP

Children(s)

Marie Gordon
1935 – 2020
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
MG
James Gordon
1937 –
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
JG
Joan Gordon
1938 –
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
JG
Julia Gordon
1939 – 1998
Birth Location: Norristown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
JG
Robert Gordon
Birth Location: –
RG
Monica Gordon
1948 – 2020
Birth Location: Norristown, PA.
MG
William Gordon
Birth Location: –
WG
Dennis Gordon
– 2025
Birth Location: –
DG

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 8 Sep 1910
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, 1930 United States Federal Census, 1940 United States Federal Census, Pennsylvania, Birth Records, 1906-1909, Social Security Death Index, U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1, U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Pennsylvania, 10/16/1940 - 03/31/1947; Record Group: 147, Records of the Selective Service System; Box: 923, Year: 1940; Census Place: Norristown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania; Roll: T627_3581; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 46-133, Source Citation: Number: 172-10-7716; Issue State: Pennsylvania; Issue Date: Before 1951, 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2100; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 840; Image: 487.0; FHL microfilm: 2341834, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania (State). Birth certificates, 1906–1910; Box Number: 344; Certificate Number Range: 143551-146700

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Philadelphia Ward 18, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2100; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 840; Image: 487.0; FHL microfilm: 2341834

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: Norristown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Norristown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania; Roll: T627_3581; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 46-133

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Norristown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Norristown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania; Roll: T627_3581; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 46-133

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1975
    Event Place: Norristown, PA
    Record Source: U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Norristown, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Pennsylvania, 10/16/1940 - 03/31/1947; Record Group: 147, Records of the Selective Service System; Box: 923

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 31 Mar 1979
    Event Place: Norristown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: Social Security Death Index, Source Citation: Number: 172-10-7716; Issue State: Pennsylvania; Issue Date: Before 1951
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